Originally Posted by
DoubleDragons 
I always worried about our kids needing picked up on weekend nights, Bilr. Not that it stopped me from imbibing, though. Tonight is my girls night out. We are going to a bar to listen to a band. I am the designated driver. Like I said, this will be a big experiment for me. I can't wait to observe my feelings about the whole thing.
Go and enjoy the music and friends. I'm sure that you'll see that there won't be a desire to drink once you are there and into it. I watched a few bands on the cruise and when I looked around less than half the people had an alcoholic drink. Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinking alcohol is needed in order to have a good time. In reality a lot less people drink than don't, and even those that do, a very small percent has a problem with it.
I'm sure you will be reporting back in the morning how refreshed you are and how good it felt to be the DD (designated driver). I know I felt great being able to drive my daughter and friends home last night.