Congrats S-Pup. I experiment with mixing soda water and different beverages such as fruit juice & fruit sodas. At the moment, I'm liking soda water and ginger beer (non-alcoholic of course).
It's interesting how many of us were not having "fun" when drinking but were worried about not having fun if we quit.
I too only told some very close friends, only on a need to know basis. One had a tough time with the concept and felt he needed to test me. Once I stood up to him, everything was cool.