And you'll go home with no regrets!

I think have finally reached a point where I just don't think about it, even when others are standing with a drink right in front of me and I can smell it. Usually, this would trigger something, but these days I just don't notice it that much. Keep that mindset. It is nothing. You are not interested. You can and will have a blast without that stuff.

Made a few parties in my early years as a matter of courtesy to friends just to make a showing. But as the night wears on, people start getting loud and obnoxious, which is disgusting to a sober person. So, at that point I leave and maybe tell a little white lie that I had another obligation.

Grab some grub and chat with the Art Director I work with and his wife. Mingle for a bit and then cut out. Shouldn't be a problem.

I always carried an AA token in my pocket as a reality reminder and when people started getting loud and obnoxious, that's when I bowed out.

Funny though, that I never noticed the "loud and obnoxious" at parties or bars before I got sober.......

I used to drink Coke, but I guzzled it down too fast and people would think I'd fallen off the wagon. Anything with bitters in it will keep you from drinking too fast.