Just behind the zeitgeist!

Day 4 and I'm still determined to stick to my new alcohol-free life. There's a potential problem on the horizon, however. We're having dinner with friends this Friday; friends who love good food and good wine, and who frequently tease P and I about our predilection for downing huge volumes of the latter. I decide to warn my friend J (Friday's co-host) that I'm trying not to drink alcohol. I was expecting a raised eyebrow and incredulity, but was shocked when said so are ..... and ...., naming two of our mutual friends. She also asked if I'd read The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: yet again, it seems I'm just behind the zeitgeist!