The document discusses how the author brought Fresca to a party instead of beer even though the invitation said to bring your own beverage (BYOB). When the author arrived with the Fresca, people had a range of reactions from confusion and annoyance to finding it hilarious. By the end of the night, the author had become known as "the girl who brought the Fresca" and felt like they were briefly the life of the party, owing it all to the refreshing beverage.

1. you should always bring fresca to the party.

2. i was never the wild child.

3. and let’s
face it,
parties
aren’t
really my
thing.

4. because parties are not for introverts.

5. we introverts were never taught party etiquette.

6. when you see byob on an invite,
what do you think?

7. if you thought beer,
you are not like me

8. i saw byob,
and i thought
FRESCA

9. i couldn’t imagine a more
refreshing party beverage

10. but when i arrived sporting my un-koozied fresca can,
all hell broke loose

11. i was confronted by people exhibiting
a full range of emotions

12. some were confused

13. some were annoyed

14. some thought it
was hilarious

15. some gave me high fives
i even got a fist pump

16. and one guy attempted to steal a sip

17. by the end of the night i was known as
“the girl who brought the fresca”
if only stieg larsson was around to write another novel

18. for the first time in my life
even if for a brief moment
i was the party

19. and i owe it all to
my ice cold can
of FRESCA

20. which in my heart will forever and always
be a better social lubricant than beer