Festive Weekend
December 21, 2005 at 2.13 pmLast Friday saw the Tenby Towers Christmas Dinner.
In previous years it’s been the stuff of legend - all five housemates, with one guest each, spending a whole Saturday drinking and eating, often topped off with a trip out on the town. Or at least Jabez.
Unfortunately, we had mutually exclusive schedules this year, so it was left to just Irish Helen, Lynda and I on a Friday evening. Lynda got Laura and Amadeo in, and I drafted Kate in at the last minute.
(l-r) Dr.Kate, Helen, me, Amadeo and Lynda
(Laura took the photo)
The meal went pretty well, I thought, with everything turning out decent enough. We drank and watched Christmassy music videos in a suitably merry fashion.
And then it was just Lynda and me. Not long after midnight. I think the problem is that, when you’ve got a group of ten or so, there are always a few people up for more drinking.
You can just about make out Angel Al!
Fun, but not a patch on previous affairs.
Maybe next year.
Not a Lads’ Night Out
Saturday evening saw me joining up with Jon D, Mark, Adam, etc. for what had been described as a lads’ night out. As it turned out, it wasn’t.
The evening started in Kro2, which was as it usually is. Decided to have a bottle of Lion stout - Sri Lankan brewed, 8.0%, and great stuff! Just a bit lethal though.
Rich turned up with three housemates - Kat, Paula (I think, but I’m really not sure) and Matt, and we eventually headed over to Jabez (eschewing the chance to join Linden, Pete, etc. in Fab).
Not a bad night, but nothing special really. Had the all too common thing of thinking I was getting on pretty well with an attractive girl, only for her to end up well and truly after one of the others in my party. Ho hum.
It approached kicking out time (now a healthy 3am, although they stop serving at 2am), we (Ads, Dan, Mark, Rich and I) headed back to Mark’s place for poker, beer and snack food. £10 in, and the game ended with just Adam and I slugging it out at 6am. Ads, being the jammiest bugger in the world, managed to win, despite having been first out and having to buy back in with another tenner. I’m quite proud of the fact that I had to go all in twice but still came out respectably.
Cab home. Think I was safely tucked up in bed come 7am. Just twelve hours previously, my plan had been to watch a DVD then have an early night!
Sorry to hear the Tenby Towers Christmas dinner is losing its legendary status. I was really missing it this year. Things are going great here and your name often pops up in conversation. Staying in Lux for christmas and new year, but we will have to pay a visit to manc at some time. Have a great xmas old fruit and say hello to all who have known the wonders of tenby
Comment by Big Hungry Scotsman — December 22, 2005 @ 1.21 pm
Sorry to hear the Tenby Towers Christmas dinner is losing its legendary status. I was really missing it this year. Things are going great here and your name often pops up in conversation. Staying in Lux for christmas and new year, but we will have to pay a visit to manc at some time. Have a great xmas old fruit and say hello to all who have known the wonders of tenby
Comment by Big Hungry Scotsman — December 22, 2005 @ 1.26 pm
Just looked at the picture of yous in Tenby. Feel a bit home sick. Have a drink on the couch while watching the football for me. Say hi to the workers.
Comment by Big Hungry Scotsman — January 9, 2006 @ 12.25 pm