Well it has been a fun few days.
Saturday night met up with part of the old crowd as part of my re-entry/birthday celebration. We started at the Grey Friar. Good News? Cheap Guinness…Bad News? PACKED to the rafters with obnoxious people. For those of you in the states, picture any bar that has cheap prices and is filled with college frat boys…got the picture? After that, we had a nice meal with incredibly slow service at an Italian restaurant around the corner from my office. British restaurant service is not known to be quick but even my Brit friends were amazed at how slow it was.
We then proceeded to do a pub crawl. We ran into a bunch of folks who I knew when I was here before…all were very pleased to see me. I lost count, but I think we hit about 5 pubs and one dance club (including a biker pub and the only Gay Club in town). Last time I was here, pubs had to close at 11, and clubs could stay open until 4:00 AM. Now places can have even more extended hours. We went to one place for a last pint but were told it as technically last orders (this was around 4 or so); apparently, we looked mature enough (read: not falling down drunk) so the door man let us in for one last one. We then went to fast food joint and had greasy fried foods and a chat with a couple of locals. I then went the few short blocks to my place and fell into bed about 5:00 am. All in all, a fun night.
Sunday I just slept in and then walked around the parks by the river for a few hours. I did a little shopping and settled in for a quiet night.
Yesterday was, of course St. Patrick’s Day. Preston was known to be a very Catholic as well as a very Irish town, so it was a rather busy scene. I started by leaving work early at the behest of a colleague who invited me for a birthday drink. (See, if your birthday does not last at least a week, you are doing it wrong!). We had a very British few hours of drinking and talking work, life, the universe and everything with a few colleagues from the larger department that I am a part of.
Tonight is a birthday dinner (again!) with department staff (including one whose birthday is tomorrow). This Friday and Monday are both national holidays; a 4 day weekend and no plans!! I may go into Manchester for the day…not sure yet.
Well back to work!
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Sounds like you are having way too much fun. I get exhausted just reading your posts. Thanks for keeping us all updated, and belated happy birthday from your US pseudo-spouse. (No, I haven't strayed, but I will be in Boston in a few weeks with no date!)
Wow! That sounds like my kind of night! I'm so jealous. Darling, don't miss Boston for at least another week because you are getting way more birthday celebration than I got from these bitches.
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