As America was having their Memorial Day Weekend, England was having a Bank Holiday.
Friday night Jock and I stayed in and enjoyed the knowledge that we could sleep in the next morning…and the next two mornings after that. However, why is it that whenever you can sleep in, you can’t? I woke up at about 8AM, and the sun was shining! We went for a run, got back, showered and headed to the Downs to meet some friends.
It was absolutely gorgeous, and I even played a bit of cricket. well, all I really did was use their “bat” to bowl a tennis ball and pretended like it was baseball. I think I have the terminology very confused, but you get the picture. I also did a bit of ‘bowling’ which is just like pitching, and the next day my right arm hurt so badly it was hard to pick up a glass of water.
It was a full day out in the sun. After the Downs, we headed to the Avon Gorge Hotel where the sun was still shining, and you had to scramble to get noticed at the bar. It was packed, but we managed to find ourselves a nice table in the sun and drank some ciders. Jocko feels he has crossed the threshold into the realm of cider drinking – hey, I think they taste better, there’s more alcohol for your buck, and served over ice – what a nice summer treat.
We headed out after that to a wine bar where we met some other friends. I think we got home around 3AM or so that night. Needless to say, the next day I drank water for the rest of the day. We watched Manchester United beat Hull in the last game of the season only to further say they are indeed the champions – even when they play their 18-year old nippers. Big game today versus Barcelona that I will indeed be watching!! European Cup baby! God, I have become such a fan – what has England done to me??
We had a birthday party to go to after that game again at the Avon Gorge hotel – which is fine by me because I love the atmosphere. The boys hate it because the bar literally take 30 minutes to get served. Apparently, the England cricket team showed up, and the girl who’s birthday it was invited them out later that night. I wonder if they would have recruited me for their team had they seen my skills at the Downs the day before? …probably…probably…or actually, definitely NOT.
Monday we spent the day in Portsmouth or Pompey, as it’s affectionately called, with Jocko’s parents. A nice BBQ with more sunshine and again I drank water! Summer makes me want to slow down on the drinking – if not for losing the stomach flab, but also for remembering it all! My first summer in England!
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