Christmas Eve started with the annual event of the Four Ashes Harrows and Rainbow walk. 5pm and we where off. Norf, Kirsty, Chris and Stacey had already beaten Matt, Truby and myself down there, perhaps this being the latest we had ever started. Norfy gives us a jester which is too rude to go public with.
I think around 7 we where leaving just as one of the staff came up to me and told me there was a buffet on. He lead me around the corner to where the food was laid out. So I quickly had a bit of everything. Which brought the problem as when I was walking out the door with the others saying' Where did you get that chicken leg?'
Which is where only Matt, Trubby and myself walk to the next pub while everyone else stuffs themselves and gets a lift off Big-L in his white van.
A few beers in the Harrow, a cracker pulled and its time to move on.
This time though we get a lift in Big-L's van. This is definitely the way to do it.
A quick group photo outside the Rainbow Inn Coven
Johnny Price has already filled a pint glass.
Whats that jester your trying to get across Norfy.
Kirsty explains that its her dad who is doing the disco DJ'ing and theres no chance he'll have any Depeche Mode on him.
The dancing starts, who's put those table there?
Kirsty's dad 'Put your hand in the air'
Helen spots the camera but Stacey has seen the man of her dreams.
Thats one mean face
Norf and Kirsty and no rude jester from Norf, just a crazy face.
Calm it down Mat.
I'm telling you straight behave or die.
Kirsty's mom pops up for a quick photo shoot.
One lovey dovey picture of Norf and Kirsty. No rude jesters no crazy faces.
The Beeson boys in the background.
Jamies on a roll.
Theres a big group hug going on in the background
We clap like this. Didn't Mat do this a while back?
Mat explains that my company drives him to drink. Norf explains Mats company him to drink. Kirsty asks if I can write to them like Andy Poade when we go on January snowboarding holiday. But surley the post cards are more boring than reading this blogg?
Ryan where's your Batman suit gone? Godnight folks.
Now I don't remember this bit, but while hanging around for santa to drop down the chimney I played with the cat for a while.
I wake up in the morning to find santa has left me loads of stuff and some new pants which I immediately try on. A quick breakfast and a call to Mat and we are off back to the Rainbow for a Christmas drink with the people we left last night really.
Oddly once Big-L comes down it is apparent he didn't leave the place until 1:30am. A whole hour later than myself. HE was in fact in the bar playing all the youngster at pool but none of then could beat him. Until that was it was 3 against 1 and for each shot the other would decide who best was to take that shot. Considering Big-L hate the place I can't believe he stayed so long. He comes round for Christmas dinner and then what seems to be a kipp on the sofa.
After a few hours of relaxation I get out my latest board game - The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game. And once you work out how to play it, it is really simple once you know how and I guess it would be great, but by the time we had worked it out we'd had enough and nipped round The Poade's for some Triva Pursuit and more food. I guess suddenly Big-L realised why I refused Christmas pudding back home. In fact my general knowledge expertise is bad at the best of times and thankgod is Bill's. But I was just to tired to play and with the high quantity of beer I had at the Rainbow at earlier I was too shagged for my brain to work at even the slightest capacity. Shockingly I lost (badly). We sat down and gave our brains the rest of the night of by watching Mats Robin Williams DVD.
eventually I could not keep my eyes open any longer. We left the house to find it actually had snowed on Christmas Day. There was a blanket all over everything. A christmasy Christmas is I ever saw one.
Today I'm taking it easy. Less drink and more game playing. Hey I have a few. Tommorrow is the football do followed by the Dorechester Reunion.