Last year during Lent, my friend Bruce came to town on a business trip. I had given up alcohol so it was quite a boring visit since Bruce and I really only like each other when we have drinks in our hands. He ended up coming out here that week again, but this year I could hit the sauce with him!
Being that Bruce is a good Presbyterian, he came with me to Ash Wednesday services at St. Andrew along with Ladyfriend, and my friends Carol and Bobby. I made Bobby go with me last year to get "Ashed".
We enjoyed a lovely meal at the Abbey, a local pub off the square that Bobby and I frequent because he can get Guinness on tap. The last time we were there, I learned that our waitress had gone to the same high school as I did back in Tampa (albeit 10 years later). It would have been cool if she were working that night so Bruce could meet her and feel as old as I felt, but she has apparently moved on to another bar on the square called Hooligans.
After dinner, I went thru my first test of dessert abstinence when Bruce insisted we go to Beth Marie's for some of their famous homemade ice cream.
In grand tradition, Bruce and I enjoyed some scotch, some gin, some ouzo. I think we called or texted our friend Jonathan at 3 a.m, but I don't have much of a memory of that. Some things never change!
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What a fun night!
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