Christmastime busy, in November
It's strange that we have social engagements all of a sudden. Strange, but good.Last week was a little excess, however. Tuesday I had a department meeting at work, which was followed by a dinner with my fellow English peeps. Wednesday Riccardo and I went to see the new Bond film (which was so-so) and, of course, had to have a ramen-stop beforehand. Thursday we met up with Mari-chan (after not seeing her in ages) and her visiting friend Midori for dinner. Friday Donna and Mat came by for dinner and games. They stayed over because Saturday we had tickets to...
Nemo on Ice!!
It was fan-frickin'-tastic!!! Loved it. Riccardo somehow got us all cheap tickets through his work, and we were so glad we went; the costumes and special effects were amazing and the skating was beautiful. I really felt like a kid again. Too bad I forgot my camera. gar.
Afterward, because the show was at the NIA, in city centre, we stopped in at the Frankfurt Christmas Market. This German market only started in Birmingham 3-4 years ago, but is quickly growing and becoming widely popular. There were thousands of people there - you could barely move. Apparently it gets much busier still. Riccardo loved the opportunity to enjoy a festive bratwurst and a mug of gluewein (traditional hot mulled wine), and we even took home a marzipan stoellen. Yum.
By about 5:00 the light drizzle decided to full-on rain, so we all headed home for the evening. What an amazing day!
Now my attention is shifting to next weekend when more large-scale festivities will ensue. We've booked a private room for Thai food and karaoke and we've got people from our works, people from my Uni and friends joining us for a co-ed post-hoc hen-/stag-day. I've even got a childhood friend, Kim, coming down from London for the weekend. Riccardo and the blokes are thinking of doing some paint-balling and/or go-karting and us ladies might spend the arvo having tea and cakes in a rural country house. Should be simply smashing.
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