
Geez the year is flying by like I was a kid on summer vacation. The Ashley and
Jimmy party week is over and we barely made it across the finish line on this bender.
Sunday was our annual Better Days party which doubled as a final going away bash
for the near West Virginians. Little Ashley had crashed and burned on Saturday
night due to exhaustion and of course from downing a dozen shots within an hour.
There were a dozen customers who didn't get a chance to buy her a farewell drink
when Ashley disappeared from the pub. Me, Jimmy, and Pam(Sam Elliott) wrapped
up the night with little incident besides a certain mutt who can't handle his liquor that
puked up a hearty pile of stpew. Thanks Lucky Ned Pepper!!!! One of these times
you ain't gonna be so lucky and I'm gonna fix that pukin problem permanent.
The Annual Better Days Family Holiday Picnic was a little shy on the drunken
foolishness because half of us were expiriencing toxic shock and I had a pounding
headache courtesy of a week of drinking, dancing, and daybreak beating me to bed.
Luckily most of us got a big laugh out of the stunt Pretty Polly pulled on me. It went
kinda like this:
Pretty Polly: "Andrew have you ever been antiqued?"
Andrew: "Maybe but if I have I don't remember it"
Pretty Polly: "Well can I antique you?"
Andrew: "Does it involved flour?"
Pretty Polly: "Ya kinda"
Andrew: "Ok I guess" (thinking I was getting a face full of flour)
Andrew: "Alright I will go out in the crowd and stand around like I don't know
what is happening to give the
team a good show"
Pretty Polly: "Hee Hee Hee Hee He He"
So I go out and stand at the bar and act naturally as not to ruin the theatre when I
see Polly come charging out of the kitchen with two 16 oz cups. She attacked and
dumped 32 oz's of flour on me, covering half the bar in flour. Shocked and
confused I retaliated with a cup of water and a cup of flour(which is what I thought
was dumped on me) which mostly missed and created a very pastey mess on a
newly waxed floor. Everyone thought it funny until the employee who had so kindly
just cleaned the floor noticed and insisted on cleaning it up as we watched in
regret....that sobered us all up a bit but the party must go on. And it did and slowly
the team dispersed, some very drunk, leaving only a hard core group to finish out
the night. All in all it was a good party and my congratulations to the Captain who
won the quick draw contest ($80) and the grand prize (full auto detail).
This Saturday Matt's Going to Utah Stop in a say goodbye to future of PM research before he leaves to pursue his dream of being a Morman Monk. The live music isn't looking too good but there should be plenty of laughs and drunken foolishness to make the trip worthwhile.
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