We met up with Fran & Den at the Pub yesterday. We've been missing them of late. Fridays were the usual day for meeting up but with the Fox doing his course, our trip to Harrogate & their holiday away, we've not seen each other for a while.
As a result of the meeting up, we've now booked our table for the Christmas Day lunch. We'll pick them up in our car then Den can have a drink in peace, without worrying about the drive home afterwards. They've found a nice sounding restaurant, overlooking a lake. They've eaten there a few times & reckon it's come up to scratch. So now we're all set.
PD kept going on about the joys of staying at home & eating there. We couldn't help pointing out that that's great if you have family popping in, or to visit part of the time. It just isn't the same when there's just the two of you, & at least one of you isn't able to help much with the cooking. You end up watching dreary TV. You can't visit friends as they tend to be tied up with their own family concerns. Nowhere is open for you to go for a change of scene. Half the time it's too cold or wet even for a stroll. Admittedly some pubs around here are open for lunchtime drinks but they are so packed it's not a great pleasure, especially if you can't stand long.
We're pleased that PD should enjoy his Christmas as he wants, though we do feel it's a bit hard on his wife who we also know fancies a Christmas with no cooking. (She fancies eating at one of their children's homes for a change.) But we, who have no children or other family members who we are likely to see over the period, would prefer dining out, to break up the day & celebrate with friends.
And now it's all booked. Come December we just have to tell them our choices & pay the deposit. It's all settled & the menu looks interesting. We even managed to get our choice of times to eat. It should be good.
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