Oh, the rich opportunities for embarrassment

[caddyman]

Oh Lordy.

I have ten days to acclimatise myself. Furtle Ma has hinted that it might be nice if we all meet up “In Town” for a meal on Easter Saturday. I am going to meet the in-laws, as it were. I can’t complain; it’s been nearly two years and Furtle has made the trip up to see my gang twice in that time (admittedly the second was in less than ideal circumstances). Nonetheless, ten days is time aplenty to allow the nerves to fray and all the hideous possibilities for embarrassment - that intellectually we know will not occur - to play out, ripen and enhance themselves in the imagination.

Still: history and beer shall be our saviours. I shall talk history with Furtle Ma and pour beer down the neck (hopefully the inside of the neck) of Furtle Pa. I shall be relatively abstemious myself, in my best bib and tucker (or at least, clean and presentable bib and tucker) and turn on the charm.

I can already feel the first flutterings of the butterflies. D-Day minus ten and counting.

Comments

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

Crikey - I'm really shocked that you've got away with it for so long!

And it'll be fine - just be yourself, you're a likeable enough chap!

[ellefurtle.livejournal.com]

Oooo maybe I shouldn't have said anything and sprung it on you so you don't fret! But I wanted to check you could do it - I haven't said anything to them yet, so still time to oil out of it :D

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

I daresay that I shall survive!

[trav28.livejournal.com]

Good luck! You'll be fine but I'd save the Tardis menagerie for the 2nd meet ;)

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

There is wisdom in this advice...

[maleghast.livejournal.com]

You'll do fine mon ami - you're a fab bloke and they are really lovely people; just don't diss opera and you'll be bob-on ;-)

[ellefurtle.livejournal.com]

LOL! Too right!

*treasured memory of Chalkie and my Nan facing off*

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

No problem.

Opera is a fine browser, though I prefer Firefox.

Er... that's not what you meant, is it?

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

I prefer Trish/Jeremy Kyle to those US Shows.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Your hat and coat, Sir.

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

Is the taxi here already...Bye then.

[bluesman.livejournal.com]

They'll like you Bry. My mum did (when you put your socks back on).