And hopefully plenty more to come. Here’s how the Eve of Christmas Eve went down.
It should come as no surprise that my day started with a hike. Saturday is one of my solo days, but I did change the trail I walk for variety’s sake, and it turned out to be a pleasant 8K jaunt.
As I am wont to do, I finished my hike at Sit-n-Bull to grab some lunch to go.
When it was time for me to head into town for my imbibing ritual, Swan said she would join me later when she finished a kitchen project (yes, she is a good cook, too.) I hadn’t visited Cheap Charlies in a while, so I started there.
I, of course, bought my two regulars, Alma and Nerissa, a lady drink. And I gave them both a generous “Merry Christmas” tip when I departed. I had seen my neighbor and fellow Hasher Simon (Leech My Nuggets) on the rooftop of BarCelona, so I decided to join him there for my next beer.
I hadn’t noticed that Simon’s wife was with him, but they graciously allowed me to join them at their table.
Swan joined me at BarCelona and met Simon and the wife, who is also a Hasher. Swan will be attending tomorrow’s special Christmas Candy Run, and I’m looking forward to having her there.
After a couple more beers, I was ready for a change of scenery, so we moved downstairs to Alaska. We were the only customers when we arrived, and as I sometimes do, I rewarded the eight dancers on stage for their efforts with a 50 peso tip. My regular waitresses also joined Swan and me at our table for a drink.
I’m happy that Swan gets along with the bargirls and doesn’t display any signs of jealousy or the like. I’ve told her she is always welcome to join me when I’m out in the bars, but if she would rather not, I’m totally fine with that, too. Swan says during Christmas break, when she has no tutoring duties to perform, she wants to spend the time with me. Ain’t that sweet?
We did our nightcap at Wet Spot and treated Aine and Irene to a lady drink before departing for home.
And now it is Christmas Eve. In Filipino culture, this is a bigger day than Christmas itself. Families gather together and stay up until midnight to celebrate the birth of Christ. Swan will be spending the night with her family in Subic. I was invited to join them, but that’s really not my thing. I’m sending a batch of brownies in my place. I’m going to maybe invite them here to my place for a New Year’s Eve celebration.
I’ll be attending the Hideaway Bar Christmas party this afternoon and will, of course, be conducting the regular Sunday feeding.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
What are those Star Trek dudes up to today?
Back with more tomorrow!
I enjoyed the walk pics. No breathing problems since the operation, I gather?
The bloob cheesecake looks good!
No breathing problems. I still get winded on climbs, but that is as much old age as anything I expect.
Not sure, I got the pun reference about the waitresses looking a bit horny (assuming it was a pun!). Something to do with the skirts they were wearing, but that just looked like a tropical motif. Maybe just a Biden like moment of mine.
Brian, it’s a crap photo lighting-wise, but if you look closely, you can make out the reindeer horns the girls are wearing on their heads. Hence, the “horny” reference.