The Last Hurrah, and the Last Supper

On Friday night we had our going-away party, in Madison's basement. This is the same venue we used for our post-wedding party just over a year ago, so we knew it was perfect for our purposes, and there was the added bonus of being able to do our own music. I threw a selection of my music and Skry's onto my iRiver, and all we had to do was plug it in and hit Play. We got exactly the music that we wanted and nobody else was able to interfere or make us change things, which was perfect!

The party itself was loads of fun. Lots of our friends turned up, some travelling quite a distance to get there, and we both really enjoyed chatting to everyone - until it came time to say goodbye, anyway. That was sad, and there were definitely tears shed. By the end of the night we were both a bit wrung out, and headed home by ourselves rather than lalting it up at a house party.

Then on Saturday we had our final meal in the Jharna. This is our absolute favourite restaurant in Belfast - we both love Indian food anyway, and they do that particularly well, but the staff are all lovely too and the service is always excellent. We're going to miss that place. It certainly was a memorable night, though! First of all, there was a photographer there taking photos for a magazine or website or something, and we were asked to pose at the bar. Well, Skry was asked, and he was told to bring some friends. Four of us posed at the bar for a while, drinking our complimentary Cobras, and the photographer took loads of photos. I wonder where and when they'll get used...

Nor did the fun end there. After our meal, our waiter came down with a full bottle of Sambuca for us, on the house! By this stage half the party had already left, so it was really down to six of us to finish the whole bottle. That stuff was nasty, but it was really funny as well.

After dinner, we headed over to Ryan's Bar for a bit and met up with some other friends, and then on to the Pavilion. It was a really great night, and I had loads of fun despite blubbing at the end. Luckily I had "Mommica" there to dry my eyes and wipe my nose for me - thanks Mon!