Happy Birthday To Ya.......

The day started out with the silly shoes at the bowling, Terry felt right at home as it brought back memories of his love for all things MOD, but he was disappointed the blue and red ones didn't come in his size; which is a 4. The teams were ready and with Steve running late we all covered for him and bowled well in his absence except Henry; who classically put the bowl in the gutter twice and then bowled a strike for his own team. The look on Bruce's face .........priceless. After round one the Genius team and the Specialized team were level at 310 with the Commencal guys lagging behind on 260 odd. So into round 2 and by now Steve had arrived, warmed up and hit a double strike. Garry, Henry and Erik also discovered their form. The Genius boys were lagging behind, and what with Terry trying out every weight of ball until he found one he could lift up which ended up being pink like his old car, we were losing. With a bit of sportsmanship aimed mainly at Neil, and a double strike from myself we were back in it. The Commencals won round 2 easily, but they were out of the final running. In the end us Genius boys won by 3 points. Competitive................. not at all !!!

So into the pub for a couple before it was time to head off and get ready.

The weather was trying it's best to rain, and luckily it pretty much held off. Pimms on the lawn was greeted by a dozen or so Penguins and not a meringue in sight, instead the girls looked fantastic and the cameras were clicking. Nikki looked amazing in her ivory number, anyone for extra melon in their Pimms !

Dinner was fantastic, but I am sure they forgot the veg. On my table was Terry and Amanda, Neil and Mel, Cheryl, Henry and Kelly. Mel delighted us with her stories of Neils recent antics and what with his lame attempt to chat up the waitress all in all a priceless evening. Can't remember too much else as the red wine went down particularly well.

Lastly, I would like to thank Nikki for her generosity and organising a terrific day and evening to celebrate her 40th. Welcome to the club.