Cheers to Old Friends

wow! I feel like i have had a weekend in the middle of the week! so now i have the weekend to recover :)

I'm a people person. Most of my favourite memories are made great because of the people who have been around me. On Wednesday Chris arrived from Chch. We met in 1st year uni, both of us fresh out of high school, in a Hall of Residence... in the laundry. As there were about 4 'Chris' in the Hall, I referred to him as "Laundromat Chris".

Gorgeous guy, wicked smile & doing the same course as me. Mostly due to me realising he was out of my league & the one other REALLY hot guy was already taken, I adopted the "don't screw the crew" rule for the year & developed friendships with these guys instead. Have to admit I was pretty mixed up, but hey, show me a 18year old who has life all sorted out.

And so for the next 2 years the "usual" uni life ensued, studying, failing, partying, passing, flatting, boyfriends, girlfriends, drama, hijinks... the usual. Through all these I developed some good friends & with facebook, it is easier now to keep in touch.
life happens and as i have always been one to take opportunities, I moved cities & did some stuff, returned to chch, Chris had moved away, but in 2000 a mutual friend of ours organised a Booze Bus trip, & we both went on it - it was an awesome night, not that many of the people on the bus remember much of it! that was the last time we saw each other.

10 years later, he still is has his wicked smile & is just as hot. My daughter & met him in town & we went to Fidels for tea. Great catching up, we had a great meal, just relaxing & yarning.
Thursday, my girl went & stayed at her friends place & Chris & I went to AC DC. Not only was the concert rocking!!! the crowd were awesome, people were friendly, the sun was shining! It was the best night in ages!!

In the mosh pit rocking it out, I started to realise a small part of the groupie scene & how these skinny unattractive rockers get laid so easily. not sure whether it was the alcohol, the sweat in the air (pheromones?), the natural endorphins from jumping up & down, or the hot guy behind me who occasionally held my hand or waist to guide me into a spot ... but if I'd thought I had a chance, i might have jumped him then and there... or dragged him home straight after anyway.
In any case, we had a fantastic night, went to a bar afterwards & sat outside, I started to relax with some water & he enjoyed a pint, we talked with some people who were around & just relaxed. Finally got home about 1:30am & crashed for a few hours. Dropped him off at the ferry terminal about 7:30am, & sorted myself out for work. Caffeine helped.
I hope it doesn't take another 10 years before I get to do something like that again.