Birthday party in a pub

princessamy86

Good grief! :eek: I thought it would be a tad more low key than that! The happening sounds like the right way to describe it :rotfl:. Well done you for going, tbh it doesn't sound like everyone's idea of a good time, but you did really well to overcome your nerves.

whiteguineapig

it was a good experience for you maybe tho (and at least you know what to expect when they ask you to their christmas party!)

Newly_retired

WOW! Well done for surviving the experience and thanks for letting us know.
I wouldn't worry about the couple you spoke to - not your mistake- theirs, for gate-crashing a party they hadn't been invited to. I hope this hasn't put you off going to another "do".
Recently I was invited to a friend's 50th party. My DH would not go ( he hates social events and he would not have known a soul as they were my colleagues) and when the time came I just did not have the courage to go on my own. Not being much of a drinker I did not know how I would get through the evening.
So I admire your courage.

onetomany

downshifter wrote: »

Thanks PrincessAmy. It was fine but unexpected. For a start the event - or should I say the happening - took over the whole pub, all 3 rooms. There was a live band. The pub put on its normal carvery - 3 choices of meats, a fish one and several veggie and salad options - the queue was huge. I was introduced to another neighbour so stayed on that table all night even though the neighbour got very drunk very quickly. There was a stripper or something similar though I didn't see that bit as I was in a different room. I made a bit of a pillock of myself by introducing myself to a couple and asked how they knew the birthday boy, - turned out they didn't and had just popped in for a drink not realising the pub had been turned over to a private party. Ouch! I left at about 11.30, only to find myself blocked in the carpark while a fight was going on - I sat tight in the car until the blood had been let and found the barman who knew the owner of the other car. Escaped and got home at midnight!

Anyway, I survived, the neighbour had a good birthday, I'm sure it went on till Sunday lunchtime, no-one else was leaving when I did. That's my socialising over for the next year though, it wasn't my idea of a good time (apart from the food) but as I said, it wasn't about me and the birthday boy was obviously in his element.

Thank you all so much for the ideas and giving me confidence, I nearly chickened out. It is very hard for a woman alone going to things like this...

DS

omg well done hunnie i think i would have hated tho the food sounded nice lol

BitterAndTwisted

Good Lord, that was an adventure and a half! I must say, you did very well to stay till after 11. I hope this gave you a bit of courage to take the plunge another time and hope the next time it won't be quite so "lively".

LegalBlonde

You have done so so so so well OMG it is not how I imagined it would be at all I thought it was like a tame 60 year old birthday party and you were just a bit nervous. Sorry about my suggestion of starting a conversation but as some have said it is their mistake, and they won't have thought anything of you, as it was a natural question to ask. In fact, it comes across like you knew they were strangers and that's why you asked:rotfl:

Well done :T