The christmas party season is upon us…
I have actually never been to a real christmas party, so I was really looking forward to the Opera christmas party yesterday.
I have heard so many stories about people going to christmas parties, getting way too drunk, and making fools of themselves. Until yesterday, I’ve always thought that this was a load of bollocks – after all a christmas party is just a normal party… right?
Well, I can hereby testify that the stories are real… christmas parties are special… I woke up today with the worst hangover I’ve ever had, and a terrifying feeling that I made a giant ass out of myself last night… I can vaguely remember dropping a glass and breaking it, making Katie mad at me, running around talking to everyone and probably saying a whole lot of silly things…
Trying to find an explanation for this, I came to a clear conclusion. Christmas parties are based around a rather lenghty seance of speeches and a nice meal, where each course is accompanied by several glasses of wine. This is what I had to drink last night:
- 1 beer while getting ready to go to the party
- 1 glass of white whine while waiting for the bus
- 1 glass of champagne while waiting for dinner to be served
- 2 glasses of red and 1 glass of white wine during dinner
- 5 Vodka Lemon while running around being drunk and silly
To be honest my biggest hope is that everyone else at the party was equally intoxicated, since everyone got the same amount of alcohol before and during dinner and the same amount of drink-tickets to spend after dinner.
Oh, and in case I really offended someone yesterday, please let me know so I can apologize to you… I’m quite sure Katie was the only one who was mad at me, but I guess with a blood alcohol-level of 20%, you never now…
*sigh* I’m never going to drink alcohol again (ever heard that before?)
It\’s fun being sober at this kind of party
Sound like you had a blast at least
Just one glass of champagne??\r\n\r\nAt the Opera Christmas party last year, I found out where the restaurant hid their booze and placed some bottles by the toilet. Drunk? Hell, yes.
Hahaha, love it
Was I the only one drinking with enough sense to not drink too much? (Quite amazing, considering my track record over the last month or so…:)\r\n\r\nI finished off as much drink as you, Eirik, plus two or three of Jorunn\’s drink tickets. All I got for it was an awsome thirst Saturday morning! Other than that, I was feeling perfectly fine:)\r\n\r\nOh, and I don\’t think you offended me, at least:)
Marit, that\’s good to know
\r\n\r\nNext year I will skip the champagne and go straight for the Vodka, at least I won\’t have that awful hangover the next day! 
I woke up with a Opera Xmas party drink coupon in my bed and two silly VISA bills in my pocket…
Now you\’ve gone and made me curious … What silly VISA bills? Details, please! (I won\’t tell anyone, I promise:)