Meatballs!

For the first time in over a year, this week our friend Duncan is back in town for three days only following their relocation to Hong Kong last year, and as I hadn’t seen him since before he and Kate got married this summer, we knew that we had to try and get even a short catch up arranged before he flew back out to Hong Kong.

            As we are away this weekend, we ended up having to battle for a meeting time, especially as he was heavily involved with work events and sessions while he was in town, so on Thursday night a plan was hatched. Duncan had around two hours to spare between work and dinner plans, so Nick and I set ourselves up at Club Meatballs, a really nice bar that also serves great meatballs and salads. We had some drinks and a light supper, and then whenever Duncan had the chance to escape he was going to rush over and see us for as long as possible.

            For a while it was slightly tense that he wasn’t going to have any time at all to spare, which would have been a real shame, although the good dinner would have minimised the disappointment slightly. Nick was working away the whole time, probably have to be on his phone for around 65% of the entire evening, returning to work after we finished dinner for an extra hour to two too, but thankfully Duncan did manage to spare us around an hour and a half for a proper catch up and a couple of drinks.

            It’s always nice to see people who have been away for some time, and I can’t wait until we get to go out and visit them in Hong Kong again later this year. There had been mentioned of an earlier trip, but I am keen to hold off until the temperature drops and it’s possible to wear a jumper and not look mental. Ahh, jumpers. Already I can’t wait!