When Jane and Mike invited us to join them at the British Club’s Burns Night Supper, I had to look up who Robert Burns was (he was a 18th century Scottish poet who’s become a cultural icon). I had a rough idea what
haggis was, but the actual description was even worse than I imagined. Thankfully I was able to request salmon. The night was definitely unusual as well as very fun. There was an entire ceremony dedicated to presenting the haggis along with whiskey toasts, a three-course dinner, and Scottish country dancing (similar to square dancing).
James made a smart-ass remark that they should raffle off the ceremonial haggis and then his number got pulled. Needless to say, we didn’t bring it home. The following night, we were back at the AWC for a chili cook-off. Again I was lucky, because one of the ladies made a special chicken chili so I wouldn’t have to just eat salad and corn bread. That evening ended with lots of laughs as we watched the best of the Super Bowl ads over the last five years.
When Jane and Mike invited us to join them at the British Club’s Burns Night Supper, I had to look up who Robert Burns was (he was a 18th century Scottish poet who’s become a cultural icon). I had a rough idea what haggis was, but the actual description was even worse than I imagined. Thankfully I was able to request salmon. The night was definitely unusual as well as very fun. There was an entire ceremony dedicated to presenting the haggis along with whiskey toasts, a three-course dinner, and Scottish country dancing (similar to square dancing).
James made a smart-ass remark that they should raffle off the ceremonial haggis and then his number got pulled. Needless to say, we didn’t bring it home. The following night, we were back at the AWC for a chili cook-off. Again I was lucky, because one of the ladies made a special chicken chili so I wouldn’t have to just eat salad and corn bread. That evening ended with lots of laughs as we watched the best of the Super Bowl ads over the last five years.
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