The First Supper

Another day goes by and another set of people question my challenge.

I was invited to a lunch at an Italian restaurant with some work colleagues. As we sat down the waiter asked what we would like to drink. My colleagues asked the table who wanted wine. ‘No thanks’ I said ‘I’ve given up drinking for a year’. Cue the gasps and cries of ‘WHAT!!’ from large sections of the table.

There seems to be a reoccurring pattern emerging. People generally do not believe that a sane person can actually quit drinking alcohol for a year. ‘Why not just take a month of drinking?’. No! that wouldn’t be a real challenge and not the challenge I’ve set out to complete! Fortunately the inquisition didn’t last too long and I could enjoy my first social occasion without a drink, even cracking a few jokes along the way. Below is a couple of examples to get your ribs tickled:

Colleague – “I’ve ordered a bread selection for my starter”
Me – “That should be called a bread medley, or for short, a breadley”

Colleague – “I’ve ordered Anti Pasti for my starter”
Me – “I used to have an Aunty Pasti…but she died”

My hilarity knows no bounds.