I was quite surprised at how easy it was to drive to Kay's tonight. I used a route similar to the one I used to get to the First Aid course I went to at De La Salle college 4 years ago and it only took about 25 mins. It was much more straightforward than the route that Elaine uses. This meant that I was first to arrive which was good as I managed to find a good parking spot almost opposite K's house. Vanessa arrived not long after me and we chatted about the Centre Parcs weekend which a few members of the group went on today. Apparently there's only 10 of them on the weekend - I was a little surprised to hear Elaine was one of them. That means it's a good job I drove tonight otherwise I would have had to spend £10 on a taxi home.
When Phil arrived we discovered that tonight's pancake party was going to be a little different from usual. He and Tim had decided to organise a little competition to see who had the best idea for a sweet or savoury filling.
After a few others arrived we started making pancakes and choosing our fillings. It looked like I was the only one who had bought a savoury filling (cheese) until Sandeep turned up with two small boxes containing vegetable and beef curries. There was a good number of people there tonight. Debbie drove all the way from Chester on her own because Vicky and Sarah weren't well. Charlie brought his usual filling of jelly babies with him (!) and took over the cooking for a while whilst Kay, Tim and Phil decided who deserved the prizes for the best filling ideas. At the end of the evening the winners were announced. Julie and Jenny won the prize for the best sweet filling suggestion - ice cream, chocolate sauce and apple. Mark won the prize for the best savoury filling suggestion - carrots and sugar (didn't sound very savoury or appetising to me!) Before leaving, I asked some of the others if they were planning to go dancing at Stockport next Saturday. Tim said he had other plans and Kay said she wasn't sure yet, but would let me know later in the week, if she was going.
The journey home was even easier than the journey there - I have never seen Liverpool Street so quiet! It only took 20 mins to get home and would have taken less had I not taken a wrong turning at the end of Liverpool Street. Tonight's journey certainly boosted my confidence in my driving ability so all in all it was a good evening.