Back in Charlotte

I should have blogged more about New Orleans, but I didn't! I will make a post about it at some point, but for now I have other things to say. First of all, Luke (AceCR9 on Cardrunners) came out to stay with us in New Orleans, and has continued to travel with us afetrwards too. The three of us went to stay with Pawel (Verneer) for a few days in Athens, Georgia. I really enjoyed meeting him and appreciate him and his wife letting us stay when they both had lives to live whilst we were there. Unfortunately, Pawel and I both were sick (I believe from Logan's Steakhouse) for pretty much the whole time, although he was WAY worse than I was. The photo below is me, Luke, Vanessa, and Pawel having a meal on our last night. His wedding was catered for by the chef, and he cooks really well.



So now I'm back in Huntersville, Charlotte where Vanessa lives. I was meant to be coming home today (Sunday), but I've decided to stay out here for longer. I'm not sure when I'm going to come back yet - I have a few more people I want to go and visit while I'm over here. On Friday, Brian (BTimm) was kind enough to organise a get together at his house. He worked hard to get Dice (no real name imo) and Andrew (Andr3w321) down to Huntersville, and he also had some work friends over too. I had probably the best night of my whole trip.

Meeting Dice was awesome as we've been speaking a good amount over the last 9 months or so. He was very similar to what I thought he'd be like, but much funnier! His impressions of a certain Cardrunners member were hilarious, and will stick in my mind for a long, long time! Andrew is one of the guys I'm going to be living with in Vegas, so I was very relieved to find out he's not a freak! I'm not sure if he felt the same or not! He's a really cool guy who seems very down to earth and relaxed. He brought his girlfriend Claire (no poker name...yet) with him, who was really nice. They both live relatively close so there's a chance I might impose myself on them again.

I got my first taste of a couple of American party traditions. I got to play beer pong for my first time - which we will try when I get home as it's a cool game. The only problem with it is that I throw like a total girl. Claire was my teammate, and she pretty much carried me. Dice was definitely the star of the show, although he is still at university so he should be practised at it! The other tradition I got a taste of was a keg stand. Brian got a keg of beer in and I was surprised at how difficult a keg stand was. The beer comes out a lot quicker than I expected it to. Again, Dice was probably the best at this.

I'll definitely be blogging more on here now that I'm back in Charlotte. I'll try decide what my plans from here are, and I'll also do a New Orleans post. I'll sign off with the pictures from the other night. Dice is the guy in the orange shirt, Andrew is the tall blond guy.