Meeting BTimm

Yesterday I went was fortunate enough to meet Brian and his wife at their house in Huntersville, North Carolina. Their neighbourhood is exactly what I imagine an American neighbourhood to be like - pretty houses with a friendly atmosphere. I really liked Brian's house - he has an open plan kitchen, living room, and dining area, which makes the room feel nice and big, and also means that you can all hang out easily together even when someone's preparing food or whatever. I really like his office area too as it's a nice big room upstairs that feels quite private. I'd definitely enjoy having it as my poker area.

We met his wife who's really nice. I was amazed at how well the four of us got on. Brian, Vanessa, and myself obviously know each other from poker, and that's what we spend a lot of time talking about normally, but the conversation was constantly flowing, and it was mainly not about poker. Brian's wife isn't a big poker fan, so it was great that we all got on so well and didn't bore her with poker talk! I particularly enjoyed this as it was very obvious we all got on as friends rather than just having poker in common.

Brian's food and hospitality was excellent, and I really hope I get to spend some more time with him before I fly back. We may well be going to a sports game on Tuesday - I think it was Ice Hockey. On Wednesday I set off for Florida, so I won't get another chance to hang out for a few weeks after Tuesday.

I just want to take the time again to thank Brian for inviting me over yesterday and for making my day really superb. He's definitely the type of person I'd love to have as a friend back home (sports + beer + poker - why the hell wouldn't he be?!). It makes me feel really grateful and fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet people like him just because I happen to play poker. I hope that I get to return the favour one day back in England.