Manny Road Christmas Party

Next up in my final amazing week of my time in Oxford was the Manny Road Christmas party. As with every Saturday this year, I went to watch the men's team (with Kim) and got to enjoy a win in my last game as the number one Manny Road supporter. After showering and changing I met up a bunch of the guys and Kim at the Uni Club for a drink before heading over to the Cape of Good Hope where the party was being held.

 We got to the Cape a bit early because Simon was in charge of the event and needed to make sure everything was good. Once we were allowed upstairs we were greeted by Christmas decorations and costumes, including a lovely pair of reindeer antlers. Adam put them on my head and then told me that I couldn't really pull them off so of course I spent the rest of the evening trying to prove that I not only pulled them off but can do so with aplomb.

 The buffet food was really good and as we were eating we were watching the Army-Navy (American) football game and were enjoying watching Army keep up with Navy in the first few quarters. Once the Classico (game between Barcelona and Real Madrid) started we switched over to that and watched in bits and pieces as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-1 after giving up a goal in the 21st second of the match. Apart from the television entertainment it was great to just get to chat with the mens teams, the women's team, and friends of the club. I'm so glad I've been a part of this great club over the past year and a half.

 At one point in the evening Simon got on the microphone and thanked everyone for coming and talked about the season so far. He then called me over and embarrassed me by talking about me and saying goodbye on the behalf of the club. Completely unbeknownst to me, everyone had signed a card and the girls had gotten me a Manny Road t-shirt that had Southern Region League Champions and a list of all the players on the back. It was really sweet and it made me feel incredibly appreciated.

After we were kicked out of the Cape we went on to the Half Moon and hung out there for a while longer. All in all it was a great night, it was nice to see all the football people one more time before I left, and at final count, the score for "pulling off the antlers" versus "not pulling them off"was 12-1 so take that Adam, I win!