It’s that time of the year again! The Friday before our favourite event of the year, sleeping in buckets and mountains of chocolate and continuously stuffing our faces. However, before we get there though, we have to get through Good Friday. Here are eleven things that always happen on that day.
1. The Work Dilemma.
You’ve made it to Thursday night but for the life of you, you’re just not sure if you are in work the next day. Is tomorrow a public holiday? Do I have a day off? Am I meant to be in work? Why did I not check this?
2. The Attempt To Get Home.
It’s the bank holiday weekend and because of that, everyone decides to leave whatever city you may be in, it doesn’t matter where. The trains will be full, you won’t get on to a bus so forget about it. Just write the entire bank holiday weekend off. You’ll be travelling or waiting to travel for most of it.
3. The “No Meat” Argument.
So you finally made it home and you’re pretty delighted. You get to sit down for dinner with the folks and all of a sudden, you get some lovely Donegal Catch on a plate. When you ask why fish this evening, you already know the answer: “It’s Good Friday. You CAN’T eat meat!”
4. Boredom Sets In.
It’s only Friday and you’re already bored. Well, that might be because you can’t really go anywhere or unfortunately, eat anything. What to do, what to do?
5. Loving the Couch.
YAY! Game of Thrones marathon! Wait, what just happened!!! NOOOOOOO!
6. The Booze Panic.
You have chatted to the parents, walked the dog, watched pretty much everything you can find on the telly and now it kicks in; you have never wanted a drink more in your entire life. Of course, there is nothing to drink in the house, unless you actually want to drink sherry. No, you need to have a drink now. You’ve spent way too much time in the house. Six hours in total.
7. NOTHING IS OPEN!
Of course, nothing is open. Anywhere. You knew this, but you thought you might check out the hotels to find out if you could get anything there? When did you become an alcoholic? You have no idea.
8. The Party Text
Then the inevitable… Text message received. “Hey! We’re all going to Sarah’s house. We bought a couple of crates yesterday because, you know, we had to. Come join!” Party. ON.
9. The Lock-In.
Someone at the party knows someone that works in a pub that has access to keys. Dear Gardaí, this has never happened… *looks around sheepishly*
10. The Easter Egg Demolishing.
So there you are, more drunk than you would be on a normal weekend on a day when you definitely shouldn’t be able to find booze. You walk into the kitchen and like a shining light,there it is. Your Easter Egg. From your Mother. Goodbye.
11. The Realisation.
Before you collapse into bed looking like Sr. Assumpta in Father Ted, you begin to realise that you just want things you cannot have. If they take things away from you, you will want them. Until next year, Boozy Friday!
