Mum and Dad Go Clubbing / A Scene from 2008

“How was the party?”  Shouted eldest daughter Sophie G. over the line from Switzerland above a background noise of many people in our kitchen.

“Great.  Really lovely. Quite emotional, nice speeches.  Then we went clubbing.”

SCREAMING “MUM AND DAD WENT CLUBBING!  EVERYONE LISTEN!!! MUM AND DAD WENT CLUBBING!”

Incredulous sounds of hilarity.

“Yes, until three in the morning.”

“UNTIL THREE IN THE MORNING!!!” 

More shouts and jeers, amidst saucepan banging.  Dog starts barking in alarm. 

I am now on speaker-phone.

“We drank Mojitos”

“MOJITOS?!!    MOJITOS?!!”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.  Sounds of many adolescents flopping onto floor waving legs in the air. 

Phone goes dead.