A Greek party to remember

In response to Shop Girl's story, I am posting the story about how VeggieHubby and I met.

Late in November 2002, I met up with a Greek friend of mine (who I've sadly lost contact with now) in town for a cocktail. She suggested that we leave town and go to a Greek party, so I was happy to do that. We got a taxi to the university hall of residence in the middle of no-where, where the party was being held. Another of her friends lived there, so we went to fetch her first.

Whilst we were waiting for this friend to get ready, I went into the kitchen and then... I met Almost Veggie Hubby for the first time. He lived in the same block as the friend of my friend. So we met because we both vaguely knew the same person! Also because he is a 'gourmand' and was in the kitchen eating a mince pie (which I can't recall) when I happened to go in. I asked him whether he was going to go to the party too. He didn't even know that there was a party and told me that he didn't like parties much, but nevertheless, he decided to join me.

It was a Greek party, and we were the only two non-Greeks there, so spent most of the evening talking together, and eating too many crisps. I remember talking about the Queen, I was telling him about the time I met her, and mentioned about how all the teenage girls went crazy when Prince William went to Canada. He told me I looked Russian, and I was quite impressed as I do have Russian roots. We did some Greek dancing, where everyone puts their arms around each other and goes in circles kicking legs. Greek parties are quite mad but fun! I could kind of tell he was interested in me, as he moved to stand next to me during the dancing. However, he thought I wasn't interested as when, at another time, he attempted to touch my hand but I moved it away (which I also can't recall).

We nearly bumped into each other at the library by chance the next day, as we were both there at the same time, but we missed each other. I went home without realising that he was there. We didn't see each other for another 6 months...