So, the Top Ten Moments of 2004 (in no particular order)

• Masquerade Law Ball (Feb).An event strictly for Bristol Law students, but we not only managed to blag meal tickets for Helena and I, but we got tickets for three UWE students too.Ashton Court was lavishly decorated, champagne reception, casino, dodgems, free bottle of wine, profiteroles, and to top it all off, it snowed at the end of the night.

• Dinner with Mum, Mother’s Day (March). A window-side table overlooking the Thames in the Oxo Tower Restaurant. Good food, good view, wonderful conversations.

• Sunrise at Angkor Wat, Cambodia (Aug). This would probably go down as one of the Top Ten experiences, ever. I wont wax lyrical about it again, but my God, it was stunning.

• Floating on a rubber dingy, sipping a fruit cocktail in the middle of the sea, Nha Trang, Vietnam (Aug). Matt, Char and I sweet-talked our way onto this boat trip for $1, and it was fantastic fun. The setting couldn’t be any more idyllic.

• Dinner at Deason’s (Jun). Some of my favourite people out to dinner together at one of my favourite restaurants. A very fitting farewell meal.

• My Birthday (May)- being absolutely spoilt by everybody, and off course, Maple 1 and Maple 2 as guests of honour. I have to thank Clare for the champagne and Big M for sorting out the bill.

• Joint Birthday with Emma, Blackheath (June). I don’t get to see Emma enough these days with her in London and me in Bristol, but its always a pleasure when we get together again.

• Henderson’s (March)- This might be several nights rolled into one, since memories of Henderson’s are usually a little hazy. It was the night when Matt and Charlotte danced to MJ, and then Char brought the house down doing the moonwalk.

• comeplay with Clare, Helena and Char (the boys might have been there too). Some music snobs scoff at comeplay, the music is simply too ‘mainstream’ and ‘commercial’ for them. Well darling, go and listen to a crap band that nobody likes for the sake of individuality. I love it, there’s nothing better than dancing with the girlies at comeplay.

• Liz’s Birthday Karaoke, Japan (Oct). A week into Japan and our first karaoke night, and the first time we all went out as a group. All these people I didn’t know a week before, yet we were all having such a laugh like old friends already