Embrace the Pear

Bridget and I went to a pub near college, Doyle’s, on Friday evening to get out of the flat. We enjoyed our pints of Bulmer’s (delicious Irish cider) and had a pleasant conversation at our table by the window. We finished our pints and continued talking when suddenly Bridget became fixated on something behind me and started tapping my arm, saying “pear, pear, pear, pear.” I turned around to find that a giant pear had walked into the bar! He was accompanied by two pretty women carrying buckets with the Bulmer’s logo on them. They were promoting the pear flavor of Bulmer’s. Bridget and I watched them eagerly until finally one of the women came around to us and offered us “stress pears.” We took the green, squishy pears happily. The stress toy told us to “embrace the pear” as well as to follow Bulmer’s on facebook. The pear-suited man came back around and handed Bridget and I bottles of Bulmer’s pear cider. I asked him if I could “embrace the pear” and got a free hug, then one of the women asked if we wanted a photograph with him. Bridget and I both embraced the pear and had our picture taken, and then sat down to enjoy our second round of Bulmer’s.