So another year and Christmas has passed us by – another year closer to my pension, and I guess death! Something cheery to consider there!! It was a good year and the posts on this blog with attain to that, I;’ve not done many updates over Xmas period so best do some catching up now..
It had a familiar feel and ring to it this year, we were out on Xmas Eve down the White Hart which is now a community pub and then to the Richardsons for a couple of drinks and then home by midnight so not particularly drunk or out of order!
Xmas Day on the other hand was an absolute riot!!It started off lovely and serene, up around 8.00am with the kids and their opening which was great, some lovely presents this year, if a lot of clothes! Sue popped round and we took Bella for a walk before stopping there and more presents, quick shower and change and then to the White Hart again, only for a couple and then back to Sue’s where the drinking was out of control – what a great day that was…what we can all remember. Quiz with Gareth being the host and we won, lots of dancing and madness. Me, Gaz and Paul still dancing at the end around 2.00pm and had to be kicked out.
Boxing Day was nice and easy because we didn't have to entertain or go anywhere so we took it easy and wasted the day in front of the TV.
On Friday we went to Bristol with Wayne and Kerry and that went really well. The weather looked horrendous but once we were there it improved and we spent the time walking the shops before going to their outdoor ice rink. It wasn’t the biggest but it was fun. Nice meal and then back to the Days Inn hotel I’d booked. Dropped the kids off and we went to the pub I knew about from the last time and had a huge, lovely pudding!
Next day we went to Weston Super Mare – didn’t know what to expect but it was pleasant enough town and we walked along the water front after a huge fry-up breakfast and then made our way home
Did other things on the remaining days until New Years Eve, in the day time we took Mum and Grandma to the Cotswold Lodge for afternoon tea as Grandma’s present. She’s getting more and more forgetful and harder to speak with. It’s such a shame but she is 94!! She seemed to enjoy herself and it was a nice afternoon.
In the evening we went to Anne and Rob Dennis and spent the night there. It was fine but quite quiet which was a bit of a shame and the people that were there in the early part of the night made their excuses to leave just before midnight which struck me as odd. We made the best of it though and ended up very drunk again! I think we left around 2.00am but I didn’t wake up the next day until midday!!!
So it’s been a fun break, it’s been really hard to get back into any sort of routine and it’s still not sorted yet, I’ve been working the last two days but have got hardly anything done. Have taken the chance to watch a couple of movies with Jack – Kick Ass 2 today in fact and that was really good.
We’re out tonight with the family for Nathan’s present to us – a meal at the Opium Den which I’ve looking forward to and then tomorrow we’re meeting Mum and Louise/Trevor and all at Milton Keynes as a Xmas catch up. Should be interesting, only going to Pizza Hut but it will be good to catch up with them all.
Oh, we have also booked our holiday for August, we’re going to Thailand as a family but also taking mum along as well. She is thrilled and delighted so we’re looking forward to that, I just need to work my bollocks off to get the money in time!!
So, hopefully 2014 will be as successful as 2013 has been with my work, I can’t see how it can be as this year has been
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