Royal Ascot

 So we were posh today! Very, very lucky indeed. 

It was Clare Barnes 50th birthday celebration (belated) and Greg had organised for us to go to Ascot for the day in the Princess Anne enclosure - what a day it was, we were treated like Royalty!

So we went to Wooton (Didcot) to meet up and there were 10 of us in total - Miles and Lucy were meeting us there. So x2 new couples we needed to mingle and get to know and it was fine and comfortable, they were friendly enough. Had a drink of bubbly - it was early - and then the taxi arrived to take us there.

Not long and we were at the hustle and bustle of Ascot and it was great, we were in the Princess Anne enclosure and had a table to ourselves with unlimited drinks and loads of food all through the day - it was an amazing experience. 

Didn't go overboard on the free drink, partly because it was midweek but more importantly neither of us wanted to show ourselves up or let Clare and Greg down - so we kept very much within control, which was a pleasant change! 

Forgot to take any cash but fired up the Paddy Power app and was able to use that all day, worked a treat. I had mixed fortunes - no one in our group was a gambler so it was very much a case of guesswork but I ended up even so can't complain.

We wandered about but when the racing finished we were on a tight timeline to get the taxi and leave so we didn't stay for any after-party or music - but that was okay - we stuck my Spotify on!

After we'd dropped Clare and Greg home the taxi took us back to Oxford train station and everyone went their own ways - Charlotte came to pick us up and couldn't believe how "sober" we were.

Anyway, not all about the drink is it and we proved that, although I've mentioned it numerous times in the post!!

It was definitely a day to remember and we were so pleased and grateful to have been invited and included. 

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