Beach Hut Birthday

Hi everyone.


It's a beautiful morning here. The sun is shining, the sky is blue...and I'm at work! It's very quiet and so I hope to have a little bit of time to compose this post.


Yesterday was my birthday. Yes, I am now 54 years old. Apparently my entry into this life was delayed by three weeks, having been due to be born mid April and finally putting in an appearance  at the beginning of May. Poor Mum! I was a hefty baby too weighing in at just under 10lbs. Poor Mum again!


I have always quite enjoyed my birthday and seen it as an excuse to be lazy and self-indulgent for a day without feeling too guilty. Whatever my kids may say, I am not really a party animal! I really loved my 50th birthday a few years ago when family and friends got together. That was rather special and provided me with lots of memories but, apart from that, birthdays come and birthdays go without too much of a fanfare.


I had a nice day yesterday. I had worked a night shift the previous evening so I didn't get home until about 8.45 a.m. Hubby had brought a chunk of butter and some croissants and orange juice so we sat down and had breakfast and I opened my cards and gifts.
I had some beautiful cards and some funny cards. I had lovely, thoughtfully chosen gifts - many of them along the beach hut theme which I adore and which seems to have become what I'm known for...crazy beach hut lady!... and I received lots of Facebook messages wishing me a happy day.
I turned down the offer of lunch with hubby as we had already planned an evening out and I had worked all the previous night. I had visits from friends and my sister, all of whom found me in my pyjamas which I stayed in for most of the day! I drank tea and watched 'Frozen' which I had been meaning to watch for ages just so I know what the grandchildren are talking about when I see them...even though I now know that they haven't seen it yet! what I should have watched was 'Tangled' which I know they adore. Still, no harm done and a good excuse for me to watch another Disney movie.


I had been sent an email from the local pizza emporium inviting me to take up their offer of a birthday bottle of Prosecco for free if I dined at their restaurant so most of the family and I met up there at 8 p.m. and munched our way through starters and mains, various drinks and the lovely chilled 'bubbly'.
After that we headed to my daughter's house up the road where I had more presents and cards to open. There were birthday banners on the door, a birthday cake with candles (NOT 54!) and a few more drinks. It was lovely.
Knowing that I had an early start this morning, the evening didn't go on much past 10.30 p.m. when we went  home, had a cup of tea and then went to bed.
I woke this morning with a clear head but feeling very weary and now here I am back at work.


Today is my niece's hen 'do' which I had really hoped to attend but can't due to work commitments. There are all sorts of things planned for her for today and the fact that it's such a glorious day makes the whole thing even better. I shall be meeting up with everyone this evening and I'm looking forward to it very much.
Yet again, I am working tomorrow so I shall need to be careful with my drink choices!


I am also working on Monday for a few hours in the afternoon and I really, really want to go down to my beach hut and spend some time there on my own just so I can relax and sit  quietly to think about what needs doing and if I want to change the interior and so on.
I have been given so many presents that are beach hut themed that I'm not sure what to do with them all! I think some will go to the hut and some will stay at home..... or maybe I should just move into my hut. Now there's an idea!!!
One of the conditions of owning the hut is that no-one is allowed to sleep there overnight but I'm sure that people probably do. I like the idea of it but I think that the reality of the situation is that's generally probably too cold to do so. I also don't have a bed there! Now, I don't want an actual bed there but it would be lovely to have something to lay on so that I could just stretch out and read a book and have a doze if I wanted to. There is a lounger there and it's very comfy but I'm feeling the need for a more permanent structure. If anyone happens to have any ideas please do let me know.


I also need to choose a name for my hut and a colour scheme and all sorts. I am waiting for the repairs to be completed and then I can crack on with it. So, any ideas for the  name would also be gratefully received!


Well, I think that's it for now. I really do have to start adding photos to my blog to brighten it up a bit. Just think of all of the hut related pics I could add!


Have a lovely weekend everyone.


Much love


xxxxxx