I do hope that you are all feeling fine and dandy and life is treating you well.
This update is really going to be full of what a great weekend I have just had so if you don't want to read about how happy I am feeling then please don't read any further. You have been warned!!
I actually started this post this morning at about 4.30 as I was wide awake at work. However, half an hour after I started typing, and while I was trying to add some photos to brighten the page, the computer froze and I eventually lost patience with it and decided to start again later.
So on with my weekend which went something like this: shopping, beach hut, world cup, BBQ, cocktails, wedding, birthday, sunshine, family, Father's day, Zizzi's and then back to work last night.
The shopping included me returning items that I had forgotten that I had brought in an attempt to raise some funds, then spending the refunded money on other items - specifically a dress from Fat Face and a fascinator and matching jewellery to wear to the upcoming wedding. Not much money being saved there but there you go.
When I returned from shopping, hubby, on an rare day off, decided that he wanted to have a BBQ. The weather was good so it seemed like a good plan. I decided to leave him to organise on his own without me nagging and reminding and getting caught up preparing salads and stuff. I took myself to the beach hut to keep out of the way and I stayed there all afternoon.
The weather was wonderful. It was very quiet there and so I pottered about and, en route, I stopped at the local hardware store that is like an Aladdin's Cave of treasure aka junk and which sells all you could want for a hut and much much more. I left the store with 3 plastic chairs for the grandchildren, a new sun parasol and a spinning windmill and 2 new locks for the hut doors.
I dragged myself away from the hut just after 6 pm and I only left then because of the BBQ if I'm honest. i could quite happily have stayed there until it was dark.
However, hubby had slaved over the preparations so I got home in plenty of time to enjoy the food and the drink which included his own version of a Margarita ( or is it a Mojito? I don't know!) The cocktails were good and very strong and if I had been wearing any socks they would have been blown off. Cocktails were followed by Prosecco which is never a good idea for me! We had a lovely evening interspersed with shouting about the ongoing football match which I believe Holland were involved in.
I took myself off to bed at a respectable time as I knew I had a busy day coming up. My cocktail fuelled deep sleep enabled me to be only very vaguely aware of the storm that apparently raged around the area for several hours overnight!
Saturday saw our youngest daughter's birthday and our niece's wedding day.Once again, the weather looked promising. I had already decided to be the driver for the day as I had work on the Sunday.
The birthday girl was up and about and as excited for her day as she was when she was 4. She is now 24! Her boyf made her a lovely breakfast and also made scrummy pancakes for hubby and I which were much appreciated. Presents were opened, cards were put up and then we started to get ready for the wedding.
Birthday girl in her birthday hat
The wedding was at a beautiful local church where we have attended christenings before. The vicar there is a character and makes every service accessible for everyone. The church was full of family and friends of the bride and groom all waiting for the bride to arrive - which she did, on time and looking absolutely stunning.
The ceremony was joyful and occasionally emotion and the bride had spent a lot of time picking out the songs that she wanted played. They included 'All things bright and beautiful', 'Amazing Grace' and 'Nimrod' which were all songs that reminded her of people who are no longer with us and that were a big part of her and her new husband's lives.
It really was a wonderful day. The heavens opened at one point during the service but it soon cleared up and the sun shone for the rest of the afternoon and evening.
The evening was especially enjoyable because all of my family were there. My brothers and sisters and their families, my own children and their partners and children all came and it really completed the day for me.
There are a lot of young children in the brides family and the wedding was made really special by the inclusion of everyone.
For me, on a personal level, it was fantastic to see my own children getting along and to see my grandchildren having such fun. It was also a joy to spend time with my siblings and their partners. We have been through so much as a family and shared good times and bad and the fact that we are all still here and all still healthy and happy (and talking to each other!) speaks volumes. I know we love each other and I could feel the love on Saturday night. I know that may sound soppy but it's true!
And, of course, Saturday evening saw England's first foray into the World Cup finals in Brazil. The game was being shown at the wedding reception but it had been a long day and we decided to head home at about 10.30 pm. I drove my first batch of passengers home and then returned for the second pick up and missed 2 goals for my troubles.
I'm not yet caught up in the football/world cup hype but I was disappointed that the team lost. However, I had a house full watching the game so I stayed up with them and had a cup of tea and tried to stay awake until it was all over.
Sunday arrived and Father's Day was upon us. I put a pic of me with my Dad on Facebook which made me smile. He looks happy and healthy in the photo, albeit with cigarette in hand. Hubby took our dog out for a walk and then went to see his dad and took him to the cricket club where we have bench erected in memory of my mother in law. It would have been her birthday on June 12th so hubby and one of his brothers thought they would take their Dad over to the club and sit on the bench with a beer and remember their Mum. I think it went well.
Then it was off to Zizzi's for a mid afternoon pizza with hubby and the 'kids' which was very pleasant and before I knew it it was time to think about getting ready for my night shift.
That, in as few words as possible, was my weekend. The happiest weekend I have had in a very long time. A weekend full of everything I love. A weekend full of love and happiness. A weekend when it just feels great to be alive.
Much love and thank you for taking the time to read this.
A xxx
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