Happy New Year everyone!
Hi and welcome to 2015. I hope it brings you all you dreamed of and that we all stay happy and healthy.
We saw the New Year in by making our first visit to our local curry house with various 'kids' and their partners. They all returned to us after completing their post Christmas gallivanting and it was lovely to have them back with us again. As I type, they are all still sleeping soundly. It's 8 am so it's hardly a surprise. I, however, have been awake since 5 am again. The dishwasher is in full swing, the dog has been fed and is back on the sofa next to me stretched out as far as he can so that he has 3/4 of the sofa and I am perched on the remaining 1/4. The table is set for breakfast with matching crockery as well!
In the background the TV is reminding me of all of the famous faces that left us last year. Of all of them,Robin Williams is the death that still upsets me the most. 'Captain, my captain'. Goosebumps as I type that.
Anyway, our curry was lovely. I think everyone enjoyed it and it made a really nice change. There was a lot of food on our table but I like to think that we made a good go of demolishing it all. Then it was back up the hill to our lovely house where we made pina coladas and margaritas, played games and then had our own fireworks in the garden just before midnight - nothing spectacular but enough for us and lots of sparklers! As our garden overlooks a valley of sorts we were able to see all of the surrounding fireworks from various local gardens and there were even distant strains of 'Auld Land Syne' to be heard.
I retired to bed at about 1 am which makes my ridiculous 5 am wake up even more annoying because I know that I'll be knackered later!
As is usual for the start of a new year, it is a time to reflect on events of the previous year and I have to say that 2014 was a really, really good one for me. Highlights were:
Completing the Silverstone half marathon and raising a wonderful amount of money for White Lodge.
Going on a wonderful family holiday to Florida. It was everything we had hoped it would be and so much more.
Being able to be a part of the brilliant poppy installation at The Tower of London and planting the poppies with my sister and my niece.
Having a wonderful day at my Poppy Picnic at my beach hut which raised money for The British Legion. The weather was fantastic and friends and family supported my efforts and it was one of my favourite days of the year.
We celebrated our silver wedding anniversary and went to The Ivy, to Edinburgh and to Salcombe as part of it. We still have dinner at The Ritz to come when I get round to booking it. Something to look forward to!
The safe arrival of our 4th grandson at the end of October on the same day that we exchanged contracts on our house move.
Finally realising my dream of moving a week later (Nov 7th) to a house that I love and that feels like home already.
And the last bit of brilliant news was that hubby was offered a salaried job in December after more than a year of doing bits and pieces and feeling he was on the scrapheap. Roll on February, a company car and a happy hubby!
Add to this my own personal achievement of having CBT and finding it brilliant, believing in myself more and feeling more in control of myself and that is a snapshot of my 2014.
You see.....it was fabulous. I have a feeling that 2015 is going to be equally wonderful. None of us know what is around the corner and I'm sure that there will be trials to be faced as there always are but I am looking forward to positive things. I want to explore our new locality. I want to be part of the community. I want to make a difference to somebody somewhere. I want to take up yoga again and stick at it. I want to get back to cooking and baking. I want to go to places that I haven't been before but mainly I want to be healthy and well and I want my family and friends to have the same.
Thank you to anyone who has read any of my ramblings on this blog. While I know that it's just about me and my life and that it's really like a diary for me, I do really appreciate the fact that anyone at all would read any of it.
xxxxx
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