Hello to all my wonderful Family and friends and a very big thank you from my heart for all the birthday wishes this weekend. It started Friday at work and has continued all through the weekend. A Friday of walking into work and finding my office draped in Happy Birthday banners and card and I had to wear the obligatory "birthday" jokers hat, or the Tiara. Well I wasn't to be the princess for the day, as the tiara was I'm afraid too small she cried! So alas I had to be the birthday joker for the day and amuse my work colleagues by looking silly for at least an hour wearing the hat. I didn't quite mind the first hour as it was quite chilly in the office first thing, but as it does often get on a daily basis, quite hot, right near me, I start to glow like a real heater, as I am practically sitting on the heater :(
Now you can all see who I am working for :)
Joker hat's retired position on my PC :)
I had a crook neck Thursday, so the day at the office on my birthday was nothing short of manic all day! Two reasons really, firstly because I had been away the day before and I had to catch up on a list of emails and work, and Youth Contracts I had to sort out, but secondly, my Line Manager was leaving for a two week holiday to India! So every five minutes, it was "Alana, can you do this? Can you just run this off, print that off, fix this spreadsheet report, etc etc and it got worse as the day progressed! I did feel sorry for her though, she had a lot of reports to get out and a lot of work to tidy up before being able to take leave. With me being her next one down the line so to speak, wasn't much I could do about it!
I did manage to escape the office for a while and was told that a cake might be nice today, obviously it's the "birthday girl or boy's job to deliver! So off I trott to Tesco's, not such a great selection, I shouldn't be having any! Will just have a sliver, as my sugar is through the roof! I finally get back to the office, Ali gives me the thumbs up to my Lemon cake and Cocunut gluten free choc coated biscuits :) finally we got through to the end of the day and it was time to go home, get out to the car and it was nearly frozen again. Poor car had to take five to warm up again before heading home and defrosting windscreen. A nice relaxing Friday evening, had a little nip or two of Baileys :) not too much Alana, you have to get up early tomorrow! What other way to relax on a Friday night and what goes down well with a Bailey:) and is very relaxing? Yes a bath! Ran myself a nice hot bath, needed a good long soak to warm the bones as they say :) after the bath and the bailey's, I was nodding of on the couch, so it was definately Blanket show time! (Bed time)
Up early on Saturday, yes even on my birthday! Unfortunately not woken up by a loving warm man by my side, (oh that's right, he still hasn't found me yet, that was a dream!) After awaking from my dream, up it get and brrrrrr it's chilly this morning! Have to rush to the hairdressers for some pampering, getting the hair done and looking forward to a long deserved head massage mmmmmm blissful.
I was in Wells for a couple hours at the hairdressers, then realised it had to rush back to the car park, before the car park attendant got a bit free and easy with his tickets, the are really strict in wells :( phewwww made it by five minutes and of course a big smile :)
Back home and quick clean up, find the shopping list and it's off to do a bit of Christmas and birthday shopping. I'm off to Dobbies to find some Christmas decorations and I really enjoyed wandering around Dobbies again as it was lit up like Christmas wonderland and Christmas cd's playing. One couple came past me and had a bit of a chuckle as here I was looking at some gifts and singing away to Christmas Carols lol I was getting into it! I also was looking for a birthday gift for a friend (Angela and her partner) who I had coming to see me in the late afternoon and we discovered that Angela and I shared the same birthday, so it kind of made our birthday a even more special!
Gift shopping done, check, off now to do food shopping, check! Then it's get some petrol and then I started getting messages and calls from Angela and Rani, both trying to get me! I had been trying to answer them to no avail, hmmm no credit Alana! After a Orange topup for my phone, I'm back with the land of communication and I'm able to answer my messages. I go to meet Angela and Roger at their hotel, I met them downstairs and had a cider and we had a bit of a chat :) I knew Angela's daughter Amanda through another friend Jan in Mandurah, so it was special to meet her mum, we had only communicated for a few months through Facebook, so we were finally meeting up in person, but something even more special is that my friend Jan discovered that we both shared the same birthday, so we decided that we HAD to get together and celebrate! After a drink, I said a quick farewell and rushed home with the shopping, called in to Rani's and said we were going out in 30 mins, get ready now lol Up the stairs I rush with all the shopping, quick shower and a change and I'm ready for dinner.
When I get back home look what is waiting for me :)
A beautiful vase of flowers and a box of chocolates from my gorgeous kids :)
Back to pick up Angela and Roger and off to the Dusthole in Shepton Mallet.
Last time I visited this pub it was fantastic, there was a young guy behind the bar who was so attentive and gave Jan, Gerry and I heaps of attention, unfortunately this time, we had a girl who couldn't smile and obviously was dreaming of being in a better place! It was freezing inside too and poor Rani and Angela had to wear their coats. Apart from this, we did manage to enjoy the night and of course each other's company. The prices were reasonable, but the service was sub standard on this occasion :(
Roger and Angela
On a positive, they do make the most amazing pies, or ramikins with pastry top :) we all enjoyed them. We all decided to head home after Luke warm coffee's, we did have pudding which did warm us up a bit. We practically sat on the open fire in the pub as it was freezing in their, but it had a large area to warm. Rani was skipper, so we dropped of Angela and Roger, drove home and before I headed off to my flat, I stopped over at Rani's for a birthday night cap. A brandy liquor which was yummy, now it was time to rush home and get warm and head to the warmth of my bed!
Up again 6.30am Sunday morning, a quick coffee to try and wake up and it's a quick call to home as everyone is meeting for an early Christmas dinner, but darn it, I couldn't get through. I have this special number to ring to get cheaper calls from my mobile to a landline, well it wasn't playing this morning, so sorry guys it looks like we are not talking or skyping today :( I hope you all have a wonderful lunch without me and I wonder if anyone misses my Christmas pud? I have been going to make it over here, but I haven't found a proper pudding dish yet.
I have a bit of breaky and clean up a bit and then Angela and Roger arrive at my place, after being led up the back streets with their Gps. For those coming to my place, please remember Gps doesn't recognise where I am lol well the last little street anyway! We have a cuppa and decide on where we might head off to today, before they go back home, which is a three hour drive.
We have decided on going to Bradford on Avon, I have been there before and I loved it. I thought that Angela and Roger would enjoy the large river and the shops. We went in two cars,so they could go on home from there. We had a lovely walk around some of the town, there were Sunday Markets on, so we browsed the markets, did some tasting and then we walked back towards the river and found this quant old Victorian tea rooms called The Bridge Tea Rooms, which was close to the bridge and close to The Three Gables :) What a beautiful place. It is so gorgeous, duck your head when you go in, the building is so old, not sure when it was built. It has pretend snow in the windows. We managed to take a few pics with my phone inside.
Tea anyone?
This darling girl was serving us :)
Can you see those Cakes? Omg! I didn't have any though Angela and I had the best Leek and potato soup :)
Roger and Moi :)
Inside The Bridge Tea Rooms
After our wonderful lunch we headed for the Avon River and went for the gorgeous walk along the river and went to the Historic Farmhouse which for the life of me, the name escapes me :( but it's really worth looking at there are lots of shops and Galleries to see in and around the area, paintings, glassware, stoneware , jewellery antiques, whatever your thing is, your bound to find it! We stumbled across this gorgeous little barn which was filled to the brim with every Christmas decoration you could ever imagine. What a delight it was in here.
This was only one corner, it was spectacular!
After the shops in the barns etc, we were walking back to the carpark and I saw this house which interested me, it had Dove homes, built into the side of the house, haven't seen that before :)
Ok, it's time we started back to carpark and head home, I don't know about Angela and Roger, but I have gloves on and have doubled my scarf and buttoned my coat, I'm starting to feel the chill already and it's only 3ish.
I finally say goodbye to my friends and head home to Oakhill and on the way I stop by this castle :)
Proof I only had 1!
Well my lovelies it's been an eventful weekend and I had a wonderful time, apart from having a bit of a skid in the black ice :( but I was very grateful to be the only person on the road and I live to tell yet another one of my blog's hopefully next Weekend, until then I send you all my love and thank you all for your love and best wishes xxxxox
Ps I sends lots of love especially to a very dear friend's mum from my childhood hometown, who has been very unwell :( Janet P-O please give your mum a big hug from me when you see her and tell her I love her and I hope to hear that she is up and well real soon.
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