After the night before we all woke nursing a hangover of some degree but there was no time to feel sorry for ourselves! It was all hands to action stations we had to leave for Paignton!
Se this was part 2 of the birthday festival; a trip to the H's
The H's are Sians family, they are LH, mother and baby whisperer, GH, father and geocaching buddy and the Elusive AH, Sians sister.
We made good time even stopping for breakfast on the way! We left Tim, GH and SH to watch the Torquay game whilst Sian, LH, Kat, Myself and Daughters two (too) went to a farm shop for coffee and muses. After the footbal GH and myself went on a little Geocaching ramble to find his newly set cache! (for those who have no idea what I'm talking about I direct you www.geocaching.com all will be clear!)
The evening consisted of the four "children" hitting the pub in Paignton playing drinking games till GH came to collect us!
On Sunday and the final day of the festival we took part in the H's tradition of a breakfast club. Its as good as it sounds before jumping on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway to Dartmouth for Geocaching, Shopping and a Cheeky Pint!
and thus ended this years birthday festival. Great times spent with my favourite people!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
My Birthuthduth
Last week saw a great event. My birthday! I turned 27, which as Kat likes to remind me, means I'm now in my late twenties. I prefer to join the middle class yuppie idea of a twenty-something, it feels somehow classier!
This year my birthday became some what of a festival, spreading over four or five days, of which i'd like to share with you now!
Day 1- 13th October - 0200
Daughter 1 wakes up calling me. I think she wants to offer me many happy returns first. Turns out she wants some Calpol
0210 - Back to bed
0830 - I'm greeted with the best start to a birthday, a breakfast tray! Breakfast trays are a bit of a tradition in the Ambulancemandan household. They are a multifaceted tool for celebrating birthdays and anniversaries or when (normally Kat) isn't feeling too well or when (normally Me) is in trouble and needs to make recompense! Sorry, I digress...
Kat delivered my breakfast tray of finest smoked salmon on a muffin with a fried egg, the yolk perfectly runny. This washed down by a cafetiere of Lavazza's finest. To top it off, shes' also clutching a mass of pressies and cards! Yay!
0930 - Cards opened, Presents Opened, Breakfast eaten I hit the shower and get ready to start the day! You see, were off to Bristol to see Tim and Sian for dinner and a show (I'll get to that!)
1130 - Drop daughters 1+2 off at Nans (present part duex - child free day!)
um 1205ish (GWR time...) Purchased coffee and now sat on the fast train to Bristol
1240 - Bristol Temple Meads. Its now a short walk to Cabot Circus and lunch in my favourite place of all time...Yo! Sushi! Before we eat I treat Kat to a magnetic manicure with Nails Inc. (its only fair right?)
1330 Lunch - Sushi- Need I say more
After lunch we just wandered about Bristol with Tim who had now joined us waiting for Sian. 1700 came and with it so did Sian and the promise of supper and a sneaky visit to Giraffe!
Now, for the highlight of the day. We Will Rock You, touring at the Hippodrome.
Tim and I were going leaving the girlies to enjoy Chocolate Fondue and shoe shopping. The show was great, not as good as the west end, but touring shows never are are they? Then, just as we thought it was all over - in fact some had already left the auditorium who should come on stage but...BRIAN MAY...yes he himself!! Oh my days!! And if it wasn't better than that he played Bohemian Rhapsody!
We left the Theatre awestruck and beaming, thins carried on all the way home and into Friday!
Friday was day two of the "festival". A little more relaxed nothing was due to start until the evening. We were hosting a dinner party for Tim, Sian, Sophy (Kats Boss) and her husband Harvey.
The salmon was cooked to perfection, the veg served right and the dessert was awesome. The Wine flowed and Trivial Persuit divided opinions and so ended day 2...
This year my birthday became some what of a festival, spreading over four or five days, of which i'd like to share with you now!
Day 1- 13th October - 0200
Daughter 1 wakes up calling me. I think she wants to offer me many happy returns first. Turns out she wants some Calpol
0210 - Back to bed
0830 - I'm greeted with the best start to a birthday, a breakfast tray! Breakfast trays are a bit of a tradition in the Ambulancemandan household. They are a multifaceted tool for celebrating birthdays and anniversaries or when (normally Kat) isn't feeling too well or when (normally Me) is in trouble and needs to make recompense! Sorry, I digress...
Kat delivered my breakfast tray of finest smoked salmon on a muffin with a fried egg, the yolk perfectly runny. This washed down by a cafetiere of Lavazza's finest. To top it off, shes' also clutching a mass of pressies and cards! Yay!
0930 - Cards opened, Presents Opened, Breakfast eaten I hit the shower and get ready to start the day! You see, were off to Bristol to see Tim and Sian for dinner and a show (I'll get to that!)
1130 - Drop daughters 1+2 off at Nans (present part duex - child free day!)
um 1205ish (GWR time...) Purchased coffee and now sat on the fast train to Bristol
1240 - Bristol Temple Meads. Its now a short walk to Cabot Circus and lunch in my favourite place of all time...Yo! Sushi! Before we eat I treat Kat to a magnetic manicure with Nails Inc. (its only fair right?)
1330 Lunch - Sushi- Need I say more
After lunch we just wandered about Bristol with Tim who had now joined us waiting for Sian. 1700 came and with it so did Sian and the promise of supper and a sneaky visit to Giraffe!
Now, for the highlight of the day. We Will Rock You, touring at the Hippodrome.
Tim and I were going leaving the girlies to enjoy Chocolate Fondue and shoe shopping. The show was great, not as good as the west end, but touring shows never are are they? Then, just as we thought it was all over - in fact some had already left the auditorium who should come on stage but...BRIAN MAY...yes he himself!! Oh my days!! And if it wasn't better than that he played Bohemian Rhapsody!
We left the Theatre awestruck and beaming, thins carried on all the way home and into Friday!
Friday was day two of the "festival". A little more relaxed nothing was due to start until the evening. We were hosting a dinner party for Tim, Sian, Sophy (Kats Boss) and her husband Harvey.
The salmon was cooked to perfection, the veg served right and the dessert was awesome. The Wine flowed and Trivial Persuit divided opinions and so ended day 2...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A Rareity?
I'm not one for boasting. Really I'm not, but I experienced one of the most amazing and wonderful things. A weekend off.
It started on Friday. I had the pleasure of daddy daycare while Kat was a work. A lovely time was had by all and even after Ginge had gone to nursery Titch and I sat in the garden, in the sun.
Saturday was equally nice, relaxing at home no ARP radios, no shouting, just quiet, warm chilled out bliss before hitting Sainsburys for some much needed food (a bit mother Hubbard). The day however was topped off by the night. Along with Kat's drama school we entered into the Somerset tradition of Carnival. Those who have never seen one must add it to their bucket list! Huge floats decorated with impressive tableaux or comical, oversized gnomes. Dragons leaping into the sky or Roman chariots thundering by, all lit with literally millions of lightbulbs and lasers. Massive generators powering sound systems worthy of Wembley arena roar in the background as costumed lunatics dance, chained to their positions, barely stopping for breath.
We were in this.
A walking entry collecting money from the amassed crowd of awestruck locals. Our twist? Hare heads. Papier mâché hare heads. So there was I, Kat her business partner and assembled students dancing (the majorettes were right behind us!) running, tearing, acting like mad march Hares through Ilminster WITHOUT being arrested! Such fun!
Not much could top that I hear you say, but Sunday, oh Sunday.
We had collected Sian from the station late on Saturday and therefore, especially after our Hare raising antics had a well earned lie in and home cooked Dan cooked brekkie. They rest of this gloriously sunny day was taken up by cider, ice cream and the magnificent marvel that is Kat's roast pork with all the trimmings. All of this eaten and spent on the decking.
I feel so refreshed, I may as well had a holiday. The ironic thing is, that, all this fun and relaxation in glorious sunshine, living an almost Mediterranean al fresco lifestyle has happened in OCTOBER!
Long live the Indian Summer!
It started on Friday. I had the pleasure of daddy daycare while Kat was a work. A lovely time was had by all and even after Ginge had gone to nursery Titch and I sat in the garden, in the sun.
Saturday was equally nice, relaxing at home no ARP radios, no shouting, just quiet, warm chilled out bliss before hitting Sainsburys for some much needed food (a bit mother Hubbard). The day however was topped off by the night. Along with Kat's drama school we entered into the Somerset tradition of Carnival. Those who have never seen one must add it to their bucket list! Huge floats decorated with impressive tableaux or comical, oversized gnomes. Dragons leaping into the sky or Roman chariots thundering by, all lit with literally millions of lightbulbs and lasers. Massive generators powering sound systems worthy of Wembley arena roar in the background as costumed lunatics dance, chained to their positions, barely stopping for breath.
We were in this.
A walking entry collecting money from the amassed crowd of awestruck locals. Our twist? Hare heads. Papier mâché hare heads. So there was I, Kat her business partner and assembled students dancing (the majorettes were right behind us!) running, tearing, acting like mad march Hares through Ilminster WITHOUT being arrested! Such fun!
Not much could top that I hear you say, but Sunday, oh Sunday.
We had collected Sian from the station late on Saturday and therefore, especially after our Hare raising antics had a well earned lie in and home cooked Dan cooked brekkie. They rest of this gloriously sunny day was taken up by cider, ice cream and the magnificent marvel that is Kat's roast pork with all the trimmings. All of this eaten and spent on the decking.
I feel so refreshed, I may as well had a holiday. The ironic thing is, that, all this fun and relaxation in glorious sunshine, living an almost Mediterranean al fresco lifestyle has happened in OCTOBER!
Long live the Indian Summer!
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