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...