I had a fantastic birthday yesterday - so much so, I didn't get round to doing a blog post! My morning started out with Emily getting her own back on me as she took lots of photos of me opening presents ;o)
Emily had made her own birthday card to give me which included the appropriate number of kisses - one for each year of my age ;o) (no numbers given lol!)
Bournville chocolate
Wearing a scarf given to me by my friend Helena.
I had arranged to meet up with my friend Alison for a coffee - we always have a good laugh when we get together and it felt like it'd been ages since we'd last caught up. I couldn't think of a better way to spend my birthday morning - thanks Ali!
In the brief lull between getting home and family arriving for tea and cakes in the afternoon, Hugh suggested I download "Words with Friends" on my iPhone so we could play against each other. He was beating me all the way through until I finished all my letters first and won the game ☺ Don't think he was too impressed, lol!
Next up, some flowers arrived from Jon. I did have to smile when I opened the door, he has learnt to order me flowers in a vase (haha!). Over the years Jon has sent me bouquets of flowers and most times I have taken them back to the florists and asked them to arrange them in a vase for me because I am hopeless at flower arranging ;o) - hence Jon has now learnt and my flowers came arranged for me!
My sister in law, Debbie brought me some beautiful yellow roses (those I can arrange because I have the idea vase for them!). I also got another two lots of flowers and the lounge looks wonderful!
Family arrived for tea and cake and because I'd done my baking the day before it was easy to just make the tea and coffee and serve. Above are Mum, my brother Iain and Dad.
My niece, Faith and sister in law, Louise.
Theresa came with Tyler and Alyssa but Tyler slept through the whole thing. Alyssa on the other hand was quite wide awake and I even got a few chuckles from her. She's growing up so quickly!
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It's become a bit of a tradition that we go out for dinner when it's someones birthday. Last night was no exception and we went to The Wing Wah for a Chinese meal. I love going out as a family and the "children" are now old enough that we can have a laugh and enjoy each others company.
Claire and Craig
Emily
Hugh and Sarah
Jon
Me ;o)
And finally, a cake given to me by another friend, Myung San.
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What a great way to spend my birthday. Only another year to go and then we can do it all over again ;o) and I'll be a Grandma too!
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We went round this afternoon and had tea and cake with them and had a lovely afternoon chatting. Three more years and it'll be their Diamond Wedding Anniversary and I'm sure that would have to mean "Party Time!!" - what do you think ;o)
Happy Anniversary Mum and Dad, we love you lots xxxx
Claire hadn't had a chance to see much of Chrissie and Helen as she had been working and had other commitments while they were here. On Tuesday we met up with her during her lunch hour for a quick meal at Wetherspoons, which isn't far from her work. One of the things I love about Simon and Liz's children and our own is that no matter how long it's been since they last saw each other, they always get on so well together! It's been so much fun getting to see Simon, Richard and Henry at Easter and now Helen, the only one we haven't seen this year is Liz. Must be your turn next Liz!
By the time we got to Poole, it was lunch time and we decided to eat first and then walk around the old part of the town. We found an Italian restaurant near the marina which had windows all round so we could watch the world go by.
Not quite sure what was going on here but they were happy to pose, which is most unusual!
Thank you Michelle, Matthew and Josh, we really enjoyed our afternoon in Poole and are looking forward to being there for the wedding in 4 weeks time! Yikes, we better start looking for outfits ;o)
On Sunday we popped into town in the morning and then had a braai (bbq) in the afternoon. Although the sun was out there was quite a strong wind but we were brave and toughed it out outside while we ate before hurrying back inside ;o)
Today the girls went to Arundel Castle with Deb and Dave and this evening we all met up for a Thai meal at Mae Ping. The food was wonderful and quite filling. Thanks Dave and Deb for a lovely meal.
But to end on a happier note, I thought I'd show you the photo I took for my tag book a few days ago. It shows the little baby things Claire has started buying. So exciting!! She's now 16 weeks and looking forward to her 20 week scan.
Emily had made her own birthday card to give me which included the appropriate number of kisses - one for each year of my age ;o) (no numbers given lol!)
I had arranged to meet up with my friend Alison for a coffee - we always have a good laugh when we get together and it felt like it'd been ages since we'd last caught up. I couldn't think of a better way to spend my birthday morning - thanks Ali!
In the brief lull between getting home and family arriving for tea and cakes in the afternoon, Hugh suggested I download "Words with Friends" on my iPhone so we could play against each other. He was beating me all the way through until I finished all my letters first and won the game ☺ Don't think he was too impressed, lol!
Next up, some flowers arrived from Jon. I did have to smile when I opened the door, he has learnt to order me flowers in a vase (haha!). Over the years Jon has sent me bouquets of flowers and most times I have taken them back to the florists and asked them to arrange them in a vase for me because I am hopeless at flower arranging ;o) - hence Jon has now learnt and my flowers came arranged for me!
My sister in law, Debbie brought me some beautiful yellow roses (those I can arrange because I have the idea vase for them!). I also got another two lots of flowers and the lounge looks wonderful!
Family arrived for tea and cake and because I'd done my baking the day before it was easy to just make the tea and coffee and serve. Above are Mum, my brother Iain and Dad.
Theresa came with Tyler and Alyssa but Tyler slept through the whole thing. Alyssa on the other hand was quite wide awake and I even got a few chuckles from her. She's growing up so quickly!
