GREAT RAIL CHALLENGE

http://www.railwaychildren.org.uk/events/rail_challenge.html

A great challenging Day that raised £42,000 for the above charity

14th May - Meal Out

Had a lovely evening with a really good friend.

Went to a Spanish Tapas Restaurant, ate loads and drank Spanish champagne.. :)

Madeleine

Portugal

Terrific holiday - Depression now setting in....oh well....will post photos soon...if you are desperate to see them I've uploaded them all to facebook today!

My Celebrity Look-Alikes

http://www.myheritage.com

Count down...

Well I really need to get my arse in gear and go and start packing :) Off to Portugal first thing Saturday morning, staying with Lisa on Friday night as flight from Luton. So this is probably my last post until after the 12th May.

27th April - Party Night

Off to the pub at 4.30pm!! We went to the Pride of Paddington. Good weather so we stood outside with our drinks. Lots of people popped along from the office which was really great :) Stayed here longer than intended - 7.15pm - We then caught a taxi to Sway in Covent Garden/Holborn.

I stuck to one drink - Cocktails!! Had lots of Sex on the Beach. Really good that Eimear, Kathy and Niki came along as well, especially with the drive from Newbury. Ava also came along and it was lovely to see her again. Big hugs Karen - Such a shame that you couldn't make it and I know how much you would have loved being there - Would have been good to repay your hospitality from last year and introduced you to my mad bunch.

Ill have to steal some photos off people from last night and then I will post them on here.

Now going to chill for a while in the garden in the sun...it could be the middle of summer.

Wednesday 25th April

Oh dear... my 40...when did I get that old???!

I had a terrific day.

Balloons, red roses, flowers, presents..... :) I'm so lucky

Good day and everyone lovely to me - Lots of kisses.

Team meeting in the morning and had chocolate cake.

Met Sue and Julian at lunchtime - It was great to see them.

Then a drink at Neros in the afternoon with my favourite man (who gave me perfume)

Quick couple of drinks at the pub then caught the 6.05pm train - With flowers and balloons :)

Niki picked my up at 7.30pm and went to the Rowbarge for a meal with Niki, Liam, Kathy, Danielle and Kath came along for a drink.

So all in all a lovely day and spoilt rotten..... now onto Friday and our Big Night out!

Sunday at the Jade Cottage

Started the morning off with a Body Pump class :) not certain its going to help enough for my holiday, oh well!

Went to the Jade Cottage as the start of my Birthday celebrations / commiserations !! (if I could spell!)

Had a lovely lunch, with great company. Mum and dad got me inflatiable balloons and decorated the table with my age and little stars. The food was good as usual though it was very quiet in there - Obviously because the sun was out so everyone else was lazying around

I think that everyone enjoyed themselves.

In the afternoon Kathy, Danielle and Lewis called round with a bottle of fizzy red - Very nice. Then later wandered round to Kathy and watch a DVD, THe Guardian, actually very good, but reminded us of Top Gun! (but for life guards!!)

..and as this is Monday...only just over day before I'm....old!!

Just a Lazy weekend...

Well I avoid the usual Friday night out! Quite a few of the "regulars" on holiday and not necessarily feeling up to a night of partying - Sam C tried to persuade me to go for that 1 drink..but that 1 drink never quite stays as just the 1!! :) So caught my usual 5.06pm train home.

Today I started some exercise - Body Combat - And in about an hour popping to Nikis as we are going out for a walk , along the canal from Newbury (near Hambridge Rd junction) to Thatcham and then back. Depending on the time I might pop over to Alisons after as Ed broke his arm last weekend in 2 places, then this evening i can be even more exciting and do my Tesco shopping!

Tomorrow - Not so lazy day planned - At home - Body Pump - Then to sort out my spare room, do some ironing for the week (maybe organise ironing to go to Anns) sort out loads of other little things that just haven't been done.

Portugal Here I come!

Well finally got my arse into gear!

Have booked another surfing holiday, leaving on the 5th May back on the 12th May. Going to Portugal with SurfSouthWest.

http://www.surfsouthwest.com/portugal.asp

So..totally unfit...going to have to do something about that otherwise a waste of a holiday - Also trying to work out whether I should go the whole hog and buy a surf board! And if i want them to make me one I supect I've left it too late!

Easter weekends and Sofas

Well after a shopped out Easter weekend!! Spent too much in Ikea and M&S...but at least I don't have to pay for the sofa unitl a week before delivery! This should be in 8 weeks time.

Have order a 2 seater sofa and armchair from Marks and Spencers during their sale - Still expensive but lovely and soft.

Weather has been good and is meant to be even better next weekend. I even managed to get the grass cut though it does look like it needs some TLC.

31st March, Saturday

Some photos form our day out travelling around!

30th March, Day out travelling round Jersey

We picked Frank up at 10.30am.

Lucky the morning remaine dfine, however it was not to last. Frank too us our for lunch and after lunch it bucketed down so we took him home..

29th March, Jersey

Off to Jersey for 4 days with my mum.

We had great fun finding the hotel the first day - The last time we ask for directions from the car hire company!!

Went and saw Frank (88) for the evening and found out that he organised us for the next couple of days :)

This week..

well off to bed soon...another busy week..but only a 3 day week...yahhh......cool....off to Jersey with mum on Thursday, heres hoping we don't argue too much! :) I'm sure it'll be fine...

Friday 23rd March, Walkabout

Had another good evening out. Went to Walkabout on the Victoria Embankment, London.

http://www.walkabout.eu.com/010/WITEM/intro.html

Well...meant to leave by 22:45 to catch my 23:22 train ...but the evening was still young :) and Sam had offered me a bed for the night so I decided to take up her offer! Meant we caught a cab to Euston at midnight, train to Leyton Buzzard.

Mothering Sunday

I went to the Jade Cottage with mum and dad today as it was Mothers Day - Realised the benefits of having a camera phone!!

17th March, Nikis Birthday Night out!!

Out 2 Nights in a row!!

Normal sort of day, collected car from garage - All repaired and lovely!! Then did my exciting Tescos shop, when I got home had a little kip!!

Kathy drove me round to Nikis where we had a drink and didn't go into town until 9.40pm!

So...Eve...The Queens...then Chicagos!! So...I planned to catch the train home from Newbury to Thatcham at 23:11..but of course by the time it got to 23:11..I got dragged to Chicagos!! :)

16th March, Team Night Out!

Pauls team went out for the evening, for a bit of teaming building - We never got further than the Fountain Abbey pub by Paddington!! Of course I planned to get a slightly earlier train home...and ended up on the last one...oh well.... it looks like our next evening out with be a bit more exciting, possible go-karting / Pain balling (ick)