Well today is hubby's 40th birthday, and supposedly life for him has now begun. I have to wait another 2 1/2 years, so I have no idea what it is like...............if I'm still doing this blog then, I'll let you know!!!!
So, as it was a significant 'one' I thought that we had better mark the occasion, and so after various plans and ideas were considered (New York, posh dinner at one of our ex employers) it was decided that we would have a small 'do' at home. Various reasons - we wouldn't have far to crawl to bed, it's August so it will be nice weather (ha ha!), we could invite all our friends and people are always up for a good piss up! So planning swung into action - well I created an event on FB and a few texts (that's sms's for the non English) later and the party was born. The booze was procured, the ribs are marinade, the dips are opened and off we swung.
The day dawned dry, it didn't last! By midday it was hammering down and we cast anxious glances skyward all the time telling ourselves it wouldn't last. Well it did clear up, then about 2pm, hammered down again, which did mean that the garden was slightly soggy, but at least the evening stayed dry! A few dedicated friends arrived early (well, I collected them) and gave a hand with the preparation and by about 5pm we were ready to go. We had had another bit of excitement, which necessitated the opening of a bottle of champagne during the preparations (more of that later), but we were now able to settle down to the serious business of drinking those two barrels of beer, plus all the other alcohol!
I believe that a good time was had by all, initial reports are favourable! Everyone turned up who said they would, plus a few who had said they couldn't make it, which was nice. The food was eaten (do so love it that I do not have to take cold BBQ food for lunch for the next five weeks), sizable inroads where made into the beer and we finally went to bed at about 2.45 this morning. A few people stayed over, and the more unfortunate amongst them had to leave at about 7am, followed by the next batch at 8am - I saw neither times I hasten to add, but hubby did make the 8am departure and said he felt surprisingly well. Bugger, I had a banging headache, but I shall put that down to the diet and the fact I don't drink so much anymore, nothing to do with the amount I actually consumed!I also at this point have to thank our friends who turned up early to help get things ready and prepared the burgers and the bruscetta as well as those who helped with the washing up and clearing up throughout the night. Meant the house looked so much more presentable this morning.
Well I suppose I should also let you all in on the bit of excitement that came our way in the middle of the preparations. Hubby had his driving licence returned by the DVLA. Yes, I know they are not always the most efficient of organisations, take ages to do anything, lose things, etc, but the return of a licence is not normally a reason to get the champagne out! As I said in my first post, I escaped from the hospitality industry into the real world, and we were working on hubby making that bid for freedom too. Well, he was actually in the middle of his escape attempt as I started blogging and finally it has all come to fruition. After 24 years working in hospitality he has a new job, starting on Monday as.....................wait for it..............a bus driver! Well, okay, trainee bus driver, he has got to learn to drive the damn things first, and pass a test (scary) before they let him lose on the poor unsuspecting public. So, the return of his driving licence with the provisional entitlement to drive a bus was exciting as he was able to phone his new employers to arrange a start date (you can't start until you are allowed to drive!). So start date is this Monday, so for hubby I think we can say that a 'new' life certainly does begin at 40.
Well time to sign off I suppose. My poor body is crying out for sugar - that'll be the hangover then - and I suppose that just this once I will have to give in to its selfish demands. That'll be me not eating again between now and next weigh in! And aside from that, I have said I will help hubby study for his theory test, so very soon I am going to have vast knowledge about the driving rules and regs concerning buses - well at least that might help me in my job!!!
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