Helloooooooooooo!!!!
Oh I'm so sorry I haven't been about! It's been a mad week! But a fun one!
Firstly, thank you all so much for your lovely birthday messages! I had some fab pressies including a Saints shirt, my season ticket, perfume, flowers, an Avon hamper, wine, and a food processor which I dropped hints about lol. And we went out for a meal which was totally off plan an may possibly have contributed to the 4lbs I put on the following night at WI!!!
And then of course the next day I was meeting up with my gorgeous 'sis' Gail in order to support her doing The Great North Run in Newcastle. We had a brilliant weekend and Gail did really well. She ran the entire 13 miles and when she crossed the line both me and her 'real' sister were in tears! It was so emotional and we were so proud of her! She raised over £1200 for two children's charities so well done Gail!
My food while I was away consisted mainly of fish, chips and mushy peas lol! Although I did have a MacDonalds one day! So my scales are saying I've put yet more on...no surprise there! I was a bit stressed on the morning I was due to leave Newcastle as my car wouldn't start! Had to wait an hour for the AA man who was very nice and thought at first it was a flat battery. But then he realised that the gear selector was showing neutral but the dashboard display was showing the car was in first gear! And the car can only start in neutral! So he spent a while jiggling it and messing about with it and suddenly it went into neutral and the car started! His advise to me was not to stop at all on the journey back to Northampton (4 hours) as there was a possibility that it might not start again! So I had to drive at 60mph all the way home in order to maximise my petrol and managed to get home with 8 miles left in the tank! And then I turned the engine off and back on and it was fine! I was so pleased to be home I can tell you! And Gwyn decided he'd take us out for a meal to celebrate ... Gammon, chips, sticky toffee waffle pudding and a HUGE glass of wine!
So I'm back on it now, again! And Suzanne, Mark and I went walking last night even though it was pouring with rain and we got pretty soaked. It's WI tomorrow so I imagine I may well be heading for another gain!
Today I have a hospital appointment later on so we probably won't do much this morning.
I hope everyone is ok here x Its nice to be back xxx