OK, so where do I start? I could go on for a very long time about the highlights of this year but that would bore you to tears so I will try to mention the key points only -
Ross 30th birthday - this was in April this year and it was a lot of fun. I devised a treasure hunt round Glasgow for Ross to follow and this involved going to the newly opened Kelvingrove museum, having a pint and a pie watching a play in Oran Mor, eating Tepenyaki and mussels (not at the same time), sunbathing in the Botanic Gardens (yes it was roasting in April) and going to see a live recording of a BBC radio comedy show. Then lots of friends and family came along to Vronis (our fave bar) to eat, drink and be merry. Thanks goes to Donna for using her primary teaching skills to display lots of drunken/bad photos of Ross in the pub!
The wedding - so I'll probably mention this event in many posts to come because it was such a great day. 250 of our closest friends and family came to the ceremony and meal in the Atholl Palace in Pitlochry and another 30 or so mates came at night to boogie at the ceilidh. The sun shone and everything (almost) went to plan. To top it off our good friend George played piano in the lounge until 4 in the morning before Ross and I retired to our turret suite as Mr and Mrs!
The honeymoon - we decided to opt for a slightly different trip than the usual Maldives or Barbados and instead flew to Naples before touring round round Ravello, Positano, Amalfi and Capri. It was amazing. I liked Anacapri best because it was a good mix of busy and quiet life. The hotel was fantastic, especially the infinity pool (and Dom Joly was lying sunbathing next to us!)
Ross 30th birthday - this was in April this year and it was a lot of fun. I devised a treasure hunt round Glasgow for Ross to follow and this involved going to the newly opened Kelvingrove museum, having a pint and a pie watching a play in Oran Mor, eating Tepenyaki and mussels (not at the same time), sunbathing in the Botanic Gardens (yes it was roasting in April) and going to see a live recording of a BBC radio comedy show. Then lots of friends and family came along to Vronis (our fave bar) to eat, drink and be merry. Thanks goes to Donna for using her primary teaching skills to display lots of drunken/bad photos of Ross in the pub!
The wedding - so I'll probably mention this event in many posts to come because it was such a great day. 250 of our closest friends and family came to the ceremony and meal in the Atholl Palace in Pitlochry and another 30 or so mates came at night to boogie at the ceilidh. The sun shone and everything (almost) went to plan. To top it off our good friend George played piano in the lounge until 4 in the morning before Ross and I retired to our turret suite as Mr and Mrs!
The honeymoon - we decided to opt for a slightly different trip than the usual Maldives or Barbados and instead flew to Naples before touring round round Ravello, Positano, Amalfi and Capri. It was amazing. I liked Anacapri best because it was a good mix of busy and quiet life. The hotel was fantastic, especially the infinity pool (and Dom Joly was lying sunbathing next to us!)
London trip – Ross got me a beautiful Gucci necklace for a wedding present however me being more unusual decided to opt for a long weekend in London as my gift to Ross. I knew that everyone is supposed to have a post wedding slump (which, by the way hasn’t happened yet) so I decided to book flights, accommodation and tickets to see his purple badness Prince in the new o2 millennium dome. Wow, what a gig! We went with Ross’s work mate George and his wife Gail so we had a right laugh getting lost on the tubes, dining in Canary Wharf, shopping in Oxford Street and going to see HM crown jewels at the Tower of London.
Xander’s 2nd birthday – I’m just back from a weekend up North in Dingwall for my wee nephew’s 2nd birthday. On Friday night I helped my dad out at a fundraising event in the National Hotel selling raffles. It was a swing band night to raise funds for the Puffin Hydrotherapy Pool. I ended up getting my picture taken for the local rag (groan). On Saturday it was lots of present opening for Xander. Ross and I got him a train set, car, animal finger puppets and some clothes. He got lots of presents but my favourite was probably the tool workbench he got from his granny and granda. Then on Saturday night I hit the town with the girls (Aileen, Sarah and Kim) and we went to Cactus Jacks, Lauders and Bakoo which was a laugh – especially the bit where Kim used her persuasive skills(!) to get us free tickets on the train up to Inverness! I think that’s probably enough for the moment. Time for a cup of tea (decaffeinated). x
Xander’s 2nd birthday – I’m just back from a weekend up North in Dingwall for my wee nephew’s 2nd birthday. On Friday night I helped my dad out at a fundraising event in the National Hotel selling raffles. It was a swing band night to raise funds for the Puffin Hydrotherapy Pool. I ended up getting my picture taken for the local rag (groan). On Saturday it was lots of present opening for Xander. Ross and I got him a train set, car, animal finger puppets and some clothes. He got lots of presents but my favourite was probably the tool workbench he got from his granny and granda. Then on Saturday night I hit the town with the girls (Aileen, Sarah and Kim) and we went to Cactus Jacks, Lauders and Bakoo which was a laugh – especially the bit where Kim used her persuasive skills(!) to get us free tickets on the train up to Inverness! I think that’s probably enough for the moment. Time for a cup of tea (decaffeinated). x
2 comments:
You forgot about the arm wrestling at 4 in the morning which I have very funny phone video evidence, can i post it here?? Rich x
Not even a passing mention of the fabulous hen weekend in Edinburgh and Glasgow....
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