What a busy few days. One of my best friends had her birthday on Friday followed by her wedding on Saturday! And then my Dad had his 60th birthday yesterday. So it was all go. Simon and I had friday off to make sure we got over to the right part of the country for the initial birthday and then wedding celebrations in time without having to leave work ridiculously early and being totally stressed! And for him to have something to look forward to after his own birthday where he worked ridiculously hard. Except he had some severe muscle spasm in his neck and he could hardly move so we couldnt do the lovely walk in the Chilterns that we had been planning. But we managed to relax anyway.
The wedding was brilliant. I was given a few compliments on my (new!) dress and also the reading which I did during the service. It was really nice to hear those comments as I had felt extremely nervous about the whole thing. They had a totally wonderful time and looked like the perfect bride and groom.
Dad's birthday was lovely too. We went to an extremely posh restaurant- that featured in the Observer's food monthly magazine on the actual day that we went there! We worked out tha that the meal cost the same as my grandparents' house did when they got married but as Dad was paying it really doesnt matter too much!
They are very intrigued about the surprise 'present' my brother and I have lined up for them (Mum's 60th is in 9 days' time!) but I wont say too much on here in case they end up reading it ! But I am really looking forward to it too- all will be revealed eventually!
