Fabulous Friday .... Golf, Garcia and Good News ....

Hi there friends...

Last Friday was a big deal for me for a few reasons and I managed to knock quite a few little bits off my buckets list all in 1 day.

Some of them I can't tell you about right now for reasons that will become clear in a few weeks , and the 'Good News' is one of the things I can't share right now,  but stay tuned and an update will follow in a month or so.

Now onto the things I can share...

Golf or to be precise the BMW PGA championship held at Wentworth every May.

As you know I like golf and I'm taking lessons, last year Mr a year in the life and I went for the Saturday and Sunday and watched both days in the glorious sunshine. It was my first ever time at a live tournament and I loved every second. Unfortunately in the year that followed my dad got worse and so our plans to go to Europe for a weekend to watch some more never evolved so that's still on the list.
Anyway this year due to the Mr's own golf commitments and our holiday to France (I'm in the Dordogne as I type) we didn't think we were going to make it due to work commitments and lack of spare holiday days.
Then the unthinkable happened and it was announced the Ryder Cup team that won at Medina were all going to play this year, and that meant one thing to me, and one thing only SERGIO GARCIA !!!!

After 2 weeks of moaning and whining to the Mr the Friday suddenly became 'do-able' and so at 5.30am on  Friday we departed to drive to Wentworth which is about 2.5hrs from us to get there in time to see Sergio tee off at 8.25am. Thanks Kez x

I love Sergio ...literally push the Mr out the way love him and watching him live was on my bucket list ...was.... It's impossible to describe how exciting it was to walk onto the course and towards the 1st fairway knowing I was going to actually see him .....aaarrgggghhhhhhhhhh might go a little way ....and then again not even scratch the surface...

.....and then, there he was, right there, right in front of me, in the flesh in all his lovely dark, brooding Spanish glory and I was HAPPY.

I took lots of  pics of him and have included a few of my faves on here to share with you and plan on going to the golf again very soon ...just as long as my Sergio is playing of course....

K
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Sleep In Rollers

Hi guys
I've been growing my hair for a while now and its starting to get some length in it so I decided to treat myself to some rollers.
I've heard lots of good things about Sleep In Rollers and as time is always an issue to me I figured if I could master these babies then big bouncy hair could be mine.

I ordered them from Very and they came within a few days, as always their service is excellent and I never have a problem with them at all.

Sleep In Rollers claim you can sleep in them and so put th
em in the night before, sleep in them all night with no stabbing yourself in the head and then take them out for the desired effect next morning.

When they arrived  I was excited with the box and they came with 2 pink bags to keep the rollers and the hair dryer hood in.
I opted for the Mega Bounce set which was a set of extra large rollers a set of regular size rollers and a hood that you wear then attach to your hair dryer to set your damp hair.




This was the way that I used them first time. I followed all the instructions and 2/3 dried my hair - put the rollers in and then put the hood on - I can't says its a good look at all and can't believe i've included a picture on here but hey ho !

I found them relatively easy to put in but I think there is a few clips on you tube that give you expert advice on this and I'll be checking those out before I have another go.

I was pretty happy with the results on my own hair but I'd put my clip in extensions in also and they did not curl in the same manor - I realise now that I should have dampened them down a bit so next time I'll know but for this time my hair had quite a bounce in but the clips in's were stubbornly pretty straight.

As I was off to a wedding I decided to put my hair into a loose bun - you know the ones that look effortless but have actually taken 300 bobby pins and 2 hours to get right ....but the next morning my hair sans the extensions was really big and bouncy and I was really happy with it.

I haven't slept in them yet but did try resting my head on the pillow when they were in and didn't find it totally uncomfortable, and I think that my hair may need to be another few inches longer to get the total effect I want but all in all I'm a fan of the rollers and can't wait to try them again.

That last picture is how I eventually went to the wedding....

K
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Spanish Siesta .....

Hola everyone, at the start of May it was Mr 40somethings' 40th Birthday, so he too is now in the cool club.
His 'big' day was on the Sunday before Mayday so we decided to go to a hotel where we could have a golf and spa day. Golf for him (more about my golf in another post) spa for me.

We settled on a nice hotel with great facilities but unbeknown to him I was planing a big surprise. His favourite place is Lanzarote and so after a bit of furtive laptop use and emailing to get him a day booked off work my plan was hatched and a trip to Lanzarote was booked.
His boss even scheduled a meeting for 8.30am on the Tuesday morning so he wouldn't rumble my plan.

Keeping a secret from him for 2 weeks was a nightmare and many a time I nearly let slip when he was chattering on about the weather in Lanz or some other Lanzarote titbit he'd seen on their Facebook page.

I managed to keep the secret right up until the night before when we all went out to Frankie and Bennys for a family meal...his face was a picture , he really didn't believe me until I showed him the confirmation on my phone.
We had a lovely meal at Frankie and Bennys and he had a cake with candles and they did the obligatory lights down staff singing Happy Birthday which he was mortified over lol.

We flew to Lanzarote with Monarch and had a great flight, because we know the place so well we knew that by just after 7pm we would be in the Spanish Square or Pueblo Marino in Costa Teguise with a pint in hand at the bar we call the Euro bar - as the beer used to be a euro - no longer alas - but is actually called Orient Express.
...And that is what happened ....in the bar by 7pm seeing all our old friends who were shocked to see us 'out of season' as its usually Christmas when we go.
We had a fab time - The Mr even got to play golf as I booked his golf clubs onto the flight and I got a day on the beach with my Kindle.
We were there from Saturday early eve until 9pm on Tuesday and it felt like a week, with a 4 hour flight some would say not worth it but as i've proved before a drive to the lakes can take us 5 + hours so this was a dream trip really.

We didn't want to come home and can't wait to go again , our next scheduled trip is December  but you just never know......
And on a final note Welcome to the 40's club Mr.
Come on in its blooming great ...:)


K
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Theres been a murder.....and a near drowning by bubbles

At the end/start of our financial year at work we always have a sales meeting off site somewhere,  we do something fun and different.

We have gone to a golf range before, raft building and climbing, a treasure hunt in a car around the countryside  last year was glamping and this year it was a Murder Mystery night at Caverswall Castle in Staffordshire.

The castle itself was amazing and is one of the oldest in the area and was absolutely beautiful. I think the girls won the bedroom battle as we all got the really great rooms. Mine was the Queens room and had a carved four poster double bed. I really did feel like royalty in there but the best bit was the bathroom....there was an enormous jacuzzi bath in there that i just had to take advantage off....

So after popping in the plug and turning on the hot tap I went off in search of bubble bath from my friend and fellow glove seller Paula.
We debated how much to put in but as a bath is a luxury for me as we don't have one at home I decided lots of bubbles were in order....big mistake....HUGE mistake
I filled the bath up to just over the jet nozzles and turned it on ....I literally turned my back for 2 minutes to put some music on and when I turned back all hell had broken loose.
The whole of the bathroom was full of bubbles over the bath , up to the ceiling everywhere....just what do you do with a bathroom full of bubble.....panic is what I did.

To cut a long messy story short I eventually managed to get rid of 50% of the bubbles and finally got to enjoy my jacuzzi bubble bath.

The evening entertainment was a murder mystery event and we were told to dress in cocktail / evening dress so I wore a black full length Mango dress with a full pleated skirt that I bought from ASOS and I loved wearing it.

This was the dress I wore although its not very visable on the group photo we had taken on the evening.



The actors that played the murder out were really good and we all had an excellent night trying to figure out who actually committed the murder  - our team got it wrong as we over complicated what was in fact a very straight forward issue and there was no twist at the end!
All in all it was another memorable end of year - start of new year sales meeting - I wonder what next year will hold .....

K
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Spa Break

So Good Friday I went to fetch Mom - remember.. ? Road Trip
On the Saturday we went for a mini spa day with afternoon tea at The Telford Whitehouse Hotel .
We went with one of my besties Jo-Jo and her mom who I call Moma Sue.

We were able to use the spa for the afternoon, there was a pool, sauna, steam room and the thing we loved the most the jacuzzi and it was fab we had a great afternoon catching up on gossip and I think mom enjoyed chatting to Jo's mom considering they had never met they got on like a house on fire.

After this we got changed and trooped up to the restaurant for our afternoon tea.
There was plenty of tea and coffee on tap and the waiting staff were really nice but I was a little disappointed in the actual offering in the food department. There were only 2 quarters of sandwiches each which was a little mean we thought. We each had a small choux bun which was more like a profiterole really and the best bit was a big scone which we all decided to ladle cream and jam onto to make up the rest of the poor showing.
All in all we had a nice day me and my mom....

this same week I treated mom to a trip to the hairdressers, we went on a shopping spree and ended up buying the same handbag from Outfit - but it was a bargain in the sale so we couldn't resist it would have been rude not too....

Until next time

K
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It's been a while .......

Hi guys,
its been a while so sorry for that. I've had a lot going on which you would think would give me lots to blog about but making the time to sit down and blog about it is a totally different matter....

I've realised that in my 40th  year I still haven't mastered the art of saying no or making time for myself - two things that I am definitely changing from now.

To paint the picture its Monday night @ 8pm - I'm sat in my pj's with a glass of wine watching The Voice off my sky + box and I have the place to myself - heaven.
..........is there washing to sort?..... I think so , is there a camp bag to un pack?....... I'm pretty sure there is ......is there a dish washer to load? .......that I'm certain of......can it all wait until later ?    Hell Yes.

So sorry for the lack of blogging, but hold on to you pants because i've loads to tell you about the last few weeks of my 40th year - there's a spa day with my mom which started a week of fun things and ended with mom getting a new boudoir, a flying surprise trip to Lanzarote, golf lessons, a murder mystery evening, a guides camp and I'll reveal my guilty pleasure to you all in its full glory......

So buckle up and lets get going ....

K
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Road Trip ....

So its Easter weekend and I thought a good time to go and get mom and bring her down to visit for a week or so.
My wonderful dad passed away last October from the Big C - I can't talk about its too soon maybe given time but not for now.
Any how, mom is now living with just the one male in her life, Leo the dog so on Thursday evening I made the trip(which should have taken about 3 hours but actually took 5 hours) to go fetch them.

The motorway was full of travelling canoes, bikes, caravans and cars literally stuffed full of children, duvets and various other things obviously required for an Easter week away in the lakes which is A) where mom resides and B) where every single person in the UK appeared to be going via the M6 on Thursday afternoon.

Now, I drive everyday for work, (sales) and so the motorway is my second home, but it never fails to amaze me the amount of people that get on the motorway and leave their driving skills and brain cells behind on the slip road.
I had to suffer middle lane hoggers, brake happy burks and my personal favourite, I'm not a policeman but I think I'll act like one because I don't like the way you are driving people....the list is endless and they were all out in force on Thursday.

I was planning on getting to mom's at a reasonable time to eat but the M6 had other plans and so I found myself having to stop at the services to grab a Costa - other coffee is available, and a sandwich / salad - this was determined by the quick calorie count I made whilst admiring all the things I couldn't eat.
It was at this point I encountered my next most annoying thing in life - a female scout !

Now I'm all for female solidarity and all girls together - women empowering women , etc. ....Nothing annoys me more than a woman diss'ing another woman just because they can, but female scouts I just don't get.
Now this may be because I'm a guide leader I just don't know, but there is  perfectly good organisation for girls/women to join its called GIRL guides because the other option is BOY scouts which quite frankly as the cuprinol advert says it does exactly what it says on the tin !

Anyway rant aside I'll get back to this particular 'scout' who was technically not in the que at the Costa counter her male counterpart was, but she decided she was 'with' him and jumped in front of me - even though she ordered and paid separately to him. I stood in line said nothing waiting my turn. And for anyone that knows me knows that in itself was no mean feat !

She was one of those people that had something to say about everything, and wanted everyone to hear it if they wanted to or not, she had the obligatory scout top on stating her name on the back and some camp somewhere she had been on and a necker of some sort, attire that she seemed to think was exclusive to her and no one in the history of the world anywhere owned any items remotely like this .... in a later blog I will reveal in all its glory my collection of said aforementioned items - although guides attire and not smelly BOY scout ones.

Anyway said 'scout' proceed to tell the whole of Costa and most of Scotland, whom I'm pretty sure could also hear her, all about her gluten allergy and how she needed to be soooo careful about what she ate or her tummy would never forgive her and blah blah blah ..... the whole time she's looking up and checking that she has a captive audience holding the whole que up .... I for one was only listening because A it was hard not to and I'm partly deaf and B  because we were all wondering what the hell it had to do with the coffee she had just ordered and would you please shut the *@#$ up and MOVE before I started preaching to the world about my allergy to her !

She did eventually move along although she did forget to take her chocolate brownie with her and the barrista had to go after her to take it .... I'm pretty sure there was gluten in that brownie - in fact I'm praying there was gluten in it and it kept her up all bloody night !

Anyway that aside coffee and salad was bought and aside from the incident with the lost fork in the car (once back on the road) and the having to eat my salad with my fingers I arrived at mom's in one piece.

After an overnight stay we made the return journey back down the M6 which mercifully was pretty uneventful and so mom and Leo have come to stay...

I shall keep you all updated as it what we get up to this week as there is plenty planned so stay tuned for our mini adventures.

K
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