...well, not quite - I still have 2 girls and 2 dogs to keep me company. Andy has gone away with work for the week (taking my our camera with him), so the next couple of posts could be short of a few pics. As to the 2 dogs, we have just taken delivery of the lovely Millie - formerly our dog and now the elderly companion of my parents. We got Millie when we first got married as Andy worked away and I was home alone every week. Unfortunately, being a very bonkers Springer Spaniel (and I know the breed are renowned for it, but she really wins top prize in the mental stakes), I couldn't cope with her plus Grace as a baby, with no husband during the week and a tiny house. My parents very kindly stepped in and took her (and used their own form of dog therapy to reign her in a bit), and she now comes back to us for holidays. We all love her very much (especially Bodie, who thinks his Christmases and Birthdays have all come at once), and she just adds to the general chaos that is our house!
Millie was born 10 years and one week ago, the week before we got married. Last Friday was our 10th wedding anniversary, and I can't believe how the time has flown by. We got married in the library here.
My dad gave me away, and my sister was chief bridesmaid, with my best friend's children as extra bridesmaids and an usher. They were about the same age as my girls are now, and they now babysit for us. Scary. I was going to try to scan a photo in but couldn't get it to work (and my resident techie has buggered off on a jolly work related trip). Andy and I had our wedding night here,
in the Rothley Court Hotel before heading off on a touring holiday through France. It was bliss, and we'd love to recreate it one day (maybe even with the girls!). We don't usually bother with our anniversary, other than to give each other cards, but this year I had a gorgeous bouquet of cream roses (photo on camera in Andy's pocket!), and as Andy's parents were here for the week they took us out for lunch to a little Cotswold pub, which was lovely. Andy is having a day off when he gets back so we can go out somewhere together (alone!) to celebrate. I know it is a cliche, but he really is my soul mate and we are as happy (if not happier) now as when we first got married.
So, moving on from all that romantic mush, does anyone have any good recommendations for beaches to take dogs to? We are going camping several times over the Summer (weather permitting) and this will be our first time with Bodie. Any ideas gratefully received - we don't mind where we go as long as it is somewhere in England or Wales. Scotland a bit far to travel from here with a dog + children + me with my feet on the dashboard, as we always pack more than we need!
Well, hope you all enjoy the last day of the hols. Sorry for the lack of home grown pics - I'll make up for it next time!
Cathy XX