Saturday 14 July 2018

One daily Positive - Week 28

It's been an emotional week. Peter arrived on Wednesday, I'm always so happy to see him, even if it does take a few days to get used to being in the company of someone else 24/7 for both of us, especially in a 1 bed flat. England lost the semi-finals and are coming home on Saturday after the play offs and Wednesday marked the 1st anniversary of my father's death.

And yes, in that order. I actually woke Wednesday, checking plane finder to see where Peter was in the world, after working out he'd arrive around 3pm he'd have time for a sleep and then we could go to the pub to watch the game and then I read my messages from friends far and wide letting me know they were thinking of me on that day. I'd forgotten the date.

I'm ok with that.

Anyway the rest of my week:

189 Sunday Finished putting the world to rights with Mediocre_Mum, then joined in with Monmouth carnival, well i ate ice cream watching everyone walking past. It was a great atmosphere, there's so much going on in Monmouth this summer and I'm loving being part of a community, even if it's just for a short time.

190 Monday Hung around all day waiting for my Aunt and Cousin to arrive from Blackpool. I cooked dinner in the evening, had a good old catch up and called in at the pub on my way home.

191 Tuesday We all went to Abergavenny for the day, I love these chickens in the market hall. In the evening I visited my niece and had my nails done for Saturday's wedding, then called in to see child 2 and 2a for a cup of tea and out of date chocolate. How can any child of mine allow chocolate to go out of date? I'm disowning them lol.

192 Wednesday I bought flowers, coffee and a copy of the Daily Mail and visited the crematorium. I read the paper on a bench, hearing my father commenting and moaning about the state of the world and placed the paper by the memorial as I left. I told him I was going to watch England play in Geoff's pub and that Geoff was looking after his jag that I sold him after my father died. Peter arrived mid afternoon. Too many G&T's in the pub, disappointment and I bumped into old friends from 25 years ago.

193 Thursday Off to Cirencester after coffee with mum to take the the teen flat/room hunting for the end of August. Called in to see the Mother of the Groom for Saturdays wedding. Had dinner in the Mill Race near Ross-on-Wye.

194 Friday A chilled morning, I drank coffee and blogged in caffe Nero's while Peter finally got round to writing his best man's speech for tomorrow. In the evening it was the wedding rehearsal and the Groom came back with us for the night, for dinner and a few beers. I slept over at my mum's.

195 Saturday I had a hair appointment, Groom and Best Man had breakfast out and we're leaving for the church at 11.45am

On the blog this week:

How I'm grieving one year on after my father's death.  Has it really been a year? I have some amazing friend's who have supported me through all of this sadly, several of them also lost a parent last year.

Top Tips on planning your wedding and reducing costs.  My opinion is to spend the money on your home not just one day, it doesn't mean that the one day can't be magical.

Prom dresses have more uses than just for a prom.  I wore a prom dress when I got married, they also make excellent dresses for the bridesmaids.

Should I be more tolerant?  Or should I give up expecting others to be more mindful of me?

My Sunday Photo - Ski Dubai How to keep cool in Dubai in the summer months.



12 comments:

  1. Hope the wedding went well today. It must be a strange week remembering the last few days with your dad. I love that you left him a copy of the Daily Mail!

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    1. it was a lovely day thank you, i'm not sure the Daily Mail stayed there long as the gardeners were there

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  2. Oh wow! Those chickens really are interesting.
    I hope the wedding went well.
    Sending love and hugs. x

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  3. Those chickens are amazing! Hope the wedding was fab, it was lovely weather for it! #365

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  4. Hope the wedding went well today. Very hot weather for it. Love that you left a newspaper for your dad. I think that would need to be left for my FIL when he's gone!

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    1. my dad and i only ever argued over his belief that everything written in the Daily Mail was gospel

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  5. Well you have had a week of ups and downs. That first year anniversary is a tough one, but better to forget the date of his death if you can I think, although probably easier said than done. I know it's not the same, but a friend recently said she'd make a note to contact me on my wedding anniversary to say she was thinking of me and I said please don't as I'd rather not be reminded of it.Hope the wedding went well.

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    1. the wedding went well thank you, i doubt I'll visit the crematorium again, i feel at peace now

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  6. Busy week travelling a lot again. I don't think it matters about anniversaries when you remember and love the person each and every day #project365

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    1. that's correct, it should be about the person and the memories not the actual dates

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