A Cold & Frosty weekend

This weekend we woke to temperatures of minus 13! It was extremely cold, but a great photo opportunity, especially with the snow from last week still lingering. We were just very lucky in our village, as some places had no water due to frozen mains. 

Hooray for the weekend

It's Friday night, and as usual I'm feeling ready for bed at 9pm. It's been quite a quick week at work, even though I haven't been very busy. It's been quite a positive week, with hints of some exciting changes on the horizon, which has made me feel better after the horrible comments that were made by a colleague last week. I need to learn not to take things to heart, but it's easier said than done, especially when I don't think that highly of myself anyway. Although, these comments still play over in my head, I can laugh them of as stupid thoughtless things, especially after telling a close work colleague about the incident, who thought they were stupid too. Add this to some positive comments made by two bosses this week, and I feel much better about things. 

Anyway, back to the weekend, and the plans I have made for it. Tomorrow my husband is taking his Dad to Wimpole Hall for their 1940s weekend, and I have the house to myself for the afternoon. My plan is to finish cleaning my sock creature room, and then get busy with the sewing machine. On Sunday we are heading over to West Raynham again for another VW meet. This could possibly be the last outing in the campervan this year so will be making the most of it, and hope for lots of great photos in front of the old buildings. Then it's time for an early night, as I have an early start on Monday to attend a Conference with work. This will be the second time I have stayed away for this job, and although I'm going to miss my husband lots, I'm looking forward to the experience of going away with work, meeting customers, and learning more about the industry in which I am working. I'm also secretly looking forward to dressing up on Monday night as Britney Spears, in naughty school girl outfit!

Too much caffeine, no editing and interesting prediction

When I first started blogging more than two years ago it was because I was having sleep issues, which at the time I put down to the stresses of wedding planning. After the wedding I was still having issues so I started the 'no caffeine after 5pm' rule. If you haven't noted the time already then I'll tell you its gone one in the morning and I'm very wide awake. I blame the coffee I had at 6pm and the malibu & coke I had after dinner. Of course it could also be because I've done little today or that is quite bright in the house tonight due to a full moon. So I have resorted to blogging to help tire me, and i've decided to try the ipad for this, which could be interesting as it lacks in editing features and its predictive text can be interesting at times. Having previously spent many hours on www.damnyouautocorrect.com, I am familiar with some of the interesting corrections iPad & iPhone can make.


This time last year, we were spending our last night in New York before heading down to Miami. Tonight we have been watching a DVD, and just relaxing together. It was nice to have a weekend with very little planned. Last night we went to the restaurant where we held our wedding reception. It was a treat from the in-laws, who gave us some money so that we could enjoy the fine cooking at this lovely place with a fantastic chef. As expected the food was exceptional and was the kind of meal you never want to finish. If we ever become rich we will eat there every Friday!


Tomorrow is another VW filled day with a meet up with the East Coast Air Cooled club, followed by fish & chips at the seaside, we may even go and spend some 2ps in the arcade.

A lovely weekend

On August 7th 2010, I married the man I'd waited a long time to meet. I know it's a cliche, but it really was the best day of my life. 

A year on, we decided we'd spend the day at a VW show. It's probably not something many people would choose for their anniversary, but with our love of classic VWs and our lack of money, it seemed a good choice for us.

So on Saturday afternoon, we packed up Bella the campervan, and headed to the Norfolk Broads to Clippesby Hall Campsite. It was our first visit here, and as they were quite full, they said they'd squeeze us in. I was quite worried we'd be packed in close to other campers, and was not really sure what to expect. I needn't have worried, as when we got there, we had a very spacious pitch in a beautiful wooded area on what was the best campsite we have ever camped on. 

On Sunday, our anniversary, we woke up early to the sun shining, and opened our cards from each other, and from family and friends. After a fried breakfast cooked in the campervan, we headed off to White Noise VW Show.

It's at shows like this where I wish that we had a nice interior & upholstery so we could enter the Show & Shine with a fair chance of winning. Unfortunately, I don't think the van will ever be show winning quality. It doesn't make us stop planning to spend more money on making the interior nice though, and this weekend have been making a mental list of things to do next. I guess we'll never have a really nice home, but a great van instead! 

Looking forward to staying at this lovely campsite again, hopefully for a bit longer next time so that we can explore the Norfolk Broads, and the Norfolk coast.