Friendship and Fresh Air

The biggest benefit to having some time off work was that I was able to spend some time with my best friend Ali and my god-daughter, and also my fellow god-mummy Donna. I'm so happy that I was able to be out and about because I know I would probably have just wallowed a bit otherwise, and spent too much time in bed, on the laptop or watching crap tv.
On the Monday Ali and I went for a walk around Dinton Pastures. This is not unusual, it's a walk we do often. What was unusual was that for the first time this year, we were NOT wearing wellies! Don't get me wrong, I adore my wellies so love any excuse to put them on, it's just amazing that all summer we have been in wellies, and yet we hit October and can walk in summer shoes!




I also had to go back to the physios to get my cast adjusted, as it was pressing on the nerve that runs down the outside of my thumb, meaning my thumb was completely numb and I had that awful trapped nerve tingling sensation. A few goes with a heat gun and some moulding and it's all good!

We had a bit of a shopping day on the Wednesday - it was an accident honest! We had a lovely walk around Southlake in Woodley, and then off we went into Reading with a slim shopping list.....I don't know quite how it happened but all I will say in my defence is that the dress was in the sale, and well, the shoes match so perfectly!!!! I think it was Emily's first girly shopping day :-)

Then on Thursday Donna joined us for a lovely (albeit bluddy windy) walk around Dorney Lake - an olympic venue no less. Followed by a massive lunch in the Pineapple which meant I didn't need to eat again all day!!