OK, so it's the not quite the weekend and it is after easter, but never mind. While we're at it, if anyone can tell me what song that line is from
without Googling for it I'll be impressed.
Anyway.
Alison and I have indeed been away for a few days. We've come to visit my parents on the Wirral. I originally organised the visit, because I was due a dentist appointment. as any Brits reading will know, it's a
nightmare finding an NHS dentist, so I'm clinging on to the place I have with the dentists where I used to live, near my parents.
So yesterday I went to the dentist, who found nothing wrong, but took some X-rays and booked me in to give my teeth a quick clean, then poked my palate for a bit and said there was some blue discolouration which could be the start of a cyst. Great. So I'm coming back in 10 days (that's another 240 mile round trip for a dentist appointment... joy) so she can poke at it again and sandblast my teeth or whatever it is they do. After that I went and fixed a computer at my dad's church, then went and got about the best haircut I've had in ages.
Alison and I had a walk in the afternoon, which basically involved a bit of a wander round Heswall looking at all the random new houses that people are building in various places. In the evening we went to the Black Horse and saw just about everyone I've ever known in my life. Well, maybe a bit of an exaggeration. Still, there were a lot of people. I saw Jayne O' Leary and Ian Hughes which was quite a blast from the past; along with all my mates from my era at YF; an
ex of mine came along too; and there were also a whole bunch of younger dudes and my sisters friends. It was well crazy seeing everyone. After that we made the usual late night journey to
McDonald's. I'm not a huge fan of theirs - and certainly not after seeing
Super Size Me which I heartily recommend - but we went along anyway. I had one of their mad little fruity yoghurt things with fruit in. I swear they used to be bigger, but never mind.
Today we've not done so much. Alison and I spent a fair wedge of time retracing last night's steps looking for a necklace my parents gave her at our wedding, which must have got lost along the way. It's not showed up yet, so we're pinning our hopes on it being in a friends car, which irritatingly had to go in for a service today. Curses. We had a lazy afternoon, and Alison has spent the evening chatting to a girl we met at Soul Survivor a couple of years back.
We're heading back tomorrow at some point, so we have the weekend to get adjusted before going back to work.
So... that's a bit of a summary of life lately.
It's been good to be home and see everyone again. Alison and I are a bit lonely down in Leicester, as we don't really know anyone of our age. Alison has a couple of friends at work, but I'm only just getting to know people at my job. All the people at church are either middle aged or in our youth group which isn't exactly ideal when you want someone to go do a pub quiz with... Hmm. Anyway. The point is it's been nice to come home and have a laugh with a bunch of people our age, and go out to the pub and whatnot. It's also been good to see my family. I like talking to my dad about politics and that, and I kinda miss it when I'm away. Talking on the phone isn't always the same as having a chat over breakfast. Hmm.
We're heading back tomorrow with a whole shedload more stuff than we came with. My parents are moving house soon, as my dad is becoming a curate at
the church where he works which includes getting to live in the manse they have, so they want to clear out as much of my stuff as possible being as I no longer even live here. I'm going back with my last quitar, some more books, a few more clothes and a whole bunch of other stuff. I don't know where we're going to put it as our house is rammed as it is. Crazy days.
Right. This is long and rambly, and I need to take our friend Kirsty home and then get to bed ready for our drive home tomorrow.
Later.
