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Phew. I have been planning to post all weekend but haven't had time so here goes…

Friday night saw a semi-surprise gathering for Brett's 30th birthday. I never realised that he was as old as me so now I feel slightly less like the fogey of the group. Anyhoo, we went to a small Italian restaurant called Franco's which seems to be run single-handedly by Franco himself who is hilarious. We all had a great time but I was pretty knackered so left after the meal - everyone else went to Slak but I went to bed! In the picture below, someone has just told Brett he is as old as me.

Saturday morning was put aside for a ride. Trayl texted me with a lame excuse for not coming along - no, he actually was lame due to a big leg workout in the gym that had left him unable to walk. The big jessie. The presence of Cookey more than made up for it though - you may remember him from my trip to Centre Parcs - who decided to venture out on his first offroad ride in 4 months! Olly came along too and we were soon enjoying the winter sun and gale-force winds.

Unfortunately, due to the torrential rain the night before we were cackwaplaning* all over the place. Special moments included my “Hey, where does this trail go?” only to find it went nowhere other than into a load of brambles, me falling off into another bramble bush (nothing new there then), Cookey riding past laughing only to fall off himself at the next corner, riding through a puddle that turned out to be so deep our feet were submerged (brrr), Olly's bike being attacked by a tree, Cookey falling off his bike at about 0.0001mph and the swampy descent of doom back towards Charlton Kings.

^{*cackwaplaning = like aquaplaning but done in wet, gloopy, slippery muck.}

It was a cracking ride and I spent at least half of it laughing! I reckon it might become my favoured loop when things dry out a bit more!

Saturday afternoon saw the Oxley's drop in for a cuppa before Paul went on to speak at the Path. Mudz bought a cake and Nicki brought the shame of dissing someone to their face, not realising they were the same person.

Then SBG came round and we played with his Wii until an unhealthy hour. We feasted on pizza and burned all the calories off playing tennis! Anne loves it - I have never seen her so excited over a video game which means we can buy one!

Sunday morning saw Anne and I trolling off to Bristol for my nephew Noah's dedication service. I always look forward to seeing my nephews, particularly the eldest, Isaac, as he is a great laugh. He was very excited about his new toy car which he got for doing a poo (he is being potty trained). After the service we came home and chilled out for a while before watching Man Utd snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at the Emirates stadium. Still, at least Liverpool beat Chelsea so we still have a 6 point lead.

This morning was a tough start - it was cold and dark and the bed as so warm and comfortable. Still, I forced myself up and eventually plonked my tired butt on the saddle of Sin:Dee to ride to work. It was a cold and windy commute. When I got to work it was sleeting and by the time I had got changed it was snowing for real. It's going to be a cold ride home tonight…

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