Friday/Saturday

So - I was up at 6am - and we were out by 6.40am and on our way to Bracknell.  Andy was going to work and me to Lissa's.

I got to Lissa about 9.15am - and got to see her new house!!  They have been there a while now but it was the first time I  have got to see it!  Its a lovely little house in Egham. More importantly its their own place to do what they like with! Not sharing with anybody etc.  They have been working with Antony's parents on the double garage they have at the bottom of the garden to turn it into a bar/xbox play room/gym.  Its an awesome extra space they have in addition to the house!

So - had a tour of the house, gave Lissa her pressies, drank coffee (received a call off our Bev, and she was gonna come and see us this weekend but I was at Lissa's!).  Then me and Lissa decided to go out for a run.  Lissa is an exercise addict - and I was getting behind on my running challenge.  She mentioned just running 5k around the streets - but i could see that Windsor |great park was only about 4 miles away - so we drove there to run.  We drove in and then realised we needed to pay to get out and we hadn't brought any money or bank cards with us! Luckily they had contactless which Lissa was able to use with her phone!

So - I had read that there was a route around the park which was about 7k - and we looked on the map when we got there (and took a pic of it) and decided our route!  I was crap to start with - just really struggled even at a slow pace - I was quite annoyed at myself....but it got a bit better after a few kilometres.  Then it started raining - then it started RAINING RAINING lol - torrential heavy flooding type rain - and thunder and lightening lol.  It was ace! haha loved it - made running even more fun!  We were trying to see the way on my phone but I was so soaked I couldn't get my phone to respond half the time!  So - we went the wrong way at one point - not far from the end - took us up a hill too - coming back and going the right way meant that in the end we ran 10.5km.  So we were really pleased that we'd ended up doing a long run! 

We got back to Lissa's, had a shower, got ready - sat down feeling good - and opened the prosecco!  After an hour or so Andy arrived in a taxi and we greeted him at the door with a cold cider!  Andy got the tour and made some suggestions in the man-cave lol.  Then a little while later Antony got back - with snack - which we all dug into - and then we played a game - and then cards and had loads of fun!!  I was just getting too tired in the end - which was annoying - but all in all - a great time - great to see them and catch up and see the house etc. (I have to say all nice things as Lissa is the only person that reads this blog!! haha) Just kidding! Everything was awesome - and we will do it again - be nice to do it when Andy has to go to Bracknell.  Even if Lissa has to work - I can keep myself occupied and meet her for lunch - and then we can stay over friday night and come back Saturday.  I don't know how she feel about it but we could do that fairly regularly (in case u r worried Lissa - it would be about every 4-6 weeks)

So - after not much sleep (cos I ended up on the couch cos Andy was snoring - then Lissa ended up there too cos Antony was snoring - then Lissa was throwing up haha)....they made us an awesome breakfast - then we headed home.  I tried and failed to sleep in the car - we got home and I tried to get some sleep - but got hardly any - then Helen and paul came around!

We played pool - got take out - had a good laugh - a good time as usual - and I got to bed about 1.30am.  That was good going cos when they turned up I was tired and felt a bit yuck - but I felt fine after a while.  I got the sleep I craved and didn't wake up until 10am! :-)

Monday - Thursday

Hi

Well I'm writing this on Sunday and I have no idea what I did Monday to Thursday.

here are a few of the things I remember!

I ripped up all the carpet in the games room - the carpet was horrible and stained and you can see where the old reception desk was because it was the only bit of the carpet that looked its original colour.  So I ripped it all up and took it to the tip.  Underneath was floor boards - all the same with no big boards in it - yay! However some have been stained dark and others have not - so all of it will have to be sanded back - a BIG job especially as the pool table is in there!  This is something that won't get done for ages!!

I also did one part of the tiling in the back porch! quite stressful but finally have some tiles actually down - and I'm really pleased with it!  I have another section to do - the main section - the biggest part!  Dreading it - and can't wait for it to be done at the same time.

I have been on the phone to my dad a lot too - as I was getting measurements again for the door that is to be fitted in the back annex room - leading to outside.  I think he has everything he needs now and he is coming to fit it in September.

I have been on to the plasterer about how he needs to stop prioritizing other jobs and come and get mine down as I've waited 4-5 weeks now and the floor will be fitted soon! 

I had a carpenter round about the boxing in needing doing in the bathroom, the door frame in the kitchen annex and a door fitting internally.

I've been testing more floor dyes trying to figure out what I am going to do in the hallway!

Thursday, I went out shopping for something to take to Lissa and Antony as a house warming pressie - I got them some outdoor plants (Rosemary, Oregano and Bay) a cat plant pot for outside, some fake roses for a vase, a bottle opener that goes on the wall and a sign, for their man-cave where they are having a bar and a couple of ornamental bottles! 

Thursday night we got ready to get up very early friday morning ....