I’d like to wish my Grandma a Happy 70th Birthday from Friday just gone. I have honestly not had chance to get a quick post up, but I suppose I can now blog about the party too
It’s been a surreal half a year with the family and everything. We seemed to drift through the years without seeing certain family members, and now the chat amongst us all is that we need to continue these sort of social events which is ace! Anything to get to see my Great Aunty Barbara hehe. Got a phone call not long after putting up the marquee at my Aunties house from my Grandma saying Caroline had told her everything looked great, and she was so happy that I could help given the dodgy little spell of weather we’ve been having.
Got there around half 3ish as directed and pulled up the same time as my Grandad and his sister, and we walked through to see the Birthday girl. Was nice to see my cousin Jemma too after her being unable to attend the last two weddings. The beer was soon flowing (quicker for my Great Uncle Rob than most tho
) and after we’d all had some bbq food, Rob began playing games. First throwing a ball at unsuspecitng people to catch, then he decided to up the level a little and wanted an egg. Ended up with a Lemon with the rules being “Drop it, you take a bite” This didn’t really bother Richard tho, who does quite enjoy Lemons as he told us on 3 or 4 occassions during the game.
Sunday we did very little in the morning, apart from me being ordered to MacDonalds for some breakfast, before heading over to Ikea and Decathlon, which led to the purchase of some new cushions and a throw for the settee, and also a quick trip to Pets at home for 3 new fish
Before heading to Caroline’s again to take down the marquee where I ended up with a case of Carlsberg that had gone undrunk. Result



Are people comforting each other in the tent having dropped the ball?
At least the forfeits were with Bud rather than real beer…
No there were my two cousins. Jemma works in Norwich so hardlty gets to come back to Mansfield mate. There were no real forfeits, but get something wrong and you ended up with lipstick shapes on your face. Kinda of a memory game mate
You English guys and gals look pretty normal. I was expecting large mugs and wooden block tables.