We had a lovely family meal yesterday. My son got his A level results and has decided to take a year off before heading to university. This meal was a celebration of this, The weather was lovely we ate on the terrace. It has been a while since we have been here as a family. I walked in and also back home with our dog while the rest of the family took an Uber in. The dog liked it, until a cat came in and then I had to walk her around the area a few times until she settled.
I loved the food. The standard is back to what it was when it first opened. And we all had a good time.
It has been a while since I made a proper post about the family. Yes, I made a post at Christmas, but it was not that long.
To be fair, it was a very tiring day, so much so, that I have only just recovered from it properly. We now have David round, a great friend from the past who we have not seen in the flesh for a while. Now we just have to meet up with Tony, Who we spoke to on FaceTime. What has been great as well, apart from the company is the beer!
Today we have been to GreyFriars in Colchester and had a great time having afternoon tea there. As before, this was a great meal and one that met our expectations. And as you can see from the pictures, the kids got to make cupcakes, which they loved! We had been thinking about having this for a while an were not disappointed. It may be a while before we go back, but it will be worth any wait.
But one of the great things that I have enjoyed in the last few days has been riding my bike with the kids. I need to get fit, or my odds of having a heart attack at a young age like my father will be not good (I think he had a heart issue when he was young, but I can not be sure). Don't get me wrong, I am aware that this is only to reduce my odds, but getting fit is important and the best bit is spending time with the kids. Each time they learn a bit more when riding a bike, I feel even prouder of them, just like with everything they do. But this is different as I do not get to teach them much, and worse, they do not let me teach them at other times. I guess I have to remember to cherish every moment I have with them as they will, with time, need me less. My worry is that one day, when they are older, that I will not get to spend as much time with them as I have as they will want to do other things and will be used to not spending time with me.
Just a quick post on the weekend. As I do often, I was working on Saturday, and I got home to meet the kids who had been away since Wednesday. My mother-in-law kindly took them to her house to look after them for a few days, which meant that my wife and I had some quality time together.
We went out to GreyFriars restaurant in Colchester, a lovely place to eat and I have to say, while expensive, in my opinion, it was worth the money. Great food (which may take time to come on occasion), terrific service and an amazing setting. We both loved it and returned on Friday after work with two friends, though not for dinner, but a few drinks.
On getting home on Saturday, it was great to see the kids, and they appeared to have missed me (my wife had picked them up, and they certainly had missed her). While my wife and I had to go out for a dance afterwards (and what a great night that was) today we spent some time in the garden playing catch and a few other games as well. The only down sides of this weekend was not being able to watch the football and missing out on Strictly.
Chess appears to be more interesting for the two of them. They are hoping to get my two brothers into it, one of whom has said he will start to play on-line with them. As for me, two more on-line competitions lost, 3rd Green Wing and Speed King 054 but the games were fun.
I would love to post more, but I am tired and now in need of sleep! Goodnight and I hope you like the videos of two songs my daughter likes (and one version she does not).
