Continuing the family tradition

Happy Birthday Kev. Because of the car nightmare on Friday, we're having a birthday do over when we're up in Yorkshire for the Christmas break.

Adopting purple

We got a free christmas tree last year, with all purple decorations. Slowly we are getting some decorations that aren't purple.

A small piece of plastic

10.00 Set off for a wedding that starts at 7pm in Lancashire.
12.40 Strange speed wobbles in the rear tire.
12.42 On the side of the road with a flat, shredded tyre.
12.50 Call RAC.
13.20 RAC turn up, comment on suspension looking bad and recommend two new tires. Put space saver on, as our car doesn't have the tools.
14.00 Get to a tyre place in Loughborough.
15.30 Pick up 'fixed' car with 'balanced and aligned' wheels.
16.00 Notice strange vibrating in the back of the car, call tyre place and they guess it might be the spare tyre not screwed in correctly.
16.30 Bugger about with spare tyre.
17.30 Call RAC from a Service area and book a room for our late arrival at wedding.
19.30 Decide on getting towed back to London, when all options have been exhausted. And the car is unsafe to drive, due to buggered suspension bushes.*
21.40 Tow truck arrives.
01.40 Finally get home, despite the police closing the road near our apartment.

* 19.32 Kev's phone gets broken as we leave the RAC vehicle. Icing meet cake.

V. early breakfast

The work Christmas party

Last year, the work Christmas party had an open bar all night, with flaming shots and all sorts of maheem happening. How could my new work place top that? Elvis in the bulding, dogems, cocktails AND candy, fire eating and more camp dancers than at Sydney Mardi Gras. Mind blown.

More beautiful on reflection

Holding on to Autumn