Happy New Year!

New Year's party was quite good, despite only knowing Oli and Jo. Played Twister and Ring of Fire, tried a Cuban cigar (eugh).

On New Year's day got up at one thirty and then late afternoon ish went for a walk in Jesmond Dene with Jo and Oli. Friday night as people still weren't back in the house and Jo and Oli had gone up to Edinburgh, I stayed in and watched Mamma Mia. Saturday was a little lie-in and Morrisons, lunch in Heaton Perk and then Mum and Dad came up to bring me my new car! Now have a blue KA. We went for dinner at The Cornerhouse and then Sunday I had a proper lie-in. Had some stuff to read for work and finished my MEB application - finally!

Monday was the first night with all of us back, I cooked some form of chilli con carne with fajita sauce, nachos, tortilla and ciabatta. Anna and I were going to go the gym but we didnt, lol. She was ill with a cold though. Tuesday I had an ENT appt at Freeman hospital and then went to Bar Beyond for a bit of salsa. Last night I went to Anna's STAR meeting, Oli cooked us yummy macaroni cheese and then we watched the Jonathan Creek New Year special on iplayer. Had the usual ops and Initiatives & Advocacy meetings. Have started planning for the next quarterly in early Feb. Tonight Jo has come back up to visit/stay indefinitely so we've had fun catching up (on the last week!) and Oli cooked us all bangers and mash. My P&G cherry and kirsch pudding from the hamper was eaten for dessert(not my cup of tea!)

Tomorrow it's either the Cluny, Cumberland Arms or Black Swan and on Saturday it's the usual lie-in and Morrisons, plus Tynemouth walk, and tea and DVD at Julia's. Sunday I will be desperately cramming for starting on the Spanish line on Monday. Aargh!