Up The Farway Tree

Birthday Girl

Last weekend was of course Easter and we spent Sunday and Monday with mum, dad, Uncle Hugh and Corey - with a visit from Sarah too.  I also had a really lovely day out on the Saturday with Lucie, Lauren and wee Reuben, Orla and Caoimhe. We went to see Julia Donaldson (author of the Gruffalo) doing a reading at the Mitchell library in Glasgow. It was an hour long show and was actually really good (even for the adults!) I didn't realise her husband was a paediatric consultant though and was really confused when I saw this guy on the stage (pretending to be the 'rhyming rabbit' complete with ears) and realised he had been the examiner in my paeds clinical exam at uni!! Bizarre. Then when we came out my friend were queueing to get books signed and I was loitering a the side - and I meet the Clinical Director from work. I was trying to hastily explain that I was with friends who did actually have children and wasn't there on my own....not sure he believed me ;-)

Then it was back to work on Wednesday, which was my birthday! I did manage to do very little work and generally floated around telling people it was my birthday and avoiding any hard graft! I even got a free coffee in the cafe next door because someone had told her it was my birthday. It's a sign of being a hardcore coffee drinker when the cafe next door know who you are and exactly how you take your coffee without you having to speak.  I managed to skive away early and mum, dad, uncle and Corey all came for dinner. We went out to a local pub which serves really nice food and everyone had a lovely time. Mum made me an owl cake!!  We had been talking about when I was small and I could choose between a hedgehog or owl cake (she had a recipe book with these in it) and then I announced on facebook that mum was making me an owl cake. She said she had agreed to no such thing haha. I knew she would come out tops though!

I got lots of fab presents.  Andrew got me tickets for 9 to 5 the musical!!!!  Love it!  Also lots of great things for my pilates, so I have no excuse now.  Other pressies from people were a lovely owl pendant, lots of nice coffee things (including a recipe book so I can go pro with my coffee making) and also lots of pennies.  These will be partly spent on shoes and partly kept for my holiday to Paris.   Oh yes, did I forget to mention that?!  Last weekend me and Andrew decided to book a wee trip for next month to Paris.  As you do.  I think we are in need of a holiday and I suddenly took this notion about Paris in spring.  How romantic am I?  It will probably rain.

Tomorrow is mum's birthday, then it will be dads and my transplant anniversary the following week (on the same day).  April is determinately a month of celebrations.   Also my birthday week still has to continue until next wednesday...