The day I got back from the US, Sue and I went down to Gatwick to pick my Mum and Dad (they had flown in the weekend before but were dropping their hire car off there after visiting other family on friends in the north).
Mum and Dad got the royal tour of the estate and smallholdings, and they were introduced to most of Sue's family.
I had to go into work Monday and Tuesday but from Tuesday evening the holiday started in earnest.
On Sue's birthday we decided to all go into London for the night where we had a slap-up meal at Smollensky's on the Stand, a fine eatery with live music. We all had some of my Pork Shank meal and yet I still had to leave most of it.
We had reserved a table at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club where we whiled away a few more hours listening to more music.
On Wednesday we took the car and went to France for a 'booze cruise' to pick up Sue's wine (part of last years birthday present) and have a mooch about. The Channel Tunnel is so handy for these little excursions into France.
We had a great times catching up with relations and friends and eating and drinking (getting into training for our trip to Italy). On the weekend we went up to stay with Joyce and Terry for more intensive training before we left for the airport on Monday.
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