Back to work, back to reality ...

Can't remember if I've already titled a post with the above, but can't be bothered to trawl through the blog to find out ...

2 weeks of no work makes 04:30am seem unearthly, even the dog didn't want to get up this morning. On the upside, this week is a 4 day week as I have Friday off due to the girls having a 'teacher training day' so they're not required at school - instead we're off to London to see The Tower of London (Bethany wants to see the Crown Jewels) and then Winston Churchill's World War 2 experience (Charlotte has a school project on WW2).

So holiday ...

Cyprus was very hot, mid 90's the entire time we were there, but due to the location of the hotel there was enough of a breeze to make it bearable. The girls and I pretty much lived in the swimming pool, whilst covered in factor 50 suncream - yet I still managed to get sunstroke one evening as well as a 1st degree burn on my arm!

The main reason we went to Cyprus though was for the wedding of Mia's brother Matt to our new sister-in-law Michelle. The service was held on the penultimate day, and was performed by someone who can only be said looked as if he was part of the Cypriot Mafiosi ... A big part of the ceremony is an explanation about bigamy and how it's illegal - but unlike most weddings it was over in 20 minutes. The girls looked beautiful though in their roles as bridesmaids, and both took the carrying of 'Chelle's train very seriously.

I shadowed the photographer with best man Russ's camera (A Canon EOS 40D for all you camera nerds out there), and where the photographer took one photo I'd take 10 ... I've fallen in love with the camera mind, so plan on saving up to get my own - might take awhile as the best I've seen it is £500, and that's without a lense. Some of the photos were taken over on the rocks overlooking the sea (I did think 'on the rocks' wasn't the best way to start a marriage) which involved Matt giving Michelle a firemans lift and me holding the train ... I did say to the wedding co-ordinator afterwards that anyone passing must have thought Chelle had one very butch looking lesbian bridesmaid ...

Highlight of the holiday for Bethany was breakfast; only on holiday can you have chocolate donuts for breakfast.

We also had ex-ITFC 'keeper Nick Colgan staying at our hotel, and I'm sad to say that it took me 2 days to realise who he was (And that was only because his son was wearing a Chelsea shirt with 'Colgan 10' on the back) - I honestly thought he was someone I'd see on the train ... Had a good chat with him at the end of the holiday discussing ITFC's chances for next season, nice bloke.

And back to reality, and the 58,000 (Yep, you read that correctly - the joys of automated e-mails for when things go wrong) e-mails that I need to read/delete before even thinking about work.

Better get another coffee ...