29th April - royal wedding day
A lovely, fun, amazing day. I was looking forward to it, but even so was surprised just how much I enjoyed the wedding, just how much community spirit it engendered, and just how wonderful one day could be.
We started off at home, watching the beginning of the wedding coverage and putting together this union jack trifle. We then headed out of our back gate and down the track, where we joined 5 or 6 other households from the street in a mini wedding get together - the garages were opened up, televisions wired up, bunting strung up and we all had a fabulous time chatting, watching the wedding, and BBQ-ing. The children were running in and out of the different back gardens and the Pimms was free flowing. We took a short walk around the corner to a wonderful and huge street party and then came back to our alley do and did some more drinking, chatting and cheese eating (red, white & blue all represented on the cheeseboard) before the children needed carrying home to bed. Nick then headed back out to drink the evening away while I watched hours of highlights of the wedding, catching all the details I missed earlier.
A day to feel real pride in our monarchy, our country, our neighbourhood and our children (who were pretty well behaved). Almost a pity it only happens once in a generation. Congratulations Will & Kate - hope you had as fabulous a day as the rest of us, certainly looked like it.
29th April - royal wedding day
A lovely, fun, amazing day. I was looking forward to it, but even so was surprised just how much I enjoyed the wedding, just how much community spirit it engendered, and just how wonderful one day could be.
We started off at home, watching the beginning of the wedding coverage and putting together this union jack trifle. We then headed out of our back gate and down the track, where we joined 5 or 6 other households from the street in a mini wedding get together - the garages were opened up, televisions wired up, bunting strung up and we all had a fabulous time chatting, watching the wedding, and BBQ-ing. The children were running in and out of the different back gardens and the Pimms was free flowing. We took a short walk around the corner to a wonderful and huge street party and then came back to our alley do and did some more drinking, chatting and cheese eating (red, white & blue all represented on the cheeseboard) before the children needed carrying home to bed. Nick then headed back out to drink the evening away while I watched hours of highlights of the wedding, catching all the details I missed earlier.
A day to feel real pride in our monarchy, our country, our neighbourhood and our children (who were pretty well behaved). Almost a pity it only happens once in a generation. Congratulations Will & Kate - hope you had as fabulous a day as the rest of us, certainly looked like it.