a good weekend!
ive had a really nice weekend and I thought Id share some of it with you, hope thats ok and doesnt make you jealous!
Friday night was youth club, which I didnt enjoy and Im glad that I've finished with Young Life for the summer (and possibly forever). I then came home by train with muscles aching like anything and almost went to watch a film about Johnny Cash. Now I may be a bit dumb at some things but I honestly didn't know who Cash was. I didnt end up watching the film but got filled in on the phone about who he was. Its just quite weird that ive never heard of him. im normally quite well at that stuff. ah well. anyone else not heard of him? (or at least before the film came out)
Saturday was simply a delicious day. I went off early to Ware to get ready for the Ware carnival in which Ware FC had a float. I made sure I had everything im my bag before I got the bus but forgot 1 vital thing... money! I only realised when I got on the bus. I begged the driver to see if he could stop at a cashpoint in Hertford so that I could pay him along the way. He told me not to worry about paying and I got on! Awfully nice chap! We had a good little chat about the World Cup too.
I waited around in Ware for a bit before heading to setup and chatted to the Ware keeper for a bit. He's sustained a horrfic injury during pre season whilst playing cricket. He got hit in the face with a ball and cracked his eye socket and cheekbone and he's lost his sight in his right eye. Hopefully the sight problem is just from bleeding and should return. Nasty stuff though. He's a good keeper and we hope to see him soon.
When someone says to you that Ware have got a float in the parade your mind kinda wonders and you think that youve got a flat back lorry thats huge and all the playing squad. Instead we had a little pick up van and 6 fans. But its about the quality not the quantity. We blew up balloons, attached our flags and bunting and took photos. The weather was superb and we all looked good in our Ware shirts. We got on the back on the van and drove down to the start of the parade to get judged. We started doing some chanting of sorts and bantering with other floats. We were certainly the nosiest, but alas no prizes for out float! As the procession started it was I that was holding the league trophy and going through the town showing it off. People cheered us and applauded us. It was a great thing to see and something I never thought would happen. People had their photos taken with us and hopefully we will get in the Mercury.
We hung out at the fair for an hour or so (I won a coconut hehe) and spent time with the bro's and my nephew - lovley little chap! and then it was off to the club to watch the world cup. nuff said.
I headed home that night to Hatfield and had a really nice evening - typical summer's night. Sunday was sweet too. Went to church in the morning which was good and the topic was spot on and encouraging and then got invited to the Hamer's for a bbq and hanging out. I wasnt aware that was just going to myself and the Hamer's but it was well nice! We all hung out, ate together, played cards together and chilled. That was the first real time that I've had a Sunday afternoon with a family (including my own) in about 6 years. And it was great. Then went to church again in the evening - check me out hehe! and then chilled again in the evening whilst planning and memorising Underground routes. Obviously the Tube had to be involved somewhere otherwise it wouldnt be a superb weekend. Ok so maybe it would.
Weight watch: seeing as I was at the Hamer's, I was finally able to get on the scales again. Drum roll please.... 14st 9lbs. Thats another significant loss! Thats 8lbs in 10 days. My target is 14st i think - i havent been that weight since I was 17 years old i think.
Friday night was youth club, which I didnt enjoy and Im glad that I've finished with Young Life for the summer (and possibly forever). I then came home by train with muscles aching like anything and almost went to watch a film about Johnny Cash. Now I may be a bit dumb at some things but I honestly didn't know who Cash was. I didnt end up watching the film but got filled in on the phone about who he was. Its just quite weird that ive never heard of him. im normally quite well at that stuff. ah well. anyone else not heard of him? (or at least before the film came out)
Saturday was simply a delicious day. I went off early to Ware to get ready for the Ware carnival in which Ware FC had a float. I made sure I had everything im my bag before I got the bus but forgot 1 vital thing... money! I only realised when I got on the bus. I begged the driver to see if he could stop at a cashpoint in Hertford so that I could pay him along the way. He told me not to worry about paying and I got on! Awfully nice chap! We had a good little chat about the World Cup too.
I waited around in Ware for a bit before heading to setup and chatted to the Ware keeper for a bit. He's sustained a horrfic injury during pre season whilst playing cricket. He got hit in the face with a ball and cracked his eye socket and cheekbone and he's lost his sight in his right eye. Hopefully the sight problem is just from bleeding and should return. Nasty stuff though. He's a good keeper and we hope to see him soon.
When someone says to you that Ware have got a float in the parade your mind kinda wonders and you think that youve got a flat back lorry thats huge and all the playing squad. Instead we had a little pick up van and 6 fans. But its about the quality not the quantity. We blew up balloons, attached our flags and bunting and took photos. The weather was superb and we all looked good in our Ware shirts. We got on the back on the van and drove down to the start of the parade to get judged. We started doing some chanting of sorts and bantering with other floats. We were certainly the nosiest, but alas no prizes for out float! As the procession started it was I that was holding the league trophy and going through the town showing it off. People cheered us and applauded us. It was a great thing to see and something I never thought would happen. People had their photos taken with us and hopefully we will get in the Mercury.
We hung out at the fair for an hour or so (I won a coconut hehe) and spent time with the bro's and my nephew - lovley little chap! and then it was off to the club to watch the world cup. nuff said.
I headed home that night to Hatfield and had a really nice evening - typical summer's night. Sunday was sweet too. Went to church in the morning which was good and the topic was spot on and encouraging and then got invited to the Hamer's for a bbq and hanging out. I wasnt aware that was just going to myself and the Hamer's but it was well nice! We all hung out, ate together, played cards together and chilled. That was the first real time that I've had a Sunday afternoon with a family (including my own) in about 6 years. And it was great. Then went to church again in the evening - check me out hehe! and then chilled again in the evening whilst planning and memorising Underground routes. Obviously the Tube had to be involved somewhere otherwise it wouldnt be a superb weekend. Ok so maybe it would.
Weight watch: seeing as I was at the Hamer's, I was finally able to get on the scales again. Drum roll please.... 14st 9lbs. Thats another significant loss! Thats 8lbs in 10 days. My target is 14st i think - i havent been that weight since I was 17 years old i think.
posted by Pete at 13:11
1 Comments:
Lets have a pic of slim jim pete then!
Rhi x
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