Celebrations; A great party 2024

A major birthday event for me in October (2024). What a shock that was to be suddenly beholding such an immense age and still can not say the number easerly, but I celebrated in style! A week long occasion, to scoot around those round numbers, I celebrated a gloroius birthday of sixty years having a fabulous time.

My celebrations were spent being with my dearest doing the things I enjoy most. Lunch overlooking Cromer beach is my idea of heaven, a great 'surf & turf' at No1 Cromer Road, having been beautified to my very best in the morning with curls and everything!

The view from our resturant window, sublime!

The next day we took ourselves off to a London show, 'Six' a musical describing the realtionship of Henry 8th wives; bright & a disco.

Great fun together, dodging the public marches around Trafalgar Square, the rather unique chinese we stopped at; the dumplings just kept coming so hoping the homeless folk next door enjoyed them too, quite a 'bonkers' experience.

The weekend concluded on a beautiful family & close friends party at our local, Hingham White Hart, and what a fantastic party organised for me, really pleased. Please enjoy my video below.

The weekend followed a week at Forest Holidays near Thetford, just down the road from us! We enjoyed 'Weapons through the Ages', an energetic 3 hours and more from a very interesting ballistics expert. A personal spa pamper in our cabin, then our personal Chef experience came to cook for us. Chef Cayetano has an international experience of royality, huge national events then us in our silver cabin on our Forest Holidays. Bonkers!!

He served us from our villa kitchen;

AMUSE: Pistachio Crusted Fromage Frais

STARTER: Open Crab Ravioli, Crispy Calamari

MAIN: Rib Eye Steak, King Prawns & Chimichurri

PRE DESSERT: Eggs & Soldiers (Meringue, spiced coconut ice-cream, passionfruit yolk & pineapple soldiers)

DESSERT: Vanilla Creme Brulee

Chef Cayetano creating his magic!

Reflecting on reaching this exordinary age has hit me like a bolt, has forced me to review my approach to life, likely for the first time and its been interesting. I have conciously taken my foot off the driving pedal which has in the past forced relationships to continue and perhaps a little too one-sided. Often the outcome of pushing is disappointment and sadness which frequently lies at my door. In my concious approach to change; I have stopped pushing  and hoping or expecting from relationships and finely laid back to go with the flow, creating a calmer inner soul for me. This has been a significant moment in reaching 60years of age, although I appreciate I am probably a bit later to the party anyway as others have come to this conclusion years before me😂

The other major celebrations last year (beyond Milo & Rebecca's marriage, see previous posts) was my dear Ma reaching her octogenarian years. I think stepping into those new age brackets are quite a moment. Celebrated with a lovely gathering of us girls with Ma n Pa, then a full on family gathering with birthday cake and singing in their little cottage. A few pictures to remember the moments, enjoy💝!

A lovely meal together at Rocky Bottoms, West Runton.

Birthday Breakfast

Family get together to celebrate our Mum, Nanny, Great Nanny and of course Wife

The golden couple themselves; Ma n Pa, Kevin & Sandra

Mostly great grand children; Lucia, Ada, India, Arlen, Lwella, Esmia, then at the front grandchild Viviene

Grandchildren; Lauren, Dylan, Megan, Callum, Finley, Milo

and here we are Me (Nicola), Richard, Sara, Vanessa, Katherine

Moments!

School reunion the class of 1978, blimey that was a moment we gathered in Attleborough to meet all these people from many yester-years. The overwelming tone of the occasion was 'how time just flies!'

Jerry with his schools chums, as they are 

Jerry & Geoff Brown

Jerry & Anita (old sweetheart)

Sharon & Andy

Jerry & Glenda, from Aus!

Jackie with Rafe & Claire

Jerry with Mike

School mates as they were!!!

The teachers of our time

Mr Haigs class, who is in that class?

Looks like they have worn well to me, happy days!

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