It’s been a busy few weeks and I’ve not had much time to post my thoughts here, but I just had to say thank you to all the people who made my Birthday so special earlier this week (27 if you’re wondering).

I was working all day and Kirsty had to work late so I had nothing special planned and wasn’t able to catch up with any family or friends, in fact it was going to be just like any other day which isn’t really a bad thing. However, it turned out to be pretty cool because my phone was buzzing the whole day with people sending me Birthday messages! I’m not kidding, I got around 20 texts, many from people I didn’t think even knew my Birthday. It really made my day to know that people were thinking of me and cared enough to send a message. Thank you all.

On top of all this good will, the big surprises of the day were the two international calls. First was Jason Carter phoning all the way from South Africa to wish me Happy Birthday. It was great to hear his voice again and have a quick catch up. It’s been ten years since we first met! Wow! Second was my Mexican ‘sister’ Katy calling from her new home in California. We last saw Katy when she was over in the summer and it’s good to know she’s settling into school there.

After work, the wonderful Bellamy family took me in and prepared an amazing roast chicken followed by Lucy’s homemade cheesecake! I couldn’t have asked for more. Then to cap off the day, I was invited to join Stuart Bellamy, Phil Atherton and Clive Price for drinks and conversation down the pub. Not being my usual social circle, it was an amazingly different experience for me and my thanks go to to them all for allowing me to tag along.

Here’s to next year!