Tuesday 9 November
Yesterday was mum's birthday and I wanted to get into work early to decorate her desk, but we all overslept! I dashed into work and rushed around blowing up balloons and putting a banner on her chair so she was thrilled when she walked in and saw her cards and presents.
I was feeling a little guilty as we were off to the WWE at the O2 in the evening but dad had arranged to take her out to her favourite restaurant so that had pleased her.
We left for the O2 and had a good journey down until we got to the Blackwall Tunnel which was a bit congested - only to be expected at rush hour, I suppose! Parking was easy and within minutes we were inside the O2 and looking for somewhere to eat. We chose Garfunkels this time and had an OK meal before queuing at the Merchandise stand to buy the children tee-shirts. The lines were horrendous and I can't imagine the amount of money they must have taken!
Our seats this time were closer to the Wrestling ring but almost at ground level so when the crowds around the ring stood up to see their heroes we had to stand as well! The event wasn't being televised and I felt it was flatter than last time - there was no famous host, no huge screen showing close-ups of what was happening and I have to admit to not being as entranced with it as I was before! Sophie loved it to bits and that was the main thing, but I think Mikey had trouble seeing what was going on which must have spoiled it for him a bit.
The event ended with a big fight between John Cena and some other bloke and then there was a mass exodus. We had one last drink in a bar to let the crowds disperse so it was almost 11pm when we finally drove out of the car-park. Everything was going well until we reached a huge traffic jam, unbelievable when you think it was so late at night. One of the main roads had been closed for roadworks so that held us up for about half an hour.
Further problems awaited us on the M11 as they'd closed the motorway between two junctions so it was a very, very late 1am when we finally drew up outside the house and breathed a huge sigh of relief that we were home!
2 comments:
Glad you had a good time, we've 'done' wrestling a couple of times with Oli. Can't believe John Cena is still going! Cheryl x
Yes, he's still going and came out on top of The Miz (according to Sophie!). The crowd was a sea of purple tee-shirts (the new colour...) and he has a huge amount of fans, including me!! ;) It was also good to see John Morrison who is very yummy! ;)
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