Plans postponed...

Today has been a wee bit stressful! Keith and I dropped Sophie off at work before going to Riverside to the Homebase there as I wanted to stock up with paint. We'd planned to decorate our en-suite on Sunday as the weather was forecast to be horrible. However, the car park was teeming with cars and people and I just couldn't be doing with it! We said we'd much rather pop down in the week when it's quiet to pick out colours and the stuff that we would need, and we'd decorate next weekend.

The afternoon was spent doing very little and Keith and Mikey went off to the football again, leaving me on my own to watch a film on Netflix. Bliss!

We all went out in the evening, for a meal at The Wavendon Arms in Milton Keynes. We had talked about going away somewhere for the night but as the weather was forecast to be cold and wet on Easter Sunday, we'd decided it wasn't a good idea! So, going out for a family meal was the next best thing and I was really looking forward to good food and a couple of glasses of wine!

The pub/restaurant was busy when we arrived and we sat at the bar with our drinks while our table was made ready. The very pleasant front of house man made us all feel welcome and we were given a great window seat so we could watch the sun go down.

Things went a bit downhill after that, though...we were given menus and waited ages for our order to be taken. At first we didn't mind at all as we were all in a relaxed mood and the wait wasn't an issue. We shared a "Sticky Platter" and a garlic bread and then waited a very long time for our main courses. By now the restaurant had emptied out considerably so it didn't seem as if the kitchen was trying to catch up with loads of orders.

Our mains were fine, but my portion of Pork Belly with mashed potatoes and green beans was on the small side and I was finished long before the rest of my family! Keith and Sophie had delicious spit-roast chicken while Mikey enjoyed a beef and Rioja pie. Our waiter was not the most charismatic of people and we never once saw him smile or engage in friendly conversation. He managed to forget Sophie's drink and then, at the end of the evening when we all just wanted to go home, we had to ask for the bill three times! Rather frustrating!

However, it was great to go out for the evening with all the family and Keith very kindly offered to drive home so I was able to enjoy a few glasses of vino!