By 2pm, I had cleared all the emails, put the films on, updated the cinema spreadsheets, and input the February half-term playscheme places. I felt very pleased indeed, but weirdly enough, a little sad that it was my last day!
I drove home and chatted with Keith and then pootled about for the rest of the afternoon. I can't get used to this free time, and I'm off again tomorrow!
Sophie and I were out in the evening to our local pub with a group of women from our estate. Before we went, we sat and had a glass of wine at home and chatted. Sophie was looking forward to a half-day tomorrow and the start of Christmas!
Our table was booked for 7.30 p.m. and there were about sixteen of us sitting down to a festive meal. Our table was upstairs, and beautifully decorated with crackers and little candles.
Sophie and I bought a bottle of wine to share and we were the first to arrive. It was great to see familiar faces, but some of the women we didn't know so our host, Sonal, asked everyone to move after the main course and sit with different people to get to know them.
Sophie and I had chosen the same starter - Brixworth paté, followed by a traditional turkey dinner and then bread and butter pudding. The food was very good and the noise level increased as the evening wore on! Sophie's school friend, Elise, sat next to us so we had a good chat.
After the main course, I sat with four other women, all of whom I knew. I was trying to establish how many women present had been among the first to move onto the estate and I could only count three of us. The rest were all "newbies"!
It was a lovely evening and we opened our Secret Santa gifts, with Sophie and I both choosing little games as our presents. Keith picked us up at 10.30pm and we gave Elise a lift home. We then spent half an hour trying to entice little monkey Gomez into the house, before a late bedtime!
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