A relaxed Saturday

Sophie had a Reiki appointment this morning, and I went with her. We had decided to pop into Tesco straight afterwards to buy the Food Bank shopping, which Sophie organises every year. For once, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day! I sat and read while she had her treatment and when she came out, she said she needed to go home to get a coat she'd been given, so she could get it dry-cleaned.

Our plans changed and I suggested shopping for the Food Bank on Wednesday when we're both off work and we could deliver it afterwards. I imagined it would be quieter than today! Sophie agreed but still wanted to take her coat to be dry-cleaned at the Timpson outlet, so we decided to have a sneaky lunch at McDonald's, do a quick shop and spend the afternoon relaxing.

McDonald's was heaving with people so we placed our order and ate in the car. Strangely, Tesco was not busy, which surprised me, and I bought two presents for Secret Santa gifts, a bottle of Chambord for an afternoon cocktail and a pack of new knickers for the holiday! I'm going to start my packing tomorrow and I've been watching the weather forecast closely for how it's going to be while we're there. Hopefully, I can get away with teeshirts and jeans during the day, and warmer tops at night!

Back home, we said goodbye to Keith who was going to see Sileby play, and we relaxed. Sophie prepared tomorrow evening's curry and we both agreed to skip dinner tonight because of our McDonald's lunch! Sophie said she felt guilty, but as we'd last eaten from the restaurant back in September (in France) I didn't think there was anything to feel guilty about!

After Sophie had made all the preparations and marinated the chicken, we sat in the living room and she made us French martinis. I put on a screensaver on the television (a beautiful Alpine Christmas scene) and we sipped our cocktails.

The drinks were delicious and we had a lovely, relaxed afternoon reading and cuddling with the cats. Keith arrived home looking frozen to the bone and watched Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa. We gave him a couple of chicken tenders that we hadn't eaten, which he enjoyed with a spicy chilli dip.

After the football, we watched an interesting programme about The Grand Hotel in Gstaad, where the cheapest room was £1000 a night. We can only dream! The scenery was stunning, with snow-capped mountains and a beautiful town. We then caught a documentary about the Wham! hit, Last Christmas, which was great!

I've decided to take the stack of books by my bedside to Mallorca to read there. I struggled with Jane Austen's Persuasion after a busy day at work, and trying to cut through the flowery language she uses was hard work! We are so used to modern novels edited to be as concise as possible! 

Hopefully, away from a busy working day, I can read them all. I can hope!