A busy Wednesday!

Sophie's back tyres on Olive were being replaced today, so I took her to work in the VW. I suggested on the way that we call into our new gym, so she could see it for herself. I was supposed to have gone during one of my shifts, but that hasn't happened, and I doubt it would before I finished work on Friday!

We drove to the gym and went in, despite there being lots of builders on site. The lovely Shannon was in the gym, so it was great to chat to her, and she showed us around. Sophie was also introduced to Stuart and Martin, two of our senior managers, who were also in the building. I was then delighted to see Georgie come in, and he gave Sophie a lovely hug. Sophie and I were both impressed with the new gym, and it will look great when it's all finished. I dropped Sophie off at work and returned home to get on with my long list of jobs! 

After my busy morning, I went back down to Sophie's office, and we drove to Next on Riverside for lunch at Costa. It was great to sit and chat and do some shopping afterwards, as I badly needed some new perfume. I picked out a beautifully clean scent that will go to France with me.

After dropping Sophie off, I returned home and saw a huge black cloud in the distance. I knew that within a short space of time, we'd have torrential rain, and I was proved right! It absolutely hammered down, and then I heard a clap of thunder! I called for the cats, but there was no sign of Mooney. He has been disappearing for long periods of time, and we had trouble getting him in last night. I swear that sometimes he hides in the bushes and watches us call and call him!

I had an hour to spare to catch up with more jobs, and at 3:00pm, I set off in more heavy rain for Moulton to see Gabriel again at The Back and Body Clinic. We chatted about travel, and he applied more shockwave therapy and gave me a different exercise to do. I told him I intend to swim and do some yoga with Sophie in France, and although we will do some walking, it won't be on a par with Berlin!

Back home, I just had time to remind Keith of how to stop and start Olive (he'll be driving her when we're away) and then go and collect Sophie from work! The traffic was as heavy as ever, and it was great to get home and relax for a while before Sophie began cooking paella for dinner. We opened a red from Emporda (a region near Girona) to go with the meal, and it was delicious. Typical! We'll never be able to buy another in the UK!

Keith and I watched two episodes of World War II with Tom Hanks this evening. I made the decision not to go to work tomorrow as Nicola only wanted me in from 10:00am until 2:00pm, and it just wasn't worth the hassle of Keith making four journeys when he has enough to do!