Had a Wit and Wisdom (quiz) evening on Friday, which was great fun. Soph and I wrote the questions and I think we pitched them about right :).
Saturday there was a wedding we were singing at, and even though it wasn't until 3 it took out the whole of the afternoon. In the morining we were looking at paint to do the old dining room and we decided on "Natural Wicker" a warm, light yellowish orangy colour (not quite beige ::g::).
Then there was Sunday :). Went up to London to meet


Rob found a great car park online in Westminster (Abingdon) that was 10 pounds for all day on Sat and Sun and we knew it was secure when we drove in and saw a Ferarri, a Bently and several other posh sports cars. You can also ring up a day in advance and book a space too (not that we needed to). Much cheaper than catching the train and much better than waiting in the cold for hours.
So we took our round about route to Covent Garden via the tube and we all met up outside the Royal Opera House where there was much greeting to be had :). It was so nice to finally put real people to the friends that have been living in my head ::g::. We immediately headed for an Italian in the middle of Covent Garden, which I have to admit I was not impressed with at first glance because of the huge queue :), but I have to admit the food was lovely and we had a nice lot of space downstairs in the warm to chat and eat.
We talked about the resturant with the risque paintings and scultpures that the other four had been to the pervious evening (will definitely have to go there one day ::g::), Harry Potter (well duh!), conventions, trains, the weather, shoes (and blisters ... poor
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Then we mooched around the market stalls for a while, and S found a lovely scarf which was much needed with the wind that was whipping around everywhere.
Next came the big adventure; trying to find an indoor cafe in Covent Garden with somewhere to sit. Not something I would have thought was difficult, but it was far harder than imagined. In the end we had to sit outside and picked a spot right next to one of the heaters. Tea, coffee and hot chocolate were consumed (with large amounts of whipped cream in my case ::g::) and I also had a huge slice of chocolate cake. Very indulgent and very yummy. More talking occured ... about work and things this time :).
Then it was time to make our way towards home in our case and their hotel in S and
I do not envy S and
*hugs* to all, it was so lovely to meet you all face to face.