Not saying I’m rubbish or anything but it’s taken me so long
to write this post that the Wimbledon tournament has now finished!! Never mind…
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| Andy Murray working his way towards being the first Brit in the Men's Singles final in 74 years |
Last weekend saw my first ever visit to Wimbledon. (Actually
that will be the weekend before last now)…
I don’t just mean the train station, or scouring the Common
for Wombles either. I mean the All England Tennis Club, hosts of the Grand Slam
tennis tournament.
At the ripe old age of 41 I had never once been to see this
world famous event and so I suppose I thought it was time.
Hence I found myself sat in the Centre Court on Saturday,
watching Serena Williams, David Ferrer and Andy Murray bat a ball about for
victory.
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| Serena Williams - she wore the same pants throughout the tournament! |
I’m no tennis expert or even what you might consider a huge
fan, but I certainly recognise that what I was watching was of a considerably
higher class than anything I’d ever seen before.
These people showed exactly how the game should be played.
We were completely blown away by the skill shown.
Also, we were blown away by the Pimms.
Jo decided that the fruit in the bottom counted towards her
‘5 a day’ and so proceeded to have as many as she could – all in the interests
of her health, you understand. I attempted to keep up as best that I could.
But that woman really loves fruit!
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| Free Strawberries and Cheesecake - fantastic |
So we enjoyed the action and because I am not entirely
without contacts, we also enjoyed some free sandwiches. And cake. And
strawberries. And more Pimms. I do have some very good contacts.
All in all we had a really nice day.
The best thing about it?
We didn’t take the kids with us.
Am I evil?
Am I the worst parent ever?
Possibly.
But we really did have a nice day. One thing is still very
much clear and that is that I really do enjoy hanging out with my wife.
She really is very lovely.
Especially after seven glasses of Pimms….
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| Fruit is good for you, hic |
3 comments:
So...how many Pimms did you have then? I have always found them to have too much lemonade to alcohol ratio..or whatever it is diluted with!
I was beginning to think you must have a "things to do before I die" list. But alas no, contacts, friend of a friend, scratching someone's back! And you got some sunny weather! You really do have friends in high places!!
It sounds like you both had a great time. Sometimes you have to escape and get away without the kids.
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
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