Anthony (Will's brother) and his girlfriend Kyla came to visit us a few weeks ago up in Basingstoke. It was a jam-packed weekend starting off with a trip to London on the Saturday. The weather was absolutely perfect and we spent the day walking by the Thames, through the parks, enjoying some drinks, and having a fabulous Italian dinner. Following day we went up to Thorpe Park which is actually a really decent amusement park. All the amusement parks I've been to outside the Disney franchise have always left something to be desired, but this park is nice with an attention to detail. They have lots of fast coasters and thrill rides with a sort of jungle theme throughout. Such a fun weekend!
The following weekend it was another sunny day and we went for a drive and ended up in Winchester. We spent the whole day just wandering around and admiring all the historic cathedrals and homes. Oh, and how could I almost forget, we saw King Arthur's legendary round table!! The thing is massive! (and amazing, of course) We also shared our last ice-cream cone of the season; Will figured it would be the last ice-cream appropriate day of the year so we couldn't resist.
Last weekend was Halloween weekend and I somehow convinced Will to carve a pumpkin with me (he's a bit of a Halloween scrooge as he freely admits. He did an English rose and I attempted to stick with an English theme by doing Peter Pan. The tools I had were a bit primitive though so I don't think it turned out all that well...
It was Will's first ever Halloween pumpkin and I was very impressed :) He's full of hidden talents. And because I went a bit overboard at the pumpkin patch and bought 5 pumpkins, we have a few left for eating! Will made the most delicious roasted pumpkin soup on Monday, it was fantastic!!
This weekend we're down in Exmouth for the first time since the wedding for Harry's, Will's youngest brother, 18th birthday. Happy birthday Harry! They boys all went out to a comedy club in Exeter last night so the Tribble ladies had a nice evening in with some Indian takeaway, it was great! Today, November 5th, is the day Will and I met two years ago in Belfast so we're going out to celebrate with a nice dinner this evening. For now though, I'm off to enjoy this sunshine with a walk on the beach :)
