Holidays, holidays!

I took a holiday, a much needed holiday!

It had been booked for several months, almost 10 months.

My nephew was getting married, and he lives in the United States, he had popped over in February to introduce his bride-to-be, and in October they finally tied the knot.

Normally when you go away on holiday it is a chance to recharge the batteries, a time to rest, let the mind and body relax so that when you get back to work, you are raring to go with some added zest, with some new ideas, but on this occasion it was a week long party and I felt I needed a proper holiday to get over it.

We arrived on the Wednesday and was staying with my sister and family, and so the first night was a big catch up, lots of hugs and telling of stories. Plenty of wine involved too! On the Thursday there was a mini-stag do, with the groom staying over along with some friends, both local and from the UK, another late night where plenty of beer was drunk. Friday, we decamped to the hotel where everyone was staying for two nights, and there was a rehearsal dinner to attend, fine food and more wine. On the Saturday we had the wedding and what a wedding, a fantastic time was had. The reception had plenty of food, wine and bless me, they even had a barrel of London Pride for us Brits to drink.

Time to relax on Sunday, oh no! A post-wedding party/BBQ, where friends who didn't come to the wedding also came to say hi to the bride and groom - luckily this was a daytime party, and so our first early night!

We had a day off on Monday, before yet another party to go to on the Tuesday - the brides birthday!

We did fit in a bit of sightseeing after that and arrived home duly shattered, and it has taken me and my liver a week to feel as if we are back to normal.

Many thanks to my sister, my nephew, his bride and her family, my other family members who travelled as well, of course my wife and all those new friends that we met whilst there.

Now, back to work!

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