Guildford and Abergavenny

Posted on 2006/03/30 10:52:16 (March 2006).

[Saturday 25th March]
My brother had very kindly given us a place to stay after the wedding - this was hugely convenient as he lives just a short taxi ride from the venue. This worked out brilliantly, as it meant we were in exactly the right place from first thing in the morning to spend some "quality time" with Adrian, Liz and the kids. I met the newest addition to the family for the first time - baby Daniel had been born just after I left for Japan back in October. Spent a lovely morning playing with the kids, and after a very nice lunch we got our things together, said our goodbyes, and set off on the next leg of our journey.

The next location on our whistlestop tour of the UK was South Wales - Abergavenny - to see Vera. We shared the driving again, but I think I pulled the short straw this time. I took the second half of the journey, which was all motorway in the absolute pouring rain. I'd felt pretty comfortable driving the day before, but today it was a real struggle. Anyway, we got there OK obviously.

Spent the evening at Vera's house, where she'd laid on a bit of a family gathering - my aunt, uncle and cousin all came over, and I also got a chance to meet my cousin's boyfriend for the first time. I often wonder what people think when they meet my family. We're not exactly rich, but it occurred to me that we very probably come across as quite snobby - it was once pointed out to us by a friend of the family that the sort of things we talk about over dinner are very high brow compared to some families. Anyway, all that aside it was a very nice evening, great to be completely surrounded by family like that.

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