Stephen and Kate visited this weekend.
Ben, especially, had been very excited about their visit and kept asking all day when they would be arriving. Arriving they did, around 6pm, and Ben rushed to the door to welcome them in.
After a few teas/coffees and a curry, we settled in for a quiet night in front of the telly and a sociable few drinks.
Our conversation increasingly turned to an informed discussion-cum-debate on the criminal justice system, the practicalities of our transport system and much more, and although it could have continued much longer, I decided to turn in at midnight to save myself for our pub night out on Sunday night (it was a bank holiday weekend).
The next morning we awoke at around 7.20am thanks to Ben, and after a small breakfast, went to Milton Keynes for a walk around the Peace Pagoda park. The weather wasn't great and we took the football and frisbee with us to play with the kids/us.
Escaping the rain, we went to The Barn restaurant nearby for some lunch and then back home, before a pub night out at The Swan.
Monday was spent recuperating and playing a good 'ol family classic board game - Monopoly. We were playing the relatively-new credit card edition (there are so many editions launched these days - even world cup editions) - no cash - and while property prices had increased just a bit, the game had been given a much-needed make over.
I hadn't played it for years and after blowing the dust of, we agreed on a time-limited competition to tie-in with lunch. By the end of the game, the two welsh novices were nowhere, not a monopoly between them, and I had amassed an unenviable wealth at their expense.
Stephen was sure he'd come second, but upon calculation, he edged out Kate, who got the wooden spoon.
It was a nice weekend. The weather had been crap, which is a shame as I wanted to take them to the Dunstable Downs for a nice hill walk.
Maybe next time.
Spot on mate!
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