Sunday Night Fever......

You remember we visited Queenie last weekend to help celebrate her hubby, D’s, 50th birthday? Well we had a great weekend!

We set off Friday at 3.30 pm, as soon as I had got home from work. I actually drove to their house for the first time in the 19 years we’ve known them and been visiting, though we went the scenic route as I don’t ‘do’ motorways. That was a treat for MWM as he usually drives. It must be a year since we’ve actually seen them but, as always, we fell into a relaxed mode because we’ve been friends for so long. We had fish’n’chips from the award winning chippy round the corner, then MWM and D went to the pub whilst Queenie and I caught up on all the gossip and the itinerary for the weekend.     Before you ask – yes it was a late night and yes we did have a lot to drink!

Saturday dawned to find us all a bit worse for wear but we had to go to the venue for Sunday’s party for Q&D to make sure everything would go according to plan. The actual venue is their son’s very upmarket Café/Lounge Bar ‘Saint’s’, where we had a light lunch and a couple of coffees before heading home to have 40 winks before going out for a meal that evening. We opted for a local Tandoori restaurant that evening where they do great food, the atmosphere is friendly and the service superb. We were all really tired from the night before so were home and in bed for 11.30 p.m. – a first for all of us on one of ‘our weekends’, boy did we feel better for it the following day though!

Sunday was a busy day, well for Q&D anyway, shopping and getting food ready for the party that night, then we all had to don our fancy dress costumes and be down at the venue for 6 pm to take the food and help the staff to set it all up.
The dress theme was 60’s/70’s and here we are ready to go!

MWM, me, Queenie and D

D had given the DJ a playlist of all his favourite music from the era and later there was a duo playing – who I have to say were absolutely brilliant and it was their first proper gig!


Everyone was up dancing, especially the ‘Birthday Boy’, who I think danced to every single tune! The drinks were flowing and the food was great. Queenie had booked the minibus for midnight to take us back home and the four of us carried on the party there. I have to say it was one of the best parties I’ve ever been to, but I wouldn’t have expected anything less from Q&D being the great hosts they are! There were only a few people who didn’t wear fancy dress, the majority did and they looked fantastic. I’ve put together a slide show to show you just what an effort most folk put in.

Thanks for a great weekend Q&D and, as today is the day,…..

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY ‘D’