The last weekend has been really fun, busy but really fun. The croc and I spent some time together, more than we've been able to the last few weeks. I accompanied him to Southend on Sea...to all those not in the know, that's in Essex. Dan works away every weekend to do his Hedkandi gigs and to be honest I had absolutely no idea what was involved- until Saturday night.
To start with, the balloon flight was cancelled AGAIN! The day was perfect, a little windy but that wind could spell big trouble apparantly. So after three (or possibly more) attempts, I'm still the proud owner of two bits of paper entitling us to a flight. It's getting very tiresome, it will be two years this christmas since I bought those.
So Saturday we travelled in the baking hot sun to Essex. The weather was beautiful but unfortunately we spent the whole day in a dark and dingy nightclub setting up all the gear. Now it usually takes Dan 2-3 hours to set up the stuff but through my lack of experience and not wanting to get up tall ladders, it took him...wait for it....4 and a half hours. I was tearing my hair out by the end of it. I did as much as I could to help but in the end I did the run for food, drink and an emergency staple gun from B&Q.
The night was great. There was an amazing DJ called Sarah Louise and a saxophonist called Yasmine who were lovely and did a cracking job. Dan mostly had fun with the confetti cannon and we stayed up until 4.30am.
A few hours sleep later and we were back in the club dismantling the stuff that had taken four and a half hours the day before to put up. We left about 2pm and drove the three and a half hours back to Brum. We were shattered but it did put it in perspective just how hard Dan works for his money.
Since then, I've had two days off work and I've come down with a horrible chest infection. Not good. Hopefully be back on my feet for this weekend but for now, my memories of Essex are well reem!! xx
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