Today was a normal day at work for me, with loads to do as there was an important meeting to prepare for on the Monday (which my boss was attending…not me!)
Coincidentally we were also having carpet fitted in our cinema room so Rob was working from home to get that sorted.
I left work at 4 and headed home which always takes ages on a Friday due to Stonehenge. I got home and we sorted food and started some washing and then I still had a little bit of work to finish so I did that before bed.
Sat 9th Feb
This morning we woke and discovered the fish tank filter had started leaking over night
We took the dog to kennels as planned and then checked our local pets at home to see if they sold a replacement but unfortunately not as we only have a small store. So, Rob had to go visit our normal fish shop in Wilton while I started cleaning the house and finished off the washing etc (this took around an hour and a half!)
Once Rob got back he swapped the filter over (£88 for a new one) and we had a quick lunch whilst also doing online check in and picking our seats for the flight.
Once that was done we did the ironing and finished off the cleaning and making the bed for when we got back.
Then slightly later than planned we packed our bags before Rob’s parents came to collect us at about 3.
It was a straightforward drive to Gatwick and we arrived shortly before 6. We checked into the Hilton and in shocking news had to pay £10 to upgrade to an executive room (our room was free with our points and they normally upgrade us for free!)
We went across to the terminal to do twilight check in, the machines wouldn’t work so we had to queue for check in assistance (after we got our boarding cards we realised this was due to me being selected for extra security) but we dropped our bags off quickly and then went to have dinner at Giraffe.
We both had burgers and Rob had some onion rings, the food was good and the bill wasn’t too bad considering we were at an airport. Total cost with drinks and tip was £40.
We stopped at Boots to get me some flight socks as I had an argument with a door the previous weekend while doing some DIY and had some bad bruising on my leg.
Back at the hotel we had drinks and snacks in the lounge. Disappointingly there were no cheese and biscuits but Rob had 3 beers so I think we got reasonable value for our £10.
We headed back to the room and watched some tv before bed.
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