2011
2016
It’s Monday morning and I still feel like I’m recovering
from Saturday night. I’ve checked my bank balance and have £100 to last the
next ten days. I woke up so late that I didn’t have time to get milk before
work so I’m getting through the morning on some left over Galaxy Minstrels that
I found in my desk drawer. Sounds like an all-round depressing situation,
right? I’m actually feeling pretty content, albeit a teensy bit tired.
The reason for such a chipper mood? Friends. I know it’s a cliché
single person thing to say about Valentine’s Day, but celebrating love doesn’t
have to always be limited to the romantic type. It’s good to take time to
appreciate all the great relationships in your life. And at one point or
another last week I got to catch up with all my favourites.
The icing on the proverbial cake was the arrival of two
brilliant babes in London, the other half of RIAD (Rhythm Is A Dancer - as none
of really have any rhythm at all) to celebrate Roxanne’s 27th
birthday. And it was the best way to celebrate #Palentines. A weekend full of
yummy food, good wine, belly laughs, getting dolled up for a night out, skittle
bomb shots, late night McDonalds and even more yummy food.
So, although there was a lack of romance on my Valentine’s Day
this year, there definitely was not a lack of love (awwwwww) and for that I’ll
always be grateful. Grateful for friends that always have my back and never
fail to make me smile.
If, by some stroke of luck I manage to find a man by next
Valentine’s Day, he definitely has a lot to live up to in terms of beating this
year’s celebration.
Roll on Newcastle in April for the next RIAD reunion.
