I had the best night out on Tuesday with my lovely hubby and my son Luke and his partner Abby. We went to see Mrs Brown Rides Again at the NIA in Birmingham, and to say that I laughed until I cried is putting it mildly! Even my throat hurt because I laughed so much, something I haven't done in a very long time! We booked the night out as a surprise for Luke's 24th Birthday, so he didn't know he was going until Sunday evening! We had arranged for Abby to finish work early on Tuesday so she could get here and have time to get ready. We didn't just go to the show, we also booked a meal as part of the Freestyle package, which was very enjoyable and also well organised. In with the price we had a main course and a sweet, three drinks per person, and our car parking ticket, which in itself would have been £8 if we hadn't got the package deal! We arrived in Birmingham at 5, which gave us plenty of time to find the car park, and make our way to the arena. Thankfully the car park had plenty of disabled places so we got a space and had a very short walk, down a ramp, to the venue. All very well organised! After waiting for about 15 minutes for the door to open, we were shown to our table and then the waiter came to take our order for drinks, and we then had to go to the buffet to choose our meal. I went for the chicken tikka with saga aloo and basmati rice, which was delicious. The sweet trolley was heaving with an abundance of lovely sweets, and I went for a caramel apple pie with cream! Mmmm, really tasty! I also had two glasses of wine with my meal, and ordered a wine for the interval.
We went to our seats for the show, which were in a really good spot, and it all began at 7.30 on the dot! The start in itself was hilarious, even the safety message was given by 'Ma Brown', and her mention of the IRA was funny and taken in good part. When the actual show began, Ma Brown was polishing in the kitchen, not particularly funny until you realised she was polishing the BAFTA the show had won! This was then promptly followed by her walking into the lounge and tripping over something, when she picked it up it was another BAFTA and her comment was 'jesus these feckin things are everywhere', to which the crowd roared and clapped with approval! The show itself was brilliant, lots of ad libs, hysterical cast, and many moments when they forgot their lines, but nobody in the audience minded, well most people! The only downside for us was the fact that the three people sat in front of us, a man, woman and a young girl, did not seem to be enjoying the show, and on quite a few occasions the man and woman looked at the young girl, who I assume was their daughter, and seemed a little embarrassed! There were a lot of inuendos in the show, and a lot of swearing, but I will say that the site you buy tickets from tells you that it does contain adult humour and under 14's have to be accompanied by an adult! If they felt it was too risque for their daughter, then maybe they should have thought twice about taking her! Thankfully they left about half an hour before it finished! The only other downside to the night was the seats in the arena, very very uncomfortable, and they really did not do me any good at all! By the end of the show I was in agony, and although there was plenty of leg room, my knees were very painful too! Thankfully it was a short walk to the car, and when I got home I had a nice cup of tea and 2 painkillers!
Ma Brown on the big screen!
The cast at the end of the show!
Luke opening his presents!
We really have had a bit of a mad few weeks with one thing and another, but one thing I do have this week is the funeral of my lovely friend Kerry, not something I am looking forward to, especially as there will be people there who I know are not nice, and who have, in the past let me down badly. But I will rise above all that, because I have to pay my respects to a lovely woman who did not deserve to lose her life to bloody rotten cancer. She also did not deserve what she went through over the last few years! And more than all that, her two children aged just 15 and 11 do not deserve to grow up without a mother. Tragic is the word!
On Saturday I am at the theatre with Elaine and Vic, an early celebration for my birthday on 24th of this month, before they return to Spain for the winter. We are going for a meal first, which is going to be difficult because both Rich and I are on diets! We both have a lot of weight to lose and cannot afford to overdo it at the weekend, but I think we just have to be sensible. I am not going to drink, mainly because it is a meal before the show and I am worried about going to the toilet in the middle of the show and also being too tired to enjoy it! But whatever happens, we will enjoy it, because it is nice to meet up with friends and even better to have an evening out!
Next weekend is the one I am looking forward to, we are off to Windsor for a couple of days and staying at the McDonald Windsor Hotel right by the castle. But the bit I am looking forward to most is the trip around the Harry Potter Studios tour! I have arranged for a wheelchair as the tour itself is quite big, but mainly because I cannot walk too far now, and I know there is a lot to see!
So all in all September is a busy month, and it ends with a visit from my older son Aaron and his partner Vicki on the 21st to celebrate my birthday, which for me is always great because I miss him very much! It is always good to have the whole family together, and I must be honest I dread the time when they are too busy to visit, which I hope will never happen!
Anyway, I have a lot of other things going on, mainly the fact that my appeal is going to tribunal and that I am now changing my GP because I cannot get into town to go to the one I have now! So a busy month ahead, one I will no doubt wish would be at an end, because stress makes the Fibro worse, and at the moment I am extremely stressed! This I think is the main reason why I am in so much pain, which I will say is affecting my whole body at the moment! It has got so bad that some evenings I am having to get into my pyjamas early because I can't even stand my bra being on me as it hurts my skin! Try explaining that to your doctor, they really have no clue and do not understand one iota of what I go through each day! But I will carry on, I will get through all this, but sometimes, just sometimes, I wish that I could have one day free from pain, to be able to walk round without every step hurting me, to go up the stairs normally instead of on all fours, to get out of my chair without my knees creaking and hurting me! Oh look, there's a pink pig flying past my window! That is as likely as me having a day free from pain!!!
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