19th Dec, Happy birthday Lin, Shop till you drop ...Rochdale

Today's the love of my life's birthday, Happy birthday Lin and to save a bash in the head, these are the first words I utter upon opening me eyes. Lin's already up and sitting on the veranda clutching her ipod hoping for birthday greetings from back home. The ipod pings away and Lin's doing a lot of smiling, Thank God for that....... it could have been a very, very, long day. So where would the birthday girl like to spend her day?, you got it, a bloody shopping centre, I don't believe it, Oh well, its what she wants and she's been on the net and found just which one she wants to visit. (sometimes having a laptop don't pay).

 The day starts with the usual bacon sarnies and dip in the pool then into the Ute with the air con  up full. Lin's got all the directions written down, (don't trust that sat nav after last time) and hyperdome here we come. Its another big centre and we spend the best part of an hour just driving round looking for a parking space. The place is much like Lakeside and to me has just as much appeal, but Lin's beaming, so its all worth it. She's off, flitting from shop to shop like like a butterfly on speed. I'm getting a lot of, "Roxanne would love this, this would suit Billee, these are so Kouy". I ain't daft, so I just nod and agree. ....I really don't get get this shopping thing, even after being dragged round nearly every shopping centre in the country, Its got to the point were I judge a shopping centre by how comfy the chairs are outside the shop Lin's in, sad.... but oh so true.

I think we were there for about four or five hours, I cant really be sure, the shutters came down after the first twenty minutes, but I do remember seeing parking spaces on the way out, so it must have been late. Back home and it's a bit late to walk the dog, so into the pool to cool off, then down to the 'award winning' Chippy at the end of the road for a birthday takeaway, (Lin's choice). As birthday teas go's, this one weren't the greatest. I think the award they got, must have been for best drink, best table setting or even from the local dog show, co's it couldn't have been the food. Still, Lin's had a good day and that's what counts.

A local marina... look at those boats , ''theres money in them there waters''

John finds another 'old cow' to keep him company, while I shop... see what I mean about the chrissie decs.... they defo dont get it !!!! lol x

Thank you all for my lovely birthday messages, I got them all and spent the day smiling from ear to ear. xxx

Love you lots xx