My 30th Birthday

I celebrated my 30th Birthday. David was off for the day so we chose not to set the alarm as the children are always up early. Of course they choose my birthday to sleep in. Anyway after being woken up I did smile.

The children got dressed and I got to lie in bed and get my presents.
I got my nintendo wii, some games, money and Vienesse truffles from my lot. I got lots of jewellery from other friends and family as well as moisturiser from Stobo Castle and Some lovely flowers from my friends too.
After we dropped the 2 monsters at school we went to tesco for Brekkie. After a bit of shopping we went for lunch at Viva Mexico. It was really nice. Sadly David didn't feel the same but it was a really nice meal for me and then we popped to tesco and got the cake below.
After we picked the monsters up from school and my mum and dad came over with Caroline and Co. We had a nice buffet tea before having cake and tidying up preparing for the joys ahead of this week.

My Trip to Stobo

My double Bed

Caroline with her new jammies
My mum
Me and my cake
My cake

My 30th Birthday Present to myself was a trip to Stobo Castle in Peebles. I went with my good Friends Caroline and Lorraine, then my mum and mum in law and my Sister in Law came along too.



Caroline picked us up from my house and with the help of the Tom Tom we arrived at Stobo and got parked. In we went and were greeted in reception by a lovely lady who took us through to the Spa Courtyard where Mum in law and Sister in Law were. We descended on the coffee shop and had a lovely lunch. Then we got our rooms and had a nose at everyone else's room and then headed to get changed before hitting the spa. Caroline and I were the only ones not to have a treatment booked so we hit the spa and the pool before heading for a rest. We had a lovely rest before preparing for our lovely 3 course dinner.


After dinner we had coffee in the dining room before being surprised with a birthday cake. So even though we were stuffed so we managed to find room before retiring to mine and Caroline's room for champagne.

After a good sleep, we head down for an early swim and steam and meet my mum. After that we met at Breakfast for another loaded breakfast. After that I went for an eyebrow shape. Was a bit shocked to find it was no wax but plucking. Nice job made of them though and it resulted in me wanting a facial. Which I managed to book for before lunch as a last minute thing.

After alot of relaxing again I ended up having my facial and then having another 3 course lunch, we had a short rest in the drawing room before heading home.

It was a lovely way to celebrate my 30th birthday and just what I would have wanted to do for it without it being over the top. Caroline has to take a lot of credit for some fantastic surprises and how nice she helped my weekend go.

Its definitely a birthday I shall always remember.

My Back

I went to the GP again yesterday as my back has been in agony. The new bed hasn't been helping it and it's just been in complete agony. The GP had referred me for Physio so waiting for that to come through. Got more painkillers. My mum has also loaned me a heat pad. STrange my back seems to have got worse after a lot of swimming.

To cheer myself up I've been planning my 30th. Shove a big party up the gumtree. I want to have a spa weekend away with my kids and hubby. Just need to find some friends who will share the spa time with us or get someone to babysit while David comes with me. Have you seen the new lodges at Whinfell Forrest? They have indoor sauna and steam rooms as well as an outdoor hot tun. A snip at £1,445 for the weekend. David plans to get that for me and book me in for 2 sessions at the aqua sana. Really hope we can go. Very excited about it all. We plan to go the 14th December to the 17th December.

Anyway I'm missing out on Swan Lake just now as I can't sit for long and Eilidh is now going with her cousins. I'm off to move about and hen rest.