Runs and Riders

Friday 16th: Last day of my first half term. Good but very sad, because M left us. No more Ready, Steady, Go. :-( Longest run of the year on the treadmill.. only 12k but almost reaching the hour target for the year.

Saturday 17th: Parkrun. Was expecting rubbish due to last night's long run. So stayed within comfortable breathing pace. Managed to not get stitch, so could pick up pace at the end, sadly not enough to keep up with the guy I'd matched for most of the race up the hill but a good effort. Finished second female, and first in age category with a 21:20. More than happy with that.

Tried to get jobs done before going out, but time just disappears at the weekends. Pretty much got the loft changeover of summer to winter clothes done. Manic unpacking of bike lock before heading onto campus for the basketball. Campus has changed a heck of a lot since I last ventured on. Was very happy to be shouted by Chris from school while doing my Aspie 'arrgghhh new situation, what do I do' thing one entering the sports hall. Had a great laugh chatting during the game. I'm sure he is actually a Leggett a few times removed. Sadly Riders lost their game, but was great to get to watch, especially for free thanks to school.

Sunday 18th: Up early for car boot. When will I learn to not faff|? Delivered ironing then off bargain hunting. Prayers for finding present for Sarah answered. Can we have some other prayers answered too please God? Got some clothes for school.. if I can cope with wearing trousers that actually fit!

Awesome van parked near Bumble. This is what I want to do to the dash...

Lego time in the afternoon..

Then off to Sarah's birthday meal. Slightly late due to the rugby and trying to dry Sarah's present! Lots of laughs, mostly at the Beard in a Bag, but good bunch of people, esp Ashley who sadly was not in 'interestingly ethnic' wear today. Spent the journey home trying not to be sick. Unsure as to whether that was due to the stir fry that was selected from the choices of 'mild, medium or spicy', where me and the chef clearly have different scales, or the fault of the five plates of dessert.

Monday 19th: good 30 min run. Work at Clare's. Feels like forever since we played Rummikub. Failed miserably to complete to do list, before Linnets arrived for chips then into town to see Matt and Indigo Steady perform at an Acoustic night in some new Italian desserts place. Huge sundae, but cheated by the tiny amount of fudge sauce in the jug. Good chat afterwards about Facebook group idea.

Races and rides

Hard to blog again. Usual reason. Foolish posting of feelings on FB. Now deleted.

Friday: extra shift at Go. 

Saturday: Parkrun at Braunestone (21:40) haircut, collected glasses (better but still not great) then bike ride out to the Roman Cafe near Grantham with Chris.

More jobs and Spag Bol then Rocktober Fest to represent CMA at the Rock and bike party. Was good fun.. If you decide to not care what people think and just be silly. Waddo taught me Fairy Dancing, once we'd stopped being amused by Colin who obviously loves his Slade. Really shouldn't have put anything on FB about the woman across the dance floor who looked like Gill.

Sunday: car boot. Swap Bumble for Gladius and off to Markfield for the first cross country race for Barrow Runners. Nice to meet some people beforehand. Felt part of a team. Except I didn't have a vest! Really enjoyed the run. Nice to get muddy and loved the bits through the woods.. Probably for the best being held up a bit by the guys. Managed to keep breathing and stitch ok so happy with that. 24th place (almost directed into the guys finish lol).  Nice ride back on country roads in glorious sunshine. 

Tidied up bedroom as was shocking. Then read in the bath. Then food, ironing, hoovering, washing and more washing, actually mopped the floor for the first time in two years, sorted out the rest of the bags of Lego for the Ferrari, was going to do blog but upset by comments from Andy on FB so curled up in the dark for ages praying and praying for a feeling a sign a something... Down to asking God if he is even there. Chips and Harry Potter DVD to end. Will try to do some knitting in a mo. 

RTTW

Feels really difficult to do the blog at the moment, mainly because I want to be honest and say how crap I feel, how much God has let me down and how empty life feels now that Gill has disappeared from it.

But I guess I have to carry on living, and hopefully in years to come I'll be glad I kept a note of what I did while I was killing time, waiting for God to start keeping some promises.

Fri 2nd Oct - had tea with Chris and Elaine. Great meal, and scummy pie (no surprise there) and spent hours sorting through the Lego tub for 'interesting'. Main;y the evening was a discussion about God and differing opinions about homosexuality. Lots of good advice from them about praying specifically. The negative way to look at the evening was that essentially in their opinion, I am going to Hell if I have a gay relationship. A more positive way is that I'm not if I really seek God's will and find out if He is good with me being gay, and having a partner. I need to think, to seek, and to get more opinions.

Sat 3rd Oct - Ride to the Wall.

Not the best event if you really don't feel like being around people but..

Arrived at Donington Services nearly an hour early.. felt late!

Very happy when parking up this time that no-one did anything stupid and that I did not end up at the bottom of a domino rally.

Wandered around a got a couple of Munzees, and exchanged numbers with a guy called Chris from East Mids Bikers, who knew me from Go. Trying to follow Chris' advice of going with promptings and believing there is no such thing as co-incidence..

"so, I'll leave the car across two spaces, then no-one will park near me".. that worked well mate!!

Sadly Biker Bible still there when I got back.. happily, bike and helmet still there when I got back!

7k bikes on this field and in the grounds.

Tiger moth aerobatic display. Realising that the iPhone has a great camera, but not for zooming!

Dakota.. sadly I missed 'the shot' of it coming over the memorial.

Last Post.

Wow.

Glad to see Rob on my lost travels around the arboretum. And I left a munzee. Not so glad to get stuck in the jam trying to leave. Especially as I joined it just as someone's bike caught fire. Not a lot of it left by the time I went past it. Scary.

Warmed up with a book and duvet when I got home. Ironed. Watched England get mullered at rugby.

Sunday: Car boot. Earliest I've made it. No Lego though.

Finished A Walk in the Woods. Looked for Lego mosaic apps. Blogged. Now time for ironing and Ferrari.

Still just thinking of G.

Sci Fi Weekend at the Great Central Railway

Managed to persuade Bex and Josh to come too so I wasn't such a lonely geek.. so kicked off at Quorn Station at around half ten, timed nicely for all the Doctors together...

Established that Josh is scared of nothing, and I am a wimp, and that you never stop being a PE teacher.. I started to do the Mummy's shoelaces up for him...

Once several doctors had managed to get a sonic screwdriver working..

we were off on my first ever GCR train ride back home to Loughborough. Can't believe I've lived next to it for 5 years and not been on, was always hoping for a special occasion, and company..

Always stay in character?!

I clearly need to watch more Who, don't remember Ming the Merciless in there..

I declined to be in the Loughborough Echo.. may regret that..

His accent was brilliant.. 12th Doc not Josh...

Best bit..

Waved our train goodbye from Loughborough Station, so stuck there for an hour. Had a spot of lunch.. can't even have a bacon butty undisturbed by those pesky cybermen..

Ended up with even more stuff from the Star Wars clutter guy. Oops.

Eventually escaped to Rothley station for the funfair (that would be more accurately described as pathetic, not the 'family friendly' it was billed as).

Swithland Reservoir..

So, when I have a big house (with a garage for my Harley) I can do this in Lego in the loft..

My train will go round Randomville.. the Falcon in Mos Eisley spaceport, and the odd Tardis or minion dotted around..

Nice geek selfie as we abandoned Bex at Rothley Station and we headed off to Leicester.

More familiar, although I can't remember going on trains much as a kid..

Went to the Greenacres cafe to do the Who trail. Easiest Haribo I've ever earned. Then we deployed a Munzee at the station before watching the engine re couple at the front of the train, but facing backwards!

Got attacked on the way back to Quorn by an Ood..

Who's having a debrief.. No 11 refused to get changed in the phone box superman style

Really should bring Nan Fox here..

Having introduced Josh to Munzee-ing we then had to go find some, which was good as there is this lovely view at the top of the Quorn steps..

Then back for babysitting, and a cheeky cyberman nicking my phone..

Sunday: attempted to be early to the car boot, but didn't really work, didn't matter as Josh enjoyed it. Finally found Da Vinci Code so fell asleep to that after dinner. 51 was best score at Merlin, now blogging, Ferrari when this darn video has uploaded.

Less than 100 pages to go.. seems I may struggle to finish the Ferrari by Christmas, never mind get Artoo done. Ah well..