26/12/09 – Boxing Day Fun!
I’m back!!!! Yes, I know, I know it’s actually February and here I am about to write about Boxing Day (if I can remember that far back). However, I thought I should get on with it so Ben can post the other things he has saved which came after Boxing Day. So..Boxing Day.
Well, we got up reasonably early to go to my parents (a little excited to be able to actually show them the ring!). We arrived at sometime late morning, giving us chance to catch up on the events of the last few days. As we hadn’t told my Gran or ADAM (collective name for my aunt, uncle and cousins – Alan, Diane, Alison and Matthew – clever, eh?!) about the engagement yet, we were also pleased to be able to tell G
ranny and to play a little game of ‘spot the ring’ with ADAM (we were curious to see if my family were any more observant than Ben’s!). However, we kind of spilt the beans by changing our facebook statuses too early, so my eagle eyed Auntie Di spotted it straight away (guess she wins the prize for ‘most observant’!). Luckily she didn’t tell Alison or Matthew, so we still had a chance to play the little game and that lasted up until lunchtime, when my Dad announced it!!
Another lovely lunch was followed by some games – we found a great 
use for the cracker hats – guess the famous person, with what can only be described as a ridiculous number of clues given to help people out when completely stuck. Then we ate more (shocking!) and played the game I now remember being called bagatelle, where you ping balls around a board, trying to get a high score – great for the competitive amongst us – you know who you are!
After that, we went over to Granny’s for tea and to play yet more games. As is traditional, we played ‘Bob’s your uncle’ (which has another name in our family and which I will not reveal for security reasons!). As it was getting late by then, we made our way back to Gloucestershire back to the house Ben’s family were staying in. Sorry it’s so short – I’ve forgotten some of the details, I fear. However, I have learnt a valuable lesson (thanks Ben) – that is why you should do the blog as soon after the event as possible. So now I know. I guess now you get to find out about January.
