My Valentine Baby

I've done some arty effects on this photo of Sean and Wendy. We had such a happy evening then. It was a couple of weeks ago. Kate came to church with us, and afterwards Sean took Kate, Nigel, Wendy and me out for dinner at Giovannis.




Its Caelyn's birthday tomorrow, but she won't get much rest. She has to be in Hythe by 08h30 as her friend Tracey is getting married and Caelyn is doing her nails and make up and will get the veil on too. Nigel and Wendy will come here at about 9 after he has dropped Caelyn off in Hythe, and he will ice the cake I have made. Then he picks Caelyn up to go home for a rest as she is terribly tired this pregnancy and she is still throwing up every day. They come back here at 4pm to have a quiet piece of cake and a cup of tea. Then she has to be in Canterbury by 7pm to redo Tracey's make up for the evening reception, which starts at 7.30. Caelyn, Nigel and Wendy will all attend the reception so Wendy had better have an afternoon nap. Lots of the wedding guests come from far away and have children, so special arrangements have been made for children at the reception.

Tracey and Colin have organised mini buses to take people home after they have been drinking. Nigel never ever has so much as a teaspoon of alcohol when he is driving so he might take the minibus home at the end of the evening. It was very thoughtful and responsible of the bride and groom to organise it. I suspect though that Nigel will take his car and not drink because poor Caelyn is likely to be at the end of her physical endurance by then.

My mother has gone to Oxford for a Church conference so she will miss the birthday tea.

Michelle worries that her sister isn't having much of a 'birthday do' but in the circumstances, I'm not sure Caelyn is up for even a simple tea and cake party due to the exhaustion and nausea of pregnancy. Michelle is right though. Next year, God willing, we'll do something more than this.