Time for a Visit

This weekend me an my son went and visited my Aunt, the last time I saw her was back in 2007 at my Gran's funeral, the last time my son saw her must have been Christmas 2006. I have kept trying to make plans with my aunt be either she has been busy or I have or I just never got round to it. So we left Saturday after dropping the gf of to work, stop one was for some petrol as I didn't fancy being stranded anywhere, so we set off and it had snowed the night before so the hills surrounding us were covered and looked great (yes should have put the camera in the car). the motorway part of the journey was fine and clear of snow and ice, but looking around you had a feeling that it couldn't last as there was snow all around most of the way to my Aunts. We came off the motorway and was following the road when we came to a round about that wasn't there the last time I was, I vaguely remember it in the building process, so i got a bit confused as to where I was supposed to be going, so I pulled off one way and went over the bridge that I know I'm supposed to go under, so i am looking at a way to get off when my son pipes up in the back, "Dad I am feeling sick", not good I think so I find a place to pull in and get him out of the car and stand back as his crisps and juice reappear. Once he is sorted and back in the car I turn around and we get to the right road again and carry on with our journey, we have to stop a couple of times as he thinks he is going to be sick again but isn't, we finally get to my aunts and I get to have a cigarette as I won't smoke in the car if my son is in there to.

My Auntie is a lovely lady and when I was little she would look after me lots, I would spend 1-3 weeks with her during my Summer hols, other holidays she would have me stay as long as possible and was always pooping down at weekends to see me, she has one rule though, "I am Auntie and you only listen to me", which is great as when ever she was about or I was staying at hers she just let me get on with things and mum and dad didn't really have a choice in the matter and this is what it was like when my son and I were at her house. We got in the front door and first thing was hugs then for a cuppa, she asked my son if he wanted anything but as he was shy didn't say much, so she offered him some toast, straight away he said yes, the when that was gone, biscuits were offered and so were sweets, I looked at him and said maybe later, but my aunt said, "don't worry your at your aunties now and you can do what you want" so I maybe her favourite nephew but I have no authority when I am at hers, well when it comes to spoiling my son anyway. Whilst my son was settling in we put the TV on and he started watching transformers and my aunt took her dog for a walk.

We went to the local city farm once my Auntie was back from walking the dog and my son got to see the turkeys, geese, chickens, lamas and horses, we also saw the sheep and cows but he wasn't that interested in them. we spent about half hour there and wandered of to the the market, but my son was hungry and we went in to KFC, I didn't really want to but as before auntie was there saying do what you like, so I got him a kids meal and I had a coffee and some popcorn chicken. All warmed up we went to the market which had also changed since I was last there, before the stalls used to be in side the building, but they have now made little shop fronts instead, it looks nice but I preferred the old set-up. I took my son for a little walk along the river and showed him the water wheel that is still there.

after our little walk we went back to my aunties to warm up and have a cuppa and relax before going out for diner, whilst waiting around we put the football on for a while and played with his dinosaurs, whilst playing my aunties boyfriend turned up and we met and chatted about things, he is in to Pink Floyd and supports Liverpool, so not a bad bloke in my book, he then went and got his guitar out and started playing for a bit and my son wanted to join in, I thought this might be a problem but my he passed the guitar to my son and showed him what to do, because the guitar was a bit big my aunt gave my son her mandolin to play which as the size was quite good for him he did quite well and even learnt how to play a G chord, I don't know where he gets his musical abilities as I have none. we got in to a bit of a jamming session (well make a noise and try and make a tune) but my son really seemed to be able to pick out a tune and go with it, not on the mandolin but with the tambourine and claves.

After band practice we went to a local Chinese buffet place, when I was told where it was i thought it was round the back as we were actually going to a pub, little did i know that the pub is the restaurant. We had a good meal and my son was getting a bit tired by the end of it so he played the DS whilst I passed food to his mouth just so he would eat something. We got home about half 9 and I put my son straight to bed and he was out like a light, even though my aunt put the telly on for him to watch, I went to be after a couple of drinks and watching match of the day.

Yesterday we got back about half one which wasn't to bad going as it only took an hour to get back from my aunts and this time there were no sickness stops . Arriving home i spotted the the gf in her PJ's and was about to shout her when she sat down and put the blanket over herself, so I sent our son to knock on the window and surprise her, she came to the door and let him in whilst i struggled to bring all of our stuff in. we relaxed for a while, then i sorted out some of the washing that had been dumped on my bed as she had had guests round the night before. Once there was some sanity with it I went and cooked dinner for us which we all eat and my son almost finished even though he was shattered. after putting him to bed the gf had a bath and I had a shower just to freshen up and also to hope that my luck was in, we sat and watch supernatural then a couple of family guy's whilst I was massaging her feet and legs, each time moving further and further up and she dragged me upstairs and that is where I shall leave it ;o)