Two intense days back at work and it feels like the long weekend and trip to London was ages ago . So to remind me I thought i ought to post a little recap. Well we left Sunday morning , did the usual TGV annoying kids in the seats behind us trip and met with friends J&J at their apartment (who were fashionably late but hey more time to peruse Topshop).
I love taking a peek at other people's living quarters,its so often such a perfect reflection its inhabitants. And their place just like them was a perfect little jewelbox of victoriana style. A few beautiful pieces of furniture on a tiny space with a grand bathroom , it was so lovely I was ready to move in. (No worries I'm quite happy to be back home).
Of course as usual two bottles of champagne and mimosas turned into liquer for the boys and a wine-soaked (and rain soaked-this being London) pub lunch, from which we very drunkenly and barely hungry made it to the big family Birthday dinner of my father in-law-to be. It was pleasant enough once we recovered from our drunkenness. Though I must admit I was quite proud of DF pulling himself together. He was really tipsy in the train to Wimbledon but once in presence of family made himself seem quite sober.
We stayed at Df's sister and her susbands place nearby and though their apartment would benefit from some decorators TLC we found the most beautiful touching thing in the morning. We were just getting ready to leave and looking around for the amazon DVD's that we had waiting for us in England. Both DF's sister and her man have left already when in the hallway bookcase DF found a hardcover book with Wedding Gift written on it. He looked (can I underline here that it was NOT me snooping)and apparently it was a gift his sister had made to her husband for their wedding day. A professional leather bound book with at least 200 pages that contained all their E-mails to each other during their courtship, had chapters with their special stories and was the single most touching thing I've seen in a while. So much effort and love. Of corse we didn't read any of it , just leafed through it quickly (we needed to leave) but it was very sweet, a little peek behind the curtain of another couple's relationship.
Our wedding stuff are in the works E-mails going back and fourth between our planner and me . And we should buy our proper invitations this weekend.
Am going to finish here , finally have all those deliciously girly movies I ordered a while ago and can't wait to watch the specials of Sex & the City , then moving on to Some Like it Hot , Gilda, Steel Magnolias , How to Make an American Quilt ....
PS. two epiphanies 1, my ideal bachelorette party would be just a tiaras & pyjamas pajama party with lots of champagne and girlfriends in a suite.
2, i think DF should open a restaurant with an old fashioned burlesque show (none of that modern peep-show crazy horse stuff) i think it would work amazingly in Paris.
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