THANKFUL....

......that I have not had to drive to Valencia this morning, in the horrendous rain we're having!


To explain......
When DD comes down from Barcelona, she gets the bus to (and from) Valencia, which is about an hour and a bit's drive north from here. As she would then have to get on another bus, which would take another two hours to get to a town which is about a 40min drive from here, it makes sense for me to pick her up (and drop her off) in Valencia.
I picked her up no problem on Friday night, and we had a weekend of watching Christmas DVDs and playing Christmas music- as well as the X Factor of course! Her cold wasn't too bad..all she needed was a couple of nights in her own bed and some TLC. I did have the interesting experience of watching her being 'hit on'  by a guy in the place we had lunch on Saturday. She fended him off in polite and perfect Spanish (well it seemed polite from where I was sitting!)...it was good to know she can look after herself.
She had decided she was going back to Barcelona on Sunday evening, as she had a hot date with a Karaoke Night, so off we headed back to Valencia in plenty of time for the 6pm bus, only to discover that all the Barcelona buses has been cancelled since lunchtime! There was no explanation, just the advice to try the train station. By the time we had worked out how to get there, and navigated the streets of Valencia (in the dark) we arrived to discover the train which was due to leave was full (of course it was) and thought about just coming home and we would go up again today. The call of Karaoke was strong though, and DD decided to wait for the next train at 7.45 so, after having a cup  of coffee with her, I left her reading 'Wuthering Heights' (again!) and headed home.


I was only home about half an hour when the rain started, followed by a thunder storm which lasted until about 4 o'clock this morning! Poor Boo was petrified and cried most of the night...she just didn't settle at all, which means neither did I! Of course, she is now lying beside me like this

and has been for the last two hours, while I've  swept and dusted round about her!


So, between the weather and not having had much sleep, I am thankful that I am not having to drive to Valencia today ( and also for the fact that DD texted me at 2.15 this morning to tell me that she was actually home..and that Karaoke had been brill!)!


Thanks for dropping by!
take care of you
Alison xx