We had a really good couple of girly days together. I managed to make it up for the Friday night as I new she was visiting her Mum on the Saturday so I planned it for us all to go together. My Nan will be 90 this year and I don't get to see her very often so it worked out really well. Mum and I spent the day traveling from Bedford to Guildford to see her, then back through to Milton Keynes for coffee and Retail therapy and then on to the Snow Dome where we had dinner. We rounded the night off at home with a Man in Tucks...well Daniel Craig in Casino Royale! We then enjoyed a fabulous lunch together on Mother's Day before I headed off in the late afternoon back to Plymouth. I don't get to see Mum nearly enough so this really was some special time together.
Talking of time together, Steve and I hadn't seen much of each other over the last few weeks due to a hectic work diary so the only way we could see to remedy this was to take a couple of days out and get away from it all. We opted to go to Bath and Steve found us a wonderful hotel right in the town centre which did a great breakfast, dinner and room deal. I must say the 3 course meals were excellent. I'm not a great fish lover but I opted for the swordfish on the first night and was very impressed. I just about found room for dessert too!! Steve and I enjoyed a lazy couple of days there, wandering round the many wonderful streets and shops and stopping in one of the numerous coffee houses every so often. The weir in the town centre is pretty impressive and I managed to get Steve to pose long enough to get a photo.
We went to the Thermae Spa on the Monday afternoon for a spot of pampering. I particularly liked the mint and eucalyptus steam room as it made me feel very cleansed and invigorated. The roof top pool was great although it reminded me of the scenes in Mary Poppins and I had a very strange urge to want to get out and go running across the rooftops! Just as well I didn't. The only down side was that there weren't many showers and considering we were there on a Monday which is the quietest day I'd hate to be there when it was any busier as the attendants said you would have to queue to use them and the other facilities..which surely defeats the object of going to de-stress!
I think I must have come back from Bath on a mission as since then I've been working my students extra hard as several of you have come in displaying some spectacular bruises. Don't worry I've been giving myself some too. Sam, Tamar and I were in on Thursday before my classes and I still have lost skin on my feet and legs and bruises under my arms trying to work out various spectacular new moves. I think I'll be leaving the Dove to Tamar though...I couldn't even reach the pole behind me when I tried it lying on the floor and my poor back is still complaining now! I've also taught several of you a new routine to Anastacia recently which everyone has been doing really well at. I told you I was getting an evil streak as not only did I put a verse and chorus together for it...the lucky students got to dance it twice through!
Here are some of my Exeter students (and me!) being put through their paces. Thank you to Karenza, Amy and Claire for being willing victims and letting me film them and to Jayne who was an expert behind the camera.
There are no classes in Exeter this week as the gym is shut for Bank Holiday Monday so I'll be back there next. I'm in the Plymouth studio Tuesday night this week as I'm away with work for a meeting on Thursday so see you all then!
Before I go though I must quickly say welcome back to Jo who is back in this week to assume her position as Lordette and also a big get well to Nixi who dislocated her knee whilst on her Uni field trip. Big hugs and kisses.
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