Saturday 27 February 2010

a double header

happy times in our household this weekend with two birthdays. mine comes first, chronologically, but overshadowed, as usual, by hollies the next day. this is a special year i guess as hollie enters the teen years (fasten your seat belts). its amazing where the time goes, i can vividly remember the day she was born. and for me? a bit like my training, i just keep notching the numbers upwards.
festivities, treats and celebrations started yesterday with a trip to Hollister and Selfridges for a little bit of fashion indulgence as well as a wee purchase of these little beauties from CampFour.


another treat in store today on my run when i came across our lovely local herd of wild deer. its such a priviledge to gain the occasional glimpse of these magnificient animals (though my BBerry doesnt do them justice)

a full weekend of fun, sausages, steak and Pure Ubu ahead and into next week too (Hollie's festivities last a full 6 days..mine a mere one if i'm lucky!)

15 comments:

sbrt said...

Happy birthday!

I noticed you didnt mention how many candles will be on your birthday cake

Julie said...

Happy birthday to you and Hollie!!! You are right...fasten those seatbelts!! The teen years are interesting:) Great pictures!!

4 Winds said...

Have a good one!
I've got a couple of years grace before Chloe hits the teenage years, but she's already getting plenty of practice in :-(

4 Winds said...

Too much beer after and during the Wales match - that should read only ONE year's grace!

kate said...

many happy returns and all that. better watch the ubu, surely hollie's old enough now ;)

ultra collie said...

sbrt - exactly. would need to be a big cake / lots of matches

julie - sounds like you're already into the teen years julie

4winds - we can compare notes..i already have a few horror stories :-0

kate - havent you baked me a cake?!;)

kate said...

ok, not quite a cake but, i dedicated this to you :)

ultra collie said...

kate - you are quite a poppet. thank you!

Julie said...

Yes, I have experienced the teen years:) My son is nineteen and my daughter is fourteen! I have so many stories to share but I don't want to scare the crap out of you:) Hollie is a girl so hopefully it will be easier than dealing with a free spirited boy!! My daughter is a good kid but she does get moody sometimes and that drives me crazy:) You seem like a pretty laid back fellow and I am sure you will be able to handle the teen years like an ace:) Good Luck!

Hayfella said...

Happy Birthday to you both!! Cool shoes.

Andrew said...

happy birthday to you both. i've just ordered a pair of the gortex rucky chucky's (black) yours look much nicer though..........

ultra collie said...

julie - probably need more than luck!

hf - cheers. dandy arent they!

andrew - but you'll have dry feet!

Emma said...

oo what day was the big day? Yes mine only lasted a single day too :-(

Many happy returns to a fellow february birthday celebrator!

Runningbear said...

Hi UC, Happy Belated B'day. Phwoar at the shoes too. Re. BB not sure how far you've got with it but depends on your set up and the way you prefer to go about it.
I've got it on a mail set up but you could also try getting your claim code (it didn't work for my network) - See: http://www.blogger.com/mobile-start.g or http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41452

Unknown said...

emma - 28th..just missed a leap year or i'd only be 11 or so now ;)

rb - thanks and thanks for bberry info