Sense?...Or Something Else?: It's almost the weekend again...

... can you believe it?! It'll be a week tomorrow that we travelled up north to spend a long weekend celebrating my birthday. I can't believe the time has past so quickly; but then I guess that's what a busy week at work will do for you. We had a wonderful weekend away. We traveled up on the Thursday and arrived at Forres around 5.40pm where we were picked up by Kristine; the owner of 'The Old Kirk' guest house where we were staying. She drove us the short distance the the guest house - what a beautiful place! Our jaws dropped when we pulled up outside the old converted church. The kirk has been converted, keeping many of its original features and it really is stunning:

We spent that evening relaxing in the guest lounge, infront of an open fire, drinking wine, playing chess and chatting.

It was wonderful.

We spent my birthday with my family and had a wonderful meal in Forres. It was fantastic to see my folks again; especially Dave (my brother) and Laura (my sister in law). I haven't seen either of them since their wedding last year in July, so it was great to catch up and finally see them.

'The Bump' is getting bigger by the day and I was lucky enough to feel the baby kicking - I'm not broody! Honestly!

The rest of the weekend was spent talking walks, relaxing and spending time with my partner Mike. To be honest it's made me realise just how much time we waste watching the tele or surfing the internet. It was nice to have time together, talking, playing chess and generally enjoying each other's company.

So - all in all, it was a brilliant Birthday.

I've posted some more images from the guest house below; the link is:

http://www.oldkirk.co.uk