Hi Jen

Sounds very tiring all that relaxing but you can keep the bugs to yourself!!

We woke again this morning to another coating of snow about 2-3" but very wet but looked very lovely all the same. By lunchtime it had all gone but did snow continuously until about 10.30.

Have a half day off tomorrow to catch up on things at home and then Regional match on Sunday.

We've got Daff's birthday next Tuesday, well her birthday is Monday but we'll celebrate after netball. This week's re-arranged match was cancelled but only when we got down there, it had been chucking it down with rain all afternoon!! Not enough dates to replay as the Summer League starts on something like 24 March as they want to be finished by the end of July.

Enjoy the next part of your journey, we all look forward to hearing about it.

Take care Jen.

Love Annie x

Just a quickie, yes wondered what the hell you were on about with the map so i just had a look...now i understand...i'm getting my pup next thursday so vey excited, in UK at mo catching up with family and friends...take care don't relax too much you may miss your flight!! Xxx

Hi Jen

thought it was about time I jotted a few thoughts down. Sounds like you are having a fantastic time (I think I say this every time I write).

I met you friend Jo last week at Circuits (yes I did eventually go back - after almost a year!), it wasn't too bad either, so will now push ahead and get my training under control, I even went to the gym at lunchtime last week too, but of course I am now exhausted from all that excersion and am taking it easy this week (aka slobbing out!)
I will get back on tract over the weekend.
Jane and I have to step up a gear with our Moonwalk training (yes we have entered that again!) we have really fallen behind this year, but I am sure once we get going - nothing will get in our way. We are quite looking forward to it really, although it is quite daunting when you think about yet another 26 miles.

Fiji is absolutely beautiful isn't it, we went there on the way to Australia - ages ago, mind you we didn't take part in all the fantastic trips that you are, we just lazed in a beautiful hotel with the kids, but we did get to see some of the island too.

It's funny the day after you left Melbourne, Jon (my son) arrived and now the day after you left New Zealand, Jon has arrived there - how bizarre - No he's not due to go to Fiji next, he's staying in NZ for about 3 months now -how fabulous.

Apparently Hawaii is fab, a chap at work said that it's the best holiday that he has had so far.

son't forget you will need to write all your experiences up as a small holiday book when you come back, so that you never forget where you've been and what you've been up t.

I can't believe that you will be back in a few weeks, how quickly the time has passed, I expect you are beautifully brown, relaxed and very fit - Enjoy your lovely holiday to the very end and will see you soon

Take care lovely friend

Daff xxx

Hi Jen

Have done a message to you a couple of times but when I went to send there was a problem and of course I lost what I'd already written!! Gave up in the end.

Have booked a holiday in Tunisia to get some sun at the end of March so looking forward to that. I guess you might well be back then, unless you decide not to come back!

Have had a netball free weekend and went to the Point-to-Point races at Badbury Rings yesterday. It was a lovely day and we had good fun. I won £40 but Tony didn't win anything but I think we still came out a bit better off!

We've still got a few matches left in Bournemouth, ones that got rained or snowed off! No Regional Match now until 8 March.

Fiji and Hawaii sound heavenly enjoy and keep the Blogs coming.

Take Care

Love Annie xx

Morning Jen

Thank you for your kind email, hopefully the op went well, won't know until I start walking on it again - been signed off work for 3 weeks(!) which didn't go down too well at work. I was first on the op table, having the stitches out on the 5th. I do hope it has been successful, although the consultant said it wasn't guaranteed - don't you just love them?!!!

Jen you paint some lovely pictures about your superb adventures, I'm sure we are all sooo happy for you but of course we all wish we were there going through it adventure with you.

Have a terrific time in Fiji and Hawaii, what islands are you going to in Hawaii, one of the girls at work went and she said it was just beautiful.....look forward to hearing all about it on your next blog.
Lots of love Julia xxx

Hiya sweetie.
Good to hear from you, thanks for your message! Had a lovely hol thanks, Jamaica was lovely although I only saw the bar and the pool, never went out apart from that.... Kids had a fab time.. and weather was lovely. You sound like you are still having the time of your life! I hear Fiji is amazing, and loads of the old england netball girls went there and had a ball! Hawaii, now that's somewhere I'd love to go.
Keep enjoying it as time flies and before you know it you will be home! - Sorry for saying that!
Love ya lots and take care ! Txx

Hiya,

I can't believe where the time is going...sounds like your still having a fab time of course....

Well its about 2 weeks until i get my litte puppy Ellie so very excited, getting the fence outside sorted to keep her in....

Sales seem to be good at the moment so not a bad start to the year hoping for a good 2009....

Tom took me to a Michellin star restaurant for Valentines treat. It was a 5hr drive away in a lovely town, drove through lots of snow on the way it was definately worth the drive the food was exceptional and we also met the chef....!!

Well no other news at the moment i'm off to UK next Thur for 4 days to have a catch up, cause wont be back much once have Ellie....

Take care

Mel Xxxx

Ps: bumped into Mel & Andy at Langs when i was home in Jan we had a little hat about your travels...she had been to see Al Murray at Tivoli....

xx

Evening Jen

Only me again, well I must say just reading back over my last blog I think I may need to go to typing lessons and spelling classes! My only let out is that I was extremely tired when I sent it through and it was very late at night and I'm sticking to that!!

Sunday night here, the girls all went down to Exeter today, not heard from anyone yet how they got on. They took two teams so lets hope they both won.

The weather has improved, back to normal, fairly mild, no snow or rain. In work tomorrow, then off to the hospital for 07:30 am on Tuesday for the op.....fingers crossed.

You'll have to have a picture evening when you get back as I haven't managed to pick up any of your photos. I'll make sure I'll bring some matchsticks for the eyes..only kidding!

Don't go over exerting yourself too much on that surfboard dude!

Keep safe Ju x :o)

Hi ya Jen, no new news to report to us then? Sounds like a complete boar over there ...... same stuff day after day, sun sand sea dolphins rafting massages walking phew just sounds like a normal day in Wesrbourne to me!!!

As Ali has mentioned we've had snow and then more snow, today rain and guess what more rain in fact some places are now flooding, don't you just love it. Although they have forecast more snow 2morrow. Alex is pleased as they shut the schools last week, lucky he has just finished his mocks.

I've just received a letter from the hospital have to go in and have another op on the achilles on Tues 17 Feb, lets just hope thats it then and I can get back to netball and being able to run.

Thanks for all the chats, its been fun, yes we are all still jealous.
LOL Ju xxx

Hi Jen, glad to hear you are still having fun. We woke up this morning to about an inch of snow, looks very lovely. Of course everything will be coming to a standstill ie schools closed, airports, roads etc - good old England. Anyway it's still snowing now so it's great for the kids. Walked Bill over the Dudsbury this morning and all the kids were on the hill with sledges, body boards and bits of tin, it was great watching them having so much fun. Netball has been hectic lately, seem to be away weekends and busy all week with training and league. Off to Somerset Friday, Bath Saturday and Gloucester Sunday - I must love it. Met up with Tracy last weekend for a drink to celebrate her 40th, she is off soon to Barbados - I think that's where she's going - lucky girl. I think you are going to find it hard when you come home after having such a fab time. Once you see friends and family I reckon you might just want to go back. What do you think? Anyway take care Jen, great to hear from you and talk again soon. Alison x

Hi Jen

It all sounds so great! It's lovely to hear your adventures and we all talk about your blogs when we get together at netball. It's gone so fast since you left but you have done so much and have some fantastic memories.

We are doing some fund raising next friday 6 Feb at the Dogs which should be fun, as the county have only given us £50 towards costs!

It's starting to get a bit busier at work but just a struggle with the cold weather still. We can't wait until the lighter evenings etc.

Anyway, keep the news coming lots of love Jude x

Hey there,

Sounds like your having an amazing time and definately making the most of it...brings back memories for me like it was yesterday...the remarkables are quite breath taking too....your a bit more adventurous than me, the dolphins sounds fab....

All good here apart from me being in bed for the last 4 days yeah!!! Im going to see my puppy in a couple of days she is only 3 weeks old so very excited as not seen her yet, i get her about 10th March....

No other news, had a bad storm no electric for half a day....we are now selling diggers!!!

Well better go, take care keep having fun...

Love Mel Xxx