The Day After

On Easter Monday, the day after the wedding, it was Uncle Jimmy’s 65th birthday and Charles’ nephew Barnaby’s 3rd. Everyone congregated at Auntie Shirley’s house around noon for a lunch and some gift opening....oh, and some Easter egg hunting. I received a call at the house early in the morning about quickly hiding some chocolate eggs in the garden. My niece Emma and her fellow bridesmaid and niece of Charles, Charlotte, went hunting. They had difficulty in finding the last chocolate and even with the help of Uncle Jimmy and the hider himself, it still took us about 10 minutes to find it!

We had a cake for Jimmy and later on another cake for Barnaby coupled with a catered lunch that Shirley ordered in. A few of us were even brave enough to get back on the beer train! Soon Gemma and Charles were on their way to London where they would stay overnight in a hotel before jetting off to Cancun for their honeymoon. They had a “Just Married” sign on the back of their car thanks to Mia and someone had also attached some empty cans...one of which Charles managed to run over while backing out of the driveway. It was an even nicer day than the previous one so some of us headed to the park to throw the American football and Frisbee and kick a football around. It was a great way to burn off some of the toxins, get a bit of sunshine and have a few laughs. A nice post-wedding day.

Uncle Jimmy receiving gifts:


The reluctant birthday boy:


The spread:


They're off!