We returned from a lovely weekend away yesterday determined to do this kind of thing more often. We just spent 2 great days with my parents and Dave and Nic in a lovely cottage in the Cotswalds.
JA and I left school as close to the bell as possible in order to shoot off down south on Friday night. Although it took us 4 hours to get there as a result of the traffic we all managed to catch up by the fire (see below) and play our first ever 6 player Settlers! It took a while to explain the rules but it was well worth it. Well done mum on winning your first ever Settlers game (even though I had to tell her that she had accumulated enough points to win!).
Saturday saw us visit Stow and Burton-on-the-water (a mini Venice apparently). Even though it was pretty wet we enjoyed checking out the beautiful buildings and mulling through the many craft shops. Oh, and stopping off for plenty of tea!
After a lovely afternoon enjoying the area we made it back to the cottage for a nap and a chance to sit by the fire (again) and read the paper. A quick visit to the fish and chip shop provided us with the necessary energy to begin our second Settlers game. This time I'm glad to say I was victorious!
Before bed JA managed to sample to tremendous roll-top bath in our room! (ooh, how the other half live!)
After a nice lie-in we all sat down for a wonderful Irish fry setting us up for the trip home. JA and I decided to call by Stratford-Upon-Avon on our way back but unfortunately we were rained out. We did however visit Shakespeare's birthplace and the Swan Theatre. We will definately have to make time to go back again soon.
So after getting home on Sunday at a decent time (and hearing United beat Chelsea!) we felt really relaxed and ready for the start of the week. So thanks mum and dad for inviting us on this lovely weekend but it is something JA and I must really try and do more often.
Happy Families!
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Ahh, what a lovely weekend; thanks for sending the pics. I had to pull Greg away from the United game at the end of the half to get to church. It made for a good day when we came home and found out about the win. We will likely keep the good cable package as a result.
A little further south and you could have dropped in for a spot of tea a la Essex!
ps will someone tell me where I can get hold of 'Settlers'? It's one of those games that needs to be added to any families repetoire
Get on to Amazon and you should be able to find it there. Well worth it.
J
Ah, such a peaceful and relaxing weekend...good food, newspapers, games with family... Nothing better than that! That cottage looked really cozy.
Krista's brother Jordan got a special expansion set for Settlers called "Seafarers of Catan," which we've been playing a bit. There are ships which are used like roads, and you go to new islands, and 'discover' uncharted territory. There are many different "scenarios" (to use the technical term) that can be tried.
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