Annie and Wardy leaving

Annie and Wardy are off today, the Watts family wishes them all the best for their new exciting journey to Canada, though of course we will miss them dreadfully. They've been tremendously good friends for the last 15 years or so, Annie is even Rebecca's Godmother. We will be looking forward to some skiing in Canada soon though!!

To celebrate their off, they held a couple of events down at the Sports Club. The Saturday night at the club has to rate as one of the best nights I've attended at the club. So many people popped along to say farewell that I hadn't seen for ages, I didn't get round to see everyone but it was certainly an unforgettable evening - I am pleased I didn't go to Winkers though lol.

We've also been to Katy and George's wedding the weekend before. A lovely service in Old Amersham, I've not been to that church before and then on to Bisham Abbey for the daytime and evening. I didn't realise that the river ran the other side of the abbey, it was a stunning backdrop for their wedding photos and the day, just a shame it wasn't slightly warmer. Unfortunately as the day progressed I discovered I was the only one drinking red wine on the table and found myself drinking the bottles on the table.

The following day was the Windsor hockey tournament - I haven't been to that event for years, probably almost a decade! It was great to meet a few new faces at the tournament from our club and the mixed team that it still going as strong. It was the mixed team in the mid 90's where the old CSP gang brought the club back from extinction - Annie, Sarah and Catherine were a massive part of the vibrancy that came back to the club.

I've also played a couple of games for the 2's since my last post, I picked up a dead leg against Rover Oxford and could hardly walk for Annie's do and then cramp in my calf this Saturday which went whilst changing gear in the car and then felt like a pull - I was still hobbling around on Sunday, I think it is ok now though. The hockey this year is very good - the most I've enjoyed it in years - we are arranging for a baby sitter every weekend so we can both play. Wardy played last Saturday and was magnificent in his last game for the club (in a while - i'm sure we can get them both playing when they pop back in the country sometime).