Since the Great North Run

It's been, quite frankly, a bit mad!
Very very busy. Celebrated Dad's birthday - we went to a restaurant called Strawberry Bank, although everyone else enjoyed their meal I didn't think much of mine. It was a bit sickly. But then I'd been recovering from the lurgy for the previous week; I had swollen glands and felt generally rough. Everyone at work seems to have come down with something or other so work has been a bit hard.
I've had 3 days of training also, I went to London for CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) training a couple of weeks ago, which was really good, and a 2 day Mac training course in Illustrator, which was also really useful. I think it's ironic that out of all the companies I've worked for, some huge, important companies and some smaller, the one to actually invest in my training is a charity.
I have to say, busy as I've been, crazy as it's been, I've loved working marketing a charity and long may it continue...
Off to church, speak soon.

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Great North Run

Leukaemia CARE had 150 runners participate in this magnificent event and I was there to meet them. My goodness, what a busy weekend I had!

We drove to South Shields, Newcastle, 5 hours away. It was the first time I've ever experienced anything like it... Here are the pics:

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside...

oh we do like to be beside the sea...

oh we do like to walk along the prom prom prom

where the brass band play tiddleyompompom...

The charity village at the Great North Run - finding your charity's tent in and amongst all those balloons is almost as difficult as the 13 miles you've just run...

Behold the greatest balloon arch in the world: I want you to know we created that with the aid of our own bare hands (and 2 cannisters of helium!) We were there from 7am getting it ready for the runners.

One of our three fantastic massage therapists. I swwear this man never stopped smiling. They hardly took a break and massaged at least 25 runners each. Some runners arrived in quite a sore state but all walked away, many of them smiling too!

Some of our runners - they appeared on the BBC website!

The wedding - ours that is

Got very flustered by a certain Richard, one-time manager of Epic, where our wedding reception had been planned to be held. Very crappily he failed to mention our booking to any member of staff, the owner, chef or his new deputy manager before he swanned off without a care in the world or, apparently, a forwarding number/address. The said establishment is going into liquidation. I understand he moved to Wales, so CAUTION ALL WELSH PEOPLE if you meet a round-faced english man called Richard. If he makes you a promise that sounds too good to be true it probably is just that.
Wonderful place called the Queens Head Inn came to the rescue, the lovely Gianni is looking after us now - I feel so much happier!