A week in my life...The bad and the good!

So, the Easter holidays arrived and I was so looking forward to spending time with Phil.
He is in the army and away Monday to Friday so we make the most of weekends and holidays and Phil had booked a week off. We had some days out in the Lakes planned and also a night away...
Sadly, it didn't turn out the way we hoped.

Phil ended up in hospital having his appendix out! It had been 'grumbling' for some time and on this third episode of severe stomach pain in the last few months, we ended up at our local hospital A&E, with Phil breathing heavily on the gas and air, kindly provided by the triage nurse, who took one look at him and got a doctor almost immediately.
It's times like these that the marriage vows are recalled!
Phil kept saying to me,
"In sickness and in health remember?" and I just looked at him and said,
"Yes, I remember!"

Phil was in a lot of pain and was given pain relief until his operation...almost 48 hours later.
The doctors 'ummed' and 'ahhed' about whether it was his appendix but eventually went ahead with the operation only to discover a gangrenous and perforated appendix which had adheared itself to the bowel...So glad they didn't leave the thing in any longer! Another day and it might have been a different story.

 

Thankfully Phil is on the mend now and recovering well at home...no work for Phil for the next 3 weeks! So, ultimately we get to spend more time together...every cloud has a silver lining!

 

At the end of the same week, my niece, Carrie, got married to her fiancé Matthew.

You may remember that my twin sister, Donna and I, were asked...erm...voluteered to make the wedding cake!

You may remember my blog about the Christmas cake off. Well, it was good practice for this challenge!

 

We made a three tier fruit cake, with marzipan and icing and decorated it with pretty purple silk petals and gems and a beautiful cake topper that we bought in...I can't lie!

We were pleased with the end result and the feedback was positive regarding the fruit cakes which turned out just right...and nice and moist from the 'feeding' we did with brandy, 3 weeks before we decorated them!

 

We had never made a wedding cake before and enjoyed the challenge. It was also our way of contributing and doing something special for Carrie on her wedding day.

Carrie's wedding was very special and so lovely to be part of and although Phil couldn't make it, me and the girls still had a great day! Sarah, my eldest daughter was 'official' photographer for the day and took hundreds of photos of the happy couple and some lovely family photos to look back on.   I love this photo of me with my sisters, Lisa and Donna and my Mum and Dad.     From left to right-my sister Lisa, (mother of the bride) me, Mum and Dad and my twin sister Donna.         My twin sister Donna and I with the beautiful bride, our niece, Carrie.       And this is a picture of me with Carrie's daughter, my great niece, Esmé. She is such a sweetheart!     And here is a lovely photo of my 3 beautiful daughters, left to right, Laura, Eleanor and Sarah.   So, that was last week. This week has been a bit more restful. We haven't done that much during the holidays except for getting out for a few walks with Mylo and making some craft things whilst Phil rested up.   However, during last week, whilst out on a walk with Mylo I had a chance encounter that you will find hard to believe...I will tell you more next time! Until then, enjoy the rest of the week.