My very special cousins trip to Leeds 

so ... i had been really looking forward to seeing Nic as we seem to only meet

 these days at weddings and funerals - and as her sister hadn't invited me to the 'sudden' nuptials  - we needed a get together. Facebook has provided a wonderful format for instant chat - so we arrived at a Spring date ...

Saturday...I entered the address into my sat nav and set off to find the 'other side' of Leeds ...  

Ringing her from the car 

park outside the flat -wondering if i should be leaving my soft top alone 

- i found her in a semi ready state (it was, you understand, only 11am!!!) Big hugs and kisses (what we do best) and the crisis about the nail polish - jeeze!! ...

Eventually set off for York - lovely walled city - lots of shops, pubs, eati places - and immediately stopped for lunch! and a glass of wine...

... so i'm thinking - okay, got my own personal beauty consultant but when beginning my first question about mascara (it's black gunk we put on our eyelashes...) - she holds her hand up and says "talk to the hand 'cos the face aint listening..." well - i ask you ... what did she think i'd asked her to Leeds for?!?!?!?!

... so she made me buy a new top to cheer me up and proceeded to conduct herself like a mad woman in the changing rooms - Trinny & Suzanna had nothing on her.

Then we stopped for afternoon tea... (wine) and then made our way home (too cold for the top down - and, bless, she'd brought a headscarf - shame) to get ready for dinner ...
... curry was the choice - Harrogate (spa town) was the destination. 

Well - yum, yum ... for some reason Nic ordered a bucket of Balti (and when i say bucket - it was - literally!) with a spade and everything .... and bugger me if she couldn't finish it all ...

More wine and wishing we had elasticated pants on - decided not to go dancing haha

... some time later - slumped in a chair - we chatted the night away 'till the early hours ... as girls do!

Sunday...
No hangover - miracle!!!  Bacon butties and fresh coffee on my patio catching rays of Mr Sunshine. (then lots of boring stuff with family / hugging / kissing / chatting etc)
... and a hair slide that vanished into thin air - of which Nic thought the cat had pinched (... therapy !!!! quick !!!! nurse???)

Love you Nic x