Today is a rather sacred day for me - It is on this day 12 years ago that tubby died. When I composed my list of new years resolutions, one of them was a catch-up with my uni friends. by co-incidence, today was planned for that day.
Upon learning that all of my friends were free today a week or so ago, I had planned a BBQ at a park. One of my friends has 2 young kids and is not very mobile.so the park seemed reasonable. We had all planned to do our little bit and being meats, salads, drinks, etc. I was looking forward to it.
The weather had other ideas. It had been constantly raining all morning. In a scramble, we were looking for an alternative venue (ie another friend to host). I like at home and my sister was over today so I was out and one by one my friends ruled themselves out. It bacame incerasingly clear by mid morning that the BBQ was not going to happen.
After a hasty conversation with one of my friends it became increasingly clear that the meetup was unlikely, but he did not want to pull the pin until all avenues were exhausted. I suggested lunch at a club and fortunately for my friend with kids, he suggested a sailing club not too far away that had good food and stunning views. We put back the meet-up a couple of hours and it was game on.
It was fun playing with my friends kids. It was the first time I had met the youngest one. He must have been around 8 months old. The older one was around 3. He was fearless and enjoyed jumping in the puddles the rain left behind. I found myself playing with his kids as much as catching up with my uni friends.
I was glad that the rain had not prevented the meetup - I had almost given up hope. Tubby was not mentioned, but was in my thoughts. This is the first of my resolutions that I can cross off my list, however, I hope it is not the last one this year.
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