May the Force be with you - finally!

We are trying to make the most of being off together we spent each and everyday job hunting.

We do try and treat ourselves, but without spending too much or any money.

We have gone on loads of walks but occasionally you need to be part of the crowd.  We used two of the cinema tickets we got through our Gourmet Society membership, to watch the new Stats Wars film.  It was amazing, so much better than I had been expecting.  I could watch it time and time again.

Ahh, Bliss in the Cotwolds

After a day in Old Trafford, which was predominantly for the boy.  He has out done himself and organised a spa day for the two of us at the Cotswold House Hotel.  After the journey through all of the beautiful fields and villages on the Oxfordshire border, we arrived at Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, and the beautiful hotel.  

Photo collage made with photos from the hotel website

G.o had arranged for us to have a treatment each (he had a head massage, and I had a facial), we had unlimited access to the pool and then we would have lunch in the brasserie.   It was amazing, so relaxing there clientele ranged in age from twenties to 70+, men and women (mostly women, and a lot of them pregnant) while it was busy it didn't feel crowded.  Although I may have said differently if I hadn't had a lounger to relax on. 

My treatment was amazing, the lady was Australian, she did a facial with hot towels and this warmed almond oil.  And as a little extra she gave me a quick head massage too. When the treatment finished, she began the hard sell, talking me through all of the products she has used and why they would vital for me to use.  But as the lowest price was £30 I knew I would stick with me £5.00 cream.  She showed me to the recuperation room, which had banana sorbet and fruit infused water.  G.O arrived in his white robe, looking totally blissed out.  "I loved that, it was the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me!" He said....   Yeah right, what he actually said was "Yeah , it was good!" I don't know how but I managed to convince him to buy the facial oil that he had been recommended, it was £40 but as my dear friend says, "It's an investment in the future of G.O's face".

After a while the fidget in me got bored and I decided that I was ready for my lunch.  We got dressed went to the Brasserie where we had a lunch of baked Camembert and steak sandwiches, just perfect not too heavy and not too light.

Feel accomplished

Normally when I get home in the evening I can just about drag myself upstairs to the shower and watch the soaps.  Call it holiday refreshed, I smashed it tonight.  I made G.O's birthday gift, sensory rice and bonfire playdough as well as do a small supermarket shop, and make a puppet theatre (at school) all before half past seven.  Considering according to my body clock it's half past eight I am very impressed with myself.  As a treat I'm snuggled on the sofa with a truly decadent hot chocolate.