So much to write about! After my last post, we headed swiftly into Easter and my birthday.  A huge thank you for everyone who sent gifts, flowers, cards and greetings - very much appreciated.  On the day itself, we had tickets to see Derren Brown in the Millennium Centre.  He was utterly amazing - very talented and funny and quite jaw dropping in what he does.  I loved his set too - had a fabulous steampunk look to it.  

Andrew had the week following Easter off work and we really enjoyed it.  It was great for him to be home and he painted the bathroom - the ensuite to our room.  We were fairly limited in the colour palette we could choose since we had decided to keep the tiles in there and we wanted something that would work with the colour of the main bedroom (a soft lavender).  Eventually we ended up with a lovely pale grey, with a white ceiling and woodwork.  It looks great - very crisp and fresh.  We also put in a new floor covering - a white design with a silver mosaic, again very simple and working well with the overall colour scheme.  

Then on the Thursday, we headed off to London for a quick weekend away.  The dogs went into kennels (always a wrench but we know they are very well looked after there) and we caught the train.  We stayed at the Premier Travelinn right in Southwark, just across the road from Vinopolis. We love this part of London.  While we were up in London we caught up with Warwick and had a special birthday dinner with him - a joint celebration.  It was lovely to see him.  We also had a special and very romantic dinner in Vinopolis itself - I had my 40th birthday party there and whenever we are in London we always try to eat there - it has so many special memories for us.  In the cocktail bar beforehand, Andrew had a cucumber Martini and I had my favourite, a peach Bellini.  Andrew let me try his Martini and I was bowled over by it - so cool and refreshing.  Definitely one to make over the summer.  

We also went on the DLR over to Stratford to have a look at the Olympics site which was very impressive, and came back via Canary Wharf, one of my favourite places.  On the Saturday morning, we had a lovely wander round Borough Market before getting a lunchtime train back to Cardiff.  We were able to drop off our luggage and have a quick coffee before heading out in the car to collect the hounds.  It was blissful to be reunited with them.  

Below I've attached some pictures.