Show weekend 2024!

The first weekend in July where I live is always show weekend. I started writing this on the Sunday evening and it feels like I need a week to recover from our weekend! I am worn out!

The agricultural show starts on Saturday but the couple of pubs that we have locally always go all out and put something special on the Friday evening. Our favourite pub had an outdoor BBQ and music all night including an ABBA tribute band, who doesn't like ABBA! We dressed up and got therea little after half past five to get a table and I am glad we did by half past six the place was packed! Ellie was looking a little too grown up for my liking and was mistaken for Becky's older sister at one point. Eek!

We had a fun evening eating burgers, had a few drinks and there was a lot of singing and dancing! Ellie is not usually a dancer but there was someone there who was shyer than she was and it was agreed if the shy girl danced, Ellie would too! Then there was no stopping her! It was such a fun family night, usually kids have to be out of the pub at 9pm but the owner said if they behave they can stay and it gave the parents a fun night. Some other kids must have heard the music from the park and ended up stood looking over the pub wall, singing and dancing. They were so funny! ABBA really is for all ages.

We got home just before midnight and was ready for bed and an early start. The early start didn't happen and we got up about 9am and left at about half past 10 for the agricultural show! There was all the usual stuff there fairground rides, lots of yummy food stalls, things going on in the main arena, show jumping and plenty to see.

We spent all day at the show. We enjoyed watching the stunt people on horses especially! I used to have horses and ponies and wouldn't dare do half the things that the men and women were doing on their horses! 

The girls went off to the fairground rides. It is better for my nerves if I don't see them going on spinning, twisting rides. lol They had a great time. Thankfully neither of them was sick after riding the waltzers a couple of times.

We couldn't walk far without bumping into people we knew, what a difference 5 years makes. We went to our first show here the weekend after we moved here and knew no one!

 

The weather wasn't the best, all day it had looked like rain and at about 3pm the heavens opened and there was such a downpour. We ran to the craft tent to stay dry like lots of other people. As quickly as the rain started it had stopped and we went for another wander around buying mini doughnuts and home made fudge.

At around 4pm we decided to call it a day. We had planned to go to the pub to watch the football but we just wanted to get home and into our pj's. We had a cosy evening at home watching England win their match on penalties which never happens, we have never been good under pressure. We got a takeaway and had an early night which was needed.

On Sunday we were going to go to the 2nd day of the show but the weather was awful! It chucked it down all morning and into the afternoon. We stayed home, in our pj's and had planned for a quiet day. We were in no mood to cook so it was picky bits for lunch. I do love a beige lunch. hehehe Pork pies, sausage rolls, cocktail sausages and sandwiches. I felt like I had to add a bit of colour so had crabsticks and cherry tomatoes too.

At about 4pm the sun decided to come out and we decided not to waste the day and to have a visit to the pub as we knew they had a couple more bands on to finish the weekend off in style! My family didn't need any convincing but poor Becky had to go to work, a night shift. There was a couple more showers but we got a perfect table under a tree which sheltered us while everyone else seemed to be hiding in a couple of gazebo's or under umbrella's.

We ate kebabs, burgers and had a good sing along to the bands. It was a great way to end show weekend. I did feel sorry for the last band which was on. Everyone at the pub felt the same as us, worn out from a good weekend so there weren't many people up dancing. The band did a great job. I got a text off Becky saying she could hear the music from work and one of her texts simply said "Last Christmas! WTF!". You had to be there, the band were saying they're coming back at Christmas and ended up singing Wham's Last Christmas as a little preview. lol We were home a little before 10pm and I was definitely glad to be in my pj's. 

What a weekend and we will probably do it all again next year!