As you have probably understood if you've read my blog for any amount of time, I don't have any siblings but I do have two cousins who are a lot younger than me but who are like my brothers; I love them so much and I'm so grateful to have them. The eldest one, Rob, has a wife, Beth, and a son, T, who is nearly two. They wanted to come up and meet our new cats as they didn't see them at Christmas, so we organised for them to come up in mid March. We decided we would meet in Barnsley for lunch and then come back to ours for a bit. This worked out well for me because I had booked an optician's appointment for earlier in the morning. So Lee and I set out early and I went into Specsavers. He went to park and then joined me. I chose two new pairs of glasses as I didn't feel I needed new sunglasses - I often wear my contact lenses on holiday and just ordinary sunglasses and I think the old ones will be fine for a bit longer. The good news is my eyes are getting better as I get older so my prescription is slightly less terrible than it was!
After we had done there we walked round the market for a bit and then we went to a piercers where I had my conches pierced. I wanted some different jewellery for two of my cartilage piercings in my left ear. I know I could have just bought them online but I wasn't sure I could get the CBRs out myself, so I went into the shop instead. I bought two horsehoe rings with spiky ends, and the woman changed them for me. A bargain!
By this time it was just before twelve o'clock so we went into the Market Kitchen in the market hall. We knew it would be busy so we were both looking for a table and finally I got one. Rob and Beth were just parking so they wouldn't be long. And then they had surprise Peter with them! We weren't expecting that at all! So that was a joyful bonus!
The good thing about Market Kitchen is that there are about ten different counters where you can get all different types of food, so we could all have something different. Beth went for pie and mash from one of the very typical cafes. Rob went for a thali from the Indian place, which looked amazing and which I'll have to get. Peter went for 'Spudz' which were roast potatoes that he got layered with lasagne and cheese and all kinds of stuff. Lee got a chicken burrito. I was displeased because the Thai counter has gone! Which I always get! I should have got curry but instead I went for a vegetable kebab from the Turkish place. It was fine.
Then some of us went to Dolly's Desserts for pudding. Baby T was told to hold my hand as we walked over, which he did, very well. I ordered a creme egg brownie and ice cream. T then wanted to hold my hand AND Lee's all the way back to the table. He is such a cutie!
After we had eaten we went to a couple of stalls in the market and then into a couple of shops. T insisted on trying on some pink Converse which were SO CUTE. We headed back to our house. The kittens were NOT impressed by the small child. Katniss isn't keen on new humans anyway, but she definitely didn't want to meet him. Kiki usually loves people but she was very skittish. Small children are very unpredictable aren't they. T went all over the house exploring and finding cat toys to play with. The rest of us played Mario Kart a bit, two at a time. It was nice to just sit and relax and play with T, actually.
We had a bit of tea around 6pm. Just bread and some fillings and some crisps. T got into his pyjamas and had some milk so that he would fall asleep in the car. They left about 7pm I think. It had been so nice to see them all!
I was wearing a Scarlett and Jo dress that I got off Vinted last year or the year before I think. I love the sort of faded pattern of the skirt. It was warm enough as the weather had turned a bit cold again. Plus it looks fancy while still being comfortable.
I didn't get a picture of all of us which I'm annoyed about, but here's the pictures I did take:
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