On the Saturday of our trip I slept in a bit, and then had breakfast with my mum, stepdad, and Lee, and then we set off to Pickering at about 11.30. I drove and it was up hill and down dale again, but we got there. That's all four of us, I mean, that went together. We parked near the Co op and walked past the stream and into a couple of a charity shops. We then met up with Lee's mam and stepdad Gary who had driven down to Pickering and parked. We went into a good few shops and then looked for somewhere to have lunch. My mum wasn't feeling well still and obviously I'm vegetarian so needed somewhere with some options. It was also incredibly hot. We eventually decided on a cafe where we could sit outside but in the shade, and it was lovely.
I went for a Greek salad which was nice but weirdly had fruit in it as well. Not to worry! We went in a few more shops but then the parking was running out so we headed back. Lee went with his mam and Gary via Lidl, because they wanted to get some bits, and my mum drove our car back to Glaisdale. We showed Lee's mam and Gary round the house and they chose the better of the two bedrooms (the upstairs one) to sleep in. We sat outside in the sunshine which was lovely. We were just chatting and that.
Lee's dad and stepmam Mary arrived about 6pm, I'm guessing. They had been in Whitby for lunch. Lee and I then swapped anniversary presents! The present for twenty years is emerald, so I had been wanting an emerald ring. There's a stall on Barnsley market that sells amazing second hand jewellery so we went there months ago to find one. I liked a lot, but Lee chose this bar one and it turned out to fit me perfectly! It's lovely! We paid for it in dribs and drabs and Lee picked it up a few weeks ago, I can't remember when exactly. I love it! I've worn it a lot since.
I got Lee a Zelda t shirt which happened to be emerald green, and I also promised him a trip to Ireland (the Emerald Isle!) next year. I really want to take him to the Republic of Ireland - Dublin, Cork, maybe Galway - so I can't wait to get planning that for us. Good presents all round!
We went into the kitchen and got all the buffet stuff out for tea. There was tons! It was delicious! Then we sorted out the cake. I had bought a vanilla and jam one from Costco and I thought about just getting a plain one, but then I saw this one with a rainbow so obviously I had to get it! I bought a couple of toppers and my mum and I removed the 'bir' and 'day' from the writing and made it right for us. Haha. We had some champagne and everyone toasted us, and there was a sparkler, and it was just lovely!
We sat outside again but it kept raining on and off so we kept having to move into the conservatory. Gary was making me drinks and eventually got me on the Jack Daniels and Coke which was lethal to be honest. By the time we went to bed I was quite drunk! But I did get a gorgeous picture of the sky at around 11pm when it was still really quite light. It was very close to the Solstice, though.