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We had one big party...that I was ill at leavingthe wife with a house full of people (about 80 + kids) while i was throwing up.

We banned everyone from going to the airport...didn't need the extra hassle. We then had a taxi driver from hell who took 70 minutes to do a 15 minute journey:curse:. Then when we got to the airport the wife had forgotten her shawl so her mam had driven over anyway to give it to her only to miss us as we had not got there yet!!

Now we are here and her parents have flown out for 8 weeks, since they arrived the temperature has plumetted and I have just had a phone call to say the drains have blocked:blink: I'm staying at work.


What is that phrase about best laid plans:confused::confused: :thumbsup:

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Had a party a couple of weeks before we left. It does become a bit like groundhog day at the end, no matter what you decide to do though. End up saying goodbye to the same people three or four times, which is not good for the nerves. Must admit to zoning out for the last week.

Saying goodbye at the airport was a definite no for us, too emotionally draining, and devestating for those left behind.

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We had first 'up north' party last saturday - it went really well.
Little kids have their parties this saturday - mad kids parties so will be fine..
We have our 'big' party on the 12th, sorted karaoke - so going to make it a party - no crying allowed...
gota say goodbye to my nan i know i wont see her again

13th will be awful, going out for day with my mum, meeting our best friends and doing last lunch...
also got to go back up north to say good bye to sheffield family (ex in laws) & to mil and koh's little boy - also going to be very bad...

friend is giving us a lift down to travelodge nr heathrow on the monday, we'll be getting taxi and using the hirecar to get to the airport on the tuesday - so no goodbyes at airport - cant cope with that.

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we re planning to marry on 28th dec and fly out on 1 st jan, i think its a fab way to say goodbye but OH wants to hang round for another wek or so, i thnk this will just makethings harder as married life will be spent at the mothers sitting waiting for the big day , would rather jet off and enjoy the sun asap, surely there wont be much to sort before we jet off as will all be done before xmas and living out of a suitcase anyway, what do those who have done it reckon??? cheers yvonne

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well, ours families are in Ireland and Scotland so we'll have to do long weekends at least in both otherwise there'll be murder! We live in London so I imagine we'll have to have work do's, a baseball do for the OH, a girly one with me and the ladies. I'm hoping to avoid one big do, maybe just a session in the pub with folk I used to work with and still contact but no giant party, can't handle that at all.

And definitely definitely no-one at the airport! I want to get up, be excited about leaivng, get a car there and just go. No phonecalls, no nothing, I can't travel stressed! I got so upset at leaving my bro in Sydney last year i gave myself a migraine!!:confused:

Therese
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we didnt really get too upset, ithink we had so much excitement in us and we left 3am so i think we were all too half asleep to cry......mil and fil got up to see us leave but we had a hire car so no blubbering at the airport, but we were great, on top of the world actually.....dont suppose the rellies we left behind were though:(