Hello........and cheerio for a little while!
 

Hi all :)

I haven't been on the forum very much at all just lately; although I have enjoyed catching up with reading several threads this evening.

I'm off to the UK on Monday (16th) and won't be back until 9th August, so I just wanted to say "hi" and "bye!!"

I'm going specifically to see the lad I used to support at school (and all his classmates) because they're all leaving Primary school and venturing out into the big world!
I'm going to join in all their celebrations at the end of term :D
When I first started work with them, they were all gappy toothed 7 year olds, and now here they are taking a bit step into the next part of their lives, bless them.
Leaving my job (and my parents!) were the only things I was sad about when we left the UK, so this will be a nice trip - even if the weather is abysmal! :ohmy:

Hopefully, I'm going to be meeting up with one of the UK members of the forum too, so that will be very exciting :thumbsup:

Have been really busy with various jobs and things just recently, and am now trying to get all sorts of other things done before I go away!
Nothing mind blowing, or even remotely interesting really; just "stuff"

No doubt I'll miss all sorts of things on here while I'm away, and I won't have a hope of catching up with everything when I get back! :eek:

Just wanted to wish everyone well, and will look forward to chatting again next month.

Take care all :wub:

Love Sam xx

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Bye then drive carefully :thumbup:

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Thanks Pete,

Thankfully I'm not doing any driving (not my favourite activity!)

Nice short flight Madrid to Bristol, and then lots of lovely friends ferrying me around from place to place in my old neck of the woods ;)

Was up till 3am today, planning various train and coach options for when I want to venture a bit further afield.
You'll be proud of me though - managed to find several bargains :thumbsup:

Hope to hear you've got a buyer for your house by the time I come back.
Best of luck on that front.

Cheers!
Sam.

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Hmmmmmm
"Sam" "Drive" and "Carefully" not 3 words you would usually put in the same sentance!

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Bye Sam, can you promise that when you do get back you will be on here a little bit more? We miss you, all these lot are nasty to me and I cant cope anymore!!

You have a good time back here, and enjoy the reunion.

Love Matt.

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You will have a great time being reunited with the lads that you supported. They have probably all changed so much, learnt and adapted to various things and you will be thrilled to see their achievements.

Enjoy being with your friends and family and generally have a great time. It sounds like you will be so busy that you will need to come back to Spain for a rest.

We will miss you but so happy that you are to have this wonderful feedback.

Rosemary

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Wishing for good weather for you whilst you are over there Sam, have a safe journey and helluva good time :thumbsup:

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Have a good trip Sam. And I'd just like to echo what Matt said. Your absence of late is noted:( I hope you find time to visit us more.

No doubt Mr B will be in Poker heaven during your trip away;)

Me and Smarties await you at the tables Sir:)

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Have a great time Sam and enjoy meeting the lads you used to support :thumbsup: There will still be plenty of sunshine here for you when you get back so dont let the rain get you down :thumbup:

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Hello Sam,
Really nice to hear from you again,noticed your absence.I do hope you have a wonderful three weeks here,and lets wish for better weather during your stay.Im sure everyone is looking forward to your homecoming and you will have a whale of a time.Its a pity you are going to be so far away from Yorks,we could of had a meet-up,take good care and have a safe journey.:wub:xxxxxxx

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Sam is having enough trouble deciding what to wear without having to consider wellies too!
20kg on Easyjet is just not enough, how do you pack for an english summer? Bless her, I'm steering clear.
Hope you came out unscathed in the floods Jandy!

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Hi thank goodness the floods did not effect us at all,we live on a hill,there were hundreds that are still affected to this day.Its been horrendous for thousands,terrible.Its raining again today,for a change....:eek:we havn,t had very many dry days for a month or so now,not good.It isn,t cold though,so she should be OK with summer clothes.........although having said that she will need a wooly for the evenings ;)

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And a brolly!:)

Ain't Global Warming great?

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NO NO NO she wont need a brolly,our Sams on the way with the sun behind her..........:D

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TTFN and dont forget your fleece.:)

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Hi Sam

Have a safe journey, I hope you enjoy every moment of your trip. much love crispy:wub:

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Many thanks to you all for your lovely wishes; you are a great bunch of people :wub:

Just grabbing 5 minutes on here while I have a late lunch, and then it's back to the "To Do" list!

Matt, I'm sure I can leave you in the more than capable hands of Pam Sarky and Crispy! (Besides, you know you love every minute of all the "grief" you get on the Spanish forum..........cos it's all done wih lurve ;))

Jandy, yes it's a real shame I'm not visiting your neck of the woods :(
It would have been lovely to meet up.
Unfortunately, the farthest north I'm travelling is Gloucester!!

Rosemary, you're so right about all the achievements that the children will have made :)
I am so excited that I shall be seeing them at this important stage of their lives.
It was actually only one specific lad that I supported, although I helped any of the other children whenever I could - so they all have a special place in my heart.
"My" boy has Aspergers Syndrome, and he's had his share of traumas at Primary school.
However, I'm SO proud of him and everything he's achieved over the years.
I'm sure that he'll write a book and be famous one day; and boy am I looking forward to reading it!

I'm actually going to stay with him and his family, and I'm very much hoping they'll come and visit us once our house is built.


Thanks for all the advice about the weather folks!
Jandy, you might think it's not cold............but when I compared the Bristol temperatures (61 F) and here (101 F) yesterday, I realised I'm in for a bit of a shock!!! :ohmy:
Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

Hopefully I'll have some funny and interesting things to share with you all when I get back.
Two of my friends have had babies since I left, so I'm sure Matt will love to hear all about them!! :p

OK people, back to the grindstone for me.
Thanks again for all your good wishes.

Hasta luego!
Love Sam xx

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Sam,

I`ve said before and I am going to say it again, you really do have a beautiful way of putting things into words :o Have a great trip and get back on here soon young lady :D

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You're too kind Sam :o

Young lady!! I like that :thumbup:
Funily enough, I hated it when my parents said that when I was a teenager (always had a more negative connotation then!)
However, now I'm the wrong side of 40, it sure sounds good!
Thanks mate :thumbsup:

Right, I really am going now!
O/H has gone out; but if he finds I've still been posting on here when I should be getting organised, there'll be absolutely no sympathy from him on Monday morning, when I'm running round in a panic and asking him to help me find my passport!! :unsure:

Will try to stay off this thread now!! xx

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:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Hi, I am echoing all that has been said, have a great time and take care, and who knows the sun may shine for you!
Luv Eve
xx:thumbup:

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Have a great trip Sam and return back home safely ;)

Sending much love
Martha
xxx

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Bye Sam. Looking forward to hearing all about your trip when you get back. Take care. :)

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Hi Sam..you have a great trip..you wont need sunshine when you see the faces of all your proud young friends..look forward to hearing all about your experience on your return...oh and leave those men alone..I know what your like when you are on your own..!!!Safe trip...;)

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Sshhh BB!
That was supposed to be our little secret!! :lol:

That was a really lovely comment about my young friends' faces :)
You're so very right!
Will have to take a box of tissues for the Leavers' service though :ohmy:

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Thank you Eve, Martha and Kyla for all your good wishes :)

My "to do" list is coming together a bit better now, so maybe tomorrow I might even manage a couple of hours down at the village swimming pool.......
hmm, on second thoughts, that probably is a tad unrealistic! :unsure:

Love to you all,
from Sam xx