The 11th & 12th; Absolutely lost her shit.
The 11th of August. I have felt like total shit all day. It took me hours to go to sleep again, although at least I had no headache this time.
This morning, I did a blog post, and I tidied up the blanket. Generally though, I have been curled up, trying to decide what to make for Pete and Sophie's twins, and trying to ignore the fact that I am cold, tired and still full of wind. Indelicate I know, but it's so frustrating how you can start burping after breakfast, eat multiple Rennies, yet still be massively uncomfortable come the evening.
I am considering taking Zopiclone tonight - maybe just one tablet, because I have to get up at stupid time tomorrow and I need to be properly conscious. I really hope I don't feel quite so terrible in the morning, because I would like to enjoy the trip.
The 12th of August.
Phew. Pooped. Been up since five but it has been worth it. I have been a bit burpy and in some pain but I'm okay.
So yes. The same way as last week, we bought breakfast and coffee at the station, and our journey down was largely uneventful, save for us having to move the man who was in our seats. Obviously the Euston people were nowhere to be seen when we arrived, so we got off on our own and sped down the road to St. Pancras. We almost missed our javelin train, but I got a seat, then a lot of evil looks from older women who had to stand.
No messing about with the lifts in Westfield today; we went up in the car park and found Christine in the same place as a week ago. We made our way to our seats, but upon arrival, found the space full of fridges, so we had been reallocated. However, that was absolutely fine because we moved to seats halfway down the home straight which were way better!
First up we had the 110m hurdles in the decathlon, and in every single race at least one person fell over. Then we had some important races - the 4x100 and 4x400m relays, men and women. Our team got through to the finals of all, and we did lots of shouting and clapping, but what was most exciting was seeing Usain Bolt come out to do the heat, because he wasn't expected to. Mommy absolutely lost her shit - I have never seen her more thrilled. It's so funny, listening to the cheers follow the runners round the track. Less funny is when they tried to make us all sing Hey Jude, because nobody knew the words. Argh.
We left after the 4x400, once we knew our guys were through as fastest losers. Since we'd had so much time spare last week, we went to Westfield for a leisurely lunch, and had pizza at Francis Manca. I would recommend, because their crust is soft, doughy and delicious.
Needed some green juice and caffeine so went to Pret, then bade farewell to Christine and began the trek back across London. Euston team actually got us on the train in a timely fashion, and I listened to the new Kesha album all the way home.
