I'm on my own. Having travelling with a group last week, it's a very strange experience. I keep looking beside and behind me to check for my travelling companions. Also, I checked in a bag! So I have no bag and no people with me, very strange indeed.
I'm off to Spain. Via London, where I pick up my 10 year old niece Eliza, and she will be travelling on with me. Not sure who will be looking after who? We're off to meet up with my other niece Rachel (8years old) who is waiting patiently at the other side for her, with her parents obviously. I will vaporise on arrival, my job done. Actually, I think I have already vaporised, the heat in Dublin is great, and they say it will be the hottest day this year today. I have brought along extra strength ear plugs, as I imagine the noise level will go up considerably in Girona airport when those two girls meet?
My 'Aunty' brownie points are clocking up big time. I am only doing this so that they will look after me when I'm old, and in the home for the bewildered. (Some would say that I'm already there, but that's just mean...) They can come and visit me, on a Sunday afternoon, with chocolate, and we can reminisce about all the lively trips we had together when they were young.
I'm also meeting my Nephew Adrian, in London, armed with millions of birthday cards (full of cash, as he's a poor student) for him from home. Aunty brownie points will sky rocket! Although there's not much chance of him coming to visit me in the home, because apparently I'm far too embarrassing. Funny how the small girls love me and the large lads find me embarrassing? I'v no idea why. The girls love when I hug and kiss them ruffle their and tell them they look cute...
Ok, they are calling my flight, better go. I hope I remember to pick up my bag, with all the flight tickets and birthday cards, at the other side. Imagine if I forgot! Now that would be embarrassing.