Under the Sun...

Howdy folks, hard to believe another two weeks has gone by already! Work has been keeping me fairly busy of late, but that can sometimes be a blessing because it makes the day go quicker. This coming week is the last one for Ross, and he will be having a big leaving 'do' on Friday after work. Next Monday then he reports to his new job at Arsenal Football Club, a little team in London (that was heavy sarcasm for those who weren't aware!). I've met his replacment, a guy named Antony, but everyone is more quiet on their first day so the jury is still out on him.

On Friday this past week we had a nice break from the norm when Ross, Declan and I took a table and bunch of Southend United stuff over to the Odeon Cinemas on High Street to pass out at an information fair held there. It was nice to report to work wearing jeans and my replica kit, and great to be out from behind the desk for a day. It was a lot of standing up, but was worth it. This week's picture is Ross (dark hair) and Declan (blonde hair) with some of the more 'colourful' characters at the event.

On the pitch, the Blues have had sort of a rough go lately. Their eight game winning streak was finally ended up north at Doncaster Rovers a week ago last Saturday, and then they lost in the first round of a knockout tournament to a team from a lower league. Just yesterday in a back-and-forth home match, the boys managed to fight for a draw, which is worth one point in the league, but that point was enough to move them back into first for the time being.

My parents and my sister will now be coming over for sure on Christmas morning and leaving on New Year's and I'm really happy for them to be able to do that. Being over in England, even if only for a week, is an amazing experience and I know they'll all have a blast. Now its down to planning out how to fit everything into the short time they're here! I'm sure we'll figure something out.