is really the only way i can describe how i felt after a conversation with my mother this morning...was going to go with disappointed but it just doesn't seem to do justice to what i experienced...
see next year i'll be turning 40 and i had initially thought that i would treat myself to a trip to nyc for the big day - but my birthday is january 10th which means it will be FREEZING in nyc and i am not a big fan of cold weather, so i figured why not stay home (ie in sydney) and have a party on the day and then travel later in the year??? kind of a year long celebration???
so part of that plan was to meet up with my dad in the uk and go to the yorkshire ashes test with him, which for the first time, in 2009, will be held at headingley...see usually they don't have ashes games there but the ICB are trying out new venues in the 2009 series...
so back to the phone call with my mother this morning - after telling her i'd already had a teary this morning (not only did ben and i have a very emotional evening lastnight but today marks the one year anniversary of my dear friend sparra's passing) she proceeds to tell me that they've decided not to go to the cricket next year as they want to be there for both of my dad's parents birthdays and the wedding of my dad's god son...
so you can imagine my disappointment and frankly hurt, when she just blurts this out - no, your father was going to talk to you (this is a plan him and i have been talking about for over a year and something i was dearly looking forward to), or i'm sorry you are disappointed, just that it doesn't suit them...
it doesn't fucking suit them to honour a committment they made to their first born daughter in the year of her 40th birthday...
not happy jan :-(
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BUGGER! you were soooo looking forward to the ashes!! How come they just changed their minds?
It does sound like you should be disappointed though, don't be so mad.....the olds are getting old!!
Have you spoken to your dad about this? did he forget??
must catch up soon my friend!
ciao
hi my lovely friend - was going to call over weekend but my landline is dead! they want to go to nick's wedding (dad's godson) which i can kinda understand but we had a 'date' - mum mentioned she thought now i was going out with ben things would be different - man that made me soooo cranky! yep, spoke to dad after blues flogged pies! and i told him i was disappointed, that i'd still like to do it and that he better make it up to me!!!! he said he would start thinking! all good now...how are you? i miss you :-( sar xxx
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