Well October seemed to go in a flash, as most of the months are doing at the moment. Its a Sunday evening at the end of half term, and I must admit we have had a great week. Prior to the kids breaking up I had 2 things in the diary. A Halloween party for Katie and a visit to The Crocky Trail in Chester. But then I was offered the chance to review The Blackpool Dungeon and The Tower. So on the Sunday we headed up the M6 for a fun filled day in Blackpool. Here are our 10 reasons why October was awesome.
1) October is hubbys birthday. Despite us both working in the day, and an airport run at 5am, we enjoyed a lovely meal at Nandos with the kids. I surprised him with tickets to see John Newman and a night away in Manchester next month.
2) Katie enjoyed 2 nights away camping with cubs in actual tents…. in OCTOBER. She assured me she was nice and warm in her sleeping bag, and she returned home with lots of stories. She had experienced so much during the 2 days, and this is what being a cub is all about. 
3) The teen has enjoyed 2 trips to the cinema with his dad. I love that they both share a passion for films, and teen has opted to do Film Studies for his GCSEs. Its nice that he chooses his dad for his cinema trips, but I know that one day his mates, or even a girl will take preference *gasp*
4) Husband took part in his first competitive 10k run in Warrington. I was so proud of him as he achieved his PB of 43 minutes and 43 seconds, and he came 4th. He deserved a beer that evening. 
5) Husband and son also shared another passion of theirs, gaming, and went to Play Expo at Event City in Manchester. Whilst the boys spent the day playing computer games, us girls headed to the Trafford Centre for a spot of shopping. Later on we all met in Wagamamas, for a well deserved evening meal.
6) Husband headed to Germany for a 2 day trip with work. The awesome thing about his trip was the gorgeous chocolates he brought back. And he also snapped these ‘napcabs’ at Munich hotel. Pay to have a little snooze….. genius idea 
7) Hubby and I managed 2 meals out on our own this month. We sneaked out for a lunch date whilst Katie was at cub camp which was nice. And we also went to the local Beefeater for a meal. We had planned to go further afield, but an accident on the nearby M56 clogged up all of our local roads. 
8) A trip to Ikea on a Saturday night is not my usual idea of ‘awesome things to do’ but we were going for bathroom accessories. We had spent the weekend sprucing up the bathroom, and my favourite part of DIY is always getting new things. I have a lovely shiny bathroom which makes me smile again.
9) We finished the month by a night out with friends in a local village. The night was filled with laughter, gin and a curry to finish the night. Just what we needed at the end of half term.
10) Our half term adventures were trips to the Blackpool Dungeon, Blackpool Tower, Crocky Trail, Halloween party, Halloween sleepover, Trampoline fun and Nandos. All were pretty awesome. 
I loved reading this! It sounds like you had a fab time. I love eating out and haven’t done anywhere near enough of that lately – goodness knows when I last went for a meal with my husband! It’s great that you get to go out with just your husband sometimes and it’s lovely that your son and husband spend time together at the cinema and gaming.
Very well done to him on that 10K result! Amazing!
(As you can see – I have posted the total opposite to this today!)
Thanks Sarah. Husband is lucky that he shares a few passions with the teen, though I am sure he will be dumped for friends/girls one day. I was so proud of him doing the 10k. I keep saying he should do the Parkruns and take son. At least you have been productive during half term with work and ticking off some appointments. This term always seems so busy with all the Christmas things going on xx
Sounds amazing! Where to start?! Hurrah for the bathroom – love a makeover and good trip to Ikea!! 🙂 You also had a busy half term. I cannot believe it is November already. Where did the Summer go? You’ll be doing a Xmas one before you know it! Eeeeeeeeek! xx
I really need to do a blog post on the new bathroom and of course will link up with you Jess for your Home linky. Half term was a mixture of being busy but also plenty of relaxing moments. Its been a fab month xx
Tracey a fab month, happy birthday to hubby and well done what an amazing achievement to come 4th. Chris and I definitely need to get some meals out alone soon we have done that for ages, it is crazy as it is something we have always done, lets hope November is as great as October for you all x
Thanks Sarah. Hubby certainly has had a good month. I was so proud of him coming in 4th in his first competitive race. Yes get some dates booked in for you and Chris to have a meal out. Love going out with the hubby for a meal. You always seem to rush when you have the kids with you lol xx
Sounds like a lovely month. I am glad you got to spend some time together and that you got dinner out together, such a victory when you grab the kid free moments and enjoy a civilized meal haha Hope November is great x
We are certainly grabbing the kid free moments when we can. I must admit it is getting easier to do now we have a teenager in the house. Thanks Mary xx
Wow, sounds like you had a really busy but fun October – so many days out! We have lots of birthdays around this time too. Certainly makes for a fun month! x
Thanks Suzanne. Yes looking back it was really busy, but I think every month seems to be the same at the moment. Crazy that it will soon be the end of another year xx
Great reasons that your October went so well I love it. Sounds very busy too. Thank you for linking up to Share With Me and I hope to see you again tomorrow for another great round. #sharewithme
Thanks Jenny. It certainly was busy but there were also moments of chilling out and not getting dressed till 2pm lol x