Day after Soccer Aid.... we've got the post meet blues. You can imagine - OK may be you can't, sothink Women with PMT, no chocolate, no alcohol and no pics of their favourite man (whomever that may be) to perve over... We were in bad shape. So... when Cary messages us with a "who wants to come to Runcorn to see JK as Robbie" message we all start thinking.... and smiling....
Sat in Liverpool Airport on my way home, I was comtemplating how am I gonna get there on a Friday?!?!
As the days passed and we got back on with our day to day lives (snooze), the plans started to form nicely. Mandy offered to help with Cary with accommodation for us rabble... trains are booked... training is rescheduled by yours truly so planes can be booked... All is well in PV Crew land. Cary is on ticket duty and she calls venue - no reply. She calls their mobile - no reply. She goes down to the venue - closed till later! Aaaaggghh who would have thought ticket stress would occur for a boozer! She's on it like a car bonnet though and later that day Cary checks in with the good news - tickets booked and also for some of her & Mandy's friends too. Nice. However, like with most of our dooos, not all of the crew can make it but Rena and Debs were certainly there in spirit - mostly VODKA!!!
Anyhoo, where was I? Vodka always distracts me... Oh yeah. The Meet Up. So it was decided that we would try and keep it a surprise from the bloke we were going to see - JK (as Robbie). And for 6 whole weeks we said nothing, man that was a tough challenge... we couldn't even do the "5 more sleeps, 4 more sleeps, 3 MORE SLEEPS...." countdown on our pages. So quietly we planned and it all came together! The night before the meet, I was all packed and ready to go to the airport. Making a quick pit stop to Chez Lancs to collect the rest of my stuff, I had a sneaky peek online to see all the excitement building with the news that Robbie & Take That were getting back together! The girls were online as was JK... who posted on his page that he was being interviewed by a number of radio stations later that evening about the reunion. Unfortunately I wasnt able to listen in as was on a plane to Liverpool to meet the lovely Cary who was putting me up (and putting up with me) for the evening!!
I knew it was gonna be a pain in the arse when I got to the hairyport shop (which in Cork is one shop, this ain't Manchester or Heathrow ya-know!) and there was NO Mickey Finns Butterscotch. None. Nada. Zip. Shocking I tell ya....what about the Cocksucking Cowboys - what a libertyyy!
Anyhoo after getting over the sheer shock of that I got myself a Pear Bulmers and checked out the departure board. DELAYED. WTF?? Told you it was gonna be a pain in the arse... Waited and waited for an update, feeling awful that I was keeping my mate waiting at the other end.
Eventually, 90mins late, we set off and I was pleased to see the River Mersey beneath me as I knew I was nearly at my destination. Cary was waiting for me in Arrivals and after a MAHOOSIVE hug, we set off in the Mini (mini) to Cary's gaff.
Lovely home she's got there... and was made to feel welcome from the minute I set foot in the door. With a glass of vino (or two) on the go, we had a reet good catch up and discussed plans for tomorrow. In fact we discussed so much we drank all the wine... Mal sneaked down for a quick hello and a glass before heading back to bed so that we could keep gossiping. Which is what we did. After the wine, we started on the Baileys... as you do loike.... and then looking outside we noticed it was starting to get light! Oops! Was that the time?? Amidst all the gossiping, there were a few Take That vids, lots of Robbie vids (well would be rude not too!), a peek at the hanimals in the garden and a run down the road to see the bus stop at 4.30am (don't ask!)
There was a rumbling from upstairs and checking the time, we noticed that the kids would be getting up for school any minute (well, round about now - actually!) and so to the kitchen we went for a brew and Cary got the brekkie on...more to follow.....
The Adventures of The Port Vale Crew. A bunch of lovely ladies I am proud to call friends. Likes: Robbie Williams & his Music, Football, Comedy, Playing Pool, Take That, Bowling, Going to the Theatre (usually to see Jonny Wilkes or JK as Robbie!) Playing Laydee Lympics, Generally having fun and enjoying life. Dislikes: Haters, liars, cheats. Trains and planes that are late. So pull up a chair and a brew... sit back... relax and follow our journey of fun and friendship!
