Today is a special Friday because I’m working from home. We’re getting new windows put in at work, and that means I can’t be in my office because 1) It will be cold and 2) It will be loud. The good thing about working from home is I get to have a lie in but still start work at my normal time. Also, I can have as many cups of tea as I want! Actually, I can do that at work as well, but I only drink fruit tea there (which isn’t really tea at all!) because the milk we have is UHT milk and tea with that in tatses awful! Anyway, enough rambling… letters!
Dear grandpa. I’m so glad to hear your operation went well! I hope things continue to progress positively and you can come home in time for the weekend.
Dear sister. Thank you for keeping me up to date on grandpa’s condition.
Dear boyfriend. I find it very unfair that you get to go to South America for two weeks while I’m stuck here in the cold! Enjoy your conference and (especially) the free week after it. And no getting ill!! There’s been more than enough of that this year!
Dear K (who might even actually read this!). Have fun in Scotland and enjoy Dr Who!
Dear self. I’ve said this before, but seriously… you need to stop eating so much! A whole (large!) bar of chocolate before dinner the other day was neither big nor clever…
Dear New Year. We have finally decided where we’re going for you and booked flights. Madeira it is. I can’t wait!
As always, I wish you all a happy Friday and a fabulous weekend!
Confuzzledom 
Glad to read you’ve had positive news on your Grandpa! Also, I would be super jealous of your boyfriend going to SA! No fair!
Thank you! My grandma said it went much better than the doctors expected.
I am TOTALLY jealous of my boyfriend. When he found out his paper had been accepted he asked if I wanted to go with him… but I have no holiday left (except what I need for Christmas). Who saves up holiday until November just in case their boyfriend gets accepted for a conference in South America?! Gah!!
Madeira for new year sounds lovely. Dan is going to Dubai for a week with work in Dec and the thought of all that sun is nearly killing me..
Why is it always the men that get to do all the travelling? No fair!
Madeira is nice, despite the lack of beaches 🙂
I just want to see the fireworks… and drink Madeira wine, obviously 😉
Ah yes, you’ll get plenty of that. They also make a lovey (and veeeery) sweet cake there… sugar cane cake or something like that. Worth trying, I liked it.
Good news about Grandpa. I, too, am very envious of your boyfriend’s trip to South America – of course he will say he won’t have time to enjoy himself because it’s all going to be work. 😉
Actually, it’s not! He’s at a conference for a week then he’s taken an extra week to go travelling on his own time. His theory is there’s no point in flying all the way out there to only see the inside of a conference room!
Well that just makes it even worse! I suppose, grudgingly, I will admit he does have a point about going all that way and not making the most of it, but it doesn’t help you feel better about it!
He did ask me to go with him, but who saves up two weeks of holiday all the way til November just in case their boyfriend might get accepted for a conference?!
Good point!
EWWW WORK MILK. I drink milkless tea at work. But I do like sitting with a massive pot of tea at home.
I can’t drink black tea without milk… too bitter.
Madeira! Awesome NYE pick! 🙂
I thought so! The flights are expensive but I think it will be worth it.
Fruit tea? I don’t think I know of this… tell me more! And oooh South Africa, what a trip. Fun! Well, for boyfriend anyway.
Technically fruit teas are infusions… but surely you have them in the US? Tea bags in flavours other than errm, tea?
What a lovely idea to do all the letters … I think it is nice to write in this way.
I hope your grandpa continues to get better and that you have a productive day (or had, as it is probably at the end of a working day for you and lunch time for me)!
I am so glad to hear that your Grandfather’s operation went well!
Have a good weekend!
Thank you 🙂 He is still in hospital but doing better than the docs expected.
Love this idea of writing little letters. Glad to hear your grandpa is doing well – it’s always such a worry when loved ones get sick and you can’t be there to support them.
Thank you. He’s out of hospital now.
Wow, Madeira! Lucky you! At least you have something to look forward to while Jan is sunning himself (and working hard, I expect!). Glad to hear that your grandpa is on the mend 🙂
Oooh I’ve always fancied Madeira! Enjoy! Ben has just been away to the States for 2 weeks meanwhile I was home ill! So glad all went well for Uncle Jim x