Swept Off My Feet.

 Saturday 23rd August 2025.

A few weeks ago mum and dad asked if there was anything special that I would like for my birthday. I really couldn't think of anything. Dad suggested maybe a little car of my own to run about in, or some jewellery perhaps. I don't go far and I have the use of mum's car or the pickup truck so I wasn't bothered about a car, it would be a waste of money. Jewelry doesn't interest me unless it has some kind of sentimental value to me. I really couldn't think that there was anything I wanted. So I told them that I already had the best of all I ever wanted and that was a proper mum and dad. So if they wanted to give me something for my birthday then the best thing they could possibly give me was their time.

So I got up this morning expecting to be asked to go and help out at the stables only to be told that I didn't have to. I will have to stop second guessing what I'm doing in a morning and just wait and see! At breakfast Eric came in with dad, which he never does on a weekend. He had brought me a card, some chocolates, a Massey Ferguson T shit and cap.

After breakfast mum passed me an envelope with a card in it and a sheet of paper telling of a hotel booking for three people staying two nights in a nice hotel in Derbyshire. I was then told to go and get a bag packed as we were leaving after we got breakfast cleared away. Talk about sweeping a girl off her feet!

I gave them both a big hug and thanked them more than once. 

"Well it beats me why all you want for your birthday is two old buggers like us but if it makes you happy then that's fine." Said dad when I gave him a big thank you hug.

I assured them both that this was the best birthday present I've ever had and all I could wish for. Just being with them together is always so special to me.

I quickly got ready while they cleared away the breakfast things. We left at just after eleven and arrived at a small town called Bakewell at just after one. So not to much of a journey. It gave us time to have some lunch and then this afternoon look around the town. It's a really nice place with a river running through it. A nice river too, not like the one near us. We sat on a seat by the river and eat ice cream and watched the ducks. I couldn't make my mind up which flavour to choose so dad bought me one of each! Not at the same time though or one might have melted before I got chance to eat it. One was mint flavour and the other rum and raisin.

We then went to find our hotel which is just out of Bakewell at a place called Rowsley. Which is just a small village, which also has a river running through it, but not the same river as the one at Bakewell apparently. It might be worth me making a note of that incase we get a sudden snow storm!! I'd hate to make the same mistake twice and follow the wrong river.

We are going down for a meal later. I will leave it here for today though as I'm not sure if I will be able to post it later.