Wembley 2012

Well my trip to Wembley was a mixed bag of emotions.
I had to get up at 4.45 to be able to get all my meds done( Even getting up at that crazy hour I still didn't have time to get all of my nebs) so I would be ready to get a lift at 6.15 to be dropped off at Bloomfield Road and to be on the coach for 7. 7 am! In the morning!
I was sat with a decent few people and the journey, though way, way too long, wasn't so bad.
We got there at 12.30 ish and things seemed to me a bit... off. Last time we got to Wembley there was an almost carnival atmosphere, this time it seemed subdued. You know when you are in a pub and you just get a feeling trouble is going to start? Well it felt a bit like that.
We got into the stadium at 1.30 ish and slowly the place started to fill up, the West Ham side filling up faster. I knew we hadn't sold all our tickets which was disappointing and then I noticed a few people sat about three rows in front (with a kid with them) not wearing tangerine. They looked out of place, obviously there isn't a law saying you have to wear club colours, but to have a few together and not even the kid getting into the spirit of the day seemed odd. They were West Ham fans sitting in our part of the ground.. this wasn't going to end well.
Kick off came and West Ham scored.. and then it kicked off. A scuffle broke out a few rows to the right, there were other West Ham fans scattered around our part of the ground and when they scored they celebrated. It wasn't nice seeing people fight and it made me angry when a little kid in front of me looked terrified by it, on a day that should have been fun it was probably ruined by a bunch of idiot people (and I'm including the Blackpool fans that reacted to them). Even though the West Ham fans with the kid didn't cause any trouble it made me think how stupid they were, how utterly pathetic that they would risk bringing a child into a situation that could turn really bad, very quickly. In the end the stewards ejected a load of people that shouldn't have been there.
But ...
Football is such an awesome game, it can make your heart race (we equalised) and it can break your heart (they won) but once football gets under your skin there isn't much you can do.It is passionate and it can give you a sense of being part of something. In a space of 90 minutes you can feel all sorts of emotions, you can be low then so high. So it shouldn't be spoiled by muppets that have no sense. We played well, and did our best.
Next season will be ours.

LH
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Wembley!

I'm off to Wembley! Yep, this time next week I will be on my way home from London, either with a smile on my face and Blackpool FC back in the Premiership or I'll be trying to sleep because I don't want to think of defeat and  I'll be shattered after the ridiculously early start (the coach leaves at 7am and I'll have to get up an hour or two before that to get physio, nebs and breakfast done)

I'm having a very lazy week to stock up on energy for it, apart from a trip to Manchester on Wednesday for a check up, I have nothing planned at all. It doesn't mean I wont be doing anything (I'm not that lazy!) I'll be doing some beading and crocheting and maybe some glass work, but I won't be overdoing it (I'll be keeping away from the pub at any rate :) )

Talking of the pub, last Tuesday me and the folks, my friend and her mum and another mate went to a pub quiz. It was ace even if we didn't win, the questions were so hard and all car themed.. ugh! Still it was great to do something different like sitting in a pub and trying to use my brain for once and we didn't come last (more luck than skill I think)

Come on you 'Pool!

LH
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New

I'm home! Well, I have been home since Tuesday afternoon and have been slowly getting back into a normal routine. Me and the Pegster (I need to find a name) are getting to know each other, learning what we both do and don't like.He/she/It doesn't like to be unexpectedly pulled or poked and I don't like having to look after his/her/its cleaning everyday. Still, we both love getting the extra calories before I go to bed (I'm up to 1250ml at 250ml/hr which gives me an extra 1875 calories every time I use it) I also like the extra water I can have everyday, I don't drink enough by far so the odd syringe full here and there is a great way of upping my intake.
I'm still in a fair bit of pain, especially when I cough but it's nothing I can't handle. I'm also so, so tired. I guess I'm not sleeping properly as I much be subconsciously aware that I have something different stuck in me! I'll get there though, it's just taking a little time.

Today has been the first day in over two weeks that I haven't had an afternoon nap, I have made the most of it and have been catching up with blogs and some clothes putting away (honestly, you should have seen the size of the pile I had to put away when I got home!)

Just a very quick update tonight, I'm listening to the Blackpool v Birmingham match and thinking tangerine thoughts.

LH
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