[Closed] Charly's life

Hi Charly

Got this in my inbox today and thought of you.

May 18, 2009

Quote of the Week

"I want my Higher Power to live in my heart full time, but He'll only take a 24-hour lease.

So so true.........

All things considered Charly your doing GREAT 🙂

Kim xx

Hi Charly and keep fighting the good fight. Not ever had to face one as tough as yours and not sure would be as brave. You are getting on with life and as it shows in your posts, you have a faith in yourself that knows it will all come good.

Half the battle is self worth and keeping your spirits up. You are doing both so stay strong and if good thoughts could cross the miles you would be on the receiving end of unlimited ones. Take care brave lady. Min x

Thanks Guys and Girls for your kind words.

Just a quick update as i am going away for a few days this afternoon. My angel and I are going to chill out in and around Bristol until Mionday. He used to work there and we have been meaning to go there and for him to show me the area. So....for his birthday I booked the guesthouse where he used to stay. the people who run the guest house sound really nice on the phone and they remember my angel and are looking forwatd to seeing him again.

I shall report back on Monday night or Tuesday and I will catch up with the diaries then. In the meantime you all stay positive, help each other and get stronger together with each day. I feel fortunate to know you all and have you in my life.

God Bless

Charly

Hi Charly and hope you have a lovely weekend away. Weather forecast looks hopeful and a bit of sunrays will keep your spirits up.

Will peep into your diary early next week. Take care Min x

Have a wonderful weekend Charly......weather forecast is good......lucky you!

Love Jas x

Hi sweetie! I hope you and your Angel have a wonderful weekend and get some rest and relaxation!

I look forward to hearing how you're doing next week!

Love ya!

Anna

Hi Diary

Hope everyone is fine and didn't get too sunburned over the weekend( in the UK) Why do people do that to themselves? Sit outside and fry themselves??? Never mind, each to their own.

My weekend away was.....awesome and very eventful but let's start at the beginning.

We left Southampton Thursday afternoon and took the scenic route to Bristol. We stopped somewhere along the route and had a picnic. The views were brilliant. After reaching our guesthouse and settling in, my angel showed me one of the places he used to go and eat. We had a lovely dinner and then went back to the guesthouse.

Friday we took the train into Bristol and then took the canal boat to get to Brunel's ship, the SS Great Britain. They have done a really brilliant job of restoring it and I recommend it to anyone. We were sitting in the cafe just outside the ship watching the going ons on the water and resting with a cup of coffee and a cake when I looked up and with a look that must have been a picture(according to my angel)..said to him....There is my brother?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT???

My brother..they all live in Germany..... I couldn't believe it. He set off from Germany Thursday morning to come and see for himself if his little sister is really as well as she keeps telling him on the phone. Only..when he arrived at our house my son told him that we had left for Bristol. Luckily he knows my angel's sister and her partner and they have become friends over the past few years. So he set off again and stayed with them in Coventry Thursday night and then set off Friday to come and find us in Bristol. My son made up a story of trying to see us life via google earth and called me several times to find out where exactly we were.(Made a lot more sense once I saw my brother,lol)

My brother's wife wasn't feeling too good with all that driving so it was decided that they would go back to Coventry to rest and we would change our plans slightly and would drive to Coventry ourselves on Saturday to spend the day with them as they would be travelling back early Sunday morning. It was my brother's birthday Saturday and it was really wonderful to spend his special day with him. My daughter and her partner came down from Nottingham and spent the day with us too which was a surprise for my brother and another surprise for me. I said to my angel that I am glad that my heart is healthy..lol.... I don't think it could have coped with all the surprises I have had in the past 2 months. FIrst my Mom, now my brother. I feel so very blessed and loved.

My angel and I went back to Bristol late Saturday night and then went to spent Sunday at Cheddar Gorge, exploring the caves. It was fabulous. We took our time, explored and restedin between and hence haven't seen everything.

We are planning on going back when I am a bit fitter because I would really like to do the 3 miles cliff top walk but I don't feel up to that at the moment.

Monday we travelled home via the minor roads and saw a lot of beautiful scenery. We stopped in a little village along Salisbury Plain and had another picnic before driving home where another surprise was waiting for me.

I had been nagging my boys to sort the front garden out for a while now. I'm not allowed to do any gardening because I can't fight infections should I cut myself, so I asked them.

Well......my lad and the neighbours had been plotting since before we went away and my front garden and drive now look absolutely beautiful. They put new stone surrounds in, cut everything back, planted loads of plants and put up hanging baskets all around the front and side of the house. It is so beautiful now. My lad and 2 of the neighbours are sun-burned. Poor sods worked on it for 8 hours Sunday.

Sometimes I do feel like pinching myself and I wonder how come I have such loving people around me and I am truly blessed.

Sorry for writing so much but even this is very condensed. It has been the most wonderful weekend, one I shall remember for a lifetime.

Anything is possible when I don't gamble and believe in a higher power(whatever that Higher Power might be)

Love and Hugs to all of you

God Bless

Charly

Hi Charly, so lovely to read your post. You deserve the lovely surprises. The love of family is priceless. I often think of you, the courage and strength you've shown, both in fighting gambling and now with fighting the cancer. May you continue to go from strength to strength with both. Much love Ostrich x 🙂

Hi charly

Thanks for posting on my diary. A lot of it did make sense.

Alan (41 days gamble free)

Hi Charly,

Thank you for your thoughts on my diary. Ive just red your last post. Great to hear that you had an enjoyable weekend and that gambling is far away over the horizon.

I am originally from the part of the country you went to visit. Cheddar gorge is quite something is it not and believe it or not my dad actually had his birthday on the SS Great Britain. I got to wonder round the ship in a penguin suit with a glass of something horribly expensive lol Now the thing is if I had been gambling I probably wouldn't have been there. I'd of made my excuses and no doubt upset my family in the process.

I wish you well for the future and thanks again for dropping in my diary. Warm regards.. S.A 🙂

Charly had a catch up on your diary and how heart warming. You deserve the suprises as your fighting on 2 fronts. Am so happy for you and your such a strong character and person I take great strength from your diary and comments. Am so glad things are looking up for you. Take care stay gamble free and smile. 🙂

Hi Charly, glad you had a lovely time and its little pleasures that keep our spirits up and as all the above have said, you deserve it. Lv Min

Truly fabulous to read about your trip and all the amazing surprises your family & friends pulled off. I'm sure it will live forever in the memory and you will smile every time you look at the garden and appreciate all the hard work done.

But then special people deserve special favours, surprises...and you are definitely a special person Charly.

Hi Charly,

You were destined to have a lovely weekend...I ordered the sunshine for you.

Thank you for taking the time to read my diary. Your words mean a lot to me.

In my prayers as usual.

Jas and Pierre xx

Hi Charly just taking a peeps to check you ok and all is still well. Beautiful weekend and hope you are enjoying the sunshine. Take care Min x