My Sister's birthday/Graduation meal/ Family gathering

For the next couple of weeks, my life looks as though it is going to get very busy and quite possibly very chaotic. Today begins this period of busyness as we're making another trip down to Sawbridgeworth to visit my sister. Usually this trip would be just as a visit, however the reason for this trip, is due to a family gathering/meal in aid of my sisters birthday that was in May, and her graduating university in July.

Although the main chaotic events for the next few days doesn't actually start till this afternoon, there has already been a few problems. The first in a way being the rain, as its causing people to worry because summer has suddenly left, then to follow this is the lack of birthday cake decorations in shops, and then to follow that was my mum leaving her phone and debit card in Sainsbury's. Now, because I know she won't read this I'd like to say, as an on looker to my mum's freaking out about things like candles, these things were actually quite funny, especially to see them as all they slowly unravelled.

Getting back to the meal happening tonight, we've now got the cake all finished, and a few presents sorted to give to her, so everything should hopefully now be ready, all we have to do is make sure we get there on time. During this meal my younger brother and sister and me have been asked to make a short speech, in honour of my sister. I haven't had much experience of writing or giving speeches before so I'm finding it a bit difficult. It's mainly difficult because I can't think of much to say, and then the things I do think of keep tending to be quite jokey. I think I'm going to have to give it some more thought over the next couple of hours, however at the moment I might just leave it till we're at the meal and think on my feet and wing it. Usually what I say on the spot tends to be better then pre-prepared things anyway, we'll just have to wait and see.

Anyways, we're in the car at the moment about an hour into our drive, and we've just hit traffic, so I think now's a good time to get back to watching another episode of Grey's Anatomy, or playing a few levels of Angry Birds on my laptop. Will update if anything wildly chaotic happens throughout the day.
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