I'm not dancing on the ceiling.....

It's 29 days until my first ever cruise! DH booked it last year, and it's nearly here. I have wanted to see the Norwegian Fjords since I was a girl. I'm beginning to get excited now.

Minimoon You will not be disappointed. We have cruised there twice and are going a third time next winter. You will have a wonderful time. A cruise with all that entails plus the fjords . What more could you want.? No wonder you are excited. Have a lovely, lovely time. ?

Mine's the opposite - my DH was due to go off for 10 days for a cycle trip, then had to have an emergency hernia operation a few days before. I had been so geared up to those 10 days on my own that I was devastated when he couldn't go. However he is recovering now and should be well enough to go on the next trip planned - albeit a shorter one - at the beginning of August.

I'm excited for DS2 and family - they're going on their first camping holiday soon. They stayed with us last weekend and I said they could "borrow" anything from our huge supply of camping equipment. DGD was really excited about sleeping in the tent (they tried it out for 2 nights in our garden) and she was very good. And - even more exciting - her first words to us when they arrived were "Mummy's got a baby in her tummy".

Thunderstorms are predicted this weekend, after two months of drought I am getting quite excited at the prospect of not having to use the watering can much longer!

Just had a very exciting road trip with my DD1 in the US. She drove us over 2,000 miles and I saw places I had only dreamed of.

Next excitement will be Christmas cruise to the Canaries with Galen. ?

Yes, two weeks in August when it’ll be just me (and the dogs)

Can’t wait. Must tell the ‘children’ I don’t need (want) to be invited round for dinner or checked up on.

I just want to be alone

I've just had an offer on a house accepted! Since DH died in January the children have been anxious for me to move back from Cyprus to be nearer to them, so I have done it, Still waiting to be able to sell in Cyprus, as probate etc takes forever there and can't sell till everything is in my name, but so excited, lovely little house, will be perfect.

The 'something exciting going on' in our life right now is our new baby granddaughter. She was born a couple of weeks ago, by C-section. The worry and uncertainty that we all secretly felt prior to the delivery is gone, and it is so lovely to see this brand new family finding its feet. We have been so privileged too, seeing them all nearly every day since then, at the parents insistence. To say that we are all smitten would be an understatement

I am really looking forward to being able to stop wearing this horrible aircast boot, have had it on for 7 weeks now, but hopefully should be off permanently by beginning of August ???

I would feel like you GA but I could also feel like the posters who relish time alone. The football season is starting soon so will enjoy small pockets of having my house to myself.

We have a new grandson due in October, as I think GA has!

And our 11 year old grandson is starting senior school in September and his excitement is contagious.

Ah, GA I remember those absences and the homecomings ?. They do indeed make the heart grow fonder. Now we are somewhat joined at the hip, and like kitty I relish the time alone when he goes off to football. I am quite excited about going away on Tuesday to join GS and his ma and pa on holiday in Cornwall. With everything he has planned for us to do, I think we will be quite excited to come home again for a rest!

granyactivist how lovely for you I do remember that feeling but I dont expect to feel it again sadly. DH is lovely but after 40 years its all comfy and lovely rather than exciting. We had a sadness this week in our family so everything is rather coloured by that.

In September, we are going to drive the North Coast 500 - 500 miles along the coastal route in the Highlands of Scotland. Heady mixture of lochs, castles, stone circles, stunning scenery and distilleries ! Can't wait !

I’m off on a Venetian River Cruise in 3 weeks, have booked to go to Lake Como to see the New Year in, plus .... have just booked for a month long South Sea Island Cruise next April, to Australia, New Zealand, Bora Bora, Tahiti and Hawaii. Am so excited .... my redundancy money is certainly being put to good use !!

Rain on Friday!!!

I'm excited that you are all, or most of you are excited and have things to look forward to. Enjoy your journeys, family times and home comings. G

Looking forward to my DS moving back to my town next month. It will save me a 3 hour round trip & it will be lovely to see him more often and get to know new Dil.

GA After a busy year with the arrival of two new babies this year and the Christening of DGD in two weeks along with the stress of eldest DGD and exams we are looking forward to 10 days in Majorca in September on our own it can't come quick enough for me.

Oh you have made me think Grannya ..at this point in time it is all business as usual..which is generally very fine. DH & I go out a lot & have good friends we socialise with but after 2 big holidays last year we have nothing planned for us for the future.
Our week in Cornwall with DD2 & DGC will be fun but.....

My excitement - After 5 months of supporting my daughters fight to get a school for her son, my grandson, we were told last week that he has a place, starting September in a school that specifically teaches Autistic children.
The relief on all of us is huge!

I'm looking forward to going home for a week to stay with my mum ?. I'm taking my eldest gd to give my dd a break (& a week with her new baby).

Lots of forthcoming lunches and outings with various friends. Yippee! Prospective weekend stay with S & GC. Pal from I o W coming to stay. All good here.

not really a thing to get too excited by but on 3 august i'm off to hospital for my second knee replacement op.
i haven't been able to drive for almost two years now and have had to rely on my daughter to take me places -but only when it's suited her unfortunately.
BUT hopefully, after my 6-week check up, i'll get cleared to drive again ...... i'll get my independence back!!
you won't see me for dust as i intend to be out as much as possible.

I have always enjoyed my 'alone time'. Having being alone for 11 years since my husband died, I now enjoy enormously the time spent in the company of a new love.