Date Saturday 31 December Time 11.35am
My thoughts and reflections:
Ooh!
Also, Astrid’s just sent me a message inviting me along to an early supper tonight because she’s found out Arrie and Roger are in London, too, visiting Roger’s parents, which is perfect, as Astrid has a last-minute announcement she’d like to make to the whole family together.
Bet she’s pregnant. She’s done two announcement suppers before – one when she got engaged to Aziz and one when she was made partner.
So we’ll all have to celebrate yet another win for Astrid.
Whilst I am without partner, home or future. Fabulous.
On the plus side, at least Astrid has acknowledged that I am the fun sister, with NYE engagements that don’t involve hanging out with retired parents: she said supper will be done by nine so it shouldn’t interfere with whatever ‘overpriced partying’ I have planned.
Also, I love their house, it’s a free supper (that will be yummy if Aziz has cooked), there will be wine that hasn’t been chosen simply because it’s on offer, and once I tell Dad about what’s been going on, he’ll hopefully give me some cash.
My intention is:
To eat really well at Astrid’s, to maybe borrow a couple of bottles of wine as a thank you to Drunk Stephen for letting me stay, and to resist being drawn into competitive or comparative (or combative) family dynamics.