Number 8. Get better than a 3rd at Driffield Show

Number 8. Get Better than a 3rd at Driffield Show.

Ok, so this was a challenge I set myself because last year I entered a decorated chocolate cake and won 3rd prize, as I'd never entered before I was pretty chuffed!

This year I decided to try and get better than a 3rd that I was best off entering more categories to give myself a better chance!

The kids entered loads as they usually do and I encouraged my lovely hubby to enter the Mr Guiness Cake which he said he'd give it a whirl! 

So here are my entries, 3 photographs, fruit scones, sausage rolls, lemon curd and lemon drizzle cake.

The above 2 pictures are all Lydia's entries.

The above 2 photos are all James' entries.

Rund's Mr Guiness Cake!

The kids did really well, not as good as previous years but at least they won something for all their hard work!

So my results....drum roll please.......

Now I'm not making excuses but I think I may have cursed myself as I said to a few people that I knew what would happen...I'd win nothing and Rund would get 1st place....sure enough what bloody happens?!!!

However despite failing this challenge on my list I know I tried my best, there was lots of good competition and it was a little bit out if my hands...it is what it is!!

However I'm very proud of my hubby's win and his tankard he gets for a year! I should have just stuck to my chocolate cake!!! Ha ha!!

Number 3. Stay up all night and watch the sunrise.

Number 3. Stay up all night and watch the sunrise. Saturday 29th June 2013.

I have watched quite a few beautiful sunsets, and have gone out when its dark and got home in the daylight but I have never purposefully watched a sunrise!

Obviously as its the longest day on the 21st June we decided this task needed to be done as close to that date as possible as the sunrise is obviously earlier! It was decided to kill 2 birds with one stone and carry out skinny dipping and watch the sunrise on the same evening and our lovely friend's Helen & Alv had the kids overnight for us.

After our skinny dipping at around 1am on Bridlington North Beach we were quite wide awake and drove to Sewerby and parked near the model village carpark, we stayed in the car and talked, and around 3am we noticed the sky starting to get a little lighter so we walked across Sewerby Cliff Top and sat on a bench and watched the sunrise..it was beautiful and a lovely moment to share with my hubby...got in to bed just before 5am, buzzing from an amazing night!

Number 6. Skinny Dip.

Number 6. Skinny Dip. Saturday 29 June 2013.

Firstly I know there will be some of you who will think I should know better at my age, or that you cant believe I haven't ever skinny dipped! In response, I don't actually know why I added this to my list, I think I was pissed when I added it, and I have skinny dipped in a hot tub but didn't really think that counted!

I was scared about doing this, in case we got arrested and made the front page of the Driffield Times & Post and I had to face the shame of embarrassing my kids for the rest of their lives!

I decided to carry out the act the same night I stayed up all night to watch the sunrise and my lovely hubby said he would do it with me! I was the designated driver, Rund had casually been drinking wine throughout the evening for a bit of dutch courage so I can absolutely guarantee I was stone cold sober when I did it! We had decided to go to Bridlington North Beach, we pulled up and parked on the sea front and there were lights on the beach, people with head torches, bloody night fishermen!!...I started to stress but Rund wasn't phased he said we'd just walk a bit further along the beach until we were well away from them!!

We actually couldn't have picked a nicer evening to do it as it was 14 degrees, we couldn't believe how warm it was, there was no wind the air was very still, and only a half moon so not too bright!!

I had planned my outfit carefully...a long maxi dress with nothing under and flip flops to walk in to the sea so I was soon stripped off, Rund on the other hand had decided to try and take off his track suit bottoms before his shoes so he's flapping around as he couldn't pull them off...you can imagine how impressed I was!!

Eventually (!) we were both naked and ran in to the sea hand in hand, I expected the temperature of the sea to take my breath away with the coldness but we couldn't believe how warm it felt, it was cold but bearable...ha ha or should that be BAREABLE!!!

We dunked ourselves under and Rund was all on for going out further and having a proper swim but I didn't want to, I'd done the deed and as I couldn't see what was in the water around me, I was just worrying about jellyfish, crabs, or a bit of seaweed brushing my leg which would make me scream and draw attention to us!!
So we decided to get out, in the haste, Rund stood on my flip flop so I couldn't walk and started to laugh and then there were loads of large stones to clamber over so heaven forbid anyone was watching us as it certainly wasn't a graceful exit!!

Standing on the beach after we'd done it though felt absolutely exhilarating, we both felt very naughty, like teenagers! It was a liberating experience and I would do it again and absolutely advise you all to try it....you will have a laugh and share a memory that will stay with you forever...we will be laughing about it still when we are old and wrinkly!!

Number 1. Ride on Air at Alton Towers with Helen.

Number 1. Ride on 'Air' at Alton Towers with Helen.

Back in October 2012 the Arundel family and Martinez family went away for the weekend and we went to Alton Towers, we had a great day and went on many rides, I'm a wimp and screamer and freak out at all the big rides, but despite that I had managed to go on Thirteen and Rita as well as others so my confidence had grown and I was all up for going on Air, but Helen refused to go on it with me and as both of our husbands were not pushing any boundaries I had no-one to go on it with me.

Helen was one of the first people I told of my plan to do a list of 40 things before I'm 40 and as soon as I told her she told me to add 'Ride on Air at Alton Towers with Helen' as she'd regretted not going on it in October, hence it became the first item on my list!
However as it got closer to our planned trip away to conquer this quest she couldn't remember saying this and was telling me she didnt know if she could do it....as if!!!!

Anyway we planned another weekend away 14-16 June 2013, a day in Alton Towers and then followed by another day in Splash LandingsWater Park. Helen and I had planned that we needed to do 'Air' as our first ride and just get it over and done with, which is what we did along with my hubby!

I'll be honest I was shitting myself, I was wondering why I'd listened to Helen and added it to my my list, why did I want to fly through the air like superman??? It was scary but over pretty quick, I screamed like a loony (I did warn the stranger sat the otherside of me that I was a screamer!)  but did feel proud of myself for having acheived it!