That was my birthday pressie from the 'in-laws' which was nice, just the girls (me, Frankie and Claudia) went to see Dirty Dancing and enjoyed the half nakedness of burly dancer men.  The boys (Fraser, Mark, Charlie, Harry and Jacob) went to see Lord of The Rings.  I'm glad I'm a girl!

Friday was Crawley Folk Festival and I had bought tickets to see the brilliant Seth Lakeman.  Dad took Fraser and I to see him when we first moved back from the states, we loved it so much I had to repay the favour.  

I'm sure that I was born in the wrong decade, the Folk Festival was brill, lots of tents with hippy style clothes being sold (including a gorgeous pair of wellies with licorice allsorts on them) and food galore!  The vibe was a relaxed one and everybody was just there to enjoy the ambience, the music and be merry... my kind of people.

As Dad and I stood by some of the food vendors, sipping on our real ale and cider the one and only Mr Lakeman came wandering past us.  Dad stopped him and we said hello.  He wasn't the most engaging man in the world, but it was nice to be able to shake his hand and see him up close (he's quite cute!).

The gig itself was one of the best I've ever been to, just people enjoying the music and by halfway through it the whole place was up out of their seats dancing, singing and clapping.  There was no animosity in the crowd, just lots of folk love and warmth... right up my street.

Had I have planned it better Dad and I would have stayed much longer and got horribly drunk in the beer tent... still, preserves the liver I suppose.

Today I am super excited as my hat trick of social events reaches it's end.  Tonight I shall be living it up in Twickenham, having a boogie with my friend Kate in the golden circle at Bon Jovi's concert!  How awesome is that?!  I'm going to be super close to Mr Bongiovi, the hunk of rock and roll.  Did I mention it's golden circle?   Eeeek.

I'm hoping for 'Keep the Faith', that was my favourite album (and song) of theirs.  Back in 1992 when I first saw the Keep The Faith video I was young, but old enough to know a fox when I saw one.  Jon Bongiovi has always kept his soft spot with me, and the fact he can sing is a bonus (I'm a sucker for a cute guy with a gorgeous singing voice).  Seeing Bon Jovi is going to be awesome, and the fact its golden circle and with Kate is all the better.  She's a hoot and I couldn't think of a better or more energetic person to be singing and dancing with.

Thank goodness I've taken a long weekend, otherwise I'd be pooped!