At last the day had arrived, after months of waiting!! Of course, life never goes to plan and this last week has not been without its challenges. With Paul having been so poorly, it wasn't till this morning that I knew for sure that Paul would be able to come with me. Thankfully though he is still not 100%, he was just about up to it. So we left at 8.30am and headed to Nottingham. We arrived at the park and ride, left the car and caught the bus into the city centre. Once we got there we made out way to the Joseph Else to have breakfast. In case anyone was wondering Joseph Else taught modelling and sculpture at Nottingham School of Art where he was also principal from late 1922.We both enjoyed breakfast, when we left the pub we slowly made our way to the Ice Arena, we just followed the procession of little Elsa's. It was really quite comical, like an army of clones!
We were of course on our way to Disney on ice....woo hoo!! After all these years, I finally got to go! The show started at 11am, and I think we can safely say it was a sell out. It was with much excitement we waited for the lights to dim, and the hosts to skate out on to the ice. And then it was time ...... Mickey and Minnie were on the rink and the fun began. It was amazing, they performed songs from The Little Mermaid (it was wonderful), Beauty and the Beast, Tangled and of course....Frozen. The sets and costumes are truly beautiful, so much work and effort goes into these shows. There was short interval, which gave me just enough time to go and get us an ice cream to share. Looking around the crowd was amusing, there were dozens of Elsa's in the audience. Frozen has truly become a global phenomenon! I am really glad I finally got to experience Disney on Ice, it wasn't cheap, but it was a great show and I would highly recommend it. 
After the show we made our way back into town, we stopped at the Pit and Pendulum for dessert and a soda, also a good place for a rest before heading back to the bus stop. It turned out the desserts were on a 2-4-1 offer, and everything only cost us £4 - bargain! We had originally planned to spend the day in the city to look around the shops etc, but Paul was tired and definitely not up to that.But it was still a wonderful day, and one I am so glad I got to share it with Paul. As we wondered through Nottingham, I thought how long it had been since we were last there and how much I would like to come back and spend a week end.
I did fleetingly pop into Paperchase, and can I say they have really upped their game. They have some wonderful notebooks and writing paper at the moment, and some notepads at very reasonable prices. I hope they continue to stock them. I came away with a pretty note book....what do you mean - did I need another notebook?? Er.....YES!!!
When we got home we were both shattered, its been a long and stressful week, but at least now its ended on a high and I have some lovely memories.
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