This is just a quick entry to wish everyone a happy new year. My New Year’s Eve was spent with my parents, Luke and Yan here in congleton. I was introduced to an interesting strategy game, Settlers of Catan: at first I took it to be a simple board game, but after watching my family play it for a while (albeit in between chatting to lyn on my iPad), I became intrigued. It’s a game I will have to investigate, and perhaps introduce Lyn to. Supreme strategist that she is, I suspect it could take her fancy. The rest of my evening was spent drinking rather too much beer (time for another beer break, I think!) watching films and keeping in touch with lyn.

In all, not a bad evening. This trip ‘home’ is one I’ve needed to take for a while. Getting here took a bit of coordination, but it was worth it, if just to see the old family home. This ever changing yet unchanged place is my anchor. Life is awesome with Lyn, and we do so much cool stuff together, but it’s good to know this place is still here. Now, though, I’m off to find out more about Settlers of Catan.