The Trials & Tribulations Of Sweeney!

I can't believe this - Kimi Raikkonen actually smiling!

Here's the proof!

Yes, it's another Lego game! I like them so there!

Unfortunately, my sister-in-law passed away early Friday morning.

My thoughts are with my brother-in-law & their 3 childrem at this tragic time.

For my birthday, Suz treated me to a meal in the Casino at Westcliffe-on-sea and also £50 to play in the casino.

The meal was absolutely scrummy! Started off with the melon (as I didn't fancy anything else on the menu). Was contemplating a nice 8oz sirloin but eventually went for the pork & apple with cider sauce in short crust pastry which was absolutely lush! Rounded off with profiteroles with Irish Cream & coffee before we joined up & hit the tables.

Started off on the Blackjack table but shortly came off as it was £5 minimum per hand & wasn't having much luck. Then went on the roulette machines for a short spell before trying my luck at 3 card poker which I weren't doing too bad at (and only £2 minimum). Got a bit embarassed as one other player was putting down £100 per hand to my measly £2! Saw my luck was running out on there so joined the wife on the slots where my luck greatly improved!

At the end of the evening, it worked out that I was a tenner up on what I started with but the real winner was Suz as she won a fairly large amount on the slots so well done her!

And also thank you very much to Suzan, my lovely wife for a brilliant birthday evening!

For Father's Day, my little boy very kindly bought me a tour around the greatest stadium in the world - Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. And yesterday I was able to finally go around this magnificent ground with my lovely wife Suzan.

The view around the home dressing room
PG">The hydrapool (set at 40 degress on matchdays)

Suzan with Theo Walcott's match shirt

The view from the Director's Box

The motto says it all!

The tour was excellent - you start by meeting at the Director's entrance and then go up the stairs to the Director's box. After that, we head downstairs towards where the players enter the ground. Then we went through to the home changing room & you can see the hydrapool & the physio room. After that, you come out of the changing room & are at the entrance to the tunnel which leads to the pitch. Then we headed up the tunnel towards the pitch and then have a seat in Mr Wenger's chair.

After that, you go past the press quick interview rooms whch they do on Sky Sports or MOTD. Then onwards to the press conference room where all the journo's ask all the silly questions. After this, we go past where all the journo's type up their match reports and send them off to their relevant papers and through the car park to the Armoury (the club shop) and that is the end of the tour. Included also was entrance to the Arsenal Museum but we decided not to go in as we had a boat trip booked down the Thames from Waterloo Pier down to Millenium Pier for the O2 as we were also going to see Michael McIntyre on stage. Had a nice meal in the chinese place there (can't remember the name) and then headed towards our seats which were unfortunately up on the very last row right up in the gods but an excellent view still nonethless. He was very funny! Was finished by about 22:15 then headed off to Stratford to collect the car which was conveniently parked in the staff car park and home completely shattered at about 23:15.