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25th - 28th April

Rosie and Jake Hamilton

Friday:

Hi again Annie, just back for a weekend. It’s so sweet that Willow Littleton was born here.

Jake and I are in the middle of doing up our new home so it’s nice to have a break even if it is only for a few days.

Rosie

HI ANNIE. IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK.

JAKE

Saturday:

Another day at the beach today. I could walk on that beach every single day, I love it here. I’m trying to persuade Jake to move.

Whoa! The power has just gone out. We’ve not had any dinner yet.

A QUICK CHECK HAS REVEALED THAT THE WHOLE VILLAGE OF CHALK HILL IS OUT AND BY THE SOUNDS OF IT ALL OF WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA IS OUT TOO.

Wow! What an amazing night. Shortly after the power went down and we were wondering what we were going to do for food, someone set up a barbeque on the village green. People started coming out of their houses with burgers, chicken, sausages and whatever else they had in their fridges. Annie told us to come out too even though we didn’t have anything to contribute towards a barbeque. There was so much food and drink that everyone in the village was catered for. Someone built a big fire and many people returned back to their houses to bring out blankets and duvets. We all sat together well into the night eating each other’s food and drinking cups of hot chocolate and chatting until the early hours of the morning. There was such a huge sense of community.

THE POWER IS STILL OUT BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER (EXCLUDING MY WEDDING DAY OF COURSE). WE HAVE MADE SOME REAL FRIENDS TONIGHT AND I CERTAINLY COUNT ANNIE AS ONE OF THEM.

JAKE

Sunday:

The power is back on, just in time to cook breakfast. I’m not sure eggs and baked beans would be easy to cook on a barbeque.

I think I might be pregnant. It’s so early in our marriage and I wanted time alone with Jake before we had kids. We have spoken about it though. Jake would like a whole football team.

WHAT??!! YOU WRITE THIS IN THE BOOK AND NOT TELL ME FIRST.

Monday:

I’m not pregnant. Though I wanted more time, I can’t help feeling a huge sense of disappointment. I had already started to think about names.

MY DARLING ROSIE, THERE’S PLENTY OF TIME YET. I LOVE YOU AND WE HAVE THE REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER.

TILL NEXT TIME ANNIE

JAKE X

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