Three Things in a hotel

Back home at Thing Central, as I sit and eat a rather lacklustre "dinner" of take-away soggy pizza and chips (haven't the energy to cook), I find myself reflecting on the last couple of days; Thing Central has stood quiet and empty and Three Things have been causing chaos in Llandudno, N.Wales.

It was touch and go all of last week as to whether we would be going to Wales, all or partially, in consideration of the Things' pox. It was decided late on Thursday that's we would indeed be going, following a trip to both the Drs and local hospital and receiving an all clear with regard to the Things' contagiousness. They'd also perked up a bit by Thursday and so the unanimous vote was to head Wales-way the following morning.

Friday morning was madness! To say I'd packed mine and all three Things' clothes about a fortnight ago, I still seemed to have a mountain of jobs to get done on Friday before we left! There were toiletries to pack, and countless snacks for the journey to be organised; Bottles and nappies, not to mention getting all three Things dressed and clean. We eventually
set off at something nearing 11am (for those who know me, I don't do late in the day travelling! If I'd had my way, we'd have been in Llandudno for breakfast time!).

We made good progress, considering we had to run a few errands on our way out and were in Llandudno a little before 1pm. This suited us fine as check-in wasn't until 2. By the time we arrived, both girl things had succumbed to the relaxing movement that is a car journey, and were softly snoring in the back. Thing 1 had talked for practically the entire journey (never have I wished for a soundproof partition between front and back of vehicle more than I did at weekend), and continued to talk away as Things' dad skilfully manoeuvred the car into a parking space nowhere near big enough to fit said car.

Once parked up, Thing 1 giddily jumped from his seat and clambered into the front, where he plonked himself on my knee and re-took up his endless chatter. I was understandably relieved once the Things' paternal grandparents (whose Golden wedding anniversary was the reason for the weekend trip) arrived and took a bouncing Thing 1 up to reception with them, to check in, whilst I roused the still sleeping girls.
Thing 2 was tremendously excited to be at the 'Hoteyl', understandably so, as it was their first ever hotel stay, and was eager to see the room.

We were allocated a suite, and were surprised to find that we were also lucky enough to have a sea view; Three things bounded around excitedly, looking in drawers, exploring the bathroom, licking the walls and generally being Thing-like. Thing 3's entire face lit up as she was lifted to see out of the window and she giggled at the view.

A swift unload of the luggage and unpack later, I left Things' dad to get some rest after the drive and myself, all three Things and Things' granny went for a walk along the prom and on the pier.
We ended up in the arcade and then had to stop every couple of seconds along the pier so that Thing 1 could look through the gaps in the boards to "see what is down there!" (The sea?!)
Eventually we meandered back to the family friendly hotel (The Imperial) if anyone was wondering, and headed room way and changed our clothes .

Feeling fresh and invigorated, we bounded down to the dining room. The Things behaved surprisingly well, the staff tolerated the Things surprisingly well and the food was absolutely amazing! Yum! A day in Llandudno, staying at The Imperial hotel, is pretty hard to match!