The tone of the day was such that it was a celebration of Liz's all too short life and there were many times during the service when we had a smile on our faces particularly when the exit music was Rocking All Over The World, Status Quo fan Liz would definitely have approved.
My journey to the Toby Carvery (a venue situated near Town Gate in Sutton Park) was a memorable one. Although I had sorted out a lift with my mate Ken, my brother Dave, who had attended the service with me, said he'd give me a lift as it was on route to Aldridge where he was due to pick up his dog Archie. To cut a long story short, he went the wrong way, ended up going home to get changed and then returned home after picking up his dog with me in tow throughout. He even had the cheek to blag a lift to the venue from his neighbour Colin !!
I've met Colin a few times before and, despite being a v*lla fan, he's quite a decent bloke. When we got into Sutton Park Dave said 'Come in for a pint if you want Col', 'Don't worry, I am' he said unapologetically. So the three of us joined the post funeral gathering, me still suited and booted, Dave who had changed and Colin who was dressed to clean his car, a task he was performing when we rudely interrupted him.
We bought beers from the front bar (Marston's Pedigree) and made our way round the back to the function room..
All the car washing must have given Colin an appetite as it wasn't long before our chauffeur was helping himself to a couple of beef sandwiches from the buffet. How we laughed !!
I know you aren't necessarily supposed to enjoy such events but we gave Liz the send off that I am sure she would have wanted, and, as these things often are it was a good excuse to have a catch up and share our own individual memories.
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