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What I Did On My Birthday. Rev Tubbs' Trail of Treats

Monday, 12 October 2015

In this post, I mentioned that I was going to have get up in a minute to find out what Rev T and the Tubblet had planned for My Very Big Birthday.

Here's what they got up to:
  • After being told to dress up and forbidden jeans (!), Rev T gave me a note with my instructions for the first part of my day.  Take a bus from our house into the city and go to Wilco.  Once there, look for a message.  The message was a red rose with a label, tied to lamp-post with purple ribbon.  (Purple was the colour of my wedding dress).
  • The trail of red roses took me to Caffe Nero, where I met Rev T for coffee.  He then handed me another note with a voucher for a massage at Champneys.  Bliss!
  • After the massage I followed yet more red roses to Thompson at Darcy's.  I've always wanted to go, but it's not Tubblet friendly and too expensive for our usual, occasional childless nights out.  It was wonderful and total treat. Rev T had the brill and I had the sea bass with sides of vegetables and roast potatoes. And pudding. I had the white chocolate parfait with honey comb whilst Rev T had sticky toffee pudding with peanut butter custard.  It was a bit like being tossed in the middle of a MasterChef final and told to get on with eating.   
  • Rev Tubbs' Trail of Treats had finished, so we went for a walk and waited for the Tubblet to finish school.  
  • We then went home, opened my presents and had pizza.  (Back to normal after fine dinning).
  • There were 15 red roses in total.  One for every year we've been married.
  • My present was a pendant from Rachel Jeffrey, a contemporary jewellers who has a shop locally.  It's called the Sea Bean.  And I love it!

Roses tied to a lamp post


Thomsons @ Darcys


Presents on a table


Thank you to Rev T and the Tubblet for making my day so special.  What's the loveliest thing anyone has done for you?  Let me know in the comments.

Rev T would like to apologise to all the husbands and partners who are being moaned at as a result of this post ...


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  1. Crummy Mummy12 October 2015 at 11:38

    What a lovely birthday and presents - lucky you! #fartglitter

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    1. Tubbs12 October 2015 at 21:10

      Thank you. It was a lovely day and I feel very blessed

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  2. Anonymous12 October 2015 at 11:56

    I love the last little bit where he apologises so funny! What a romantic, just gorgeous and I even love how you finished the day as a family with the not so fine dining. The pendant is stunning, such a beautiful post. Thanks for sharing your happy day on #mummyandus

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    1. Tubbs12 October 2015 at 21:10

      Thank you for hosting and have a good week :)

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  3. Unknown12 October 2015 at 13:45

    Omg he is amazing! What a brilliant idea and day for you. He did just amazing and the pendant is gorgeous. Just wow. Happy birthday ! Xx #mummyandus #anythinggoes

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    1. Tubbs12 October 2015 at 21:11

      He is amazing and i am very lucky. Thank you for the birthday wishes and for the lovely comment

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  4. Unknown12 October 2015 at 14:10

    This sounds like an amazing day. What lovely efforts by Rev T and the Tubblet! & the pendant is beautiful! #anythinggoes

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    1. Tubbs12 October 2015 at 21:11

      It was :) Thank you for the lovely comment

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  5. Unknown12 October 2015 at 17:53

    This is amazing! Go Rev T and I love that 15 red roses represent each year of marriage and you had a treasure trail #fartglitter xx

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    1. Tubbs12 October 2015 at 21:12

      It was completely unexpected :) Thank you for the lovely comment

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  6. Anonymous12 October 2015 at 18:02

    What a special birthday!!!!! Good job, Rev T! Now, give me some tips on how to get my husband to leave me a trail of roses to follow!! How exciting! Love the beautiful pendant, too! #fartglitter #mummyandus

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    1. Tubbs12 October 2015 at 21:13

      Thank you. Now, if I could manage to make the sort of OH who didn't do that sort thing do that sort of thing we'd be fine dining every night of the week!

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  7. Elizabeth Caldwell13 October 2015 at 10:01

    Haha, I love the apology at the end- perfect ;) What a fantastic way to celebrate your birthday! I love those kinds of mystery days full of surprises :) #twinklytuesday

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:07

      It was wonderful and I felt so special. Thank you for the lovely comment

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  8. Entertaining Elliot & Erin13 October 2015 at 10:40

    How exciting to follow a trail of roses! The most I get is a bunch from Tesco plonked on the kitchen side ;) Hope you had a wonderful time x #myfavouritepost

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:09

      I did, thank you. Given some of the other comments, at least you get roses!

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  9. Unknown13 October 2015 at 11:27

    Wow! Yes, I'm forwarding this to the Mrs- she has to up her game....and so do I. Yes, he sounds like a keeper! Happy belated birthday! xxx
    Thanks so much for linking with #fartglitter x

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:09

      He is a keeper :) No escape for him! Thank you you for the birthday wishes

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  10. Unknown13 October 2015 at 22:37

    Wow what a lovely day!! Hope you had a lovely birthday! It was mine at the weekend and my partner made more of an effort than previous years, actually thinking about my presents! We had a lovely meal out with my sister and boyfriend which in itself is a rarity. Moments have to be taken where they can when you have children don't they?! :)

    #mummyandus

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:11

      That sounds wonderful, glad you had a happy day :) You're right, you have to grab moments with both hands when you've got kids. They don't come along very often

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  11. Unknown13 October 2015 at 23:47

    That sounds like a lovely birthday and what a gorgeous and thoughtful husband you have. Everyone deserves to be spoiled on their birthdays, and be celebrated. Happy Birthday!

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:12

      They do. Thank you for the birthday wishes and the lovely comment

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  12. Random Musings14 October 2015 at 00:19

    This sounds like the best birthday ever. So romantic, it must have taken him ages to set it all up :) Hope you had a brill birthday! #myfavouritepost
    Debbie

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    1. Random Musings15 October 2015 at 00:22

      Back again :)
      Thanks for linking up to #AnythingGoes
      Debbie

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    2. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:13

      Boo! Thank you for visiting twice. It took him ages apparently and the florist thought he was proposing

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  13. Jennifer (The Hollyhock Door)14 October 2015 at 03:35

    What a beautiful and thoughtful series of gifts and surprises. I love the consideration in each of the details. It sounds like a wonderful day! Visiting from #mummyandus

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:14

      It was a wonderful day and was very special. Thank you for visiting

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  14. Eva Lewis (The Multitasking Woman)14 October 2015 at 05:13

    How romantic!

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:14

      :)

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  15. Unknown14 October 2015 at 10:21

    How very sweet of your husband to go to such effort! I bet you felt very special!! I hope you had a lovely day xxx

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    1. Tubbs15 October 2015 at 12:14

      I did, thank you :)

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  16. Michelle Reeves (The Joy Chaser)15 October 2015 at 22:21

    Oh wow what an amazing birthday present - he's a complete star! Glad you had a lovely day and thanks for linking up at #ShareTheJoy (Printing off this post to leave in a prominent place....)

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    1. Tubbs17 October 2015 at 21:38

      Hope it works for you :) Thank you for hosting, it's lovely to share the joy again

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