Well our family trip to Malta came and went in a flash, the cruelty of time making it all a distant memory etched on some part of the brain for the rest of our lives. It's actually been five weeks since we returned, but I have been plagued by holiday blues really bad this time, causing my motivational skills to suffer to say the least! That said, it's time to drag my sorry ass back into the real world and just get on with it.
We didn't get much chance for sightseeing this time (a little disappointing for me) as it was the first time the little ones had visited in summer, our holiday therefore revolved mainly around the beach and pool. The evenings though, they were a different story! They revolved around family, long chats and copious amounts of wine. And towards the tail end of our holiday we often found ourselves having a nightcap at Crazy Daisy's bar (Qawra) on the way home. I must admit though, drinking every night of the week is hard work and by the end of the holiday my liver was shouting HELP, SAVE ME, I NEED A REST!
I made sure a few visits to Mellieha beach were on our agenda. It's a must for me, not only are the views spectacular but it is also a chance to create new and happy memories for my children. My only disappointment, was that around 3 0 clock (no matter which beach we were at) it was invaded by hundreds of students! Now I don't have a problem with teenagers having a good time, it was the sheer amount of them I had the problem with, they were everywhere. This often meant that what little space we already on the beach became increasingly smaller, and shortly afterwards we would leave as it became much harder to keep an eye on the kids.
Malta felt unusually quiet this summer. It may not have been, people can choose to holiday anywhere on the island, but where we stayed in Qawra it certainly didn't seem as busy as my previous summer visits. Most bars and restaurants appeared empty, having said that, there are far more bars and restaurants around now than there ever used to be. Yet compared to past summers, it just didn't seem the same, mind you, I do have to consider the fact the whole world is just coming out of a recession and we ourselves are lucky to have been going anywhere this year!
My trip to Malta was made even more special this year as my partner of six years proposed to me and I said yes. Bent on one knee, he proposed on Buggibba sea front around 10pm on the evening of the 28th of July 2010, and it was beautiful. I now have a wedding to plan which will hopefully take place in Malta in around two years time. With that said, i've got a lot to do, so take care an thanks for reading.
Debs
