best bits of 09(or worst?)

[67panel]

bestest was daughter wining apira vw sportsman championship,my first bugjam,best comercial at vanfest,meeting ebs at vanfest and finding this site happy new year,opening a beer or2 or3 or4 ect :lol:

 

[ib-bus]

My best was traveling the UK for 2 weeks with my wife and 2 kids (1 and 3 year olds) in a '71 bus in May attending Battlesbridge and Dubs at the Park shows while at it , the best.
2nd best attending Vanfest on the same year on another bus this time solo (I love my wife), got to meet several earlybayers.

Oh why didn't I get into earlybay buses earlier ? :lol:

 

[Araon]

Best chinning one of the managers
Worst chinning one of the managers

 

[flynster]

would quite easily erase this year from memory but for the fact that my baby daughter was born ......all say aaaaah :lol:


happy hootenanny :mrgreen:

 

[sparkywig]

Getting loads done on the bus...
Having not much work to do...

 

[froggy]

Having a son to carry on the family name

 

[noddy]

Worst bit selling my bay.
Best bit traveling france in the bay this summer.

 

[retro]

best bits..
buying my camper, my life long dream 8)
spending my birthday with my best friend at hers, in chamonix,french alps.getting there by flying, my first flight on a plane
driving to disneyland and paris with harry and our kids, kids were so excited, although they were more excited about the camper :lol:
being taken away to the seaside for a romantic kids free weekend :shock: worth the 2.5 year wait..lol!

worst bit was my mum inlaw getting breast cancer (now recovering) and 2months later my sister also getting it (now having chemo)

wishing them and you all a healthy, happy new year 8)

 

[dagboyblue]

Best chinning one of the managers
Worst chinning one of the managers

made me spit me stella with laughter Araon :lol: hope it went ok :shock:

best have a new baby on the way (still trying to handle the 4 year old at the mo????)and still managing to run 2x vw's

 

[wanderlust]

Son #2 being born. Worst bit was Wayne Rooney calling his son Kai as that's the name of my 3 yr old :evil:

 

[type2tattoo]

Wow you Early Bayers are a fertile lot :shock:

Best for me was starting the resto after 12 years, worst was not getting a bit further on with it.

Have a great 2010 everyone

 

[young_dubya]

Best bits:
Spotting my dream VW exactly 1 year ago today
Sending the deposit for my dream VW exactly one year ago tommorow (or sunday :?: ) :lol:
Driving down to Gordano services to pick up my dream VW

Worst bits:
Doing absoluty cock all work on my Dream VW since picking it up last feb

Nm, heres to 2010 and an MOT on the crewcab :mrgreen:

 

[rustydiver]

Best bit was going on holiday with my family and my mum and dad joining us for a few days. In general last year was a good year.

Worst bit was my Dad passing away about 6 weeks ago, had been diagnosed in June with an asbestoes related illness and given 12/18 mths to live, only survived 5/6 months. Was a pallbearer at his funerall something that i am pleased i did.

 

[aogrady]

Having a son to carry on the family name

Like this - ours is due in 7 weeks! Though we dont know if it's a boy or a girl, would be wrapped either way, but a boy would be nice just for this very reason - I'm the only one left with my familly name

Happy New Year All!!

Alistair

 

[aogrady]

Wow you Early Bayers are a fertile lot :shock:

Not called passion wagons for nothing dude! :lol:

Alistair

 

[dubscum]

best bit, brought an early

worse bit, lost my dad

here's to 2010

 

[windsurfer]

Son #2 being born. Worst bit was Wayne Rooney calling his son Kai as that's the name of my 3 yr old :evil:

No way, I was also gutted that my 4 year old shares the same name :lol:

Best for me was buying my EB and enjoying a cool season of shows. Looking forward to lots more shows in 2010 :mrgreen:

 

[Clem]

Had a sad period early in the year which kind of overshadowed the year for us

Had some great family holidays and enjoyed a load of great VW shows, mostly in pretty good weather 8)

Looking back to EBI3, it was probably the event of the year for me.

 

[Pete B]

Worst bits.
Had more **** than usual this year, my mates Dad, Phil, passing away, losing my lovely Aunt Mary to cancer, losing my Uncle Joe to diabeties (now he was a lad!) and saddest of all my lifelong friend 'Stumpy' killed in a plane crash at Sebring. He was an aviation photographer aged 45 with a wife, 7 yr old son and 2 yr old daughter. Not fair.
My Mum having another 'mini' stroke.
My Dad 'surrendering' and admitting he is now old.
Not having much work, therefore not much income.
Getting my first pair of reading glasses! (it's an age thing!)

Best bits.
Someone very close getting the 'all clear' 12 months after having a bloody great cancerous tumor removed.
Despite, or perhaps because of all the above, learning to really appreciate what I have got. Health, family and friends, my own home, not having to sell my bus, (yet!), Early-Bay.com and everyone on here, the food on the table, sunshine, birdsong, etc, etc, etc.!!!!!

Oh, and me and my boy driving the bus to EBI-3 was absolutely awsome!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dandaz]

Best bit ,when my son spoke fluent French ....

worst bit , I can still only string a j`vous dwais together...

:lol: @ araon

I chinned a supervisor , it was quite refreshing... 8)

oops i felt quite good when my pickup turned French...