For the first time in my Iife, Twickenham will be considered my "home turf". Now, as a self confessed patriotic welshie, there's something about that phrase that just doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, it is what it is.
My day didn't start off well. I went to the wrong location (didn't read the email!) and when I arrived at the venue, it was like trying to get into a maze. I walked round and round Richmond College and I could t find the entrance. There was no signage so I didn't even know if I was in the right place, no one was answering the phones (college or HQ) and just as I was about to give up, I managed to sweet talk one of the builders to let me in a side entrance. To top it all off, it was one of the hottest weekends of the summer thus far. Sweaty bloody brilliant...
After disturbing the 2nd row of the lecture theatre, I finally found a seat. The session itself involved the expected; learning about the footprint, health and safety but most importantly of all...collecting our uniform.
Row by row, we stood up and queued in an orderly fashion to collect our kit, like school kids in an assembly hall. At last it was my turn. The moment I'd waited all day for. The team member went through my bag confirming I'd been given all the necessary kit. At first glance, we just thought I'd been the wrong pair of socks (yes that's right we get socks!!) but in fact they'd given me XXS of everything!! Now I'm not a big girl but even I knew there was no chance of it going anywhere near me but changing it wasn't going to be easy.
Training finished at 5pm. The rest of the group headed off for an AAA tour of the famous ground but I had to shoot off as friends were coming for my birthday/flat warming. I got asked if I felt "gutted" to miss out. Honestly? Not really. It's no millennium stadium. That will always be my home turf.
After countless phone calls and laps of the Olympic Park (on my birthday of all days), we finally found the team and the QEOP to change my kit. A quick change and we were on our way again. At last, I was ready and raring to go for my first shift.
Bring on 2 weeks time for the opening ceremony, I for one, cannot wait for the mayhem to begin...
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