The house is still standing!

Saturday was epic. It was the day I was going to cook. When I told my mum the first thing she said was don't burn the house down.

Anyway first things first. The epic tennis match. The battle of the blogs. The clash of the titans. Rooster Vs. Whitby. We arrived at Winston at 12 however due to the capacity crowd unable to fit in (and the courts being full)we went to the leisure centre for the start of the match. Unfortunately my confidence was slightly misplaced as Chris won the first set 6-1. I wasn't having this so I uped my game a as soon as the forehand began to click Chris was a broken man and I took the second set 6-3. I was really storming and then powered to a 6-2 win in the third set. I became over confident again and it was 3-2 to Chris when the capacity crowd could no longer fit in the leisure centre (we were chucked out) and we went back to Winston. The mecca of tennis with all its history. The atmosphere was electric and Chris raced into a 5-2 lead on the new surface. I was let down by the fact that I don't have whats known as 'soft hands'. I was down but by no means out and I started to get going again and I forced I tie break. The tie break turned into a slog from the back of the court with Chris burnt to a crisp and me shattered and broken. Finally with one last forehand it was all over and I had taken victory. 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6.

The times described my performance on the front page as a 'tour de force' and 'awe inspiring' The daily mail reported 'He is a true hero. I triumph over adversity' and my favorite from the new of the world 'Dan's destiny train steamrolls rousell who is powerless to resist as he is left battered and bruised in a cloud of ash'

Moving on it was time to cook. Chris, Jacko, Kelly and Emily were due at 5.30 for some Michelin star food. It was all going very well. The chicken was in the oven and my cheesecake was made. Unfortunately the pasta took longer than we thought and everyone was waiting for a bit until we ate. To summarise it was shockingly good. Nothing burned. There was no fire. There was a mess but no stains. Amazing.