Wednesday 1 March 2017

Make like a model: Recreate the holiday brochure!

We wake up on the first day of our February half-term static caravan holiday in Wales with wind and rain pummelling the windows. And one of us has a revolting virus.
As we droop our heads into our bowls of Weetabix and wonder what the best rainy-day plan is, we flick through the Hoseasons brochure on the table with images of the happy, smiley, tango-tanned holiday we're meant to be having.
"The pictures are so cheesy," says my daughter.
"Yeah, we're obviously not doing our holiday right," says my sister.
"Hey!" I say. "Let's BE THEM. Come on..."

And suddenly there's a burst of happy activity and giggling. We've come up with a new 'thing'. We decide to call it Re-Bro: Re-creating the brochure. The kids are studying the exact poses and expressions of the children ("You need to bend your wrist more.") and the adults are hunting for the toast rack and discussing who should play mummy and daddy ("Well, who's the most orange?"). This is fun and funny. Enough to make us want to go out immediately so we can recreate some of the other pictures. 

Here are the results.

Exhibit #1: Fully enjoying the caravan comforts (turns out there isn't a bloody toast rack. Or a jug. Shame on you, Hoseasons).
Exhibit #2: Having a relaxing drink at the clubhouse (only we weren't prepared to go as far as actually spending money on drinks!).
Exhibit #3: We like it so much here, we decide to actually buy our own caravan. This is the happy moment where we're handed the keys. 
Oh yes, we're living the dream.

Footnote: A friend of mine saw these photos and said that she knows the original models in the brochure  - in fact, they live down the road from me! Coincidence or what?! 

13 comments:

  1. That is such a brilliant idea! You actually found a way to improve on the cheese and make a rainy day better. Genius :) #FabFridayPost

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    1. Yep, who knew cheese could provide such fun!

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  2. I love this idea. Brilliant! Got me thinking up some ideas of my own. #FabFridayPost

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  3. Ooh, would love to hear your ideas!!!

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  4. This is hilarious. It's great you can have fun whatever the situation. I hope the weather got better for you and you enjoyed the rest of your hols. Thanks for linking up with us at #FabFridayPost

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    1. Thanks Lara. Wasn't our best ever holiday, but we did what we could!

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  5. lol! This is genius! I think we might have to copy you everywhere we go on holiday from now on! lol! Thank you so much for sharing this with us on #FabFridayPost

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    1. Thank you. Ha! You might not want to copy booking a caravan in North Wales in February!

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  7. hilarious!
    also, I hope you found Rakieb's comment very helpful for when you book your next escort in London!
    Fiona - see you on Friday.

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  8. Thanks Fiona. Ha! Well, I'm in London this weekend so...

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