One other thing...

LOVE IT that you guys who read this are randomly reading the blogs of people you don't know! Case in point, Julie appearing on Rike's blog today -check it out at onecoffeebean2many.blogspot.com and Abbi falling in love with the adventures of the Wenham nippers. VERY COOL! I love it that my scattered pals are aware of one another, even if it is via cyberspace.

Back to the weekend - here's Hanny & her Man(ny)! Such a beautiful couple. (Christian, Hann, apologies for yelling 'Get a Room' quite so loudly, however you only have yourselves to blame!! AND Chris yelled it first!)

Wedding Shenanigans

Here's the first installment - Blogger is being (to use a phrase the kids I work with use regularly) 'gay' and will only let me upload one photo per time - which is tiresome to say the least...I took 103 pictures during the event! (including several of random individuals wearing Laura's 'Andie MacDowell' Hat!!) So bear with me, I'll try to post as many as I can!

This is (obv!) Ricardo y yo - cute huh?!

F-F-F-FRIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Hurrah! It's the weekend! Today I had 2 hours TOIL so I got to come home at 3pm which felt delicious! It's been a busy week work-wise and a fun week friend-wise. Weds evening was dinner chez Povall-Mitchell which was truly whoopass: great food, great company, great wine, great times. Thanks you guys! Then yesterday some of the gals went to see 'The Devil Wears Prada' which I thought was FABBALUS! A little slow at times, and they changed too much of the book for my liking BUT Ann Hathaway may just be my new style icon - she is soooooooooooooooooooo beeyootiful! And I thought Meryl Streep was amAZING! (although I got her confused with Glenn Close for a bit - think it was coz of Cruella DeVille)

And so to the weekend...The Campbell-Walker nuptials draw on apace, in that they are tomorrow! Pictures to follow!

"That's all"

Hyperventilating! Must calm down! OMG!

So I went to TK Maxx on my way home (as you do) to look at shoes (again, as you do) where I happened upon the beautiful pair photographed ici! THEY ARE REAL LIFE JESSICA SIMPSON SHOES!! ARRGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! How beeyootiful are they!?I cannot believe it! Best of all they were only £20! A mere trifle! Online they cost a BOMB! Real life Jessica Simpson shoes. Absolutely bloody brilliant. I almost screamed in the store! Had to have a sit down and breathe into a paper bag (not really, but it could have happened)

Laters people I'm off to swank around my house in my shoes!!

Hurrah!

It's the weekend! WOOT WOOT! Not that I don't love my job, because I do, but I also lurve the weekend.

Things I'm loving right now:

• Feeling smug when I go swimming instead of shopping on my lunch hour.
• Dinner date with the Beev last night - Frankie & Benny's, Mussels Marinere and Emma - WHAT a joyous compilation!
• Staying in to watch Jonathan Ross tonight with a glass of vino.
• Singing along to the radio in the office.
• Going to see Devil Wears Prada with Abbers next week.
• Having the Mitchell-Povalls for dinner on Saturday - menu tbc!!
• Seeing Little Ted last Monday and having him just laugh at me every time he looked at me!
• Candles
• Tangerines (is 4 a day excessive?)
• Tidy house (yes, 2 weeks post-mega-cleanandclearout it's still neat as the proverbial pin!)
• Lisa and Jez's upcoming nuptials!
• Bonny night plans
• WILKOS - my new favourite magasin!
• Christmas secrets - I LOVE knowing things others don't hee hee hee

That's all for now parce-que je suis dans the office! xx

today, on the way home...

...i went past an old people's residential block of flats and for the first time noticed that there are bars on the ground floor windows. For some reason it made me unspeakably sad. I go past that building every day. Why did I only notice today?

GuEsS WhAt??!!!!!!!!!!!

67 sleeps till SANTA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get fired up!!! WOOT WOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Ten Weeks Today....

....it'll be Boxing Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christmas is a-coming people! WHIP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!

HURRAH! The Serial Killer phase is over (by that I mean the inordinate amount of 'murder & mayhem' books I have been reading since the begining of summer) and all thanks to the lovely, new Anna Maxted - one of my favourite authors. 'A Tale of Two Sisters' is in my grubby mitts and I am thoroughly enjoying it!

Hope you're all having a lovely week!

Love me xxxx

Secret Surprise

Early last week I received a little red notice through the door to say that the Postman had been and tried to deliver a parcel but because I wasn't in and it was too big to fit through the letter box, it had been taken to the depot which is annoyingly/marvellously (depending on your punto de vista) just up the road. After much protesting (and in the end swearing on my Valentino handbag) to my hubby that I had NOT secretly ordered more of either Party of Five OR Seventh Heaven dvd's, fast forward to Saturday morning as I was preparing to go to the Clarke/Roberts wedding (smashing do...more later) lovely Rich hightailed it to the post office which, of course, is only open at stupid o'clock, to pick up my parcel. Back he came with a plain brown business envelope, postmarked Southport.....hmm...what was it?

Well, inside was this stunning book entitled 'Post Secret'! There was no card, there was no note. Whoever has sent this to me knows me well enough to know that I would be so gleeful and joyous at having been 'posted' a 'secret'. I LOVE this blog and visit it regularly (see www.postsecret.blogspot.com) and have told a few people about it, just as I was told about it...so I am puzzled as to who has mailed it to me but suffice to say it was a truly wonderful surprise and I love the anonymity of it - though admittedly I am intrigued by it.

ThAnK YoU secret book-mailer...whoever you are! I am thrilled to own this book of true to life confessions, I will read with care and wonder about the people who were so moved as to contribute to the blog and ultimately to this stupendous book.

Thank you xx

Gigs, Gogs, Specs

Today I got glasses! These aren't them, these belong to Mr Paskar BUT I did get some today. My mummy came with me to help me pick ones that didn't make me look a bugger. I chose 2 pairs - 'shoulda gone to SpecSavers' - and one is black and the other brown so as to coordinate with my outfits - I'm not kidding. Best of all, the Council paid some towards them so I am not totally broke - woot woot!

In other news, no-one blogs anymore (except you Charis!), tomorrow I am going to a wedding (Congrats Mr & Mrs Roberts) at the Lowry, I get to stay at Johnny's and eat at Kro 2 on Sunday morn - mmmmmmmm. And then some of my bestest pals are back from their travels in Africa: Abbi, Hanny, Chrissy, Luce, Gav, Stoff, Rob WELCOME HOME! We missed you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's all my news for today....laters people xxxxx

Feliz Cumpleanos!!

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!!!! Yesterday I was 28! YIKES!

I can't cope.

Ok, so during the month of September this year, I have thus far had to endure (a) having my first ever filling, (b) the looming prospect of turning 28 and (c) today I found out I need glasses!

I AM OFFICIALLY OLD AND DECREPID! :(

On the up side, I opened the latest edition of Heat Magazine yesterday (whilst at the effing dentist...AGAIN!), turned to the Letters Page and there it is, page 20, Letter of the Week...ME,ME, ME!!!!!!!!!! Woot Woot! I have finally achieved a lifetime ambition of being (a) a published author) and, (b) in HEAT MAGAZINE!

Yes ladies and gents, I am now famous!

PLUS I get a new phone for being Letter of the Week!

And all because I thought I saw a photo of John Travolta snogging Dermot O'Leary. As my dear papa would say, stranger things have happened at sea!

Hanny Heart

Hanny's in lurve! Hanny's in lurve! (I take it the move was made) She'll kill me for this blog but I had to! YAY FOR HANNY AND CHRISTIAN! About ruddy time! I love u Hann xxxx

We're BA-ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had a whizzo time in Pwllheli! Now back at work (poop) but hey-de-ho, what can ya do?

Went to the dentist today - was shocked to see that she was younger than me. Felt like one of those old women who questions the validity of a doctor/dentist/other such professional qualifications coz they look too young. haha.

Considering porcelain veneers.....or whitening at the very least. On verra!

Bugger all to report really, so I'll go for now till I have something more thrilling to write.

Tra

PS I am nearly 28 - booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

We're all going on a much needed holiday!

Ok, so here's something I was thinking about the other day. I really like the way Bus Drivers wave to one another when they pass. I've noticed this a lot on my daily commutes. It's like a club or something. But it's very serious, as Arriva drivers only acknowledge fellow Arriva drivers, and Stage Coach their fellow Stage Coachers, and so on. It's all about solidarity. Community. Team. Showin' the love. I think it's great.
We're off to the caravan tomorrow - it'd better be sunny. If not, Turkey next year fo' sho'!!
So I won't be blogging until we're back as the Internet hasn't been invented yet in Pwlhelli or however the heck you spell it. Try not to miss me too much. This is, therefore, my last post of the summer! Wowee how quickly time flies! It'll soon be my birthday…YIKES! 28! Yeesh!
Loads to look forward to in Sept, take heart dear reader! Weddings x 2, another hen do, Hann's bday, my bday, the nights drawing in, 16 weeks till Christmas, red wine and gal pals, winter fashion, the gang to Kenya, the gang back from Kenya (2 weeks guys, it's just for 2 weeks!!), new shoes, new pencil case, ooooh the back to school vibe!!
And to finish…
A quick hello to Mitchell and Povall who are rejoining Blighty soon from a year's travelling! AND a VERY WELL DONE and CONGRATULATIONS to Jenny Holmes on a whopping 2 A's, 3 B's and 5 C's in her GCSE'S!!!! We're so proud of you chicken Holmes!
Ciao bellas, a caravaning we will go!

Discovered treasure

Well, we got the table cameras from the wedding developed and amongst the plethora of drunken/random/over exposed/under exposed shots was this little gem! Lookee here! Two of my most favouritest peeps dans tout le monde! Cate and Penny! I love you girls!

Each of them has been a huge influence in my life and I pray that they will continue to be. Man I wish I could convey to you what these girls mean to me, but I can't. I hope they know though. Simply whizzo laydeez.

All about me

I had a truly sh!t day. I need attention.

Wen doos and Heddings

is exactly how I feel after two full days of going to bed past 3am and indulging in 'all that blasted salmon and champagne' (for the FWAAF fans amongst you!) I am so tired it's unbelievable, but WHAT A CRACKIN TWO DAYS! It began on Saturday evening with a lingerie shower for the bride-to-be (pictured above left) Izzy, followed by a swift bouteille de cava and venturing into the wilds of none other than Mancland to Tiger Tiger for dinner and then dancing at the Lime Bar. Try as I might I could not for love nor money get hold of any of my mancland gal pals: Penny was visiting rellies with the Wenham entourage, Rikes and Sal were in that London and Cate was nowhere to be found...I did try to text lovely! Anyhoop, much fun was had dancing to cheesy tunes and I am VERY excited indeed for The Birdcage to open in the Autumn....A PROPER OLDE WORLDE CABARET CLUB! WOOT WOOT!! I shall certainly be frequenting that venue, let me tell thee!

Back to the weekend - it was a quick dash through the tunnel on Sunday morning to Skelmersdale (!?) for Kate and Kevin's wedding (pictured above right) - what a glorious occasion. I really think weddings might actually be my most favouritest things ever! The reception was held at the Speke Marriott Hotel - the old Aerodrome. WOWEE Art Deco-tastic! I could seriously live there, sans doute. It was nice to be able to stumble into our hotel room, post-wedding at 3am.

So all in all a great 2 days celebrating with people I love very much.

Also, I had my first KFC ever....it was NOT GOOD. But I'm glad Liverpool won the Community Shield.

Big fat love, me xxxxx

Current reasons to be happy...

Reasons to be happy currently include…

The sun is back - WOOT WOOT!
Life is one big social whirl at the moment what with the usual plethora of summer-time weddings and hen do's.
I found the fabbest necklace in Monsoon and when I got to the till it was half off in the sale. (LOVE it when that happens)
My hubby is ok, despite having broken his little finger in a cricket match
My lovely friend Kate gets married this weekend.
We had big fun with Ali & Alan t'other night @ Yiamas
Normal telly is back up to date with us in Lost so Tuesday evenings are fun again (They went a bit poop when The OC finished)
Nikki might get to back into the BB House tomorrow!
Abbi was a hard ass and stood up for herself @ the Wirral Show! YOU GO GIRL!
I got to spend the whole of Saturday with mummy and my beautiful little sister
When I was in that London I SAW TREV!
We got a postcard from Little Ted who is on his holidays. He is having fun and is especially enjoying sitting up in his buggy.
Mummy and daddy go for their annual pilgrimage to Lake Garda this week to parade around and pretend to be Italian.
I found the BESTEST bday gift for Hanny Heart that I want to give her NOW and not wait till September.
I got to sing last night at church and it was F-U-N!
The hairdye has FINALLY washed off my hand (OOPSIE!)
We are nearly going on our holiday - I CANNOT WAIT TO BE OFF WORK!
Jenson Button won his first Grand Prix and was so humble about it that I felt quite sorry I had written him off as a D-Head.
Season 5 of 24 comes out soon

And the bestest reason of all......
THERE ARE ONLY 20 WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!