Walking In The Rain

Hello there fellow bloggers.

Well yesterday was an interesting day, I went out with my fellow work colleagues to Henley -In-Arden. We were planned to go on a 2 mile walk *is shocked i was considering walking that far* and then off to a local pub (The Black Swan) for a meal nad a few drinks.

Well trust the English weather, the rain was hammering down. Anyway me and Kieron met up at 10.30 as planned on the pub car park, where i was greeted by Paul who was already soaked. Me and Kieron and a few others decided not to do the walk (as we like to be warm and dry). Anyway the rest of the group went.

Me and Kieron sat in the car, listened to the radio for a bit and when the pub opened at 12, we sat in there waiting for the group to get back.

Finally 12.45 and they all piled into the pub, ready for the first round of drinks. We were then sat at our tables we had booked and we ordered the food. I had a chicken curry and Kerion enduldged himself in a Roast Beef Sunday Dinner (he also had his mums Roast Chicken dinner waiting for him at home which he polished off when we got back).

A good time was had by all, i meet some of the guys partners which was nice 'cos ive only ever spoken to them on the phone.

Later that afternoon i was going over to Emily's to celebrate her blessing. Unfortunatley (if Emily or Rosey are reading this - i'm really sorry i missed out!) i did not make it. The pub afternoon with work went on longer than i thought, i didn't get back to mine until 6 and iu was to meet Emily at 7, plus i have to see my nan on Sundays so it wud have been really late.

But i have a prezzie for her and i will meet up with Em and Rosey next week sometime.

See you later xxx

Cat Heaven!

*WARNING* The following blog may make you sad!

Hello bloggers, well these last few days were not good and i am sad to announce that i have had to have one of my cats (Jaws) put down.

Tuesday morning, i was getting ready for work when mum came dashing in and said there was a problem with Jaws. So i rushed down staris to find him in the kitchen lying on his side. I picked him up and stood him on his legs, however when i let go of him he fell straight back on the floor. I took immediate action by calling our emergency vets.

The lady on the phone was very helpful and remained calm (which helped me alot) and said that if i took him to our local vets at 8.30 someone will be there ready waiting to see us. Well it was about 7.45 and it seemed the longest 45 mins ever.

When we got there we had to wait a bit (unfortunately) but finally a very nive vet Laura saw us. She examine dhim and said it could be two things 1) he had fallen and damaged some nerves in his spine or 2) it was a blood clot, but either way it wasn't looking promising.

We left Jaws with the Vets so they could examine him properly and they would phone me at work when they had the results. All day seemed to drag and i was gettign rather worried and rathe impatient finally at about 3.30 they rang to confirm Jaws had a blood clot in his spine which was stopping the blood getting to his back legs.

I was devestated, the vet told me there was treatment but it was hardly successful. We decided to go ahead with the treatment to give Jaws a fair chance.

Well Tuesday went and on came Wednesday morning. I got to work and there was a message for me to ring the vets. It was not good news, Jaws was not responding to the treatment, but we persisted with the treatment to make sure.

By Yesterday morning (Thursday) there was no sign of any improvement. The vet said that it should have worked by now. Unfortunately we had to make the decision to put him to sleep. We made any appointment so that mum could after work to see him before the fianl moment.

My boss Peter new i was upset and as he has animals of his own knew how i felt, so to cheer me up he bought me a bunch of flowers and he told me to go when the time was right so i too could be at the vets for Jaws. (which i thank Peter for, for being most generous)

So finally Jaws was put to sleep, me and mum had him to ourselves for a bit, and Jaws just could not walk, he was struggling so much (which made me upset) that it was for the best.

We are all sad to see him go but at least now he's at rest and he's no longer in pain.

That's all for now peeps. cu laters xxx

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!

Hello out there.

Well i'm blogging just to let you nkow i'm still alive. I haven't done anything really (I know life is THAT exciting!). Anywho, the only things i've done is Thursday i went to the White Swan with Rosey, Dan, Kieron my Brother and his mates that i've known for years. Actually i saw a really good friend of mine Julia (and her sister Natalie) who were like my big sisters at High School.

On Saturday i went out with Kieron and his mate Stuart, we went to the Lifford curve for something to eat and then went to the Cottridge Village Inn for a few pints and met up with a few more mates Keaney and his girlfirend Gemma. It was quite a nice evening sometimes i didn't have anything to say on the topic the lads were talking about but Gemma is really nice she helped break the ice. Also Keaney's mum was there, she's off her trolley!!!!

So then, i bet you're all wondering what's with the title of this blog, well i shall tell you ('cos i'm nice like that!) My dear friend Emily and her boyfriend Jim are having their relationship blessed. Now to some of you it might sound a bit weird but Emily is fairly religious and she wanted a way to show Jim how much she loves and cares for him and that she wants to spend her life with him, an engagement would have been a bit drastic so it's a mini engagement. I personally think it's really nice.

Now because me, Emily and Rosey are hyped up on weddings all the time, we are very excited for her and we are treating it a bit like a wedding!

The Ceramony is this Sunday and unfortunately i won't be there *sobs* as i had already planned to go on a work thing. We are going to Henley for a pub lunch and a few drinks at the Black Swan. Although to make up for me not being there i have made Emily a cross, i will put a photo up when it's done as it's not quite finished it just needs a handle. I started off with me and mum making decorative Horseshoes for special occasions and we also did a few decorations for christmas. We are quite arty like that so if you need anything making, i'm sure i can do something at a reasonable price!!!

any way that's about it for now, see you all laters. xxx

Dirty Stop-ins!

Hello Bloggers

Well Thursday night was another great girlie night, Kieron was still away camping so me, Rosey and Emily decided to meet up again. They came round my house where we indulged in a chick flick (Miss Congeniality - starring Sandra Bullock), a bottle of white wine (although Rosey had to pretend her Orange Juice was wine as she was driving) and a chinese.

So after collecting the food we started the film, it was really good actually. But if you've never seen it Sandra Bullock works for the FBI and has to go under cover at a Beauty Pageant (Miss America) well very typically and stereotypically the models all vote for "World Peace". After the film we started to take the mickey out of it a lil (apologises if you're reading this and you're from America). So i grabbed a bow for my crown and a torch like the Statue of Liberty and looked something like this:
Rosey took this photo on her Phone and no i don't intend of competing!

So anyway all of a sudden my Phone started to ring, it was Kieron. They had become so bored at the camping park that they had decided to come home, (was impressed!). At that point Rosey and Emily decided to head off anyway, it was 10pm and because the late night we had on Wednesday they were tired (awww bless!). So we said our goodbyes and they went, Kieron had missed me and demanded i came round and saw him for an hour so i did, he was also very tired (bless).

So a good night was had by all. I intend to do it again sometime, but i won't leave it so long. In fact i'm planning to meet Paddy at the Reservoir Pub on Thursday at 8 (so Rosey if you're reading pass the message on!)

See you soon bloggers xxx

Girls on Tour 2006!!!

HELLO TO YOU ALL!!!

My, my, what a long time it has been since i last blogged. Well to be honest that's down the to the fact that I haven't actually been doing very much! The last few weeks it's been:

Work, Kieron, Sleep, Work, Kieron, Sleep, Work, Kieron, Sleep,Work, Kieron, Sleep, Work, Kieron, Sleep, Pub, Sleep, Work......(i think you've got the picture!)

Anywho, but i'm back on track and last night was a great one!

Kieron went away yesterday, for a couple of days with his mates, he comes back tomorrow (Friday) but anyway i thought "0oh, this will give me a chance to catch up with my girlies".

So that's what i did. I'm meeting up with them tonight as well but will blog all about it on Friday!

We decided to go on a random drive, now in all fairness it's more random to you then it is us. This was our favourite pastime back at college (when Rosey passed her test!). We would just drive all over the place, visiting people and different places and it was always soooo much fun!

And so was last night, i haven't laughed like that in ages. the best girlie chat ever!

A couple of days ago i bought myself a digital camera because 1) me and gaz bought mum one when she was 50, and 2) i haven't got a camera, not even one that uses film (i know - shocking!). So i bought one and i took it with me last night (piccys will follow at the bottom)

To make the journey even more funny, i made a rough plan and a schedule of what, where and who's:

Items Needed
Me, Rosey, Emily, Phones, Camera, Money and Ipod ('cos i can plug it in rosey's radio using a link thing!)

Plan of Action

19.30 - Rosey picks up Sel
20.00 - Pick up Emily
20.10 - Tour begins
20.30 - Drive by of Dan's house
20.36 - Head towards NEC/Aiport
20.54 - Arrive at NEC/Airport
21.06 - Go on link between station & Airport
21.28 - Go towards nearest Maccy D's
21.42 - Arrive at Maccy's - For McFlurry's or Drinks (Note - must go in Drive - Thru)
21.58 - Leave Maccy's and towards "posh" area to drool over big houses.

To be honest the plan was actually quite useful, altho we didn't stick to the times as we left mine 5 mins late, left Emily's 10 mins late and stopped at Dan's for a good half-hour. But we still had loads of fun.

We also left Maccy's with Milkshakes (sugar rush!) and headed towards Studley, where ther is a lovely little Wedding shop that we like to look at 'cos of the Pretty dresses - and from therafter we were planning our Weddings (altho i was planning Emily's and Rosey's aswell!)

It's so nice to let your hair down once in a while, and that's exactly what we did. Emily was a little sad 'cos Jim (her boyfriend) was in Stafford doing some training and Rosey had a few things on her mind which she needed to forget for a bit. But all in all it was a great laugh and we will deffiantely do it again!

Here are the photos:

The beginning of the tour, with Mummy Jayne (Emily's mum!) trying to send a text message!

Aha...Here's a friendly face, Mummy Jayne's friend Claire. Our first time meeting her this evening, and i think we made a good impression!

So, here's Rosey on the phone to Dan ready to do the drive by (although we actually stayed for ambout half hour while Dan was getting Emily's Christmas prezzie from Jen)

So, here's dan's house (AHA we know where you live!)

So from Dan's we went towards the NEC/Airport. Now for those who arent from Birmingham won't know that there is a small Monorail which links the NEC train station to the Airport. This small 2 minute is also free so we decided to board it! And here's rosey (after having a sugar rush from a lollipop which Emily provided) pretending to be a pole dancer - Go Rosey Go!

Not a brill photo i know but this was the sign telling us how long the monorail would be (Emily & Rosey are standing under it!)

"Every night in my dreams, i see you, i feel you, that is how i know you, go on *panpipes* Far across the distance and spaces between us, you have come to show you go on. Near, far, where ever you are *shoots cd player* Shut up Celine, it's not Jack & Rose, it's Emily and Rosey flying on the NEC express back towards the station.

Well i'm afraid that's it folks unitl next time TTFN!