I've Finally Done It!

Hello there everyone

Yes i know i haven't blogged for two weeks but i have a very good reason, you see i had some time off over Easter (which you will read about in a minute) and because of that i would have had one fairly long blog and one really short one, so i decided to stuff it and wait to type just one really long blog in it's place!

So i have to go back to Monday17th work was fairly quiet. Peter was on holiday a couple of people were out but i had enough to keep me going for the day. In my lunch hour i walked up into town as Kieron wanted me to look for a book for him, unfortunately it wasn't out in paperback so he didn't have it.

That evening me and Kieron sat and watched tv, including Moonlight which is brilliant. We also a bit peckish so we went to Sainsbury's and got some Bailey's Hagen Daaz -Yummy!

Tuesday work was a bit busier, i did some filling and sorted out general things. Tuesday evening Kieron played on his Playstation so i went and played on my organ for a little while before watching some tv.

Wednesday and my last day at work as i was having a couple of days off. I just tidied up and finished off bits and pieces so that i would be nice and clear for when i got back. I also purchased my very own camcorder which i've wanted for years. Paul (at work) had one (well it was actually his partner's) which he didn't want anymore. It was a couple of years old but it had only been used once. It's a Sony with a screen, came in its original box and all the stuff (including a remote control and ight vision mode!) and he sold it to me for £65 - Bargain!

Wednesday evening me and Kieron met up with Rosey, Dan and Emily at the Reservoir. Sadly Jim wasn't with us as he had finished work late and was very tired. We had a nice chat and caught up with everything that had happened. We stayed a couple of hours before heading off home.

Thursday was a great day, the start of mine and Kieron's 6 day weekend! We had alot to do so we were up nice and early at 7am! We sorted out a load of junk that we could get rid of to make some room. We got rid of old clothes, boxes etc we sorted out things we could take to the charity shop and we also had a number of electrical goods we didn't need or used, we had a: small hi-fi, a portable tv, a dvd player, my old keyboard and Kieorn's Alwa super-duper stereo.

So we loaded everything into the car to start doing our rounds. First we dropped off some stuff at Sainsbury's recycling centre, then into Kings Heath to drop off the charity stuff and then round the corner to Cash Converters to get rid of the electrical things. However they don't open until 10am so we went back round the corner to Homebase to pick up the paint for our bedroom. We chose the colours, which were two shades of purple, and got someone to mix them for us.

By the time we had got our paint and brushes it was 10.10am, so back in the car round to Cash Converters (again!). We had to park a long way from the shop so we decided to ask someone to come and give us a hand with it all (especially as Kieron's stereo weighted a tonne!). So we went into the shop and there was a bit of a queue. So we waited, and waited and waited and after about half an hour we were still waiting, but i had noticed there was a space nearer to the entrance, so i ran off (leaving Kieron to wait in the queue) to grab the car. When i got back some tosspot in a Honda was trying to get into my space (which was only just about big enough for my Fiesta) so i watched him for a bit struggling and as he moved back out to try and reverse into it - i very quickly pulled in (i wasn't parked brilliantly but i didn't care).

I got abuse hurled at me from the Honda driver but i couldn't be bothered so walked back into the shop, by which time Kieron had just been called over - YIPPEE!

The bloke came out to the car and started giving us a hand with the all the stuff he said they would gladly take. After negotiating for a bit we got our price and walked away with £100.

So over we went to Argos in Shirley, we were putting some money together to get some new wardrobes for our bedroom and we were also going to have a look for a settee for the living room. We had already chosen the wardrobes we wanted from Argos so we just had to pay for them. We then had to fill in a form with our delivery details and then wait for a phone call in the next couple of weeks to arrange a delivery date.

After sorting out Argos we walked around all the furniture shops for a leather couch. After a good hour of being ambushed by sales people and not finding anything we liked we decided to go over to DFS in town.

The traffic was busy, but thanks to Kieron and his little short cuts, we cut round the traffic and got there in no time. We looked round and round and again there was absolutely nothing we wanted. So we decided we would give it a few months and come back and have another look at a later date.


By this time we were starving and we had to go over to Wilkinsons in Northfield so we grabbed food on the way. In Wilkinsons we brought some new pillows, duvet sets and new curtains all for the bedroom.

By the time we got home it was nearly 5pm! We had a rest and chilled out before Kieron phoned Steve to see what they were doing.

When we got round there Natalie was waiting for her sister Heather, it was Heather's birthday and Natalie was going round to her house. Heather arrived and sat and had a chat. Just before Heather and Natalie left, Heather invited me to come round as well so i left Kieron with Steve and i followed Heather in my car.

When we were round there we watched Hairspray on dvd, and then had a "Do You Remember the 90's?" evening, where we were singing and dancing to all the old classics!

Friday we were up fairly early again, grandad came round to put up our new curtain rail whilst me and Kieron started painting. Grandad was there about an hour, so when he finished he left us to it and went back home.

We painted all morning and all afternoon, but thankfully we got it all done. We were really knackered after doing it so we sat down and had something to eat and then tidied up.

A bit later Steve and Natalie invited us round as they were bored and hadn't got anything to do. I took my camcorder round with me, as Natalie had been asking about, and we sat and messed about with it.

We were all having a laugh, Kieron and Steve decided they could make the next Blair Witch Project. We left at around 11pm as we were all tired.

Saturday was a busy day i got up and caught up with Eastenders before getting my Aunty Gill's and Uncle Alf's golden wedding anniversary present. I brought a little bottle of chanpagne and a box of chocolates.


I went down to mum's as usual for about 1.30pm and we waited for nan and grandad to arrive. Gareth decided to stay at home so me and mum went with nan and grandad down to Gill and Alf's. We had a nice chat before Aunty Gill started handing out the champagne and cake. It seemed never ending and before too long Aunty Gill was a little bit hammered!

We stayed there for a couple of hours before going back home. When i got in, me and Kieron decided to go and do our shopping as Sainsbury's would be closed on Easter Sunday. We came back and unpacked the shopping and put some tea on as we were starving. After that we watched The Day After Tomorrow, which was on tv and then went to bed.

Easter Sunday was a nice day, we did a bit of tidying up around the flat and had some dinner. In the afternoon mum came round to see the bedroom and the new bedroom layout. She had a glass of wine with us and we had a nice chat and by the time she left it was time for me to go down to nans for my tea as usual.

Bank Holiday Monday was another good day, me and Kieron did some touching up with the paint as there were bits we had missed. After we had done that we went round to see Kieron's mum and dad and we had dinner with them.

We stayed there just over an hour and then went back home. In the evening we went back round to Steve and Natalie's where we played some board games. We started off with Hero Quest because Steve really wanted to play it! (I'm sure my brother had this game). Steve was the evil wizard called Bob, Kieron was the Elf called Wankstain, i was the Barbarian known as Ug-Ug and Natalie was the Dwarf with a few identity problems as he was called Princess.

We played the first level with great difficulty, Natalie hadn't got clue what to do so she just moved her piece round the boad opening the doors, Kieron fought the creatures Natalie had released and i was Kieron's bodyguard as i was the strongest charater.

When we had finished the level we packed it away as we got a bit bored. So with that gone we decided to play Twister. We played Twister for ages as it was so funny. After a good couple of hours playing we decided to have a rest as we were all aching.

We sat and a chat for a bit before me and Kieron went home.

Tuesday was our last day off, so we tried not to do too much. Kieron played on his Playstation and i finished the last Harry Potter book which i had been reading on and off. During the course of the day me and Kieron cleaned the bathroom and scrubbed the tiles as they were filthy!

Later on we watched some tv before going to bed.

Wednesday and it was back to work, it was a struggle to get out of bed! Luckily for me there weren't too many people in the office so it gave me chance to catch up on everything.

The day went by fairly quickly and i was glad to get out at 5:30pm. I got home and changed and me and Kieron decided to have a chippy.

For the rest of the evening we watched tv, including some of Most Haunted Live, which was very spooky and i could hardly sleep!

Thursday work was back to normal, everyone running round the office and i was fairly busy. The again went by quickly so it was good to get home.

I got home and had some tea before Kieron's mum and dad came up for a bit. I had found some apartments for them in Tenerife as that's where they're planning their holiday this year. Tony has also got a new car. As he and Maria are both registered disabled he gets a disability car. Its a brand new Vauxhall Zafira and its really nice, the interior is laid out very well and its got loads of room.

Whilst they were there, my brother came up to show me his new skiing glasses and goggles he had brought. I'm not going skiing this year due to things being done in the flat but i'm not too bothered.

Tony and Maria left and Gaz stayed another half hour before going to the Packhorse. I watched tv whilst Kieron was downloading some episodes of Moonlight and Smallville. A bit later dad came up to say goodbye before going off to Austria skiing. I carried on watching some tv before going to bed.

Friday and work had slowed down a bit which allowed me to to do some filling, which desperately needed doing! The day was a nice calm day and i enjoyed my day at work.

Friday evening me and Kieron shared a bottle of wine and we watched some of the downloaded episodes of Moonlight. We had a pleasant evening watching Moonlight and drinking our wine before going to bed at 1am.

Saturday was a nervous day. I got up and had a shower before going down to the hairdressers, i've had it cut short again, but this time i've had no spikes but i have had a few blonde highlights (i know what you're thinking but its not blonde, blonde, just a subtle blonde!)

After i had my hair done and feeling great i went back home, picked up Kieron and went over to Steve and Natalie's as me and Natalie were going to get our tattoos done!!!

I wasn't feeling too bad about it just apprehensive about what it would feel like. We walked the corner into cotteridge and went into the tattooist's. I showed him the picture of what i wanted and he said it would be £60 which was great as i thought it would be about £80. Natalie found a design on the wall which she wanted on the back of her neck.

I was called in, they placed the stencil on my back to see how it looked and then they started. To be honest its not like a true pain it's just irritable really. It took over an hour to do mainly because of its size and the colouring in.

Half-way through my tattoo another tattooist started Natalie's, her's was smaller and less detailed than mine so it only took 30 mins.

It was finally complete and i couldn't believe it. After 5 years of wanting one, i finally did it!!!!

Me and Natalie were starving by this point so we went into the chippy and then walked back to Natalie's. When i got back Kieron was really happy for me, he thought i would have wimped out and when he saw it, he loved it which made em feel even happier!

I left everyone to it and went down to see my mum, nan and grandad for a bit as usual. After nan and grandad had gone i showed mum my tatto and to my surprise she loved it aswell!

I gave it a clean and put the bandage back on it and then went abck over to Steve and Natalies. Me and Kieron stayed until 6pm and then decided to go home. It had been a long day for everyone so we wanted to chill out and watch some more Smallville.

Sunday was a relaxing day, me and Kieron did some tidying up and then Kieron played on his Playstation for abit before we headed out to see mum as we were having Sunday dinner with her.

We got to mums for about 1pm and had a glass of wine before she served up. We had roast lamb (my favourite) with all the veg and gravy.

After dinner we had a little chat (with some more wine) and had ice cream for dessert. Me and Kieron stayed until about 3.30pm and decided to go back home.

In the evening i went down to see nan as usual, but it was only me and her this week as Gaz and dad were in Austria .


Well i think that just about somes it all up for me so cheerio!!