Long time no see!

Well we realised that getting the houe finished before we moved in was going to be impossible. So we've been living here for four days now in what amounts to a building site. The kitchen is almost finished, the pelmets cornices and plinths are all that's left, even the tiles have been painted! The conservatory is a dumping ground atm, full of boxes, linen, funiture and anything we haven't found a home for. The master bedroom is finished bar the wardrobe doors but we've put them on hold until we have actually got a living room. Atm it's a concrete floor and the walls are full of holes after a gas leak was detected. That's sorted now thank all that's good and holy, but it's pull is well behind. The spare room is functioning as a spare room but there are some boxes still to sort, and the nursery is now full of boxes as well, but we've got all the bookshelves in, they just need filling up.

So, not all bad news, but tired and fed up now. All not helped by the woman who reversed into me in the supermarket carpark, whose other half kept phoning to ask us for the money for the repair, eventually my husband phoned her fiance and pointed out that the accident was a 50/50 responsiblity. He asked what we meant. Turns out she lied and said she was parked and I hit her! My husband pointed out that to have sustained the damage to our car while I was moving I would have had to be driving sideways and we haven't heard from them since, despite us offering to meet them so he could inspect our car... Silly cow...

It's my birthday in a few weeks, which means London baby! Very excited, my friend the bunny has been planning some activities for us I think and we're both bouncing about seeing Wicked. Good times :)

The wedding was beautiful. The bride was gorgeous and the whole day was fab. True there were some screw ups, like the caterer and DJ being two hours late, but other than that the day went off without a hitch. There was some upset after I got upset when the groom blew me off when I bought him a drink but my friends rallied around me and hugged me and wiped away my tears after I explained that I've been feeling isolated and lonely and missing people and he jus tipped me over the edge. In my defence I had spent all of Friday fighting back tears and while on the train down had actually started crying over it all, I blamed my book, The Lovely Bones is depressing enough for me to get away with it. So some upset, but I wasn't alone, the other long term girlfriend of our little group was also found in tears in the toilets later that night by my best friend, in fact Nic was the only wife/girlfriend of the group not to cry after the bride was upset over the caterer!

As a result of the whole bursting into tears at the drop of a hat thing I'm back on the herbal happy pills and sleeping aids as I need to keep my strong face on.

For now, I'm off to unpack some books and try to clear some boxes from one of the two spare rooms. Until next time, I've got nothing against you, and surely I'll miss you...

I need some sleep!

In the last two weeks we have not stopped. At all. we got our house keys on Monday, then spent the afternoon making a list of what needed doing upon the discovery that the whole kitchen would need ripping out and the garage door doesn't work.

But. We're now getting there. In ten days we have ripped out and refitted the kitchen (all except for one worktop which was lost until this morning, it's currently sitting in my conservatory ready to be fitted next week) painted the conservatory, master bedroom, nursery and kitchen, papered the living room, stripped the hall and spare bedroom, floored the loft, plumbed in the dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer, bought the flooring for the lounge and the paper for the hall and light fittings for the kitchen and got the first load of boxes moved. We've have my aunt and two of my cousins over twice who have been invaluable.

we still need to put on kitchen cabinet doors, fit a door to the pantry and the wardrobe in the master bedroom, fit the floor in the lounge, paper the hall, paint the spare room, shampoo the carpets and do SOMETHING with the garage door, but we're getting there. My husband is back to work on Monday but my parents and his father are coming down next week and my aunt is going to come back over so I think we can do it :)

The smallest bedroom is now known as the nursery following a flyaway comment from me on day 1 and it's being taken in good humour actually. Win!

In other news, we've been to A&E once, while cutting loft flooring the other half slipped with a saw and cut his arm open. No stitches and it's healing nicely but there was an awful lot of blood. Luckily my nurturing instinct kicked in before my panic one!

Last night was the leaving night for my ex-colleague. A great night was had by all but myself and the 25 year old were both very rough this morning in work after a little over indulgence. Beteen us three we drank five bottles of wine, several pints, a few vodkas and Christ only knows what else. Bleugh... Home alone tonight so I've got Henna in my hair and am chilling. I had planned to have a glass of wine but I just can't face it so I'm saving myself for tomorrow when I see my best friend again :)

Wedding on Sat is looking like it's going to be good. Other half's already down there helping out and I've been given tomorrow afternoon off so am going to be there for tea :D

I've bought myself some cake stands, I've got two white porcelain high tea stands and one glass cake plate, all of which make me very excited :)

Now I'm off in the bath to shave my legs and wash the Henna out of my hair. Until next time, inspired by my workmates' kareoke last night, it's got to be-ee-eee, perfect...