tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15629242645754296632024-02-22T08:08:49.213-08:00Until February.... The diary of an unconventional Army Fiancée: the first 6 month tour of Afghanistan. From attempting to become a domestic goddess, not increasing by two dress sizes through eating cakes and crying, becoming a semi pro "athlete" hmmmmm ok or just being able to run a mile (either or…), DIY and yoga. This is me VS 6 months without you......
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-53172115091446837442013-04-12T09:21:00.001-07:002013-04-12T13:24:39.280-07:00Ready for the next chapter..... it's been emotional <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooooo my first post in quite a while which I’m super sorry
for (bad blogger!)…..it’s been one hell of journey this tour! I had to take a
bit of time out as my life went a bit crazy and I had forgotten what the term
sleep was! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where to start or end as this will be my last post on this
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He asked and I said yes: enter massive life changes! I own a
matching plate set, I have an engagement ring, I now drink real coffee and have
one of those posh things that you put said real coffee in! Oh and I have
resigned from my job at the Royal Society of Chemistry, put my house up for
rent, I have a new garden fence, accepted a wonderful new job in Oxford, moving
in with my super cool Auntie who is from South American iso n my head by the
time I move into the Fit one’s and my house in December I will be fluent in
Spanish (clearly!) I have some hunter wellies ready for the Cotswolds and I
have cried many a tears at leaving my lovely friend’s, colleague’s and family
but also snotty happy tears at the amazing new adventure I am about to begin! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now R&R – that’s right everyone he came home! But in the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So you say you want a Rugby ball in Afghan because you miss
touching balls (RUGBY balls!) and could I get you one…..from this I tweeted a
few clubs and then before I knew it ABF Soldiers charity had pulled some strings
with the super cool London Irish and we had an invite to go and collect a rugby
ball from them on the pitch… at half time…..of a real rugby match! Q Pappa
Peace hovering around me with puppy dog eyes…..YES YES I have a ticket for you to
(secretly needed him to take me as I was pretty confident my driving ability
would not have got me there!) Pops turned up looking like a football manager – “alright
Harry Rednap!” When we arrived we parked outside the stadium by the director’s
space??? Not illegally we were directed there by the people in high vis jackets
and clip boards! “Don’t get out the car yet Dad no one’s looking!” In fact when
we get out lets act like we are super important, for some reason I adopted a Russian
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We then meet the lovely Bernadette from ABF and two of the
lads from your Rugby team and headed to our seats….IN A BOX!!!!!! This is
amazing! Watched the first half, drank alcohol (In my head I should have
stopped drinking but it just kept getting topped up and I didn’t want to be
rude, I do have manners!) We then got called to go “pitch side” and walked
right passed the players dressing room which I had to be dragged past.... Turns
out a Rugby pitch is actually massive!!!!!! I started to panic that they may
want to involve Rugby in the presentation of the ball and I would be asked to
run and then maybe they would rugby tackle me to the ground....but no we just stood with the
mascot and smiled lots and collected said ball!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few weeks later I went to meet Lewis Moody….. It was the
day when it was sunny and a little bit hot! I decided I should wear heals to
try and look sophisticated: Arrived at Wimbledon on the train and asked for
directions to which I was told “oh JUST up there” I repeat JUST was used! So I
took my leather folder and headed JUST up there…….ARE YOU KIDDING ME this is
like climbing Everest! I have to stop half way up on a bench along with a
lovely tramp called Jack to try and remove my vest (or as my good friend called
it the other day…a slip!!???? OLD SCHOOL) Jack holds my leather folder whilst
sipping his scrumpy jack and once I have removed said vest through the sleeve
of my dress (felt smug about that – skilful!) Said goodbye to Jack and continued
my climb, this was like a personal challenge and this hill goes on for ever! I
arrive to meet Lewis looking anything but sophisticated – sweating, my feet
hurt and I can’t stand up straight and I have a vest in my hands! Lewis is so
super lovely and he really is THAT tall! I often feel like a transvestite in heals
due to my height but I totally didn’t next to Lewis. We chatted and some
exciting things are planned for Military Smiles. At the end of the meeting I ask
for a photo and I notice his book on a stand in the office and
say “oh I totes read your book!” he asks did you like it? “Yes loved it – it was
even better than 50 shades of gray…” OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOOD WHAT IS WRONG WITH
ME, why would I say that *style it out style it out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mother’s day, my sister and I plan an extravaganza for mamma
bear. It’s not widely publicised but I think I want to share how incredible my
mum really is. My biological, birth mother whatever you want to call it left
when I was a baby and then my Pops was left with me (poor man, went gray early because
of that I think!) A few years later he met mamma bear, fell in love and they
got married! Some people think “step” parents aren’t the same but I actually
have the best mother in the world. She has been there for my first day
of school, shit days at school, throwing up after discovering the adult alcohol
cupboard with my best friend, first jobs, bad hair styles, gave me a right
awesome sister (I will only say that once Nicola) saved me from many a house
disaster and even when I don’t listen to her advice and she turns out to be
right she never says “I told you so” We have had some awesome arguments and we
are both quite feisty, as I get older I realise I am more like my Mum than I
ever thought possible. If I can be half the women she is, strong, independent and loving
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So to show her just how much we love her we took her to Browns in Cambridge for afternoon tea and cocktails to get her royally pissed!!!! Cheers to you mamma bear!</span></div>
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an interview….OH CRAP there is so much pressure on this for me! Nervous Zoey is
not a good look, it’s like a hyperactive caged animal! Stayed at my Aunties
house the night before and she has bought me every type of "traditional" English
food she could think of, I actually adore her! In the morning she even laid out
breakfast for me! Went to the interview well fed indeed:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Interview was going well until I was asked “why should we
hire you” to which I reply “because I will no longer support Cambridge in the
boat race and will instead totally cheer Oxford on??” *I have totally messed
this up, I’m sure of it! Two ours later “Hi Zoey we would like to offer you the job!” OH MY
GOD YES YES YES YES so excited to work here and to start this new chapter
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next day through many a tears I hand my notice in at the
RSC, here I have made some incredible friends, been given amazing
opportunities, dressed up as Jonny Rotten, competed in the office Olympics and
totally smashed “synchronised chair spinning” pub sessions after work,
laughter, tears – just basically the best three years and a job I will always
look back on and smile……. I better get a good leaving present! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrived at Brize Norton and went to get my pass to get me on
site, when asked the car registration I proudly used the phonetic alphabet and
then asked if Sam had landed….The bemused man looked at me and said “Sam?”
Right ok clearly you need more information! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Waiting patiently at the arrivals in Brize Norton I could
barely contain my excitement, nerves, tears, smiles! Luckily there was a three
hour delay for me to get a grip with said emotions….! THEN IT HAPPENED the man I
had been annoying for three hours came over and said the words “he’s landed and
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You came through the doors and lordy helllloooooo
fitty!!!!!! Then you smiled dropped your bags and I had the best cuddle of my
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birthday extravaganza with some awesome friends and incredible dancing especially Mr Peacock, at one point he resembled a mash up of MC hammer can’t touch this and Kris Kross in the Jump video. Basically we smashed it with the 90’s dancing! All hail the 90’s!</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had the time of my life, saying goodbye again officially
sucked and I have allowed myself this week to wallow in self-pity but then it’s
onto the next project as your back in 5 weeks for good! 5 Weeks pfffffttttttt
after 4 and half months apart we laugh in the face of 5 weeks – you don’t scare
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I leave Cambridge in three weeks, we get married in 6
months and move into our home at the same time. Until February has been my way
of coping and sharing my first 6 month tour and it’s been the most incredible
journey, when I started writing I could never have predicted the craziness that’s
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Project Cotswolds, getting married and moving in together…. What
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am back fit one, I removed my head from my arse and decided to get back on it! I started this for you and family however it turns out a few other people like it to. So my bad grammar and hectic life is back on the world of blogging and back to stay. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Note to self: Don't focus on negative comments just the positive!</span><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions and a roller coaster journey of randomness as is my life, but I wouldn’t change it for the world! Also let’s just get this out there….. 6 MORE WEEKS I REPEAT 6 MORE WEEKS till your R&R - WINNER!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the legendary best friend that is Madz came for a visit the other weekend, this excited me more than the winter break return of Home and Away, Sunday roasts and the shops selling cream eggs! In preparation I had a week long alcohol ban aware that on her arrival my body would be tested to the max with Rum induced drinks! During one of phone conversations prior to her arrival we came up with the genius idea of inviting some other friends over for a Mexican feast……..!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I attempted to offer many other alternatives as it dawned on me that said Mexican night would require me actually cooking! They saw through my plan and assured me there was no where they would all rather be than at mine for home cooked Mexican! Q Friday night – collect Madz from the train station in a dramatic reunion style, we like to sometimes choose a movie to recreate at moments like this! That night was similar to the Railway Children being reunited, classy I felt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then after waggamammas we headed to the (unnamed) supermarket for the Mexican shop. Let me tell you it was like a lesson in life, for example: “Zo” me “Yes Madz” – “Go and pick up the avocado”…. Of I walk feeling like a cross between a contestant on supermarket sweep and ready steady cook…..whilst running around (for some reason I had a ticking clock sound in my head) I realised a vital piece of information 1. I definitely couldn’t see Avocado down the alcohol aisle and 2. I definitely didn’t know what an avocado was. Back to Madz where I proceeded to take a mental note of everything this goddess friend of mine collected in the store for future reference (clearly I will be hosting another Mexican night)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The girls arrived, we ate, we drank (we most definitely showed that Bacardi who was boss) and then aged from 27 – 30 ish… we played truth or dare!!! Paprika up the nose, shots in the mouth and spinning on a broom, topless run through the village, ice cube in the pants for 5 minutes (harder and much more uncomfortable than you may think…..just saying) I just cannot understated at what point any of this fitted our image of ourselves “classy, understated, not remotely load” hmmmmmmmm! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And do you know what – even though we were our little two bed with my home made food and drink and even a Mexico themed playlist (not sure how I came to the conclusion that Salt n Pepper and Destiny’s Child qualified but they did) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was one of the best nights “out” I was just missing you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend coolio and the gang (that’s me and the girls) had a night in which consisted of pizza, wine, prosseco and reminiscing over “old school” tracks. I spent most of the evening singing into a spatula and attempting to “slut drop” like teeny boppers do. For those that don’t know what “slut dropping” is: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I robbed up and went next door for a coffee – NO SHAME! Katy then proceeded to ask for her fix….”Do you have a smoking area…?” WOW WOW WOW that actually happened she just asked that! Turns out they don’t have one just in case you were wondering! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a venue visit this week and I had to go past your train station......my tummy did flips and my eyes started to sting! I can't wait to have you home - its that simple! Thats all I want.</span></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-47215646500981545612013-02-07T01:53:00.001-08:002013-02-07T01:53:02.844-08:00A good dose of MAN UP!Soooooo after a chat with some twitter wonders I have realised I need a good dose of man up and to not listen to the shit comments of an unnamed (starts with a D) news paper (news.....pahahahaha) who publish rubbish stories. Writers block though fear of being judged be gone - lunchtime I have a date with my blog and a home made ( that's right people HOME MADE) sweet and sour chicken! I'm back and here to stay (said in dramatic voice similar to Xfactor man mixed in with a touch of Bruce Willis die hard) xxxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-51485277843959451132013-01-20T11:44:00.002-08:002013-01-20T11:44:53.986-08:00Until February….Days 66 – 72: Spin class of champions (hmmm), hens VS stags and THE dress!
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So it’s Sunday, it’s snowing and I felt like that gave me
free reign to do absolutely nothing! It was tough and some people may not have
had the stamina but not me – no no no like a champion I powered through to the
end. I did consider going to the gym but the BBC issued a “weather warning” So
what was I supposed to do ignore the BBC….Crazy talk! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week has been quite uneventful but I did have quite
possibly the best spin class of my life – not for fitness reasons but for pure
joy that someone like this spin instructor actually exists! Let me set the
scene for you…… It starts with a rather unenergetic me arriving in a massive
hoody to cover the fact that my leggings have shrunk (clearly that’s what
happened) and getting set up on my bike. Caught up with some of the yummy
mummys who attend this class, they make me feel like I wish I could say I was
in good shape considering I had given birth but no no this body is all on me! And
then HE arrives…… In an all in one lycra number with spaghetti straps…..OH MY
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“LADIES LADIES LADIES ARE…..WE……READY…..TO……HURT!!!!!” “OH
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inside I die a little at this point whilst also being massively
intrigued at his setting up rituals, kind of like watching a David Attenborough
wild life documentary! He struts and I mean struts up to the bike, he uses his
elbow to line up his saddle whilst making what sound like sexual noises, he
then starts spinning the wheels with one foot whilst standing behind the bike
and nodding in my general direction…… I feel like he is judging my hoody…..PIPE
down buddy you’re in a lycra onesie stop eyeballing me! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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following is said: “Come on team lets pump this shit – we are cycling our way
to awesomeness…!” DEAR LORD OF EXERCISE PLEASE HELP ME! When Sally a nice lady
to my right makes a huff noise during an uphill climb she is told “DON’T GRAB
DEFEAT GRAB YOURSELF!” Then Mr Motivator takes it old school and we spin to Two
Unlimited – There’s no limit during which he SHOUTS through his headset “WHAT
IS THERE” A pre prepared pause is on the track – he pulls a Husain Bolt Lighting
pose and track restarts so he can shout “THERES NO LIMIT” Next song is a remix
version of Elvis Presley a little less conversation, the second part of the track
has been dubbed over and goes (all sing with me) “a little less conversation, a
little more…….cycling please” I’m sweating with laughter, I can’t bear it
anymore but he can’t top this can he….WRONG! “Ladies we are about to go Ibiza
on this class – strap on sorry in!” He jumps off his bike as SCOOTER starts to
play (I’m sure that’s just what they play in Pacha!) and then he dance walks
past us – gets in my face and says “that doesn’t look like the face of a women
who’s ass is kissing the seat…” He shouts in other people’s faces still dance
walking and then he turns all of the lights out – bumps into at least three
bikes on his strut back to his bike – he finally gets back on and produces a
glow stick sorry TWO glow sticks – THIS IS ACTAULLY HAPPENING is all I can
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The last track is a sprint at which I am told “ ARE YOU
SWEATING BLONDIE?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reply “Yes yes I am”
and then he says it – the comment of the year so far “ GOOD BECAUSE THAT IS
YOUR FAT CRYING – YOUR FAT IS CRYING LIKE A BABY RIGHT NOW” WOW that is all I
have to say.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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life by what we have just witnessed - in years to come we can stand proudly
side by side and say “we were there, I survived THAT spin class the 16<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little competition has been started this week between the Bridesmaids
and the Groomsmen Fit one……clearly there is no competition because we are going
to finish you like a cheese cake, crush you and make your Stag do look like
dinner at Nandos with a shandy at the pub after. My hens are bringing the PARTY
– I expect circus acts breathing fire, hoola hoops, PVC (NOT ON ME) crimewatch replays,
to be featured on A&E abroad and possibly end up with a Beyoncé tattoo on
my forehead! That’s right Groomsmen we take your challenge and we laugh in its
face! THIS….IS…….ON! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday was quite an epic day…..it was the day that after 30
dresses…..numerous shops (some quite horrific) that we finally found THE dress!
Its official I have a wedding dress much to the relief of my incredible
Bridesmaids who have been to every shop with me! After travelling across the
country we ended up finding this beautiful creation in one of the most local
shops possible, it has recently re-opened with new and IMPROVED owners. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am proud to say I will be wearing a dress to
marry you from Shades of White, St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Any brides to be
reading this – it’s worth travelling to this shop, travel hours if you have to
because trust me when I say you will find a dress here! Ask for Jane because
she is just adorable in fact I want to adopt her into my family but all of the
staff (family run shop) are amazing, their stock is insane – you will not find
one horrific satin flowered overload creation here oh no! That’s it about the
dress – no more discussion on the matter, you will have to wait until the day
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have missed you so much the past few days, if it’s
possible I feel I have hit the “tour wall” I have reverted back to the early
days of random crying fits, listing to certain songs on repeat, staring at my calendar
urging it to be a bad dream and we are actually only days away from the 25<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
March for R&R, writing eblueys at 0200 in the morning when I can’t sleep
for thinking of you and wearing your Rugby top every night (in between washes obviously,
I’m not a hobo!) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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snowmen with you, having a duvet afternoon together today and being able to run
home to you after I had found my dress to tell you excitedly that I couldn’t tell
you anything… <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">PS STILL UNABLE TO LOAD PHOTOS - IF ANYONE KNOWS WHY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL - IT IS EBLOGGER NOT MY COMPUTER :-( SAD FACE </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-50223616051595796932013-01-13T12:47:00.001-08:002013-01-13T12:47:08.186-08:00Until February....Days 60 - 65: Full week blues, socks and G-Unit<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday night called for dinner with the girls….turned up at Katys to find Sarah in an apron cooking dinner whilst Katy manically cleaned the house – I initially felt honoured that she felt the need to do this for me but then she said “ oh God what times your sister coming over?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently she called Sarah in a blind panic requesting she cook dinner whilst Katy cleaned the house all in preparation for my Sisters arrival….. Sarah produced this extravaganza…:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continued the evening by practising make up for the wedding…..Started to feel nervous when Katy came at me with fake tan and a large black sock on her hand!!! “don’t worry I’ll get a makeup brush for the day” After one application they then just burst out laughing and saying things like..”if we blend it more??” I then went to show Katys hubby who just asked me if I had been crying and the word transvestite was used at one point so I’m excited to see the end product as I’m sure you are…..<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday night I had a gym session…. You always feel pretty pathetic at the gym on a Friday when it’s just you and the gym workers on the machines –note to self MUST GET A LIFE! Went to my Dads after the gym just to confirm that I no longer have a life - that’s the gym and my dad’s on a FRIDAY night!! My sister turned up with her friend and two massive pizzas…. We then watched Hairspray whilst eating mint chocolates….all in all ROCK N ROLL but at least I have recruited Nicola and Jess into the no life crew!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went for a scrummy lunch date with the ladies on Saturday…ladies what lunch, basically in our heads we were in New York and rocking the sex and city theme, not sure that anyone else in St Ives saw the same image but whatever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Purchased you some Afghanistan supplies which included kinda bueneos, malted milks, rugby magazines annnnnnd I don’t care that this is sickeningly pathetic and that you will get ripped for having this over there or that you will most likely destroy it upon its arrival….Introducing G-Unit: The tweed clad teddy purchased just for you! Daaaaadaaaaaaa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also maybe accidently left one pack of malted milks out of the parcel…..bad fiancé points: 55<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week something happened to me…..an epiphany, a miriacle I don’t know! I went shopping with a lits of ingrediants for scrumtastic dinners. This in itself is as you know not unuualsy but normally I just end up throwing it away as I don’t know how to use most of what I purchase, Not this week! Oh no this week I have cooked for myself three times!! Salmon, asparagus, mushrooms, rice, sweet chille the list is endless and let me tell you fit one it taste good! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today was the most glorious day and as I woke up to the dazzling sunlight piercing through my cheap curtains I missed you so much, lazy Sundays are not I repeat not the same without you! I instantly sent you an email just to say morning only to see that you had sent one just to say good night….I miss you so much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I have mostly missed: Your massive bear cuddles, watching the undateables together and having a roast dinner and an afternoon drink. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So it’s official…. It’s officially January and I’m officially back at work full time and its officially tiring doing a full week (well I haven’t done it yet but I can already tell it will be) I officially get hungry on the hour every hour because at Christmas you train your body to want food at all times – I believe all of the above is called back to reality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HOWEVER….. This year I don’t mind that it’s January because I’m one step closer to seeing you and getting to become Mrs “Fit one” ok that nickname doesn’t work so well on me but you get the jist!! Last night I sent you the parcels of dreams….some partners send home made cakes of love I send you three shoe boxes of super noodles…I know I know you’re a lucky man…..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So my new plan is to write my blog at lunchtimes because of two reasons: 1 – It stops me going for pub lunches and spending money by eating the bacon and cheese melt that is my personal favourite although I do get a 10 % repeat customer discount 2. I feel writing a blog at work will help people take me more seriously……hopefully they will walk past my desk and think oh this time last year Zoey was playing on a space hopper she had taken from a venue visit and this year she is eating home made stir fry and writing a blog…project redeem myself is a goer!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend I went wedding dress shopping…. Prior to the first appointment I was informed by my Maid of honour that it is impossible to look bad in a wedding dress….pahahahaha! In your face – I totally proved her wrong! It is in fact perfectly possible to look bad in a wedding dress, at one point I resembled a toilet brush that had been in an ice cream van that had crashed and then a passer-by had picked me up and slam dunked me into a pot of glitter! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day continued and my Bridesmaids made suggestions such as…”ummmmmmmm well it’s not really bad…”If it had a different top, back and bottom it would be perfect” The snooty lady who was serving us in shop one did not help my mood….”Do you know what you want she asked? “No I have never done this before, any suggestions you skinny…(well I didn’t say that last bit) and she replied “oh no we don’t like to influence you so just pick some….” HELPFUL! And then “for my wedding I designed my own dress and then I made it – it took 600 hundred hours and Im a size -70 and I looked amazing… Here try this dress on” Me – “ummmmm it looks a little big…” skinny perfect bride replied “Yes it’s a size 20 but I can pin it in a bit….) After that a procession of hideous dresses continued, one was so large it actually stood up on its own like a wedding monster ready to attack me! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Karen Forte…. OH MY GOD it was amazing! We walked in and got champagne – SOLD! Then we were taken to the biggest changing room ever with seats for all 4 of my party and then curtains for my changing area….let’s just say they rocked! Katy had an incident with a mannequin, Mamma Peace shed some more tears and more champers was consumed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-17812941007346432792013-01-02T15:05:00.000-08:002013-01-02T15:10:55.570-08:00Until February….Days 45 – 53: Festive fun (and dramas), me vs food, THAT question and good friends.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fit one I’m home…… back in our dry house complete with
a working bathroom and dry living room! All the mod cons in said bathroom like
running water that goes into pipes not the floor and a working shower etc you
will love it! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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year and all that jazz! What a Christmas it was….. I basically emailed you at
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Email two: Just sat down in the living room, Mum has once
again insisted on putting overly large weird nuts out on the table with a nut
cracker that no one ever uses they just go to the kitchen and get a tin of KP
peanuts. Love you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Email three: Tyler is wearing a Keith Lemmon mask and trying
to hold a serious conversation with me… love you</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Email Four: The awkward moment your sister and her fella get
you a lush present and you know it doesn’t fit the kindle you have so to style
it out or be honest….Love you</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so on…..Felt so odd not having you sat in a festive
jumper next to me in my amazing jumper from Grandma! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sat down for epic dinner number one…..The table was a battle
between Pop’s classic green and gold festive style and my sister clearly
attempting to bring in her attempt on chic table display. This resulted in what
can only be described as the after effects of IKEA and Marks window display having
a fight and the lone survivors ending up on our dining room table.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dinner was totally scrummy….Chef Mamma Bear did “forget” the
pigs in blankets which I was distraught about…I know she reads the blog sometime
so I don’t want to say it ruined Christmas or anything but well….. Seriously
though I can’t wait till YOU can cook like that one day for our Christmases…… I
will be chief drink poorer…..that’s what Pops is…he poors lots of drinks for
himself.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After dinner it was off to Norwich to see the wonderful
Mamma G and co….. Listened to some festive tunes on route, stopped off to get
petrol which is actually harder to find than you think on Christmas Day and
there was some definite jumper envy stares when I pulled up…..Don’t hate the
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrived to a very festive brother of yours who appeared at
the door in a fetching paper hat and took my bags in for me. Then it was inside
for cuddles with the family and Pepe the legendary cat of yours…. He was just
chilling propped up against a wall (sounds familiar) We then did presents and
as we started you called and it was the best phone call ever! Emotional but
amazing!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After dinner I got to see your Nan play bop it for the first
time which will go down in history as one of the best memories ever for me!
What followed was lots more food and I even bought some cakes of my own…..mmmmmm
well fine they were made by my sister and I knew your mum would either A) Know I
was lying and could never have made those or B) not dare eat them in case I had
actually attempted baking so I owned up and said I came baring gifts from my
much more talented sister.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The last few days off were a mix of finishing the house off
(finally!) shopping in the sales which scared me so much that I had to take my
Pops with me as protection and for fashion advice….. bad times when I want
my Pops advice on a dress…. To think I used to purposefully want<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my clothes to offend my parents and now I’m
right up there with agreeing that “wow that is not a dress it’s a top…”.hummmmph
hummmmmph (turns up nose and acts all superior!) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Had an outing to the cinema with the one and only “Big Red”
she loved her Destinys Child best of album….so much so that after the cinema and
whilst sat in the lane for Mc Donald’s drive through we had a mega mash up of
Jumpin Jumpin Jumpin and Bug a Boo….. I’m talking steering wheel and dash board
hitting like drums…some side sweeping of the arms, ghetto fabulous style neck
popping and then the lady voice in the box shouted at us to order! RUDE! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Went on a night out with the Girls on Saturday….I even wore
heals and Big Red assured me that I did not look like a transvestite in them…! Rocked
a tweed jacket in your honour to Fit one. I definitely remember saying when
asked what we were drinking…”NOT wine as it makes me drunk and ill…” Big Red…”
A bottle of Rose please” What followed was a night of giggles, old friends,
random strangers talking to me in the toilet, some dancing, shots (why Oldfield
why would you let them do that to me…!) more shots and then a taxi ride back to
Big Reds that I don’t remember - apparently I was quite a hoot though….possibly
sickness and then Big Red deciding food was needed for us two…12 Pork chops and
two pizzas were cooked… we fell asleep…. Big Reds Hubby attempted to climb in
through the window as he was locked out….I slept. Awoke to possibly one of the
worst hangovers ever….Big Red jumped and I mean jumped on my bed asking if I
wanted to walk the dog! Well I was still fully dressed including jacket what
harm could it do… sat up DEAR GOD NO I’M NOT GOING IM DYING THAT’S WHATS
HAPPENING I’M DYING! To quote me “MY EYEBALLS HAVE NO JUICE I REPEAT THEY HAVE
NO JUICE” Three hours later I was forced out of bed with duvet and placed on
the sofa, provided with toast and coffee and sugar…..I stopped dying and
started to feel like I would survive! Q mental singing of Destinys Child "I'm a survivor...." COFFEE saved me….I was also supposed to
be driving to Norwich for my New Year celebrations but I had to delay a few
hours whilst my buddy made me better. Good friends rock! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made it to Norwich, was provided with perfect hangover food
by Mamma G and then we went to bed ready for our spa day on New Year’s Eve! We arrived
at the Spa, slipped into bikinis (always traumatising after Christmas)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>robes on and off we went for breakfast…..oh
good croissants to bloat me wonderful but dear god it tasted good! Had a lazy morning
of foot spa, hot tubs, sleeping and steam rooms! Lunch was provided with
CHAMPERS winner! We definitely got told off for being to noisy in one of the
steam rooms – your mum is such a rebel and I love it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooooo quite simply the best thing about seeing in the new
year…… that I’m doing it as your Fiancée!!!!! When you asked me to MARRY YOU it
was quite simply the best feeling in the world and the best Christmas gift ever. I promise to always bring you
cups of tea when your ill, fight with you over the tv remote and win, never
agree that Aztec is a good look but most of all I will always be by your side. Thank
you for making me the happiest girl in the world, not only are you coming home
you’re coming home to our future.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-52253955478450344412013-01-01T14:50:00.001-08:002013-01-01T14:50:09.721-08:00I'm back.....nearly!!So after a whirlwind Christmas break of house repairs, excessive food and living out of a suitcase I am now home and as of tomorrow back to reality. As I will be back in our humble (dry) residence I shall of course be doing an epic blog tomorrow with all of the antics of the last week and then normal daily blog duty will resume!<br />
XxxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-84842205412155793312012-12-22T16:48:00.003-08:002012-12-22T16:48:44.721-08:00Until February…Day Forty two,three&four: Flooding, tears and Christmas Holidays
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fit one please can you come home now….I am missing you far too
much and I need a cuddle on the sofa with a cuppa and Big Bang Theory (new
season clearly)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The delay on my posting was due to the catastrophe (I appreciate
that’s a bit of a strong word but let me have it as I’m still in self pity
mode) when the shitty shower decided to turn my house into the village swimming
pool…! One very wet bedroom, water coming through the living room ceiling and
said ceiling looking on the low side…! What followed was a panic phone call to
my Mamma Bear (no answer) Pappa Peace (no answer) Sister (no answer) THIS IS
NOT GOOD! Finally my sister who is yes 7 years younger called back and told me
to turn the water off….. good thinking! Darn I wish I was wise and beautiful like
her! Couldn’t turn the tap thing off as it had clearly been tightened by some
form of Iron man!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All that was left to do was sit in the dark with one bar of
battery left on my phone and wait for my parents because I would have to have
been swimming lengths in the living room before I would pay for an out of hours
festive season plumber! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wished you were with me at that point more than anything
in the world including knowing where my wellies were. Finally Pappa Peace
called back a wee bit tipsy – they had been out but luckily Mamma Bear was
designated driver and they were on their way over! When they arrived it was incredible….Mamma
Bear took control of the troops and gave us clear orders as she entered the “danger
zone”, she then went straight to the tap and with the strength of a war horse
she turned it and stopped the water (in my head I was playing a dramatic
theme tune to emphasise this glorious moment) Then we followed our commander
upstairs where we started to work on Project: Damage limitation. It’s times
like this where I just wanted to bow down to the awesomeness of Mums! Basically she had the presence
of M off James Bond, all cool and collected but with a Bob the builder’s tool
kit and Pappa Peace is more James May than Bond.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday was the last day of work, I was exhausted after
minimal sleep! Finally finished and was treated to dinner at my lovely friend’s
house (R&B – Fleetwood Mac lovers) and coooooor was it a treat! I consumed Gin
and Wine before we ate a thing (good for me bad for them) then came a feast of
champions! Even had homemade crackers – this women puts me to shame, here I was
acting the big Domestic Goddess after my successful completion of a cake but as
if that competes with homemade Christmas crackers… who was I kidding…I’m a
fraud! This is my idea of being a domestic goddess:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Pops very kindly offered to pick me up…. This is
something that hasn’t happened to me in at least 10 years and I have to admit I
started feeling nervous as I realised how drunk I was… Called Pops to delay
collection as pudding hadn’t been consumed and attempted to sound as sober as
possible which got the following reply on the phone “Darling if you’re trying
to sound sober it’s as good now as when you were 16!” Darn it that man was
good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I awoke with a slight headache…nothing to drastic. Breakfast
and a cuppa cleared it right up. A shower would have been nice but nope that wasn’t
going to happen at home so off to my parents for a wash….high flyer! I was greeted
by my Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Joan who have come to stay for Christmas, and
its fair to say they were chomping at the bit to get involved with the Bathroom
on project: Stop it looking like a pile of crap and fit a shower! Soooo today
we have mainly been seeing how many people you can fit in the bathroom and
fixing it up. I tell you one thing Fit one, I come from a family of super cool
strong women and today was soooooo inspiring and overwhelming! They worked non
stop and we achieved so much in one day…. It shows what can be done with the help of family and determination. I just wished you were here to meet them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I eventually sat down on the sofa with a glass of wine
it felt so good! Only thing better would have been having you with me to help
me get all of the bits of wall out of my hair from the bathroom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The past few days I have mostly missed…having you here to
wipe my tears, you holding buckets with me to stop catch the water and laughing
about all of this together. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-23194363342300507052012-12-19T10:28:00.000-08:002012-12-19T10:28:52.216-08:00Until February…Days forty&forty one!!! Broken shower, grumpy pops and desk envy<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fit one today I miss you sooooo much, I passed a guy in his Army
uniform today in Tesco’s and tears started to well and then I remembered what
an ugly cryer I am and that this would not be a good place for snotty tears. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been a bar humbug all day and due to being sad I have
been forced by my emotions to eat copious amounts of chocolate…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Got up this morning and stumbled into the bathroom as per
usual, turned the shower on in a bit of daze and jumped in. Something had definitely
happened to the shower…. For starters there was no power and it was more like
being pissed on by a puppy which is never a good start to the day. It was a bit
cold to but by that point I was late so decided to carry on….bad moved as I was
then scolded by the puppy piss of a shower as the thermo whatever has broken!!! I then tried to turn it off…. Nope that didn’t work either!! It was at
this point that I tried to remember my reasons for NOT buying a new build…..! I
propose we get this shower as a replacement:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Work is still a countdown for the Festive holidays and I arrived
in a pretty bad mood (puppy piss being the reason) and the fact that I hadn’t been
able to get the shampoo out of my hair which resulted in flat hair and no one
wants that on a Wednesday! Luckily the BOSS had purchased a massive box of chocolate
goodies and due to the flat hair and missing you my emotions insisted I eat
some and I was not ashamed that it was 09:58 let them judge me!! </span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lesson in life: WHEN YOUR PARENTS RETIRE THEY GET INTO
TROUBLE OR DECIDE TO GO ON RANDOM “ADVENTURES” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday Pops decided to go an adventure on the bus…he did
lots of Christmas shopping and then got the bus home….. or not… he got the
wrong one leading to him getting stranded as there were no more buses! Q phone
call to me…. “I HATE LIVING IN THE COUNTRY….NO MORE BUSES AND IT’S NOT EVEN
16:00!” Alright pops calm down well if the bus was wrong he should really take
you to your village …..! “Well no he wasn’t technically …I got on the wrong bus
sooo ummmmmmm but still it’s a stupid system” (As a parent you are allowed to
use the phase blame the system lots)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I was over an hour away he ended up walking back to mine
which was miles away, I called a friend who was finishing work near
him soon. I asked if she saw a balding grumpy yet adorable man with lots of
boots and Thortons bags (you know that’s where he went for his Xmas shopping)
walking on the side of the road shouting “I hate the bus system” please could
she kindly collect him and take him home!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proper desk envy at work…people are going all fancy now with
desk decorations with my desk neighbour even having USB plug in computer
lights! I feel like such a let-down with my cast off piece of tinsel stuck to
the top of mine! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep looking at our Christmas tree and smiling because I can
not wait for our festive fun next year! But before that we have Isle of White
Festival to look forward to… my wellies, facewipes, sunglasses and sleeping bag
are raring to go!!! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until tomorrow... I miss you xx</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-77043350355627864322012-12-17T13:12:00.001-08:002012-12-17T13:12:37.517-08:00Until February…Day thirty eight and thirty nine: Becoming a woman, nuts and feeling festive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would like to blame my lovely friend for me not being able
to blog yesterday…! She made me have the most amazing fun day and before I knew
it I was way past my bed time! It shows that we are getting old when we
panicked having realised it was past 22:30!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday consisted of me waking up massively excited
because today was the day….. the day I become a women…the day I cook a roast!!!
(Definition of I actually being Katy being head chef and I was
more the sous…) First things first… Tescos ….to learn about ingredients because
to top off the challenge we had also decided to make a cake! Shopping trip
included this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scratch and sniff eggs!!! Katy was unsure what this meant
and decided that clearly you were meant to scratch the eggs and proceeded to do
just that... Q strange looks! Turns out you just scratch and sniff the box…. Bit weird
either way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you were a walnut where would you be in the supermarket… ?We
searched the nut isle high and low and nope they were nowhere to be found! Oh
no they are in home baking….. THEIR NUTS THEY SHOULD BE IN THE NUT ISLE!!! Katy
suggested we put something in the suggestion box about making things easier to
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look at all the real food because we are real goddesses!</span> </span></div>
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and puppy dog eyes did not work on her like they do you! Here I am pealing
actual vegetables – go me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whilst the food was cooking we started on the cake, I used
kitchen scales for the first time in my life, discovered that I will always
need Katy on speed dial, realised I’m good at cracking eggs and totally enjoyed icing
sugar – that stuff is good! Then it was all stations go…. Jesus the last 10 minutes
of a roast are horrific! I just kept hearing the generation game them tune
music as I frantically tried to get everything out of the oven and on to the
plate! And look at the result!!! Can I get an AMEN!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What followed was far too much food (again) and then Geordie
shore (don’t judge me) and then a chic flic! Pretty much a perfect day except I
couldn’t tell you all about it when I got home and into bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Today has been pretty dull, the week before Christmas when
most of your colleagues have annual leave and the staffing levels drop to about
10% and everyone left at work is really quiet and just wants the week to end.</span><br />
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Arrived home to a massive parcel……..It was the most amazing Christmas tree, decorations
and sparkles from you to make the house all festive!!This is the best present
ever and I can’t thank you enough…. I have spent the evening randomly bursting
into tears though because I would have given anything to have been hanging the decorations
with you.</span> </span><br />
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Today and yesterday I have mostly missed you being able to
taste my scrummy roast, singing cheesy festive songs and having a cuddle.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-51423801235538878782012-12-15T16:27:00.000-08:002012-12-15T16:27:04.769-08:00Until February…Day Thirty Six & Thirty Seven: Secret Santa panic, the work lunch and a egg issue!
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooooo Fit one apologies for another double up of days but
it was the time of year again for the annual Festive Christmas work lunch. I
woke up extremely excited for this on Friday… I had even planned a nice (ish)
outfit to wear to replace my usual casual Friday attire.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I managed to get dressed, look reasonably ok, eat breakfast,
de-ice my car and pick my friend up on time!!! Project: Goddess of timekeeping….26
points. Then she mentioned secret Santa……. CRAP, DUKCY DUCK, DEAR LORD BABY
JESUS….. I had totally forgotten! Right diversion to Tesco (deduction on goddess
of timekeeping: 26) Well Tesco’s was a complete let-down so in the end I purchased
my secret Santa this… A giant calculator which is what every professional 30
something wants in their life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We get to eat our festive lunch in Cambridge’s answer to
Hogwarts…it’s pretty epic! On the way in I realise that there are at least 100
people that I don’t recognise….seriously where do these people hide at work! I have
never seen you ever! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What followed was some totally scrummytastic amazing food
that I stuffed in my face so quickly that after it I was struggling to talk and
stay awake… Why do I do that at Christmas lunches – I literally force food down.
When asked “Zo, do you want my pigs in blanket?” What I planned to say was no
thanks, what I said was “Hell yes I do – chuck those beauty's over here!”</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did have a few tears after lunch, feels weird celebrating
Christmas without you. Silly things like we won’t be pulling crackers, wearing cheap
paper hats, swapping items we don’t like onto each other’s plates, drinking
mulled wine and wearing our festive jumpers. I felt bad for feeling happy at
the Christmas lunch…. Is that stupid? I know you want me to be happy I just felt
bad that I was.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday finished with me falling asleep on the sofa and
waking up with a burn mark on my face from the laptop charger overheating
slightly, went to bed grumpy and with an ice pack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today has been a day of lay ins – not quite as epic as last
week but enough to reduce the size of my bags from USA to UK. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then did the video the Military Smiles #smilecampbastion
project. I was pretty nervous considering I had no idea what I was doing, no experience
in anything technical and my computer might as well be from the 80’s! Anywhoooo
I set up “camp” in the living room with the essentials:</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this is what the
end product is on our FB page as I have tried to upload it onto here four times and now I give up:</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/militarysmiles"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.facebook.com/militarysmiles</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nipped out (pointless saying
really, I think you're either out or not – don’t really believe in popping or
nipping anywhere) So I just <em>went</em> out to town for the weekly food shop, what could possibly go
wrong! Picked up some eggs and went to do the turn over test to see if they
were broken (check before you buy –standard procedure!) when an old lady bumped
into my arse with her trolley knocking me into the shelf which consequently squished
said eggs onto my chest! I would usually attempt to style it out in most
situations but this was a losing battle from the start! A group of youths… yes
youths laughed pretty much in my face, old lady said sorry and tried to wipe my
chest then I’m pretty sure she smirked at me….!! I eventually took my coat off
(I was embarrassed which leads to nervous sweats anyway) paid and quick stepped
it outta there! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Project sophisticated and classy:
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was a bit gutted tonight as I
was unable to attend my Burlesque night (due to not ordering said outfit in
time for delivery) sooo was sat at home feeling sorry for myself when the
lovely Lou popped over with a massive bottle of baileys and chocolate! That woman
knows my weaknesses! Evening of drinks and chocolate followed, just what the doctor
would advise against but it just taste so good that I don’t give a hoot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just received a card through my door.....most definitely thought I was being burgled but no instead its my parents delivering their Christmas card to us at 00:00 because they clearly have more of a social life than me... BAD TIMES! Also to follow on from my parents being dirty stop outs....its always nice to receive a festive card based around nipple tassel's, leather and sex! My parents insist on moving up the scale of "embarrass our daughter" ever year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I have mostly missed sitting
with you on the sofa surfing the net for songs for our video, napping in the
afternoon and planning a roast for tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until Tomorrow…just know I will be
dreaming of you<o:p></o:p></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-68219951184426531572012-12-13T14:57:00.004-08:002012-12-13T15:01:23.125-08:00Until February…Day Thirty four & thirty five: Double trouble, chilli and Forces News <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little mash up of Wednesday and Thursday…. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooo Wednesday was another day of de-icing with the calculator
and update; it’s now officially not working! You just can’t get the equipment
these days. I arrived at work on time (followed by a victory shake above head
in the car park) and set about a productive day! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Productive day didn’t work, everything went wrong: Hole in
tights, flat hair, cracked lips, someone stole my ruler, meetings over ran,
shitty phone call….. Listened to 80’s love songs all the way home which is
traumatic enough, by the time I got in I was an emotional wreck! Slammed door, stomped
to fridge for wine… NO WINE NO BLOOMING WINE!!!!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then you called – the world is
right again because I spoke to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooooo I got changed, took a dose of “man up” and headed out
to my friends, we haven’t seen each other in ages and I was so excited!!!!! I
arrived and realised we have officially grown up…. (SOB SOB) She has GATES!! actual
gates that you have to open to get to the drive….For Christmas I may buy some
lion ornaments for either side as I feel that will complete the look and then
maybe every time I leave hers I will knock one over as I reverse the car and
that can be our “thing”…all good double acts have a “thing”.</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What followed was a night of chilli con carne (mild spice),
copious amounts of tea, potatoes, belly laughs, dog farts, wedding talk (hers –
don’t panic) , cuddles, adult talk about pensions and working hours….. dear
lord baby Jesus what is wrong with us!!! Cracking night though and I realised
just how much I had missed this woman! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I woke up a shivering mess…. I had someone managed to
get into my duvet, actually inside but was lying on top of the thick bit and
just had the thin part coving me. I was frozen, couldn’t fully feel my legs and
then became extremely claustrophobic – mild panic set in as my legs appeared to
be suffering from cold induced tingly weird leg syndrome and wouldn’t react
when I told them to! I flapped around like a deranged fish out of water and finally
won the battle of the duvet cover…. In your face duvet! Project strong independent
women: 18 points</span> </div>
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Got to work and parked next to a flash fiesta, he had antlers
and a rudolph nose! My Punto felt massively underdressed and I was tempted to
leave a note on the windscreen saying “got ready in a rush… don’t judge me!” then I decided I will instead buy a car hat like this one because you dont look stupid at all - in fact it screams I'm an adult with a p<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">rofessional </span>career.... hmmmmmm.......:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Successful day at work, I completed a project (calling it a
project makes it sound better I thought??) that was massively overdue – It was
in fact so overdue that when I had finished said “project” we all sat back and
did some clapping and then some whooping and I even stood up to take a bow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spent the evening at British Forces news with Pappa Peace, what
a bunch of super lovely amazing people! They gave us coffee and an array of
biscuits including jammy dodgers! Best part of the day was seeing your interview;
you looked amazing in fact I believe I was quoted as saying “svelte”! I did see
a flash back of me on the screen and all I can say is the bags under my eyes
were not an addition I would have chosen to accessorise my look</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I have mostly missed you making me smile, falling
asleep on the sofa together and getting excited for Christmas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Until tomorrow… sweet dreams</span> <o:p></o:p><br />
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</span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-60074505352326479522012-12-12T15:21:00.001-08:002012-12-12T15:21:37.653-08:00Until February...Day Thirty three: TBCDue to having an evening with possibly one of my oldest and defiantly bestest friends which included: tears, tea, coffee, chilli con carne, giggles, dog farts and full on tummy aching laughter I will be updating tomorrow.<br />
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XxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-54102265908072916152012-12-11T14:58:00.000-08:002012-12-11T14:58:06.593-08:00Until February…Day Thirty two: Frost, office festivities and Borris.
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am writing this curled up in bed in my upgraded sleeping
attire… teenage mutant ninja turtles t-shirt this time! Man I really wish they
would bring that show back! I miss Raphael… I would totally have been him and
if not actually him we so would have been friends and eaten pizza together.
Anyhoooo back to my day...</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning it was romantically cold, the kind of cold you see
in a movie…all sparkly and that weird light that makes everyone look good
(nearly) and the grass crunched under my feet as I walked to the car. It also minimised
the damage when I stood in the dog poo – should have taken the path (shoulda
woulda coulda). Car was frozen, turned it on and then assessed the intensity of
the frost on the windscreen and windows…. It was bad which was unlucky as I had
used all the de-icer and the car scraper thing was nowhere to be seen. I was also most definitely bordering on late….
CRAP!!!! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ended up de-icing the punto with a calculator, yours actually…the
one in the door in a case? For future reference this should not be first choice
for de-icing the car as its hard work, took ages and the calculator is now not
that accurate with sums especially multiply and divide….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrived at work and had a very productive morning, I was
totally showing my list who was boss! The jobs were being ticked off stupidly
quick… in your face list! I am Zoey queen of productivity, holder of the ability
to multi task, spread sheet guru…..A CHEST FULL OF CHOCOLATE?? Did someone say
there is a chest… full of chocolate… under the Christmas tree… MOVE!! I
athletically (ok that isn’t true but let me have it please) leapt towards the
tree, my eye was on the prize; with one swift movement I was victorious! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrived home, called the gym to book a space on body pump,
it was full… I did a dramatic “I’m so disappointed sigh” whilst secretly being ecstatic
because basically I had attempted to go (points for “attempting” project <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">DREAMBODY</i>: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">28 </b>)
and I was actually being cosmically ordered NOT to go to the gym! I believe this
is called. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent the evening continuing on my quest to make homemade
goodies…one was based around you for a family member and as I sat at the Kitchen
table, covered in glue, glitter and stray bits of cut up paper it hit me that
you won’t be here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don’t know why it’s only just dawning on me that we won't be together
to eat copious amounts of food, play shite board games, watch Elf to
many times and quote “SANTA… I KNOW HIM” all over the festive season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was shaken out of my snotty tear fest when I
realised (due to the fact we have no blinds in the kitchen and now a “communal”
garden) that next door and their guests could quite clearly see me.. I'm not a pretty cryer as we both know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quick Twitter check and the next #smilecampbastion supporter
is one of my favourites and also appears in my dreams sometimes but the less said
about that the better….Daaaaaddaaaaaaa:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Borris Johnson (can I get a whoop whoop!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I have mostly missed calling you at lunch to tell you
about the chocolate chest, planning Christmas together and snuggling up
to keep warm tonight.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until Tomorrow.... SANTA I KNOW HIM!</span> </span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-74246859311166666212012-12-10T16:07:00.000-08:002012-12-10T16:14:42.176-08:00Until February…: Day Thirty one: Monday Blues, gift goddess...and Fit one takes on the Christmas tree giants<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooo standard Monday morning for me fit one…Massively depressing!
Positive is its only 9 working days till Christmas, negative is its still 9
working days till Christmas. Yes I was just in one of those moods today. It was
made worse by my catastrophe making porridge session…it was so bad I had to abandon
ship and have slightly stale toast, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>couldn’t
decide if it was seeds or mould but decided it was best not to think too much
about it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Went to get petrol…. They had
run out of petrol…obviously they had because it’s Monday…yes I did still park
the car up at the pump and lift the nozzle and attempt it anyway just to check…got
shouted at….left petrol station quickly.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diverted to get Petrol, got stuck in a massive traffic jam, desperately
needed a wee so I had to start singing Spice Girls because that is the only
thing that helps me in situations like this. A bit of spice up you your life whilst
bopping in pain in your seat! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the below is for Monday…..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear Monday, <o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think we need to break up; I have been thinking about
Tuesday all day and dreaming about Friday. It’s not you it’s me….<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please don’t bother me again,<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Zoey<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decided this Christmas I would become a homemade gift making
goddess … Partly because I have no money and ….nope that’s the one and only
reason. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So off I went armed with “designs” to craft shops at lunch
time…You need training before you enter these shops!!
I had no idea what most of it was for -how many types of paint, card
(over 60 designs)and ribbons can one place hold... are you serious! Oh god I started to get nervous sweats and
felt the pressure of seasoned craft home making people with their woollen cardigan’s
and fancy neck scarfs stares! The end product was that I left with a massive
array of things that don’t really go! I have spent the entire evening covered
in paint, glue, glitter and stupid ribbons! It was never this hard on blue
peter… if all else fails I’m making Tracey island! </span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved your email to the for this purpose unnamed shop about the Christmas
tree you ordered me that they have since failed to deliver and are now saying its out of
stock until further notice…..its reasons like this email that I love you so
much, who else can make me laugh till my eyeliner and mascara turn me into Alice
Cooper!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="right: auto;">
<span style="right: auto;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear (unnamed brand), </span></em></span></div>
<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span></em><br />
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<span style="right: auto;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cant not phone so this will
have to be sorted through E-mail correspondence.</span></em></span></div>
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</span></em><br />
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<span style="right: auto;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I brought the tree online off
yourselves so please pull your finger out and resolve the issue!</span></em></span></div>
<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span></em><br />
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<span style="right: auto;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Disgruntled
regards</span></em></span></div>
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</span></em><br />
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<span style="right: auto;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>S Garwood</span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anywhoo I must go and attempt the second coating of paint…
at this moment in time I’m literally watching paint dry so you are not missing
much! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I mostly missed calling you to tell you how awful my
day is and you saying something funny to make me smile, writing our Christmas
cards together and you coming and closing this laptop down now and telling me I
need to go to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until Tomorrow – yours always, Zo x<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-57409834446108466682012-12-09T15:22:00.002-08:002012-12-09T15:26:45.933-08:00Dear February…Day Thirty: Christmas market, brand new fluffy hat and the first Christmas card (with tears..)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Woke up and did the roll over to your side ready for a
Sunday morning cuddle…..you weren’t there…quickly put 80’s FM on to fill the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">loud silence</span></i> (poor attempt at a metaphor but work with me fit
one) Instead of crying into my pillow I looked at my calendar and realised we
have successfully completed 30 days apart! This is officially called:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TOTALLY KICKING TOURS ASS!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then it was off to the Christmas Market – got super excited
about the roasted chestnuts (they smelt so blooming delicious) I then remembered
I don’t really like roasted chestnuts – wish I did so I could join the Hunter
welly’s, Barbour jacket wearing brigade (another military pun) and eat chestnuts
and talk about my “beloved” horse Gerard. You can only be part of that group if
you eat roasted chestnuts which is a real shame…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did develop some serious hat envy walking around the
market… fluffy hats and fake fur everywhere I looked! I suddenly realised that
to make my Sunday complete I to would need one, my initial attempt was not
quite the look I was going for but I was tempted as I’m sure monkey head hats
will be the “it” item soon:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eventually decided on this one… I walked around in this all
day but once we returned back to Cambridgeshire this hat suddenly seemed ridiculous
and I’m 100% sure you would laugh at said hat… It now has pride of place on the coat rack and
it may well be going on an outing to the Cotswolds next week to see if it fits
in better there:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look who I found… I asked him if he could possibly give me a
ride to Camp Bastion to see you but we were concerned we may not be allowed in –
the thought was there though, Cheers Santa:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrived home and in the post was a Christmas card…. Clearly I
was excited (1. It’s my first card and 2. there is always the possibility of a
cheque….) It was addressed to the two of us… at this point Q tears, gradually
reduced to sniffles, eventually replaced by the odd sigh, finally left with excitement
for our Christmas next year. This is known as a FULL CIRCLE OF EMOTION or in
the wise words of Ron Burgandy:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spent the evening watching the X Factor final… ..That’s all
I will say because I know you couldn’t give a hoot who won and I though it represented
you ignoring me talking about it really well....<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-69102871888679397022012-12-08T16:07:00.000-08:002012-12-08T16:07:25.253-08:00Until February...Day Twenty Nine: Sleepathon, Festive spirit and Gourmet meal.. ish..
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided I would treat myself to a lay in….. Lay in indeed!
I did not move from my bed until after midday! I was also feeling pretty rough…
I have since worked out the reasons for this: after turning the heating up to
tropical temperatures last night I forgot to turn it off – result was: massively
hard to get out of bed and a banging headache! This word is often over used but
in this case it’s totally justified: FAIL <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After having a luke warm/cold shower (in December!!!) to
cool down I then headed over to Pappa Peaces for two reasons:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1. I wanted to see him 2.I had run out of
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The festivities have begun in the Peace household, copious
amounts of food and the Christmas decorations are up! Daaaadaaaaaaaa (yes my
Father is cuddling a singing snowman with a trumpet…)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven’t stopped thinking about you today, maybe it’s the festivity
in the air or the fact that I saw a tractor decked out in tinsel but it feels
like you should be with me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My sister made a surprise visit back to our parents’ house,
this was unexpected and I had to think fast as I was most definitely wearing
her cardigan that I most definitely had taken without asking her… OH CRAP!!
With roughly 34 seconds before she saw and no wear to hide I decided to work with
the fact that she has the wardrobe of an A list movie star and there is no way
she can remember all of her items. The result: TOTALLY WORKED!!! The cardigan
is now mine by default as the rule is “if you don’t claim it back there and
then your bigger older sister can have it”…! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided to attempt to cook myself an actual meal… I want
to say gourmet and to me it really was but I fear you may not agree. I put an
apron on, poured some wine and set out on my quest. The end product was
actually totally delicious…Domestic Goddess points: 40<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never been totally tummy turning, goose bumps, eyes
welling up overwhelmed before, until last night….you read the blog about the
Christmas tree or lack and arranged for one to
be delivered. I will forever cherish this fake, silver, pre decorated tree because
it stands for so much to me. Even when we have a massive real tree, a fireplace
with stockings on, two husky dogs and one of those round festive flower things
that goes on your front door above the door knocker thing… I will always proudly display the tree you bought
me for our Christmas apart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I have mostly missed mocking my Pops singing Christmas
toys together, shaking all of the gifts under the tree with our name on and
going for an afternoon drink at the pub.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Until tomorrow... sweet dreams Fit one x</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-38561977442402106622012-12-07T15:50:00.002-08:002012-12-07T16:00:20.172-08:00Until February…Day Twenty Eight: Friday feeling, Radio studio giggles and an old friend!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I most definitely woke up late, actually beyond late! When you look at the alarm clock in a slight daze and then
the digits become clear, you realise you are 100 % screwed!! Normally this
would be bad – today it was really bad as I was due to be at BBC Cambridge for
a radio interview at 07:30 and I had agreed to pick a friend up on the way……Q a
leap out of bed that a gold medal winning athlete would have been proud of, the
quickest shower in the world (more of a splash), frantic make up application
and an award winning speed hair drying session. Pulled back some time by
already having my “casual” Friday clothes prepared!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made it to the BBC (just) and had a totally ace time being
interviewed for #smilecampbastion. Discovered the following: I laugh when
nervous, I say ummmmmmm a lot, headphones and a bob don’t look good together and
that apparently you don’t need to shout as that’s what the microphone is for! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent the day on countdown for the most rock n roll Friday
evening ever; I could not contain my excitement when it was finally time! I
arrived home, I turned the heating up to tropical temperatures, I threw my
clothes off around the room because I can, proceeded to put on my PJ’s and met
up with Merlot (again) had a nap and then the lovely Sarah popped over. All of
this was achieved before 19:00 hours, when I do something I like to do it properly.
Go hard or go home right…? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my oldest friends got in touch day, we were inseparable
at school – we caused both our parents some early gray hairs back in our teens. Now
we haven’t really seen each other in years for reasons… nope no reasons maybe
just life gets in the way? Our friendship mainly consisted of these highlights:</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Obsessed with white eyeliner, singing Destiny’s child, hockey,
house parties, detentions, blue Adidas zip top (it was cool back then) flared
jeans that she used to bring us back from Florida because they were clearly the
only jeans we could have, pet rat, bunk beds, sneaking into her sisters room
and stealing (borrowing) anything we could get our hands on, knowing the rap
verse to the remixed version of Oh what a night, my parents drinks cabinet,
being grounded for the rest of the year, sleeping on top of a bus stop and
roller skating. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can’t wait to see her again and hopefully you can meet her
when you're home, a big part of my past meeting my future. It's moments like this when I miss you so much,I'm that emotional even a toothpaste advert could make me cry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so excited to start my column for the paper, in my head
I am Carrie Bradshaw, you are Mr Big (take from that what you will) my 2 bed
semi is actually a chic New York apartment, I will drink skinny soya lattes,
write into a leather journal and wear chunky knitwear that I can wrap around me
whilst I gaze into the sky sat on my door step being inspired….. too much? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I have mostly missed feeling excited all day because I
get to see you after work, going to a Christmas party with you so you can make my
colleagues laugh and you putting me into bed when I am a wee bit tipsy - yet
you still tell me that you love me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until tomorrow…I love you</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-16476232926767046302012-12-06T16:31:00.001-08:002012-12-06T16:36:41.117-08:00Until February…Day Twenty Seven : Sleep deprivation, good news phone call and Panto madness<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So after minimal sleep – approximately 4 hours, I woke up
feeling less then chirpy. Shower usually helps but not today, today even the
shower annoyed me with its stupid shower head where one part doesn’t quite work
so you get a rebel spray of water that squirts right into your eye! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I nearly face planted my porridge for
breakfast as I nodded off again…. So by the time I arrived at work I looked a
little like this at my desk:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My working day was that of complete averageness… one query I
have is just how many days can I eat my chicken stir fry for?? It still taste delicious,
like a full on party in my mouth but I would like to clarify that it won’t
cause me to spend the next 24 hours vomiting?</span></div>
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After work we went to Fiona’s house to get changed for the
Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime, not changed as in ready to star in the
production just changed for pub and the show as spectators….Whilst the others
drank tea I found a wig in Fiona’s fancy dress box of dreams and established
why I should never have “bangs” or black hair – here is the reason:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Received the most amazing phone call from
the Eastern Daily Press today…. You are now looking at one of the EDP columnists!!!
Can you believe it! I am having an actual column in an actual paper! To express how happy I
was at that point I did some punching the air with my fist actions, a few high pitched bordering on
annoying squeals and then a sort of running man inspired skip. Winning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pub was just what the doctor ordered…. A nice shandy
(responsible driver) and then Gammon, eggs and chips like we normally have at
the pub… missed you right at the second it was delivered and I realised only
you would be thinking the same as me… “ you call that a portion of chips???!!!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pantomine… Ok so in my head it was definitely going to be
like a grown up school play and it would clearly last no longer than say 1 hour…??
Oh no 3 HOURS!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was 3 hours of
pure cheese tastic, wardrobe malfunctions, over priced sweets awesomeness!! Not
sure how this happened either but I developed a strange attraction to the dame…..</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These lovely ladies (for this purpose I will call them Dorris and Dolly) were ordering their take away for after - love a bit of forward planning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">day I have mostly missed being able to call you and tell
you the good news, getting into bed and not being able to sleep so speaking to
you until I can and cuddling to warm up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until tomorrow – stay classy San Diego <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-78387222923797184002012-12-05T15:50:00.000-08:002012-12-05T15:50:10.578-08:00Until February…Day Twenty Six: Christmas jumper envy, mamma peace and Xmas grump
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooo today I planned on getting up early, going for a run (
I know hilarious thought really) then I was going to take ages getting ready
and go into work looking really nice *when I say nice I mean better than I usually
do which near on resembles a tramp.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">None of the above happened, not even remotely close – in fact
I was late and basically threw on a concoction of clothing from my dryer – note
that the clothes were not dry which is always slightly annoying when it’s
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had Christmas jumper envy today – Look at this!!! To cool –
and her mum made it!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am being persuaded by friends to attempt to put some Christmas
decoration’s up – I have tried to explain that the only decorations I have are
a 12 pack of baubles for the tree. I don’t have a tree and can’t afford one
(desperate times but food or a tree – food!!!) So now we are thinking of another
ways to display said baubles…! Can we have the most amazing Christmas next
year, can we wear matching jumpers, have nibbles around the house like posh
people do in little bowls and those classy “I made them myself” but really you bought
them shabby chic decorations. Maybe a fireplace too, and stockings, and a
random annoying singing animal that’s on a sensor to annoy my Pops? Oh lets not
forget my dream, my aim in life…. To own a drinks cabinet!! Not any old one oh
no this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent the evening setting up our Facebook page eeeeeekkkk,
eating some chorizo, Mexicana cheese, cracker bread washed down with a glass of
wine. Then Mamma Peace came over and it was time to teach her how to use
twitter…Now I love my mother dearly and its moments like this you live for when
she says “oh I will follow these people they look nice…Oh this lady is ummmm
... ummmm well she says she is very good at certain rude things…what should I do” What
should you do…???? What should you do?????<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Repeated for dramatic effect) Don’t follow mother do not follow! ABORT
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You called me last night just because you wanted to hear my
voice… I think it’s possibly one of the most beautiful phone calls I have ever
received. You take speaking to someone for granted, you take hearing their
tones (sarcasm usually) their laugh, the way you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>say certain words. I miss it all, I miss all of you every little thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for saying what you did tonight, being me and staying true to who I am - you give me the courage to do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I mostly missed sharing my ideas with you, looking at
the “snow” (more like a snowman with the flue sneezed on Cambridge but don’t want
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-21811639564514721652012-12-04T12:09:00.002-08:002012-12-05T05:23:14.672-08:00Until February…Day Twenty Five: Frost, John Lewis and Cheesy Christmas photo<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Woke up pretty much numb from the head down, I still haven’t “bled” the radiator because it still sounds very dramatic, so instead I’m sleeping in a bedroom freezer and wearing excessive clothing! It’s going to be a long winter…!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After my fantastic start on being a responsible adult yesterday I continued this morning by making a packed lunch and a flask for the commute to work… I was impressed with myself! Turns out re heated stir fry is quite possibly the scummiest most delicious thing ever!! Good job I have enough for a small Army (military pun intended) should last me all week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was so beautiful this morning, all frosty and shiny and romantic! The type of weather where I imagine myself wearing some sort of Barbour inspired outfit and possibly a fake fur hat…(too much?) and we would most definitely be going for long walks and then it would warm up as the sun breaks through, I would be wearing my Rayberries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(the cooler 90% cheaper than Rayban) sunglasses and then you would break the romantic mood with some sort of loud bodily function – standard!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until tomorrow… just know I love you, always x</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-45930733292535795572012-12-03T14:21:00.000-08:002012-12-03T14:21:25.250-08:00Until February…Day Twenty four: Advent calendar disappointment, voicemail and cooking!
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the excitement of the weekend and being ridiculously
tired I planned a minimal day of being averagely productive without over doing
it… Started off very well – got out of bed averagely late, made porridge averagely
OK (bit runny) arrived at work averagely on time (just), made an average cup of
tea and was ready for the day to be lovely and average.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I was hit with a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>burst of excitement when I realised I had
THREE days of my advent calendar to open, the one you gave me (the Marvel heroes
one) has taken pride of place for weeks on my desk and even the chocolate voice
in my head did not make me open it! This excitement soon led to Incredible Hulk
style rage when I opened it to find the world’s smallest chocolates…. MOCKING me
that’s what they were doing MOCKING me!!! Look at this….. (Shocking)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After work I decided that I would stop living off cereal,
crackers, hot dogs and soup - so off I went armed with an actual grown up shopping
list of fresh food and “essential” cupboard items! I felt empowered!! I used my
Nectar card like a mature adult and everything – even put my receipts in the
receipt section of my purse… Acting like a real adult points: 50!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pappa Peace popped over, helped me do a few bits around the
house, we moved the sofa and established that I am most definitely the type of
person that hoovers around the sofa… Domestic Goddess points deducted – 18!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After cooking myself a chicken stir fry, pouring a glass of
wine and sitting down to Home and Away I felt like I had successfully achieved
my averagely average day with the added bonus of having real food in the house including
some cheese from the counter like a real domestic goddess! </span><br />
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Tears just before I started writing today's entry, heard a
funny joke and I called to tell you – it went to voicemail before I
realised autopilot had kicked in. You can’t answer the phone because you don’t
have one out there, I felt tears start to fill my eyes – downed my wine to see
if that helped….it didn’t so instead I called my voicemail and listened to an
answer phone message you left me ages ago saved specifically for moments like
this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazing responses on twitter today and thanks to all of the people helping on the project #smilecampbastion, so
overwhelmed at the support! So here are a few of the best from today:</span><br />
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Today I mostly missed waking up to your cheeky face, watching an idiot abroad 3 and enjoying the stir fry with
you just like the week before you deployed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-52137129505733606232012-12-02T11:46:00.002-08:002012-12-02T11:46:34.221-08:00Until February...Day Twenty three: BBC, free croissants and Norfolk support
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Woke up to my alarm which might as well have been screaming at
me “quick get up and go and make a fool of yourself on national TV” Instantly
thought I was going to be sick on stepping out of bed – oh dear this was not a
good start.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BBC sent a car… ha that could have been it for me - just
having someone send a car was amazingly cool, they could have just taken me for
a lap in the car and I would have been happy. No they took us to the BBC studios
eeeeeek and there was a lovely lady waiting for us and she knew my name and I
nearly threw up on her! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I went to make up…. It was a total blur but she made my
face look slightly better than it did naturally! It was never going to be a
winning face but lordy she made it look the best it ever has – thank you nice
make up lady with the “mad” make up “skills”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we sat in the “green room” area, I was offered food and
drink but for everyone’s sake I declined. Duuuuuhhhh duuuuuhhhh duuuuuuuuhhhhh
it was time “Zoey if you could come through please” I looked around for the
nearest possible escape route and did contemplate a sprint finish to the exit…
but my fitness level is not what it used to be and the lady with the clipboard
looked quick, she would have caught me! Darn it I was trapped! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Afterwards I had to wait around for an hour for the second
interview eeeeeeek! Managed to get through them without doing most of the
things on my list from yesterday however I did do a wave!!! An actual cheese
fest of wave – cringe! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Slight mishap on the second interview – they called me in,
the lady with the clipboard was otherwise occupied so I thought well I shall
just go and sit down on the sofa next to my buddy John…. Pretty much rugby
tackled to the ground just before I walked right in front of the camera and
autoque…. Most definitely not a media savvy girl yet! </span><br />
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After all the interviews I was starving – free croissants
and coffee A WOOOOOO HOOOOO! Thanks so much to the BBC for the best day ever!
We even managed a cheeky pic with Mamma G on the sofa!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a long drive home I am now sat in my PJs with a glass
of Pinot and some toast and jam…. Going all out! After the blog I shall be
planning the next stage of #smilecampbastion, from more celebs (COME ON PEEPS),
fundraising and twitter! I have received the most amazing pictures from people
all over the UK for the project and here are some of the best from today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then you sent me this one and I blooming love it - big up to Richard Bacon out on Camp Bastion and darling you are looking like a proper fitty mcvitty!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I have mostly missed having you by my side to stop me
from running away at the BBC, roadtrips with you singing along to cool “indie”
songs and cuddles on the sofa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until tomorrow… stay classy out there San Diego!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017379896234691449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562924264575429663.post-979788741433595652012-12-02T11:01:00.000-08:002012-12-02T11:01:18.617-08:00Until February...Day Twenty two: Roadtrip, wine and Lion King
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooo Saturday was all planned out as…. Lay in at Mamma G’s,
lazy morning, trip to the Adnams brewery, a pint or two, takeaway and Saturday night
TV. That did not happen as I received “that” phone call and it went a bit like
this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Important clever person at the BBC with a nice voice “So we
wondered if you would like to be on BBC breakfast & news tomorrow?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Me the non media trained potty mouth person “Holy cow are
you fricking serious” </span><br />
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Important clever person at the BBC with nice voice “ Uhhhh
yes Miss Peace we are” </span><br />
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Me the (oh you get the picture) “I need to check with my
agent person….” I hear you say Agent?? No its Mamma G – we are pulled over in a
layby deciding in whispers (because that meant important person at the BBC couldn’t
hear obviously) whether we should go. The main concern being that we would have
to forfeit our pint of Adnams…. BIG decision!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We said yes after agreeing that we would have a bottle of
wine in Manchester instead! Let the road trip commence!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Frantic packing, establishing I have no decent clothes,
sweets we need sweets (no roadtrip is complete without sweets) sat nav, GO!
Thelma and Louise was our chosen roadtrip theme:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After some scrummy food and a few drinks we decided to sit
in our room in bed making a list of what I should most definitely not do on live TV:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t wave at the end of the interview<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My Mum went to the westend to see the Lion King and after a
few large glasses of wine and being spurred on by her friends she got me the
most amazing #smilecampbastion picture from the cast:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I mostly missed having you here to share this with me,
to ask your advice and to cuddle you at the end of the day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until tomorrow…. Yours always xx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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