Rosevibe

I should be writing a follow up about my experience at #mcl3, or completing any one of the numerous draft posts I have lined up in the blog back room..

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Ok, to fill you all in on just why my posting has been pants for the last few months and why I’ve been so ill and why I’ve barely posted anything else. You see, when you have something big happening in your life it’s all you want to write about – especially on a personal blog like this, but no..
My beloved has been adamant that we shouldn’t tell people our news until after we’ve had the first scan and know for sure that everything is ok – I’ve not been able to blog or stay online because it’s just too hard to keep the secret to myself, but Friday night he went out with all his male cousins and they got to hear the news in the pub – even though we won’t be going for the scan until tuesday..

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I’ve always written down my thoughts and my feelings, many a time as a kid and young adult I’d sit up late at night scribbling notes into a diary or onto a nondescript pad of A4 paper. Having a blog has just made the process easier, typing is quicker than writing and I can capture my thoughts more fully, editing is simpler; merely a matter of highlighting text as opposed to laboriously copying the same thing over and over again as I refine the message I’m trying to get across.

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To Laura-Jane & Allan.

It was an absolutely fabulous wedding on Sunday – so fabulous in fact that it’s taken me until today to recover from it *grin*

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At least that’s the byline Geni.com uses.

I blame Nik for the argument I had with my gran this afternoon. He was the person who posted the geni link on twitter and so he’s the one who has to await the karma bite back *grin*

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For today I baked a blinder! Seriously, it may not look all that but it’s soft and moist and MAN is it tasty!
If only I could figure out how to stop the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom *sigh*

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Yes, yes.. I know it’s shallow (as Stef made a point of telling me when he started reading over my shoulder) but the day in which we celebrate the arrival of my squalling, blood and mucal covered self into this world is close at hand.
I know, you already knew this, (I can see you checking that diary Claire..) but this post is not aimed at you, this post is a request to the odd family member who sneaks a peak occasionally:

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On the whole I’ve not had too bad a holiday season, good company, great food and many a gift all combine to create a feeling of general goodwill, the only fly in the ointment was this crappy illness rearing it’s ugly little head and preventing me from seeing my bestest bud.

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I really really love my man.
I mean, totally – in a sickeningly gushy, want his babies type way.

He’s an evil little fecker with a sadistic sense of humour, irritating as sin in an ‘always right’ kind of way and so handy it hurts.

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I’ve been away since last wednesday – the majority of the week has been spent in the Lakes, It’s really gorgeous out there – even in the incessant rain.
The caravans (well, static homes) were more spacious than my flat, so much so that at the bargain price of £29,950 it’s almost worth considering buying one and moving to the lakes *grin* hows that for british trailer trash eh?!
It was actually a really pleasent holiday – we went down with 3 other couples and their kids, on the last night we ended up in the other caravan rather than venturing out into the torrential rainpour to hit the pub (I was a little bit gutted because that meant I was denied my karaoke *sigh*) but the 6 hour game of charades we embarked upon soon dispelled any disappointment – I guess you had to be there, but seeing Alan attempt to mime out ‘Living Dead girl’ and Stef’s ‘willy wonka and the chocolate factory’ had us all in stitches!
I gotta say though, kudos to Maria – she’s the charade queen!

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Life? Don’t talk to me about life…
Just lately on tv there seem to be a lot of reference to things from my childhood, the music, the comedy, toys and games… I’ve been remembering a lot of things.
One of those things is Tamsyn Luke.

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Well – I’ve managed to do something to my leg that means I can barely walk. This sucks because today I had energy and motivation.
If I’d only remembered to take my bank card with me I’d have started divorce proceedings today *sigh* I made it to the C.A.B. for 10am so they could check over my divorce petition, I even managed to find the right court building amongst the building site that passes for crown Square these days.
Sadly when I went in with all my paperwork, I didn’t have the required £210 fee on me and I had to trek all the way home again to pick up my wallet – only to realise that I’d never make it back to the court before they closed because of my gammy leg.
Which after having to wait just over 2 years till I can legally divorce sucks.

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The wedding went off without a hitch.
Which was good.
The rain even cleared up by the time we got to the registry office which meant we could take photo’s outside. I’ll be sticking a lot more pics on my photo blog just as soon as they’ve stopped updating their system/ changing servers or whatever todays excuse is…

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There comes a point where everyone has had enough, they just feel they can’t handle anything else. Then after that, there comes another and another – each time you think
“why me? I’m a nice person, everyone says so – what have I done to deserve all this shit?!”
Sadly it’s not that simple, people are cruel.
The most hurt always comes from the place you would least expect it – even when all the signs were there beforehand. You know the signs were there because you spend every minute of every hour for the next few days, weeks and months (ok, years) going over and over in your mind every little thing, every nuance of every conversation till you can see the things that led you into this hell – but you never understand. The signs are there, but no hint of the cause.

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