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I've been a bit lazy with the old blog this week, but there hasn't been an awful lot of exciting news to share with y'all, so I don't feel too guilty :)
Had a lovely relaxed day on Monday for John's birthday which involved lots of nice treats and seeing some of his family.
I hung out with Jo on Tuesday and had a proper catch up (as opposed to drunken ramblings) about her holiday and loads of other stuff. Including the size of the world we live in. It's small, that's what it is. We live in a bloody small world.
And Wednesday (which I do believe was yesterday) John and I went to T'London Aquarium to mingle with the fishes (and frogs!!). It was full of children but brilliant nonetheless. We saw sharks, and seahorses, and piranhas, and eels and waxwork models of Ant and Dec which were rather freaky :-/
This morning we got up early (before the cats) and abandoned our house-sitting duties briefly whilst we visited home to check on Luke and wait for my parcel. And it arrived quickly, luckily for my not-so-patient self. I pride myself on having good manners, but I did almost snatch it from the poor delivery man's hands.
It was my new iPhone. Well, not my new iPhone, because I've never had one before, but it was a shiny new iPhone for me and oh, I love it. I have named him Didier :)
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Sunday, 15 August 2010
... in which I experience another hangover
Happy Sunday you buggers :)
Well here we go. In 1 hour and 45 minutes it is John's birthday, which I am very excited about. Maybe even more excited than he is, although he assures me this isn't true.
And so last night a group of us went out to celebrate the birthday that is occurring tomorrow. It was an amazing night, I had an obscene amount of fun with a smashing bunch of people. Unfortunately the drinks just kept on coming so John and I are both... well, not feeling brilliant. So we've had a lovely lazy day :)
Lovely!
Well here we go. In 1 hour and 45 minutes it is John's birthday, which I am very excited about. Maybe even more excited than he is, although he assures me this isn't true.
And so last night a group of us went out to celebrate the birthday that is occurring tomorrow. It was an amazing night, I had an obscene amount of fun with a smashing bunch of people. Unfortunately the drinks just kept on coming so John and I are both... well, not feeling brilliant. So we've had a lovely lazy day :)
Lovely!
Saturday, 14 August 2010
... in which I finish what I started
Ollie said "ham" yesterday :) John and I are very proud.
At the suggestion of John's friends, I may try teaching the cats to say "veal" next.
At the suggestion of John's friends, I may try teaching the cats to say "veal" next.
Thursday, 12 August 2010
... in which I am productive
I flew a plane today. It was awesome ♥
So... two cats live in John's parents house; Ollie and Chelsea who are brother and sister. They are both gorgeous fuzzy little things with lovely personalities, but the general consensus is that Ollie is not quite as clever as his sister.
Today I tried to teach them both to say "ham".
Katie: say "ham"!
Chelsea: ham (in a meowing sort of way)
Katie: say "ham"
Ollie: *blank look*
Katie: "ham"
Ollie: *purr purr*
Haha, they are both so adorable that it's hard not to squee out loud when they're around.
So... two cats live in John's parents house; Ollie and Chelsea who are brother and sister. They are both gorgeous fuzzy little things with lovely personalities, but the general consensus is that Ollie is not quite as clever as his sister.
Today I tried to teach them both to say "ham".
Katie: say "ham"!
Chelsea: ham (in a meowing sort of way)
Katie: say "ham"
Ollie: *blank look*
Katie: "ham"
Ollie: *purr purr*
Haha, they are both so adorable that it's hard not to squee out loud when they're around.
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
... in which I feel like a kid in a candy shop
I HAVE AN IPOON ON IT'S WAY TO ME!
Very exciting.
And I'm having a flying lesson tomorrow. Boo yeah :)
Very exciting.
And I'm having a flying lesson tomorrow. Boo yeah :)
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
... in which I hope I'm at least a little coherant
INCEPTION FTW!
Ooh la la, I was absolutely blown away.
And it was doubly nice because it followed a delicious meal with John.
The beginning of my evening contained a little bit of fail however. I began at Ann's house where the three of us - Nas included - baked some brownies and then got into a couple of lengthy discussions (at least one was about brownies) which made me late leaving to get back to Ruislip.
When I finally got around to leaving, the deadly combination of rush hour and chubby rain meant that I pulled out of her road into gridlock. Excellent.
But that shouldn't have been a problem, after all I'm a very patient person *snort* and I've stomached many a traffic jam before. Except that Baby (my car) was pretty much running on empty and my nifty petrol button was telling me I had 7 miles of petrol left in the tank.
That number fell to 6 before I'd moved even ten yards. At one point (not much further on) it fell to 4 and I'd barely moved in the last 10 minutes, so I began to get frantic and I resorted to something I'd not done since the days of driving my Polo.
I patted the dashboard and offered words of encouragement. And I'm not saying that my car has ears or anything, but I did get to the nearest petrol station in time :)
Happy ending.
Ooh la la, I was absolutely blown away.
And it was doubly nice because it followed a delicious meal with John.
The beginning of my evening contained a little bit of fail however. I began at Ann's house where the three of us - Nas included - baked some brownies and then got into a couple of lengthy discussions (at least one was about brownies) which made me late leaving to get back to Ruislip.
When I finally got around to leaving, the deadly combination of rush hour and chubby rain meant that I pulled out of her road into gridlock. Excellent.
But that shouldn't have been a problem, after all I'm a very patient person *snort* and I've stomached many a traffic jam before. Except that Baby (my car) was pretty much running on empty and my nifty petrol button was telling me I had 7 miles of petrol left in the tank.
That number fell to 6 before I'd moved even ten yards. At one point (not much further on) it fell to 4 and I'd barely moved in the last 10 minutes, so I began to get frantic and I resorted to something I'd not done since the days of driving my Polo.
I patted the dashboard and offered words of encouragement. And I'm not saying that my car has ears or anything, but I did get to the nearest petrol station in time :)
Happy ending.
Monday, 9 August 2010
... in which I feel like time is flying
Bonje!
So... three weeks into my holiday and three weeks to go. Is nice.
Saturday evening was a nice little blur of good company, Harry Potter films and Chinese food. Sunday was mostly lazy with a trip out in the evening to Uxbridge to celebrate Alex turning 25.
And whilst I don't see 25 as "old", it made 23-year-old me feel slightly old. It seems like only yesterday that Cat and I were 21 and ripping into Alex because she was turning 23 and was on her way to old age. Oh gee, look at us now :)
Oh yeah, and Chelsea... wth guys? Losing 3-1 is not cool when John and I had to spend time with Man Utd supporters the very same evening!
The house-sitting adventure is going well, it's nice to have somewhere different to potter around in, and having cats running through the house all day makes a nice change to having zero cats!
As if on cue, Chelsea-cat came and invaded my lap space and stare at my screen for a few seconds to make sure she is getting a mention in le blog.
I'm loving the weather today. I took a stroll in the sunshine up to Ruislip High Street to buy bread and nibbly things (croissants ftw!!) and a little treat in the form of a Costa latte which was enjoyed in the garden with a magazine and feline company.
I think this week will fly by because it's my first week of having John off work, I have a flying lesson on Thursday and it's John's birthday shindig at the weekend. Bring it on :)
So... three weeks into my holiday and three weeks to go. Is nice.
Saturday evening was a nice little blur of good company, Harry Potter films and Chinese food. Sunday was mostly lazy with a trip out in the evening to Uxbridge to celebrate Alex turning 25.
And whilst I don't see 25 as "old", it made 23-year-old me feel slightly old. It seems like only yesterday that Cat and I were 21 and ripping into Alex because she was turning 23 and was on her way to old age. Oh gee, look at us now :)
Oh yeah, and Chelsea... wth guys? Losing 3-1 is not cool when John and I had to spend time with Man Utd supporters the very same evening!
The house-sitting adventure is going well, it's nice to have somewhere different to potter around in, and having cats running through the house all day makes a nice change to having zero cats!
As if on cue, Chelsea-cat came and invaded my lap space and stare at my screen for a few seconds to make sure she is getting a mention in le blog.
I'm loving the weather today. I took a stroll in the sunshine up to Ruislip High Street to buy bread and nibbly things (croissants ftw!!) and a little treat in the form of a Costa latte which was enjoyed in the garden with a magazine and feline company.
I think this week will fly by because it's my first week of having John off work, I have a flying lesson on Thursday and it's John's birthday shindig at the weekend. Bring it on :)
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