Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Happy, snowy, rainy times

Well I realise I havent posted for ages ans ages and really, I have been having too good a time to have the time!
I now have a permanant job so I am almost solvent at the moment!! By the time I get paid I will have been waiting 6 weeks for a pay....only 2 weeks to go and its getting grim! Someone sugested today that they might like to put a hat around the office for me if it gets any worse!
Other than that I have been up to a LOT! My brother was here with me for all of January which was goooood and we did tons of stuff. Day one was a tourist bus ride all over London in the only wet day we had. When we got off we were frozen into position. This may have had something to do with the fact that we sat on the top deck of the open air bus the whole way through the tour! We later went Shopping in Oxford street and then to harrods and then home. Phew. Day two was Madame Tussades and then some shopping (again, and it wasnt my idea this time) and then something else I dont remember. Day 3 was a tour of the Chealsea grounds (Stamford Bridge......was actually excellent!) and then onto the Tower of London and then meeting up with my friends and drinking and dancing the night away!! Was a great night! Next day was Saturday and we went to Portobello Road markets and looking all about before going to the Russian festival in the city which was fun. Were quite tired though so more pub food (mmmmmmm toad in the hole!!) and then home!
Next day was a Sunday but no rest for us, oh no. We flew to Scotland and saw some of our relatives and had a tiny little relax!! Wasnt as relaxing coming back though as had to heave my suitcases back from Glasgow that I had left there. Oh joy was fun. Got back from Scotland on the Wednesday (1p flights....seemed like a bargain!) and then on the Thursday we attempted to go to Paris!! I say 'attempted' as the weather was so bad that day the eurostar couldnt travel so we went the nexy day instead and had 2 great nights there where we saw the mona lisa and the venus de milo and went up the tower and cruised down the seine......would have all been rather romantic if it hadnt been my brother!!
Next day was Monday and I started my new job which I LOVE!!!! Makes me even gladder that I left the last one!!! It is still in London at the moment but I have to get a car soon as sometimes it takes us all over the place. So far I have managed to get around that by getting a lift with someone else but the time is coming when I am going to have to get a car of my own. Oh god am dreading it!! I need to have a few driving lessons in a manual first I think!!

Now onto the weather.....
Well it has snowed TWICE while I have been here...the other day I walked to work in the falling snow which was fantastic (How lame am I!) I forgot that snow is actually WET though, not just pretty and I was damp and frizzy by the time I got to work. Nice. Today though it has been nothing but RAIN!! I am in an internet cafe at the moment and I can actually see the drops from here. I am so dreading walking home!! Would like a car in this instance!
Other than that my weekend was not too eventful for me. Saturday consisted of catching up for lunch with a couple of newly-wed friends of mine....were both so smitten was lovely!!! Sunday was lunch again but again turned into an impromtue pub crawl!! Not good when it is 2 for one cocktails and there is work the next day, no not good at all. Its actually the first time I have had a drink since Australia day where I lost half my night and all of the next day thanks to the demon booze!! OOh, did go the the London Dungeons though.....was very very scary!!! Higly recommended for dates (again, was with the brother so no action there)
Otherwise no other news to speak of!!! I think I am getting my own internet sorted this weekend so that should be niiiiiiiiiiiiice and I wont have so sit in these pits any longer! Might have to wait till I have had a payday though.

Hope everyone is good and happy and life is treating them well.......I am in such a buzzy place at the moment I am starting to feel guilty as a few of my friends are having really hard times right now! I am sure it will clear up with the rain though.

Not sure all fo this makes sense.........sorry if it does not.