Bathing the Girls

Yes, the highlight of my life at the moment is bathing the girls, I don’t need your judgement!

So, anyway, the other day I decided that the girls hadn’t been washed in a while so I thought “hell, I’ve got time on my hands, that’ll kill some!” and so it did! Henrietta is really not keen on the whole getting wet situation, Heidi on the other hand was more in a “Oh dear lord help me, I’m going to die” panic! Happily, I did manage to get them both washed and dried without any injuries to anyone involved and let’s face it, this blog is just an excuse to post adorable picture of them all wet!

12 days and counting

I’ve started packing! It is progressing slowly. Stuart refuses to throw anything out so, once again, I am having to be more ruthless with my stuff. I’m gradually adding stuff to the sale list which will be going on ebay in the next couple of weeks (once I figure out how to use ebay to sell!). So far the stuff to come with us stands at 9 boxes and that’s only from one and a half rooms, it’s not looking good! Only 4 or 5 boxes in the store pile at the moment and hopefully I will be getting rid of those in a week or two so they will be out of the way. The lounge is a bomb site at the moment, boxes everywhere, stuff that needs sorting everywhere else and the small areas that would be empty are stacked with stuff to sell, it’s a nightmare!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We still have no idea what’s happening with the Guinea Pigs, I’m hoping and praying that they can come with us. On the plus side Stuart has found some lovely houses and we have pretty much decided on the bank that we’re going with. Slowly but surely it’s all coming together. We still have no firm date for the move but by the time Stuart comes back home we should do. I’m hoping it’s sooner rather than later because I’m fed up with the society in Britain and the attitudes held by the people in it, but that’s a rant for another blog.

In Wedding news: One of my Maid’s of Honour and I went to Crewe Hall on official Wedding business last night, it was by invite only, how posh are we?! lol! Jess got to see the hall, and the atrocious new bit that they’ve stuck on the side of it. We both pondered over why on earth they haven’t licensed the beautiful chapel that they have and despaired at how horrendous the new part is and how much it ruins the rest of it. Were it not for the new glass and steel addition to Crewe Hall I think it would be one of our favourites but the more I see the new bit the more I hate it.
Anyway, we saw yet more photographers, bringing to running total up to one million and one, and I am now sold on chair covers which I had already ruled out! Oh, and we’re having a chocolate fountain, because wow was it yummy and it smelled fantastic!
We also got fireworks which were very pretty Although I am still undecided as to whether to have anything at all going on at the reception aside from drinking and dancing.

Today Stuart and I have made some decisions on cake and Wedding Breakfast menu  (based on us having the reception at Wrenbury Hall). We have finally been able to compromise on the cake as it was the only thing that we were disagreeing on, now I just have to get the nice lady to design it and give us a price! Hopefully we can book Wrenbury Hall when Stuart gets back and sees just how fantastic it is in real life and then I can start booking everything else too! I’m getting a bit nervous about seeing the Vicar on the 3rd December, he was quite pushy the last time I saw him and I don’t do well with people trying to dictate to me, especially on an occasion that is only going to happen once so it is going to be perfect and no bugger else is going to stop it! It’s our Wedding, not his, if he wants this that and the bloody other, he can get married again! Sorry, rant over!

In health news, I am not sleeping very well at all. Well…that may not be entirely accurate, I am sleeping well once I get to sleep, it’s just that I’m not getting to sleep until 5 or 6 am! I think it’s partly due to running on Mexican time so that I get to talk to Stuart and I really hope it sorts itself out once he’s back because it’s driving me insane and means I’m not getting up ’til 2 or 3 pm. That in turn is affecting my eating meaning that I’m only eating one meal a day because I’ve slept through breakfast and lunch, the joys of long distance relationships. Do you know what my advice is? Don’t do it! Either move with them or break up, it’s not worth it.

Oh, telly wise I am shocked and appalled that Jamie Afro is no longer in X factor, he was my favourite to win. So now I’m a Jedward supporter 100% Go twins, you rock!
I was really looking forward to I’m a Celebrity get me out of here and enjoyed the first episode, Stuart to win! But I am now boycotting because they’ve put that tramp who calls herself a mother back in and I refuse to have everyone of my senses offended by trash like that.

Right, I’m feeling like I’m rambling now so I’ll shut up!

I’ve been a busy bee!

Well since Helen’s wonderful wedding my Fiance and I have been very busy trying to see everyone and sort everything before He toddled off to Mexico.

Last week we saw our friend Lucy for a couple of hours, it was also Rock and Metal night which we were supposed to go to but sadly I had agonising stomach cramps so we had to cancel It was nice to see Lucy and chat for a bit though.
On Saturday we popped into Acton Church to have a chat with the Vicar, well we tried, but they were closed! So then we thought we’d pop in to a see a family friend who hasn’t yet met Stuart, but she was out! In fact, aside from a nice night out that evening with a friend who we hadn’t seen since March, we had a fairly unpreductive day! It was great to see Rachel though, we had a lot of catching up to do and had a nice night out and Stuart got to see His friends before he went off to Mexico too.
On Sunday my lovely friend Martin came round and we went for coffee. We hadn’t seen him for ages either because he lives in Bristol now, so we got to have a good chat about very geeky stuff like Cataclysm coming out for WoW! I know, I’m so sad, but it’s good to geek sometimes! Stuart had to dash off a bit later to take Nick (his brother) to the airport so he could fly off to Italy again for work. Then we went to Church for a service (Eucarist), having sat down and just before the service started I had to get out of the Church, so off I went leaving poor Stuart sat there. Fortunately He seemed to quite enjoy the service and it certainly lifted His mood. After it finished He came outside to get me, after I had been standing in the rain and wind for an hour (I know, it was my fault!). We had a chat with the Vicar and he said it should be fine for us to get married there because of my ties to the church. Yay! After much thinking about why I walked out of the church, I think that it was mostly because of the expectation that you kneel, and partly because of the brainwashing which I sensed coming. I’m not big on the organised religion, and I have to say that standing in the rain at my Gran’s grave just confirmed that I made the right decision in my faith, I’m thinking that I probably shouldn’t mention that to the Vicar though!

On Monday (that would be yesterday) I did most of Stuart’s packing, ironed a lot of His shirts and generally organised the house ready for us to go to the Hotel in the evening. We got to the hotel a little later than planned, about 6, but we still had a fantastic evening with a delicious meal, it was lovely to be able to spend a relaxing evening with my Hubby to be before he left. Sadly He couldn’t have breakfast because His flight was at 6:10 so he left early, however I did have breakfast at about 9:30 and it was very yummy!

I made it back safely on the train all alone too, go me! On my return I found my confirmation letter from Uni and did not deal with it very well at all! I am not even slightly looking forward to it, it’s all bad feelings, fortunately I’m seeing my councellor on Friday so hopefully she will help me deal with it at least a little better. On the plus side, I got to see my good friend Sami, who is also going to be my Maid of Honour woo hoo! Sadly she is off to Devon to work in a zoo for a year, will miss her loads! We had a good chat about everything and discussed lots of wedding details, specifically that a Maid of Honour has nothing to do with milking, bonnets or aprons!

Finally I’m sending big hugs and kisses and lots of love to my wonderful step-dad, Bill, who is in hospital at the moment waiting for an angiogram to see if his heart needs operating on again (he had a triple heart bypass when he was younger). Hopefully it will all be just fine and he wont need anything doing, fingers crossed everyone!

Helen and Matt’s Wedding

Yesterday was the wedding of Mr and Mrs Davies, aka Helen and Matt, and it was incredible! The boys scrubbed up very well again, and one of our close friends was Maid of Honor and she looked so beautiful!

The service started at 2pm, although Helen was traditionally late, and it was beautiful. The bride looked even more stunning than usual with her hair up and her make-up flawless as she made her way down the aisle. It was the first time that I had seen Helen and Matt together and the first time that I had met Matt but he is obviously totally devoted to her and they are so in love The church itself was very simple but beautiful and the ceremony was lovely. However it did get me thinking about what I want in my ceremony and wondering how much Wicca I can get into a Catholic ceremony! We are planning to go to our local church and have a chat with the vicar about what we want and things, hopefully this coming week.

Back to the Davies wedding! When declared Husband and Wife Helen looked back at the congregation and with a huge smile and some excited hand movements, it was lovely to see her s over the moon.
The reception was at her parent’s house in a huge marquee, again it was all just so Helen, simple, elegant and traditional, aside from the table names which were Transformers! The meal was delicious and the speeches were so sweet, especially the Father of the Bride who was obviously so proud that his daughter had found someone who makes her so happy.

The meal was followed by the opening of a casino at the back of the marquee which, personally, I thought was a fabulous idea. There was no actual gambling, just chips, but everyone seemed to enjoy it very much. The casino was the followed by a band and dancing while everyone, aside from my fiance and I, got drunk!

It was an absolutely beautiful wedding and everyone had a great time, especially me! I just love weddings!

Almost Home

I am aware that I am posting late but I’ve been busy, and have had no internet, damned frenchies.

Anyway, this week Stuart and I recorded, edited and set up the blog for our podcast which now has a name: World of Kink, I’ll pop a link up from here but if you know us or are related to us it’s probably going to be way too much information for you! It is an adult podcast so you have been warned! I’m really hoping it goes well, we’re trying to find somewhere to host it at the moment and any help would be greatly appreciated! We’re intending to discuss all varieties of kink and kinky news from around the world. I’m also trying to make it easier for people to find their kinky community in the UK because, as many people I’ve spoken to have noted, it’s very difficult to find people in real life.

Alongside the world of podcasting we went to St Malo yesterday which was lovely. We had a wander on a beach on the way there to give the dogs a break from sitting in the car. We had lunch in a lovely, small restaurant, sadly the quiche type thing that I ordered tasted so strongly of vinegar that my main meal consisted of vinegar and potato, fortunately the fruit crumble I had for pudding was delicious! The rest of the family were very happy with their foreign pork dish and bread and butter pudding, unfortunately, having the sensitive pallet that I do, any form of spice burns my mouth really badly, all together now “awwww, poor you”!
After our lunch we split up and Stuart and I went for a wander around St Malo on our own, we went along the walls, which I will now gush about because I absolutely love stone walls, especially when they are warmed by the sun, they feel so smooth and strong, and round the town and watched a man dressed as Aladdin do some interesting tricks with a glass ball and a diablo. I’ll put up some photos soon as it is very difficult to describe just how beautiful St Malo is, the sea is a gorgeous bluey green and the sand on the beaches is a glorious golden colour, just like in the photos you see of celebrity get-aways! More gushing now because I adore looking at water, especially waves, the colours are stunning and it fascinates me the way the water moves and sounds. Sadly we didn’t get to sunbathe on the beach or go in the sea because they don’t allow dogs on the beach However we did get a huge candy floss on a stick (screw you health and safety!) a crepe and a waffle while we pottered around the beautiful old town. It was a lovely day out and it was really sunny too so I am nicely tanned to return home and make everyone jealous!

On Tuesday I had my haircut by Francine, the local hairdresser, she speaks no English at all, so I tried my best with my limited French to tell her that I wanted the same style and length but a little trim and some weight taking out. Evidently that is not what I said as I came out with a semi-sweeping fringe, and a lot of what can only be described as “zhuzsh”. Having washed it, blow dried it and straightened it myself since it looks a lot better, but it does mean that I have to start growing my layers out again from scratch, bugger! Photos to follow when I get a stable internet connection.

Stuart and I went bowling on Tuesday with Bill, my step-dad, and the Tuesday club, a group of English people in the area they are in in France who meet up one Tuesday a month to chat and things. It was the first time I’ve been bowling in ages and my wrist is pretty painful now and I did terribly! I used to be good at bowling, I swear, but you would not have believed it! Despite my terrible performance we had a good night

In other news, we are flying home tomorrow I can’t wait, I’m so excited to be back in England where we can shop 24/7 and have stable internet and social interaction! Being in France has made me think twice about us moving out of the UK, I very much value my practicalities like being able to nip out to the supermarket and have them sell everything I need in one place (in season or not!), public transport, proper internet and not having to drives miles to see another person. Ah Blighty, how I have missed you!

To France!

Well yesterday at 9am we (my mother, the guinea pigs and I) left our lovely little house in the UK and headed off to France. The trip down to Portsmouth was fabulous, no traffic jams or anything. On the ferry we went to see “Xmen Origins: Wolverine” which was pretty good, more of a boy film than the rest of the Xmen films. Ferry went very quickly too and soon we arrived in Caen.

Off we went after customs examined us and checked the Guinea Pigs weren’t secretly stashed with drugs or something! To our surprise there was actually roadworks in France! :O I have never seen them before but they were very organised and running smoothly:

We finally arrived home at about 11:40 and unpacked the car, settled the girls in and had a cuppa. Sadly, in my state of tiredness I managed to put salt in my tea instead of sugar, that was an experience! I would not recommend it to anyone else though, it has even given me an ulscer! However after a good(ish) nights sleep I feel much more refreshed and ready to enjoy my holidays. Sadly I forgot to bring a big teddy and a pillow is just not the same I’m such a kid!

Anyway, today I have been relaxing. I have unpacked all mine and Stuart’s stuff into drawers and onto hangers so He can settle straight in when he arrives on Friday. I can’t wait to see Him! Hopefully we will be having a barbeque but the weather says thunderstorms at the moment. I don’t care though because at t

Feminism and the downfall of society

I am going to be hated by some people for this post, and you know what? I don’t care! Having read Liz Jones’ highly offensive and down right disgusting article about stay at home wives/mums and people with kids in general I feel perfectly within my rights to express my opinions, so if you don’t like it, stick you! See how polite I am Ms Jones, that’s because I’m a lady!

Do you know what, what makes me happy in life is making other people happy, specifically the Man that I choose to spend my life with and I have the right to not be judged for that. Just because I like to make Him happy, do things for Him and treat Him like a king does not make me weak, dependent or stupid. In fact it makes me a strong, independent, well educated woman who makes selfless choices to make others happy. I actually enjoy cooking, and cleaning, and homemaking, it makes me feel good, I do not do it because society tells me that I should or because I’m lazy and don’t want to work, shocking though it may seem Ms Jones, people actually have different interests, as an “intelligent” woman surely you would understand that?

It is women like Ms Jones who are the reason that I would be quite happy to give up the vote for so that they could be put back in their damned places and realise that being a lonely, self absorbed, arrogant, (word to be added here) wannabe man does not make you better than the rest of us. I wish we could just travel back to the 50’s when women were women and men were men. Women were not judged for homemaking and looking after their men and raising their children, in fact they were praised for it and, surprise surprise, there were no children loitering on street corners, drinking until silly o’clock in the morning, unable to read and with no one caring where they are. If women stayed at home and were women the next generation would be emotionally stable, loved and literate, as it is what with women being accused of being “lazy” for choosing to stay at home with their kids, said children are being raised by the TV and going to school unable to talk, read or write at all. Before you start slandering women who want to nurture, take a good look at what those women provide society with and the look at what you provide society with. It is no wonder society is in an unstoppable downturnat the moment thanks to the lack of anyone having set roles anymore, gender or otherwise.

Anyway, recently I have been sunbathing, please note children: always be safe in the sun, or else:

Basically I have nothing to blog about this week and I was going to leave it, but then I became irritated! So I’ll leave it there.

But finally, I can’t wait to have Stuart back on Thursday I will be having a shower, shave, painting my nails and generally beautifying myself before I see Him and it’s just tough if you don’t like that Ms Jones because while I can looks beautiful, you will always be ugly, twisted and alone.

Dirty Weekend

Having dropped Stuart back at the station and knowing He is safely back off to Milan I thought I’d fill you all in on the gory details of our saucy weekend of fun I’m kidding! I’ll just say that it was very fun and exciting and we did some things that we hadn’t done before but will definitely be doing again! I’ve never had a kinky weekend like that before, it was good!

Anyway, moving swiftly on! The whole family (me, my mum and stepdad) all went to pick Stuart up from the station on Friday. It was fabulous to see Him and He seemed very happy to see me too We popped into “Super U” on the way home to pick up some bits and pieces to keep Him going over the weekend but when we arrived home we had a relaxing evening watching tele and cuddling which was wonderful because it’s the first chance we’ve had to do that in over 2 months. On Saturday we did some sunbathing and went for a walk along the country lanes round the house and then on Sunday we went for another walk which sadly didn’t go as well as the first one. We ended up fighting our way through a Supernatural style swarm of insects that were attacking. When we finally made our way out of said insects we were both covered with them, so much so that I had to take my top off and empty my bra of tiny, midgy things. Bloody France! Aside from the insects it was a very nice weekend though, we got a lot of quality time together to chat and catch up and just cuddle which I’d been missing very much and now I can’t wait for next weekend!

Bugs

Stuart sunbathing

To France

Yesterday we (my mum, the guinea pigs and I) left my lovely home in the UK for my parent’s home in France. We left at 9am and arrived an hour early at the ferry, thankfully there was no problems on the way which made a nice change from the usual roadworks and throngs of traffic! We saw “Xmen Origins: Wolverine” at the cinema on the ferry, we had the whole cinema to ourselves! The film was good though, not as good as the other Xmen films though, much more of a boy film with all the action sequences and special effects but still pretty good. The ferry went quickly and soon we arrived in Caen to a beautiful sunset (which I will have to upload later as my external hard drive isn’t plugged in at the moment).

The drive on the other side was fairly boring as it was late when we got off the ferry and we didn’t arrive at the french house til about 11:40 pm. The French actually had roadworks going on :O They are the first I have seen in France but they were still very organised and everything was running smoothly, makes you wonder why it isn’t the same in England! *sigh*

After unpacking the car and getting the guinea pigs settled we sat down to have a cup of tea and relax, sadly, due to my tiredness from the long days travelling I managed to put salt in my tea Definitely not to be recommended as an alternative to sugar and it has given me an ulcer! I didn’t sleep as well as I hoped, mainly due to my own stupidity of not bringing a big teddy and a pillow just doesn’t cut it Hopefully I will sleep better tonight though, if only because I’m so tired!

I am really looking forward to Friday when Stuart is arriving though hopefully we will be have a barbeque although at the moment the weather is saying there will be thunderstorms. I don’t care though, I just can’t wait to see Him! Am loving being surrounded by dogs again too, hopefully Rupert and Stuart will get on, Stewart loves Him already!

This is me by the way! Just after I’d had my hair done too!