Quiet fortnight!

There is a reason for my lack of blogging - I haven't really done much! Mostly due to finances being low after America and the weather being too crap to do anything.
We've viewed three houses since I last wrote. One was overpriced, one had real potential but sold before we got the chance to view it a second time in daylight, and the final one we hope to go and view again this week.

The comedy festival has just come to an end in Glasgow and Ross and I managed to catch two events which was good. We went to Off the Bawl at the Theatre Royal - most of the men reading this will know what this is about, it's two Glaswegian sports guys talking about sport. I know you might think it's not my cup of tea (and I'll be honest I was dreading it) but I actually quite enjoyed it. My dad was going to be going with Ross but he was busy with work and couldn't make it down to Glasgow so I stepped in and actually got most of the jokes! The 'guest' appearance was John 'Smeato' Smeaton (the baggage handler who tackled the Glasgow airport terrorists). He was relatively funny but only because every second word he said was a swear word.

We also went along to the late night festival club at the stand with Ross's cousin Craig - do you think they look alike? Jimmy Carr turned up for a drink at the bar after his gig at the SECC but unfortunately he never took to the stage at the Stand.

Easter weekend was really quiet this year (but well needed). Ross bought me Thornton's mini eggs which were delicious. I bought Ross a Kit Kat Easter egg because it included a gift experience voucher for golfing, abseiling, canoeing, clay shooting, go-karting or sphering. I then bought one for myself so I could also go! I really fancy the idea of sphering or zorbing - hurtling down a hill in a see through ball a bit like a hamster - cool!

Ross was working away again last week - this time in Bulgaria - so I arranged an opera meeting and trip to the cinema to pass the time. I went to see 27 Dresses with my wee sis. It was cheesy and predictable but funny nonetheless and anything with a wedding theme still gets my radar going!

On Sunday I met my pal Eilidh for a great catch up - lunch in Princes Square then a wander round Glasgow's art fair. Some of the paintings were lovely although I didn't have a spare £5grand in my back pocket!

I had my half yearly check up at the dentist today which went well although I hate getting a scale and polish - it's cold and it really hurts! I did however find out that my dentist has expanded the range of services it offers - they now do BOTOX as well as dentistry! Maybe in a few years time I could be persuaded (and everyone will just think I'm getting a filling)!
Other news this week - happy birthday to my pal Sarah who has just entered her 30th year on this planet and congratulations to my cousin Billy and his new wife Emma who got married in Thailand.

I love California!

It's back to Earth with a Bang after our fantastic holiday in the States. There is far too much to write about it here but some highlights included -
* the quiz on the plane where you could play electronically against the other passengers
* seeing my big sis and bro-in-law and giving them their anniversary caricature present
* the bumpy landing in Long Beach California - much screaming and puking by other passengers
* the designer shopping outlet in Palm Springs
* the house we were staying in - spa bath and pool in back garden * the tram up to the top of the Californian mountain - glorious sunshine 25degrees down below and 4 feet of snow 5degrees on top!
* the Living Desert park - everything from cacti to Giraffes to blue frogs
* the desert golf courses - it was like being on a movie set
* Mexican food - it was freely available and delicious as we were only 90 miles from the Mexican border
* the golf carts - they were gold and funky with alloys, I could have spent all day driving them about!
* New York - generally, I just love New York - the shops, the buzz, the hotel, the geography, cosmopolitans * the Cheesecake Factory - banana and cream, mmm!
* the shopping - I bought 5 pairs of shoes, 3 dresses, 4 tops, hundreds of sportswear, jewellery, bags - I love Bloomingdales!!* the cliff walk in Rhode Island on our last day
* getting home to our bed after 29 hours of flying, 15 hours spent in airports and 16 hours spent in cars/buses!
Now that we're back I actually feel pretty refreshed and almost over the jet lag. Ross and I went straight back to work the following day which was pretty tough. At the weekend I went to see 42nd Street with my sister (which brought back great NYC memories!) then on Saturday Ross and I went round to theirs to play Wii. On Sunday we had to jump start the MR2 because the battery was dead - what fun! This week we're back in to the house hunting with a vengeance!
Sending congratulations to our friends Anna and Tony who had a little boy on Friday night!