Sunny - I mean stormy - Stornoway

Bit of a catch up as I have been out of action electronically for the last few weeks. My laptop had to be sent back to the manufacturers as it was so riddled with viruses - poor thing! So, since I last wrote we have had Iona and Pete's wedding - which was a fantastic day in glorious sunshine! We partied until 4am at the Drumossie in Inverness and I got to wear my vintage dress so I was a happy girl!
Ross has been on travels again - back to Bulgaria this time - whilst I was hard at work signing up to be a volunteer mentor. I have decided to mentor a pupil at a high school in Glasgow which should be a rewarding experience and will hopefully help the young person going forward in their life.
We also had another house viewer who seems quite interested but I am not getting my hopes up at all! We have had 11,000 hits on rightmove since the flat went up for sale - so it's really disappointing that nothing has come to fruition yet.
I've had quite a few days off in the last few weeks as I had loads of holidays to take. I went for a couple of girlie work nights out to Arta and November (plus I introduced them to Victoria's secret which is no longer a secret!).
We gave Connect Festival a miss (long story which I won't go in to!) but actually I didn't have any regrets because seemingly the site was like a bog - I have no desire to camp for 3 nights in a swamp, thank you very much! So, instead we went through to Edinburgh for a day out. We visited the parliament which I didn't like and had a nice lunch sitting outside in the sunshine. Harvey Nics was also frequented but I managed to hold back opening my purse (thankfully!). We ate out at Zizzi that night which is still one of my fave places to go as you can people watch in Princes Square to your heart's content (and the garlic bread with cheese and caramelised onions is divine!).
On the Sat night we went to a fundraiser night for my theatre group. It was a 70's Boogie Nights party so we all got dressed up and boogied to a cool band playing oldies! We also got the bus home, which was definitely a bad idea as we were mocked the whole way home!
The 7th Sept was Ross's big day as he was running the Glasgow half marathon. I was very proud of his efforts as he completed the run in a very respectable 1hr 49mins! My friends Isla, David, Paul, George and Phil were also running - well done to you all! Afterwards we had lunch in the Granary and dinner in Anarkali where I had a delicious spicy curry - even some of the boys couldn't handle it!
Last week Ross and I went to Stornoway (via Dingwall) on a part business - part pleasure trip. I visited a couple of projects applying for funding but spent the rest of the time exploring Lewis. We got the ferry across (fine on the way over but gale force 8 winds on the way back - thank god for travel sickness tablets!) and had a hire car to get around the island. We went to the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse and some lovely beaches as well as exploring the shops, arts centre and eating/drinking establishments in Stornoway itself. We had dinner in a Thai restaurant (yes, Thai on the Western Isles - fab!) and I had a delicious banana liquer hot chocolate in a trendy bar called HS1. It was a long drive back to Dingwall (helped by a stopover at my folks house for macaroni!) but it was worth the trip.
On Friday night we went for dinner at Sarti (very good) and went to see Evita at the theatre (also good but I still love the film the best). I got a lump in my throat when they did 'You Must Love Me' as that is the song I am singing solo in my show in a few weeks - aaah! On Saturday night we went to our friends Katie and Stefs leaving do - they are travelling the world and said goodbye in style at the Buff Club.
Phew, other than that I have been trying to be best bridesmaid of the year for my wee sis Donna who has set her date for 19th Dec 2009 in a mansion just outside Inverness! She has completely surprised me by turning into Bridezilla overnight (sorry Donz!) but it is great to be talking weddings again. We went to Roberta Buchan for a try on session on Saturday and she looked stunning in the dresses she tried on!
Right better go - off to for dinner tonight with Eilidh and Reena - my biggest blog fans !! lol ;o)