Pimps and pregnancies!

Sorry, sorry, sorry! I have been neglecting my duties! It has been THE busiest month ever and it doesn't seem to be lightening up in the run up to Christmas. I have something on every weekend until the festivities and most week days also!
OK what's happened since I last wrote. Well, my first show went really well and I loved every minute of performing and dancing. I lost a few pounds with all the high energy and nerves but it was all worthwhile!
However the biggest shock of the week was my big sis announcing she is pregnant! I wondered why she was keeping her jacket on the whole time and feeling sick! She is due in April and I'm really excited about her and her hubby moving back to Scotland in February.
We had a great party up North when the whole family were home. It was planned to be a Disney fancy dress party but it didn't really happen until half the guests turned up dressed up so we all felt we ought to dress up too. I particularly liked Ross's pimp outfit!
After the parties were all over it was straight back into rehearsals for my next show - Oklahoma! Thanks to everyone who came along especially my granny who came all the way from Dingwall by herself on the bus. It certainly wasn't without drama - during the fight scene between the two principal characters one of them made contact with the other and broke his nose live on stage! We all heard it crack and there was blood all over the stage and people's costumes!
Since I last wrote Ross has been to Sweden and Johannesburg. However the good news is that he has a new job! Yes he starts with Scottish Enterprise in January so I can't wait to see more of him and travel on the bus together to work - lol!
I've eaten out at a few nice restaurants since I last wrote including Piccolo Mondo (an old favourite), Rogano (slightly disappointing), Barca (have been meaning to try for ages and was impressed by the value), Mulberry St (delicious macaroni), Red Onion (pretty rubbish), The Griffin (excellent pub grub - spicy chicken tastes like curry pot noodle, mmm!) and Fusion in Gourock (delicious monkfish and scallops!).
It's been busy busy at work just now with mid year reviews and prep for our programme on ITV in November. I also filled up my evenings when Ross was away with gym trips (body attack is excellent!), rehearsals for my next show (Boogie Nights in March 09!) and a concert by the Swingle Singers who are an amazing 8 piece group who use only their voices for all the sounds, vocals and instruments! Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQbO70Vp6Jc&feature=related to hear them.
I have also started my mentoring with a 3rd year pupil in a south side secondary school. She seems really nice and I hope we have a good relationship.
Last weekend was a bit of a drunken one with a work night out to Bread and Butter (nice place) on Friday night and a boozy night in on Saturday night. Eilidh, Donna and Clare came round for some X Factor and Singstar fun and delicious Bay Breeze cocktails and banana liquer hot chocolate - yum! I apologise to my wee sis as I was very hungover at her dress fitting on Saturday but the exciting news is that I think she has chosen THE one!
Sending happy 30th birthday wishes to Isla, happy birthday and congrats to Paul who passed his police exams and get well soon to my dad who has just had an op on his knee. L xx