Wednesday, 24 June 2009

3 months in a nutshell

So 3 months in a nutshell - here goes -
*Had a successful run of Boogie Nights at Eastwood Theatre. Missing rehearsals now but decided to have a break for the summer so not doing Anything Goes with GLOC but am doing Kiss me Kate with TSP probably next March.
*Rowed a boat up the Clyde for Comic Relief.
*Went to Dumfries, Galashiels, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Newcastle for work too many times to count..
*Was asked to be Change Champion for my office over the next 6 months.
*Went to my cousin Lynne's wedding at Eilean Donan Castle in Dornie - fab day.
*Went to my pal Reena's 30th celebrations in Gourock - another fab night.
*Ate out in too many places to remember - Fusion in Gourock, Cafe Mao, Gamba, Piccolo Mondo, Ikea(!), Red Poppy in Dingwall, Golspie Golf Club, Bank, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, The Oriental, Slug and Lettuce and Strada in Birmingham.
*Sadly my auntie Peggy died so went to Skye for her funeral
*In the same week however as this, and my cousin's wedding, I became an auntie again as my sister Carrie and her hubby Jeremy had a wee baby girl Baileigh who has heart shaped nostrils (aaahhh!)
*Saw a fantastic production of Chess at the Kings and Rent at G12 -oh and not forgetting Never Forget the Take That musical!
*Ordered our bridesmaid dresses for my sister Donna's wedding in December - lovely!
*Went to The Old Drovers to watch our friends run, yes, run half of the West Highland Way - 50 or so miles in 9 hours!
*Had a fun curry karaoke night at Ashoka with all my TSP pals
*Had some fun nights out for work dos, leaving nights etc - including dinner at David and Elaines, drunken night at Bar Buddha for Karen and Phil's leaving do, and a girlie night out to the Shed after cocktails at mine
*Had about 4 trips to the dentist to try and fix a niggly tooth - it's still sore and I haven't been able to eat on the right side of my mouth for 6 months now. Time to get root treatment...
*Had a manicure, 2 spray tans and 2 massages (not all at once)
*Took a flyer at my gym coming out of the showers and blacked out. 2 paramedics and a trip to the ambulance later I was ok (although my pride was hurt as, yes, I was naked when I slipped... mortifying!)
*Had a lovely weekend up North for my Uncle Ian's memorial golf tourament - Ross's team won so he was delighted!
*Sold our flat as mentioned before. It was a total nightmare as we had to pack and move out in under 48 hours! Thankfully my pal Eilidh's mum was our saviour so we are currently renting her flat in Croftfoot (with the best views in Glasgow!)
*BOUGHT A HOUSE!! Yes we took the plunge and bought a detached bungalow with loft conversion in Giffnock - woo hoo! We get the keys on 10 July but it needs a bit of work done before we can move in. Planning a joint housewarming/30th party in late August so watch this space!
*Went to my pals Alex and John's civil partnership in Sloans - great night ending up at a party until the morning!
*Caught up with my pal Clare and a few others we bumped into at the West End Festival
*Had a lovely catch up with Eilidh who came round for dinner and my pal Isla who I met for coffee in Edinburgh
*Booked holidays to San Fran and Vegas in late Sept/early Oct! No idea how we are going to afford it with the house renovations but hey ho!
*Went to see Take That at Hampden - scream!!!!!
*Flew to Paris for the weekend as Ross was working at the Paris airshow. Saw the Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacre Couer, Moulin Rouge, and Champs Elysees. Also went up the Eiffel Tower at mdnight and partied at La Fete de la Musique in the latin quarter all night!
Happy birthday and Father's Day to dad, happy birthday (belated) to Reena, my nephew Fergus and Sarah. Sending happy retirement wishes to my mum-in-law Irma and get well soon message to my granny who has just had a hip op at 89! Congratulations to Julie, Eilidh M and another pal (to be announced soon!) who are all due to have babies in Dec/Jan.
PHEW. I need a holiday ;o)