· On a trip to the hairdressers my whole tooth fell out when I was eating a toffee. I’m never eating another toffee again.
· I then had to go out for dinner and a wedding dance the same night so I decided to drink lots to hide my embarrassment!
· Places I’ve eaten out in the last couple of months include The Grill on the Corner (not worth the price), Fifi and Ally (a bit pretentious), Piccolino (good food but drank too many liquers), Esca (tasted nice at the time but ended up throwing up during the night), Tusk (slow service but good fish and chips in newspaper), Bread and Butter (tasty pizza), 29 (lovely food if a bit posh), Piccolo Mondo (always good), one up (just had a cocktail as their bar bites weren’t ready in time), Arta (disappointing food but liked the good value bubbly), Wagamamma (not as good as usual), Andiamo (a lovely Italian near our new house) and every take away possible (from Chinese to pizza to Indian to Italian to chippie to salad boxes to munchies boxes!)
· Our partying lifestyle has been much quieter than usual due to house renovations and spending literally £1000’s of pounds every week. However we still managed to go to Ross’s mum Irma’s retirement do at their house, my pal Claire’s 30th in the Lansdowne (lovely nibbles), Ross’s auntie and uncle Claire and Jim’s wedding anniversary at their house, Trev and Steph’s leaving do at Arta and a family party in Dingwall as my cousin was over from Texas. Not bad really!· We got the keys for our house on 10th July and moved in on 23rd Aug so in the space of 6 weeks we turned a shell into a lovely home with the help of tilers, plasterers, electricians, painters, joiners,
roofers, plumbers and family members helping us out. We hit a bombshell a couple of weeks in when we discovered the whole house needed rewired so we’ll be paying off debts for a long time to come! We do however have lovely neighbours, a gorgeous manageable garden and a proper grown up house so it’s all good! Here is a before and after picture of our dining room!· Pampering wise I’ve managed to squeeze in 2 massages, not enough trips to the gym and a spa day in Inverness to treat my pals Aileen and Sarah for their 30ths. Aileen is due to give birth in January and Sarah is looking a million dollars after a health kick so they are both in good form. The same weekend all the boys went to the Open Championship – my Christmas present to them all last year – so much beer was drunk and Ross slept through most of it...
· My travels recently have included 2 trips up North, 4 trips to Birmingham, 2 trips to Carlisle and a day trip to Newcastle. I cannot wait for some proper travelling in just over a week’s time when we fly business class (woop!) to San Francisco for our holidays. We’ve already booked a night tour of Alcatraz, Grand Canyon helicopter flight and tickets to see Wicked (double woop!) in addition to our friends Isla and Zain’s wedding and hen/stag nights in Vegas – bring it on!
· My 30th birthday passed uneventfully which I’m not sure if I’m happy or sad about. I certainly don’t feel any different although I did buy some overnight wrinkle cream! Ross took me on a trip to Pitlochry and my family were all there to surprise me! Here is a pic of Ross with our niece Baileigh. I got some lovely gifts like house stuff, pictures, wine, jewellery, spa days and a lovely Radley wallet from Ross. We also went to my favourite champagne bar Vronis on my birthday for a bottle of bubbly!· Rehearsals are now underway for my next show Kiss Me Kate in March at Eastwood Theatre in Giffnock. I have decided not to audition for any role as I want to relax and enjoy this show with no pressure to learn lines or complex dances – although the first dance we are learning isn’t exactly easy!
· Two of my friends had babies recently – Iona and Pete had a wee girl Gracie and they are settling well into family life. Sarah and John had a wee boy Rhys who arrived 7 weeks early! All are fine and Rhys is now home with mummy and daddy.
· We’ve had a few visitors in to see the house already – Claire, Eilidh, Mer, Mum, Dad, Donna, Neil, Richard – and my sis Carrie is coming to stay tonight before picking up some friends from the airport tomorrow morning.
· I’m looking forward to a bit of Coldplay at Hampden tomorrow – my first concert/gig in weeks because we’ve been so busy. I even missed Proms in the Park this year which is always a favourite. I have however bought tickets for Les Mis in May next year and West Side Story in October.
· Next on the agenda is planning Donna’s hen night which is already semi organised although I’m not giving anything away in case you are reading this Donna ;o)
· That’s it for now, I’ll report back with some photos and stuff when I return from my hols. Look forward to seeing you all at the new pad either this weekend or in the next few months xx
