Negative nancy It seems to be an age since I wrote anything here so forgive me if everything comes out a bit scatty. I'm currently off sick from work - about a week an a half ago i had my first gallstone attack since being in hospital 2 years ago...I spent another chunk of my life in A&E but thankfully didn't have to stay in this time - I was however put on some pretty serious pain killers and have basically spent the last week in a sort of drug induced coma...I'd spent so long lying down on the sofa sleeping - usually with Ozzy sitting on my hip - that when i tried to spend some time sitting up infront of my computer a few days ago i felt dizzy and like the world was the wrong way up... I've now weaned myself off the hard stuff and am functioning as much like a normal human-being as i ever did. Today is Neil and Candita's wedding...not sure if i've put much about Candita in here - if i've neglected to do so, let me just say this - we do not like her...she's 21 years old (Neil will be 34 this year) She's as mature as a 5 year old, she has tantrums...honest to god tantrums...crying fits in public for no apparent reason...and in the 16 months they've been engaged she's lived pretty much rent-free at Neil's flat, having only recently gotten a part-time job at the local cinema and they've split up 4 or 5 times...the most recent being only 2 months ago when he actually moved out for a few days and went to stay at his parents house so she could get her stuff together and move out...somewhere in those few days she obviously realised which side her bread was buttered and put on a very good act of repentence and him being the sucker he is took her back... so here we are...D-Day...or rather Wedding day...I am praying, for Neil's sake, that today goes well and without a hitch, but I am far from believing it will happen....we shall see... as for my wedding, well that's coming up....fast....November 12th....12/11/10....why am i doing this again?? oh right, I love Mike!! I'm sure i must have been one of those little girls who puts the net curtains over their heads and pretends they're getting married once....but i just can't remember ever actually wanting to be the centre of attention, wearing a flouncey white dress and listening to embarrassing speeches, all the while knowing that this day has put you into so much debt you'll never really recover from it! the wedding itself is happening in Maidstone...the registry office there is a beautiful medieval stone building on the river with a big courtyard out front where you can take pictures...we're only having family and a few friends to the ceremony (although the list of close friends attending seems to change weekly) and then a lunch- time meal as our "wedding breakfast". In the evening we have a private function room at this restaurant/club/bar hired for the evening and we'll have music and food and drink and probably about 15 people because it's a friday evening and they'll have to make their way to Maidstone after work...didn't really think that one through did we...oh well... Adelaide - a friend of Steph's from church - is making my dress for me...fingers crossed it'll be beautiful... then we're going to Devon for a few nights as a honeymoon - we have a national trust cottage in Tiverton booked... not exactly exotic, i know, but it's what we want...Mike hasn't ever been abroad and does seem that bothered to go...i admit some sunshine would be nice but all i really want is to be away with him somewhere quiet and comfortable... right - enough of that...i have to find somewhere that sells confetti for this afternoon without heading anywhere near work because i'm still off sick at the moment... Negative nancy |