Yea I feel so much better, she was so sorry for upsetting me so its all good as well, I think I may have been a bit to sensitive as I am an over thinker and worrier and she is very out spoken and says what she think's which I have always loved about her. better to talk and get it sorted eh
Yay, am so pleased for you! I am totally an over thinker as well, I tend to go over and over things in my head sometimes and then when I actually talk about it to the person it turns out to be not nearly as big a deal as I am making it! I like to think that being sensitive is a good trait though
I'm so loving the talk of writing and publishing! I'm getting my masters in English and am a total bookworm. I write, too, but for now it's mostly my thesis.
Have some time off from school while I'm waiting for my thesis proposal to get approved, so am getting my hands on any light, fun reading I can at the moment. Right now, I'm focused on chick-lit (currently reading Baby Proof by Emily Giffin) until I go back to my Edith Wharton thesis stuff.
Now that I know there are so many writers in here, and that my secret is out that I'm an English MA, I'm going to be all self-conscious of my typing.
I tend to be lazy, so don't spend as much time paying attention to grammar in my posts.
I have a confession to make. I cried this morning.
Started getting cramps last night and then AF came on full force, and just couldn't help it. Feeling slightly hopeless, but started to research fertility specialists and made an appoint. w/ my OB for June 16th.
Oh, so sorry Jill! Grrrrrrrrr to AF! Hope you are doing ok love. That is awesome that you have made an appointment - good work. Big hugs to you
I also have an English degree - it was my first degree so it was a while ago - but it was always my favourite subject and love to read and write. My Mum is a playwright, but I never got my act together to follow through with any writing. Last year my and my OH did a road trip across the States and I wrote a blog about it, which was so much fun. So I am trying to get back into writing things for myself. But yeah, I never pay attention to how I write on BnB either!
Today has been very hard. We are battling to get things sorted out - there is so much admin and red tape to getting cards back here - its easier for the criminals than for the victims. We are also all exhausted so the kids are playing up and I have a short fuse. I just want to be left alone and sleep. Celtic we live in South Africa - hijackings are fairly common - so common they do not make the newspapers, but we all know people who have been killed in hijackings cause sometimes they are trigger happy, so it is very very scary when it happens. The people who hijacked us had stolen a car with an immobiliser that had stopped at our neighbours and they were just looking for a get away car so were luckily in a big hurry - they forgot to search me properly so at least we still have a cellphone. I am angry about it now though and still rather scared everytime we stop to let the car into the house.
We may go and spend the night with the inlaws tomorrow - while its good to get away I also need some space though, so not entirely sure its the right idea.
Wow, again I am so sorry Tanikit. I have a friend that lived in South Africa who spoke about this type of thing happening as well, it just sounds so scary. I hope that you can get some rest - being exhausted makes everything even harder I can imagine. We are all thinking of you xx
Lucky, I'm trying to find your post about your wedding party and the picture of you riding in on the segway. I thought that was so awesome!!! Sounds like the funnest day, ever...I kind of wish I was there.
Aw, I wish you were there too! It was awesome fun, you guys would have been good to party with I think
Hmmm.....if almost everyone is taking a fun weekend break this weekend maybe I should go out and have fun too!
Hi everyone! How is your days going?
Yep, you should have some fun too Julia! You have things to celebrate! Have you told your DD about the baby sister/brother she is going to have?
Oh no, sorry for being confusing - we didn't go out and get hitched that day! We had our Civil Union a year later. We were living in Australia at the time, and they don't do Civil Unions, so came back to NZ for it. It was awesome! Such a good weekend. We had about 65 friends and family, lots of them stayed up the coast with us for the weekend. We had a celebrant, but totally made up our own ceremony and vows. We had a friend MC it, then a whole pile of talented musician friends form a band for the day, to play a few songs that we wanted. Oh, and we came in on segways - my Dad has a whole pile of them, it was hilarious. Then had an awesome meal and speeches and crazy dance floor action til 5 in the morning. It was so much fun.
Have an awesome, awesome time on the road! We went through Roswell on our trip - went to the UFO museum there - pretty funny. Drive safe and keep in touch when you can!
Oh, and AF is definitely here! But am fine xx
Here is a photo of me and my OH arriving at our Civil Union on segways...
Finally found it!! That took forever. Can you possibly make this pic your avatar? It makes me smile.
I do like the bike avatar, too, though. Come to think of it, your avatar always features some kind of outdoor experience and transportation.
Always looks like you're really living the TTHF life! I love it.
Ok, that's going to be my next avatar! That's funny, I am obviously making out like I am some kind of outdoorsy New Zealander...which I am not really. I like being outdoors but I am not one of those uber-fit people who are always hiking or biking or swimming or running or climbing something.
MyTurnyet, Oh no I have the worst grammar ever, my sister is always on to me, which I had to work on during this last year as I was a member of a parents group called PACUB Parents against child unfriendly budget. we campaigned for a fairer budget protecting children. I had to write letters upon letters and talk on radio and television. the rest of the girls now want me to be one of the main spoke person and are behind me if I want to go for apolitical career as an independent TD (mp). There is my claim to fame here our facebook page, if any one wants to have a look https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71435831609
Girls I was wondering if you would be up for it, I saw on the MACA thread we posted pictures of us and our DP and may be we could do it here. it was so nice to put faces to names I know we have seen some already.
what do you think!
Niamh, that is sooooo awesome about the PACUB. Good on you! Fantastic stuff. Our budget has just been announced, and it includes cuts to early childhood teaching and other cuts to families - definitely not child-friendly. We need a PACUB here!
I like the idea of putting a photo up - I will try and find one of us.
Does anyone watch Grey's Anatomy? The season finale was last night. I had to leave the room and bawl for a bit there because of what happened to Meredith....... But I don't want to ruin it for anyone either if they have it DVR'd.....
I used to watch Grey's, but then I got out of the habit and never got back into it. Guess it was a sad one then?
Ok, I have to get up as my family are all here and we are off to prowl around our new land - settlement day was yesterday - and celebrate being official land owners!
Will try and attach some pics of me and my OH...
one of us at Woodstock, NY; one of in Australia, one of us at our Civil Union - then just for fun one of us at my Dirty Thirty party! Sean was dressed up as a porn star, I was dressed up as 'Doggy Style'.
to you, too!
I ADORE that one of your civil union. And the Dirty Thirty is hysterical. 
BTW, how can I read your blog? Would love to check it out!
It was a very intense show.
Nevermind, figured it out. I'll e-mail you guys pics, if you'd like. Ok, gotta run...now DH is yelling at me to hurry it up!! Argh!
