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Nigel's Stag Do pt2

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( pt1 here if you missed it ) After our speedy curry we hopped in taxis for a 15min drive down the road(!!) & arrived at the Great Central Railway. It was pretty deserted apart from a wedding on one platform (what a fab venue!) & after wondering why we were here a Diesel 45 (means nothing to me either!) pulled in & we climbed on board. Don't worry I'm not a secret train spotter, this wasn't just any Diesel 45, it was Beerex! Still got no idea what I'm talking about?! Well it's an old fashioned train, that took us on a return journey to Leciester with a bar serving real ale A pub that moves basically! Love it! All the stations we passed through were still all olde worlde & it was lovely time to sit & catch up with everyone while watching the world go by instead of trying to shout through a karting helmet at each other. I love how much of an anorak I look in the picture above! I used to drink ale quite a lot but since moving to London

Nigel's Stag Do pt1

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I'm still not sure what to call my event a few weekends ago (stag / hen / c**k party) so I'll let you choose & delete as appropriate! The whole weekend had been left in Art's capable hands (I'd given him a list of all the guys to invite,  told him I didn't want to leave with bruises & that's about it!). I had no idea what I was letting myself in for but he came up trumps & planned a fab blokey weekend & I couldn't have asked for more :)  Believe it or not the theme wasn't naff jumpers! Ross picked me up from the house & took me on a magical mystery tour ending up in Lufbra - yay! I was really excited about the whole thing till I saw Art & then got really nervous about what was in store for me! group shot from left to right:- matt-towie, dave, ian, niall, moi, mattay, ross, paul & art Once the guys had all arrived, we'd had a cuppa (rock n roll!) & a bite to eat we drove to a nearby Karting track which

Anything you can do I can do better

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One day when I was gazing out the window of the bus in my own little world (surrounded by unicorns & rainbows) I suddenly came back down to earth with a jump when I spotted a spaceman on some one's balcony, as you do! I've been meaning to get a photo but always missed it till the other day when I managed to get him & just as I was putting my camera away I looked at the balcony of the house next door & there was a huge cow facing the spaceman! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled to see if the spaceman house retaliates & I'll keep you posted (I hope they do!). Ttfn x

T-minus 100days!

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Well the proper wedding countdown has begun - 100days eep! I remember when I started counting at 555days to go when I bought my first (yes first!) pair of shoes for the big day ( click here for the post )!  Now that Adam & I have had our stag parties & the "days to go" won't be in three figures anymore it's feeling really real! I'm mainly excited, I can't wait to walk down that aisle to the man I love & marry him! Just thinking about it now I've got butterflies! I don't feel worried or have any second thoughts or doubts, I know 100% I wanna be with Adam forever. all of our green tape measure is filled in & now we've moved onto the pink :)   Ever since we got together there's been one big continuous link - music. It's what brought us together all those years ago on MySpace (remember that?!), we'll happily spend hours after gigs waiting to meet the bands & I get really excited when I get a text from him sayi

I'm a what?!

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Seeing as the weather might be getting slightly better (sshh don't want to say it too loud in case it changes again!) I'm hoping to find the wedding diet a little easier. So long to creamy hot chocolates & stodgy sausage rolls & hello to super salads! I was all motivated & ready to tackle my diet good & proper in Westfield when I was labelled a Tosser! Well excuse me! I only wanted to be a healthy happy bride! No need to be rude about it! Chuh! Once I sat down I discovered their salads are amazing (never dreamt I'd say anything like that about a salad!), I even ended up leaving with a doggy bag containing enough food for the next day too! I guess I'll forgive them for calling me names *  Ttfn x *& now maybe I'm even happy to be labelled a Tosser! :P

notes from nigel

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One word for the weekend MAGIC! Well I survived my c**k party, kinda (I'm typing this Sunday afternoon wrapped up in a blanket feeling sorry for myself & rather delicate!). There'll be a proper post about this later but wanted to say I had an ace time with all my boys hitting the streets & (tracks) of Lufbra & I didn't want it to come to an end! Here's one little pic to keep you entertained 'till I have the strength to type properly & tell y'all about it! and yes I came last! rubbish! Ttfn x

A Royal Invitation

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A few weekends ago Anna & I were invited to Her Imperial Highness, Her Grace, Her Excellency, Her Royal Majesty, the Queen of Hearts' Birthday Party! We'd had quite a manic day having travelled all over London from North West to North East to South & back up again to the East! Phew! It seemed like that Saturday was the day to do things & Anna & I (being the social butterflies we are) had invites to them all! We ended up having to get changed at Becca's house warming/engagement party which was pretty civilised into our fancy dress outfits for the Alice In Wonderland Theme Party! In case you hadn't guessed by now I was the Cheshire Cat & Anna was the White Queen....(no we have no idea who that is either she was just told she'd look good in that outfit & boy were they right!). Apart from the fact Anna's corset was a bit tight preventing her from sitting down very well or breathing the costumes held up pretty well! Can I just say I'

katie 1 rain 0

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When I woke up yesterday to the weather reporter telling of more doom&gloom I groaned at the thought of having the wear my Docs again (nothing wrong with them, they go with everything but black boots again?! Yawn!). That was until I remember my pretty little wellies saved for camping & snowy days at the back of the wardrobe & dug them out. Walking to work it took all my willpower not to jump in puddles! On other more sunny news - I entered a competition on RockNRollBride to win a Trash The Dress Session ( click here ) with the lovely Emily from Photographic Blonde. Well the closing date was last week & on Friday I had a rather special email & a FB request from Emily saying I was one of the lucky 5 winners! She even announced it on her blog on Monday. I'm so excited & it's been hard to wipe the smile from my face! I'm not even married & I can't wait to trash my dress - surely that's not right?! I've had this idea in my mind f

how is it Monday again already?!

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I have a little confession to make, I've been having a love affair. My new bit of fancy is the light of my life & makes me feel like a hundred bucks.... That's right I'm talking about my new high tops - sorry anyone who was looking for some juicy gossip! They ain't to every one's liking & seem to be a bit like Marmite but I love 'em! I've not been able to wear them as much as I'd have liked though cos of the blimmin rain so I might have to invest in a more waterproof pair (always looking for a good excuse to shop!) & I know the exact pair I want, if only that money tree would hurry up & grow! I've decided I must be getting old cos the bank holiday last week threw me completely. I had no idea what day it was in the office let alone when I should be posting on my blog! Wednesday had come & gone before I knew it & instead of just posting on Thursday I thought I'd wait till Friday & then BAM it was the weekend alrea

All for a good cause

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Charity brings out the best opportunities - sky diving, marathons & throwing custard at Mike! While I'm still on the subject of Charity ( see Friday's worthy cause SUPED here ) I thought I'd share some photos from a few weeks ago when Adam leaped at the chance to throw custard at Mike all to raise money for Breast Cancer! It started off fairly tame with a small cup of pink custard, then Adam spotted the big red bucket.......... Poor mike was then covered in real custard & cream before another one of his work colleagues grabbed the big red bucket & threw everything (including the bucket!) at him. I love Mike pleading below.... He was such a good sport throughout. It was so funny as people walked into the ASDA at Leytonstone to be greeted by Mike in a bath covered in custard, as you do! Turns out I have some pretty charitable mates! Nat Nat was rather fantastic by completing the London Marathon in 4hrs 29sec. I've decided I'm going to compete

SUDEP - please help

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I'm taking a break from my normal posts all about me & my uber-exciting life (!) to bring you Arthur & his family. Those of you who've been reading my blog for a while will know he's my bestest bud & we're always there for each other. Just over a year ago I got the kind of phone call you never want to get - it was Art calling to say his 24year old sister Jane had died suddenly. I knew she had epilepsy & had been having a few fits but I (along with everyone else) didn't realise about the risk of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy). I'll never forget the moment at the full-to-burst Crematorium just after friends & family had shared their stories & songs about Jane when Art, Andy, Les & Sam just stood there in a group hug, supporting each other. They're such an incredible family, really close & always want to help & be there for others - a year on & they have 2 aims: AIM 1.  To raise the profile of SUDE

the day after the night before

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After the previous evening's events ( click here if you missed it) the alarm was rather unwelcome but after making sure Adam was ok I dragged myself out of bed & met mum&dad to head down for breakfast. Wyck Hill House looked stunning & if it had been a touch warmer it would have been lovely to sit outside on the patio drinking fresh orange juice. Even though it was a bit nippy it was a really sunny morning & the view from the breakfast room was incredible - both on the table (yay for a big chunk of black pudding!) & out of the windows. After we'd cleaned our plates we went for a walk around the grounds for an explore & to help it go down a bit. Fun with shadows & looking at the bluebells on the way. We popped back in through the bar & I thought mum looked quite at home as if she was welcoming guests into her drawing room. After wishing the newlyweds well, we picked up a delicate Adam & set off on the long journey back