Heading down to ma & pa’s I was soooo excited! After I arrived & hugged my hellos I then found out Hayley (pink) & Muz were joining us… by the time we walked into the Axe, you could have peeled me of the ceiling!
Another 2 weeks & another overdue update. i warn you now... grab yourself a cuppa... this ones a longun'!
Heading down to ma & pa’s I was soooo excited! After I arrived & hugged my hellos I then found out Hayley (pink) & Muz were joining us… by the time we walked into the Axe, you could have peeled me of the ceiling!
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Look at me spoiling you with another update!
I was so busy updating what I’m up to over the next month or so, I utterly forgot about the weekend just gone! Saturday night & it was all about Papplewick Cricket club & the end of year presentations. Louise & the team pulled out all the stops, with an amazing marquee set up on the boundary, filled with Pap coloured balloons & tableware & over 100 party going folk. Highlights included an amazing magician wandering through the guests entertaining with cards, elastic bands & a kiwi! Fabulous food oooh & a scrummy chocolate fountain, oodles of wine & some well deserved awards. Oh my… 2 weeks have passed already! & what have I been up to?!
Hmmm, let me see… well, the Sheffield Wednesday game was fab! 10,500 supporters (10k of them were Wednesday fans lol!) made it an amazing atmosphere. Louise’s 40th party was fab too… it was at the cricket club, with karaoke, so you can imagine the carnage! (all I'm saying is Roo... Gay Bar...) Last weekend was Roo’s last game of cricket for the season. Great atmosphere from the lads, even though they didn’t win a single game all season! Roo & I were doing the rain dance the night before, but as it worked out we needn't have bothered & those cheekie chappies lost in record time! We whizzed straight off & managed to get to the ice hockey… we only missed the 1st 5 minutes (a fight & our 1st goal!) my hockey hubby Lee & his lovely lady Liz were there supporting the Cardiff Devils. It as an amazing 1st game to go to… we finally won 5:4 but I tell ya… the last 5 minutes were a nail bitter! Well what can I say? I have done so much since the last update! It was lovely heading back down & catching up with everyone. Em & Frankie’s party was fab & the weather wonderful :D I headed back down again on Tuesday to celebrate Emmie’s birthday with her… she looked gawjus heading out into Cambridge with Stu!
Hurrah for being gainfully employed! I started Legwear a week ago & things are going well. I’m enjoying it there & there may be a strong possibility that I’ll be able to have a full time role there :D I’ll keep ya posted… Then bank holiday! Our WoW friend Crowe (Christina) came to stay with us from Denmark and we've had an amazing time with her! She arrived on Saturday and I took her to see Roo play cricket; I say see, we actually managed to catch the last 10 minutes of the losing! After a brief stop off at pub (it’s the actual law to do this when you have friends over!) went back and showed her Papplewick cricket club before a yummy Chinese! Nomnomon Saturday was a lovely lazy fair in the morning, we then headed into Nottingham. We saw at the beach in Market Square and we went to an amazing pub called the Pitcher and Piano; it's a converted church and I'd managed to get a couple of free cocktail vouchers! I sampled a lovely strawberry and lime cider & Crowe & yummy Gin & Grapefruit delight. The food was excellent; Emma… next time you’re up we’re soooo going here! :) Ahhh the weekend… ain’t it ace?!
Well, I am gainfully employed again! It’s only a low paid part time temp role, but, it’s nearby & means I have money coming in again. It’s a fab little family run company that sell tights & stockings & I’ll be their Company Accountant… go me! :) I've been out tonight helping to organise the cricket club’s annual presentation do in September, Mum & Emmie… I’ll be after some advice on where to get table decorations… ;oD Well… this weekend will be wicked ace fun! We’re heading down saaaaff tomorrow after Roo’s cricket tomorrow. We’ll be staying at ma & pa’s & then Sunday we’ll be at Emmie & Frankie’s birthday party woo hoo!!! & OI! *point's at sky* I'm looking at you... no rain... awlrite! I'm hoping Muz & Pink'll be around too so we can see Ewan (I think Leon's off to his dads this weekend) & see their fab new house :) Then... Monday @ 9 am... work! Hope you're all fab & maybe see you this weekend :D Love Shazapoo x Well… where has the bloomin’ summer gone?!
OK, where to start? Let’s see… last Tuesday night I had a call from an agency to say there was a job going in Kirkby in Ashfield & paying rather well! Now, I should have said, thanks but, no thanks – I’ve got a job & I’m happy tar. But I didn’t. Instead, after discussing it with Roo, I found myself attending an interview on Thursday morning. I didn’t get the job; they chose the qualified accountant instead, but, the damage was done & after 2 whole weeks, I decided that Blueprint wasn’t for me. I know 2 weeks isn’t a long time, but I had had enough time there to realise that they were only going to demand more & more from me & whilst I knew I could deliver every time, ultimately I wasn’t enjoying it & I could tell it would only get worse. I kinda think I’m the bigger & better person for admitting it wasn’t for me & walking away, hopefully they’ll find someone else soon. I must admit I’ll miss the office manager Jo though… she’s ace :( I’m taking a lot from the experience though, I found I could actually do “it” & I’ve now got Sage experience too! I’ve also thought it over in my head & I know that there’s no way I could have known how this job would have panned out from the interviews I had. Happily, I move on… Hey hey how we all doing?
I am pleased to say I’m feeling rather more relaxed than last week! Alex (the German!) helped me totally with the reporting on Thursday & that meant a far more relaxed Friday! Boy-oh-boy what a 1st week! I never want that level of stress again. After work on Friday & headed straight down the A1 & got to AJ & Grumpy Gray’s in record time! We headed down to the Axe & spent a lovely couple of hours chatting to Anne & Bren over a couple of sherries... unfortunately I didn’t get much of a chance to chat to Emmie :( Jan & Gray were, as ever, fab company & I had a wonderful time. On Saturday after my hair sesh, I got utterly caught out in the rain; so soaked in fact that I had to head straight home semi naked! Good job I didn’t get stopped, what an eyeful they would have had! Wowzers, sorry peeps, it's been over a week since I updated & there's a lot to tell... so, here goes! :)
Well... On Wednesday I went to Konica & stayed there for about 15 minutes waiting to be told to go home!, which they did... so I did :) I then had a lovely lazy rest of the week, doing very little! The weekend saw Roo playing cricket Saturday & Sunday - both at home. I know I've probably said this before, but, Papplewick Cricket Club is beautiful, honest, it's a joy to be there. I thoroughly enjoy the cricket & the company too mind, and the bar isn't shabby either! when any of you come up, expect to be taken there! :) And. All of a sudden it was Monday. My first day at work. ARGH! Wowzers, what an amazing few days I've had!... lets see, where to start!
Saturday the Bear played cricket. And lost. again. *sigh* although Roo managed 3 stumpings & 2 catches (& 5 runs hehe) I did manage to chill in the sun & read more of my book though! Sunday saw us at the CLA game fair (I thought I took more piccies, but, it turns out it was just this one!) It's the impressive Ragley Hall in the background & we were watching dogs shepherding geese & ducks! we had a fab time & walked miles & miles! I was in bed & asleep by 10:30! As you can see... fun was had at the football last night! & on the way out, we saw Ray Trew! O.M.G.!
I had a call from Ryan @ Macildowie; the agency last night about the job in Newark - Blueprint Gaming. They saw 8 people, including a company accountant & apparently I "blew them away" they loved the fact I was myself in the interview & they really want to see me again! (I'm actually blushing a bit typing this!) so, after chatting to Roo about it, we decided that I should try & go for it. We won't live in Kirkby forever, so we could move closer if needed & Ryan also said that the overseas travelling won't be as much as I thought, so I shouldn't worry about it. I'm going to see them again on Monday at 9am "for coffee" to meet a few more of the team & then I'll head off to start the temp job, that I may only need very short term! *fingers crossed* |