Nine years (and two days) after meeting the love of her life randomly in a book shop, my younger sister finally tied the knot yesterday.  It was an absolutely lovely day and one which I hope I will remember fondly for the rest of my life.  I'm not sure when the photos will be available as the happy couple will be jetting off tomorrow for a week in ( Read more... )

The population of the balcony of chez i-just-hide has increased by four.  Mum and dad took me to the garden centre this morning and I ended up spending £30.  Bertie (the box tree) now has a sunflower, a standard marguerite and two other flowering plants whose names I can't remember to keep him company.  They look quite good at the moment.  I hope ( Read more... )

I'm almost in a state of disbelief as it's Bank Holiday weekend and the weather is lovely.  I guess I shouldn't speak too soon or else it'll tip it down tomorrow ( Read more... )

1. My sister is getting hitched on 4 July 2009.  They haven't sent out any invitations yet.  Mother spoke to her yesterday and apparantly they've written them out but have run out of envelopes so they can't send them.  The control freak in me wants to scream and panic but I'm trying to remain calm and remember that it's NOT MY WEDDING ( Read more... )

I was offline for a couple of days last week while I painted my ceiling.  When I returned to cyberspace I had a message on Facebook from one of my uni housemates inviting me to her wedding on 30th May.  It was a bit of a suprise as I wasn't aware she was on Facebook!  It is also pretty short notice.  I received a text message from her last year ( Read more... )

Gosh!  It's been absolutely ages since I updated properly.

I am currently feeling accomplished.  This evening I finished painting my living room/kitchen ceiling all by myself.  I'd never painted anything before and didn't expect it to be an easy job so it's good to know that it's now complete without any major disasters occuring.  One problem I ( Read more... )

My bridesmaid dress has been ordered.  It's this one http://www.dessy.com/dresses/bridesmaid/6557/#FabricList=43,93&catid=1&displaytype=GridMedium&activePage=1&rpp=9&SortOrder=Default but you have to change the colour to 'moss'.  The sample in the shop was that fushia colour which was very distracting.  I can't believe anyone would want bridesmaids ( Read more... )

My friends' wedding takes place a week on Saturday. I'm soooo excited. My outfit is finally coming together. I've ordered these shoes to arrive later this week. My work colleague who is a little over 5 foot tall gave me a lecture about how tall girls shouldn't wear massive heels today. I am going to dwarf the bride, the groom and pretty much ( Read more... )

( I'll start with the bad news )