things that make me go hummmm

I went to see her as we hadn't met up since last October and spent a fortune (£11) on a bouquet of flowers She loved them. I loved them too, but as I couldn't afford a bouquet for myself I sneakily took a few photos on the way to her house!

Here y'are

Pretty huh?

I picked these beauties up yesterday for £25. I can't wait to wear them down to breakfast on holiday with a pair of tailored shorts and a little t. I'm gonna look so fine. At least if I ever find some decent clothes I want to buy!

Here they are:

Ok, so I need a pedicure asap and my angles are a bit naff, but the shoes are sooo pretty!

I like!

For King Kevin,

If you are looking for a man (beats chest, eats meat) kinda book then please invest or borrow a Matthew Reilly from your local bookshop/library. They are absolutely brilliant.

You sit down to read and get drawn in real quick, total page turners, and then two days later (when you've emerged at the end of the book) you will be raving to all your mates about how mad this is.

The first book we stumbled upon was Ice Station - I somehow thought it was about aliens, but it was sooo much better than that.

The plot in a nutshell - Mcmurdo Ice station - something is found deep under the snow thought to be Alien or other. A US special forces team is sent in to claim it for America, they are soon joined by British, French and another American team, each wanting to claim it for themselves.

Lo and behold, hovercrafts raising over the ice, gun fights, killer whales, blood, action, gun fights, pretty much to the death...

I can't even begin to make this book sound as good as it truly is. Please, give it a try and I promise you will NOT be disappointed.

Be it film or book, there's nothing like sitting down, and losing yourself in a good 'ole plot.

Two weeks ago I borrowed the latest Jill Mansell book (Rumour Has It) from the library. They have some of the newer books on a '7 day no renewal policy', and I knew I would blast through it. I've read all but one of her books to date, and the plots seem to have grown up with me...

I was finished by about day 4, and it only took so long as I had a busy weekend; I couldn't sit and finish it in one or two sittings. They're not intelligent books, just fluffy, lose yourself and relax chick lit, but pure and utter escapism for me.

Then, last week my lovefilm subscription delivered a Korean film through the letter box. Tube. I'd read the reviews and was just expecting a cheesy action film with subtitles. It's said to be a cross between Die Hard and Speed, set in a subway, in Korean. It was so much more than the sum of its parts.

It took a little while to get going (apparently Asian films often piece together bit by bit) but suddenly I was hooked, needing the loo but to curious to pause the DVD. The characters were really likeable, and by the end of the film I was so attached to the hero. Unlike in Hollywood films heros often die. I cried copious amounts when sad stuff happened but I was so immersed in the film that I forgot I was reading subtitles, and kept turning the volume up to hear better!

Heartily recommended.

Then, before that we watched 'The Marine' which stars John Cena (from WWE [previously WWF] star in his first action role. Basically all hammed up, bad action. It was sooooo cheesy, but hubby and I laughed, me til I cried. Expect little, get a lot.

All of these things took me out of my life and into someone elses shoes. When they were over I was glad for how good things are in my life.

But still, a good plot that you can really get into, talk about the next day at work, relate to...

that's something to be cheered by.

It's good to know that nearly 10 years later I still love spending time with my other half. There's nothing I look forward to more than 5pm on a weekday as it means I can leave the office and rush outside/home to see my man again.

We're still soppy and I love him loads. I'm glad we still have so much in common, and still are able to take the mick out of each other.

Tonight straight from work we met up and walked to town for a bevvie and dinner. We went to our usual pub, and sat chatting. You know sometimes there is an awkward silence? Well not with us, we still do all those sickly puppy eyes at each other.

I love his voice, and i love listening to him talk. Today he talked about our plans for the future, and how we would go about getting there. I just listened and butted in from time to time.

Dinner was really nice, and we came home after just one drink. Now we've sat companionably sharing the laptop with his music playing in the background. Shame about his love for his new tv and his X Box!

I'm just listening to a recording from the radio this morning, with hits from the 90's. It takes me back to those carefree days when all I had to do was get myself up, to school and home again with a bit of homework in between!

I wouldn't want to go back to those times - I'm happy with how they shaped me to the woman I am now - but I have some good memories and this radioshow is bringing it all back.

I'm currently very upset and trying hard not to reach for the chocolate I know is two foot away from me. Instead I'm going to make myself a fruit smoothie. Yum.

Healthy, fruity and full of vitamins. They always look disgusting (at least when I make them) but they still taste pretty damn good. I'm gonna use one banana, some blueberries, yoghurt, maybe some orange juice and some grapes.

It tastes so good going down, shame I can't add icecream to it!

How can I make hubby enjoy them? oh, nearly dinner time I think I need to cook summat as I'm thinking about food far too much.

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We watched one of those tv programmes today, place in the sun or something. A repeat on one of those digital channels. Anyway, they were showing a couple who were looking to buy a property in Barbados, and just hearing the accents and the beautiful properties reminded me of where my heart lies.

I almost cried out 'I wanna go home' but I certainly thought it. This was probably filmed a little while back but there was a run down 4 bed villa for £92,000 and I wanted it. If only dreams were as easy to find as dandelions and daisies.

Anyway, looking over to hubby he agreed that he still also wants to move out sooner or later. So, we are agreed that although we may move to the US at some point if we can get transfers, our ultimate goal is a place in Barbados, at least to retire in.

Sweet joy! It's good to know that We dream the same dream and we want the same thing still.

I'm gonna be booking another holiday soon I think for next springtime.

Yippee!

Ohmigod. I can't wait til the weather improves. I LOVE barbecues. Or at least having them at home. We cheat a little, in so far as we have a gas BBQ but the food is cooked better than with charcoal ones.

Anyway, its great coz basically all the while the weather is good hubby will cook most every night. We eat in the garden and its absolute heaven. We used to do burgers and sausages and not much else, but last summer we got into slightly more interesting things. We still primarily do sausage and burgers though.

We've had some nice smoked haddock, pineapples, peppers, corn, mushrooms, ribs, bananas and all sorts. I love barbecues. Bring on the sunshine!

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I got these sent from hubby and as some are pretty funny thought I'd share.

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1. Two blondes walk into a building..........you'd think at least one of them would have seen it.

2. Phone answering machine message - "...If you want to buy marijuana, press the hash key..."

3. A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Clingfilm for shorts. The shrink says, Well, I can clearly see you're nuts."

4. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.

5. I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. He said, "No, the steaks are too high."

6. My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him in.

7. A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't, I've cut your arms off".

8. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a muscle.

9. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly. They lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once and for all that you can't have your Kayak and heat it.

10. Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself.

11. Man goes to the doctor, with a strawberry growing out of his head.Doc says "I'll give you some cream to put on it."

12. 'Doc I can't stop singing The Green, Green Grass of Home' "That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome." 'Is it common?' "It's not unusual."

13. A man takes his Rottweiller to the vet. "My dog is cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?" "Well," said the vet, "let's have a look at him" So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then he checks his teeth. Finally, he says, "I'm going to have to put him down." "What? Because he's cross-eyed?" "No, because he's really heavy"

14. Guy goes into the doctor's. "Doc, I've got a cricket ball stuck up my backside. "How's that?" "Don't you start."

15. Two elephants walk off a cliff...boom, boom!

16. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

17. So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me "Can you give me a lift?" I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your Oyster, go for it.'

18. Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. There are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my Mum or my Dad, or my older brother Colin, or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think its Colin.

19. Two fat blokes in a pub, one says to the other "Your round." The other one says "So are you, you fat bast**d!"

20. Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid,and the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.

21. "You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen. It said, 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice."

22. A man walked into the doctor's, he said, "I've hurt my arm in several places" The doctor said, "Well don't go there anymore"

23. Ireland's worst air disaster occurred early this morning when a small two-seater Cessna plane crashed into a cemetery. Irish search and rescue workers have recovered 1826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the night.