Mr and Mrs Owen?

Alas it was never meant to be... He announced at the concert last night that he and his lady are having a baby. :(


Last night I saw TAKE THAT !! WOO HHOOOOOOHOOOO HOOO!
It was brilliant. Loved every minute and I don't care what anyone else says it was the best thing in the world EVER!.

Seriously though those boys (or should I say men) know exactly how to put on a great show. There were nudely ladies too (for the boys I assume. ) which was bit of a shock and It was weird to see alchol everywhere. Ten years ago that wasn't allowed ;)

Span and I had a brilliant time. They did some really cool things to some old classics. Turning "It only takes a minute girl" into an ellaborate tango number, re-light my fire had LULU singing (although she wasn't as stretchy in her vocal ranges as she once was) and then there was the hollogram of Robbie. I am actualy glad that he wasn't there. It would have made it R0bbie with Take That then and that wasn't what I came to see. I didn't even notice he was missing to be honest. LOL. At least his ego was put aside long enough to make a hologram of himself for "Could it be magic"

The stage show was amazing. I was a little disapointed that the concert had been moved from Wembley to Mitlon Keynes Bowl but I think it was actually much better where it was. 70,000 people were sharing the experience. It was amazing. I think even Take That were shocked when they were greated with this view!
Once the sun went down and the stage light went up it was magical.
There were great graphics and animations, fantasic dancers. A moment where the boys got wet in very little and danced around (mmm) and then, in the finale, "Never Forget"? a massive Fireworks display. Wouldn't have got that at the NEC now would you?? Woo Hoo! What a night!

Mr and Mrs Allen

Saturday 17th, 1:00pm, Hay on Wye .

This was the date and time of my cousin's beautiful wedding. She looked gorgeous, radiant and so happy that a tear was brought to my eye on more than one occasion. Her dad, mad Mike (who is indeed my favorite Uncle - he made a joke) was incredibly proud of his daughter as he walked up the isle with his arm linked in hers and I know that he knows (as do all of us) that Natalie and Mark are going to have the best time for the rest of their lives; they make a lovely couple and are a fabulous pair of groovy movers when occasion calls.

Natalie and I were born 6 months apart and have mothers who were very close sisters. As such we spent rather a lot of time together when we were younger. Along with her brother Andrew and my sister, we spent many a night jiving on balconies in Majorca and dying of embarrassment as (yet again) our fathers disgraced themselves after a little too much beer, whisky and what ever else they could find whilst our mothers tried hard to pretend that they were not associated to these mad men. lol. Once we got older and went to uni things changed a lot which is very sad because I've always enjoyed spending time with Natalie, so it was really nice to share in one of the most important moments of her life.

As usual it was a family affair. However, this was the first time in years that I've been to a family do and it wasn't about the Lloyds and I'm glad. No offence meant to the Lloyds ( i am one of them i guess) but this event was all about the Allens and that's exactly as it should have been. This was the first time that the Lloyd family didn't fill the room, all rushing to the buffet at once and the first family wedding that I've been to where it was obvious that the bride and groom have touched the lives of a lot of very lovely people who care very deeply about them. There must have been near 300 people grooving the night away when I left them.

Of course, it was said on several occasions that sadly there were certain members of the family who were missing. One very important one. I'm not sure they were right though. In fact, I am certain that everyone was in full attendance, there's no way they would have missed this event. Why else did the sun shine so brightly and the whole thing go so smoothly without a little bit of divine intervention? It was certainly not a day for sadness; celebration was the order of the day from start to finish.

Natalie was swept off her feet for the most part of the day and what with 2 hours of photos I did whisper in her ear "Who needs to be evicted from Big Brother to get the photographer's attention?". The most amusing thing about the photographs was the fact that Natalie, Mark and the photographer walked down to the beautiful golf course for pictures followed by my mother who shadowed them for the entire time taking pictures (and probably making 'artistic' suggestions). We all laughed at this as Mum could never resist the opportunity to take a good picture. We were concerned at one point however, when we saw Natalie and Mark returning without Mom. Matt was wondering whether they'd got fed up and tied her to a tree to keep her out of the way. Alas, she was just out of view and hadn't missed a trick. As such mum now has a collection of nearly 200 photographs of Natalie and Mark's big day (which I've pinched). I am releaved to discover that there are no shots of Natalie standing by pretty bushes or holding out her hands so that it looks like she's holding the sun in the photograph - That's what I've had to put up with every time we go went on holiday and I'm glad she spared Natalie! lol
" Just stand over there. That's it - now look at me" CLICK When the picture comes back I just look annoyed - which is exactly as I was feeling as this is the 4th film of the day.

Anyway, Take a look at my beautiful cousin and her fabulous new husband. There's more pictures on FLICKR - Just click the thing on the right that keeps showing different images and you'll be straight there.

Final hurdle....

The medical...

I had it today. They took blood. I was proud of it's purply red colour. Discovered I have a slighlty weaker left eye and that i had nothing to worry about. ( had visions of comedy style giant syringes!)
Thank god that's over.
That means that all test, forms and other annoying things that I need to do for Oz are over!!

Yeah...
Here's hoping they still let me in..

6 months to go...

And it's starting to feel like time is getting ahead of me! Tried to renew my car insurance, can not get a 6 month policy , so I've paid for the first 6 months and then I'll have to pay an admin fee to cancel it. We can't have the new fan dangled Telewest recorder because you have to have a 12 month contract, nor can I have an up-grade on my mobile for the same reasons. These simple things make it all seem a little scary.
I mean, I've been at Shenley court school for 6 months already! That went by really quickly so I am sure that it won't be very long at all until I am entering my first blog from the other side of the world.

It's half term and that means that, instead of relaxing and sleeping, Matt and I are (to coin a phrase) "up to our necks in it" (mum - never had the heart to explain that it's EYES woman!! EYES! - or what the appropriate connotation is!) Basically, we've started to clear out the attic. This has been traumatic experience for many reasons; One, I had to spend the night before last on the sofa bed in the front room because the bedrooms were so full of stuff we couldn't actually get into bed. Secondly, I'm having to be tough on myself and throw away anything that I wouldn't want to pay to have shipped over to OZ. All my uni work? Gone ( I kept my dissertation though)

It's strange, some of the stuff that I have chosen to keep up until now is complete rubbish but must have meant something to me at the time. I still have a letter that I wrote to the board of govenors at STAS in 1998, complaining about the way the A Level French examination had been conducted, I still had Mrs Bucahnon's reply which contained the slightly unprofessional words " I know you have your heart set on Birmingham University, and not just because Neil's there" LOL That made me cringe! Can you imagine...

I found lots of photographs, including, an album from when I left Walkwood C of E in ooh 1993? Pictures of lots of people I have long since forgotten about and that bird what lives down the road and keeps following me to the gym, Span - I think that's her name. She had a short bob back in those days and was in LOVE with a boy with a giant spike on his head. (Made of hair and a lot of gel) I have pictorial evidence of said affair - will sell for reasonable price

Also discovered other fabulous Span related products such as the Xpression song book - with complete lyrics for "Manic Monday" and "Together Forever". Apparently we were sponsored by SHAK - which I can only imagine was a clever use of the first initial of Selena, Hannah, Aimee and Kelly? I'm still waiting for the sponsorship money from the other three and wondering what John and Chris' role was - apart from air guitar?
Span reliably informs me that we used to have a radio station called SHAK FM - Obviously, we didn't broadcast but spent hours in our rooms recording on a little white tape recorder I recently took to the tip. Just imagine what we'd be like today? The potential of Podcasts and the like is frightening.... We'd have been rich I tell you!

A Hen and a bunch of cocks.

Excuse the pun.. I couldn't resist. The cock is, of course, not in this picture. IN fact there won't be any pictures as the cocks forgot to take the camera with them... Typical. Drink and take pictures? That's multi- tasking and was clearly too much to ask!

We had a great time yesterday celebrating with Tina. She's getting married on June 17th and we all went to Worcester to mark her last few weeks of freedom.

During the evening she swapped clothes with a man, chatted up a bold man, drank 12 glasses of wine, bounced around the club as tigger (Whilst I screamed loudly WOOWOO! and bounced the way clear up front.) She pole danced, did the locomotion and I hope had a fabulous time.

Check out the piccies....

D J Tina in the house...

at the court yard




Han and the Hoff!

Thank you...

Thank you for being you
for being the only one who has ever made me feel one
for being the there when all others dessert me
for understanding when all others are confused
for distracting me with humour when we both know I'm being daft
for trusting me with you

for loving me so completly that I need never ask
for the connection that makes the world melt away and seem more vivid and beautiful all at once
for making me tea when you know I can't face it
for the play fights, the chases and the tea towel whipped bum
for the chidishness and playfullness that make it such fun
for the brilliant blue eyes that sometimes feel like they can see right inside
for the support and encouragement,
for the surprise presents and moments i wasn't expecting
thank you for being you.


Language of love number ? Positive Affirmation...

The evil ones are all around.

07/05/06 - 1:30am

A slide and a clunk is heard in taxi . LOF, LOM, BOGUS and SPAN are HAMMERED


MOCH: Did anyone drop anything?
Silence


07/05/06 - 12:00

LOF: I haven't seen my mobile for a while....

07/05/06 - 11:00pm

LOF: So have you seen my mobile?
MOCH: When was the last time you saw it?
LOF: When I text my mum at the Chinese
MOCH: Did you have it out in Bacchus?
LOF: nah
MOCH: call it then

Calls it - It goes Straight to answer machine message

LOF: Bollocks! It's gone straight to the machine. Annoying
Frantically checking coat, trousers, draws (the wooden type, not the pants)

07/06/06 - 11:35

Moch calls LOF mobile from hers

MOCH: "That's weird it's ringing!"

Bring! Bring!

Strange voice (Asian in origin) Hello?
Moch: Hello? Who's that?
Strange voice: Who's that?
Moch: Well who's that?
Strange voice: Well who are you?
Moch:The girlfriend of the man whose phone you've just answered.
Strange voice: Yeah he's lost it.
Moch: I know! We've been looking for it everywhere. Have you found it then? Who are you? Where are you and when can we get the phone back?
Are you the taxi driver? - interrupted
Strange voice: That's not gonna happen (Cue evil laughter)

CLICK --------- Phone line goes dead.

Moch: Shit! The bastards just laughed and said it's not going to happen!

Both give each other surprised looks. LOF wishing he'd laid gravel around his phone.

07/05/06 - 11:40

LOF cancels contract with Vodaphone whilst Moch annoys perpertrator by continually calling LOF's stolen phone. She plans to be really nice so criminal will feel really bad...

07/05/06 - 11:42

perpertrator starts calling landline (That back fired didn't it)
LOF warns family members labeled ICE


08/05/06 - 10:30am

LOF confesses to big boss that he got hammered and the phone got stolen.
Boss: Getting drunk and losing your phone on a Saturday night? What an opportunity! I'm glad you took it. That's exactly what you should be doing at this time in your life! Well done! Have a brand new, free phone which is even better and slightly more expensive to reward yourself.

08/05/06 - 11:35 am

Phone rings at LOF's busy and productive desk (puts down chicken baguette and pretends to be working again) answers phone.

LOF: Hello?
Caller: LOF? Just been told about your phone. Ordered you one that costs an extra £5000. Wondered why you made £196 worth of calls to foriegn countries on Sunday.

Moral of the story:
Beware the man in the taxi who is evil, especially if he has relatives in far away countries that he hasn't spoken to in a while!

LOF didn't sleep well last night..has been planning improved security protocols for new million pound phone (code to unlock it when switched back on?? - gravel?Infra red tracking device? Smoke screen, oil slick and electric shock??)