2 posts tagged “lupin”

Wow it's been a long time since I updated...again.

Time's rolling on quickly and I'm getting excited about the wedding which is now just over three months away...! Chantelle went to Leeds last month and found her dress, and over the last few weeks I've assigned a best man, two ushers, chosen suits for myself, said best man and ushers, had myself and ushers fitted for said suits, rejoiced at the fact that Chantelle has a dress and is now getting her flowers sorted, and I've started looking into caterers.

Breathe.

It's all happening now - I've taken big steps and everything, and in just a few months I'm going to be a married man. Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

Chantelle has been in a big cooking/baking mood lately, and I gotta tell you...I'm loving it!!! I've had some pretty darn good salads, chicken strips, tortilla calzones (seriously...try them....they are amazing.....) and I've been her guinea pig for various buns, pies and cakes which I certainly am not complaining about....the best meals and desserts yet have been her Rice Krispie Triangles, Bannoffee Pie, and BBQ Ranch Salad with Cornbread.....until now I had never tried cornbread before, and despite the name, didn't realise that it actually had pieces of corn in it! :)

Our cat has recently started going outside and venturing into the cat-ruled world of Farnley Square, and over the last couple of weeks has become a home for a small family of fleas. Now I'm all for animal rights and equality to all living things and the like, but coming home to clumps of fur and scatterings of black flea remains all over the house is not the most pleasant of experiences, and I can't imagine how icky it must be for Lupin :( But, a few sprays around the house and a few hits and misses with some spray and Frontline treatment for him seems to have done the trick and he's getting better. Occasionally I'll see a little critter or the remains of one dotted around the house, but a quick vacuum and some strategically placed kitchen roll is all it takes to reduce their number by one. Hurrah!

Right now Lupin is snuggled on my lap looking pretty chilled out so I hope they're still not partying in his fur...!

Spoke too soon. Critter spotted on belly. Comb acquired. Cat combed. Critter removed. Woohoo!

Heh, mushroom =D

Well, we've been "allowed" to keep attending church in east Hull (just try and stop us anyway..!! :P) - we decided that we want to move back to that side of the river anyways once the lease on this place is up. Apart from it being an area we both like, we're not really willing to spend too much time and effort on this place, as it's not in the best condition and there's too much work to be done to make it anywhere near the home we'd like to settle in.

I'm also now counting down the days to our holiday/honeymoon kindly arranged and paid for by Chantelle's parents...if you want any idea of the sort of luxury and wonderfulness we're going to experience in September, visit http://www.hotelregencypalace.com/ - it's just amazing =D

My old room at my parents' house has virtually vanished...my brother has turned it into his own little photo studio with lamps and a backdrop, the parents have also acquired space in the corner for some fancy embroidery machine that you can connect to a computer, and my bed has become a small dumping ground...so much for missing me!!

I've just e-mailed the Register Office as time is getting on and we need to arrange to post our notice of marriage to make it all legal and stuff....gotta make it count somehow!!

Life is good...

Well it's been a while (again!!) ... last time I presented my Thesis on Frivolous Feedback to Purposeless Inquests (I gave some stupid answers to random survey questions) and it really took it out of me....

I had a weird dream last night. I was at a Status Quo concert, then I was back at my old house in Hedon. I walked into the upstairs master bedroom where Chantelle was asleep in bed....she then woke up, reached under her pillow and pulled out a fluffy grey kitten! I took the kitten to meet Lupin, who meowed really loud and scared the crap outta the kitten.

After starting on one of those market research companies that pay you to try stuff, I received some boxes from a company called Graze, who sell boxes of fresh fruit, nuts, seeds and so on...you just tell them what sort of stuff you like, and they send you boxes of whatever you want to try. I haven't opened the boxes yet but I've got peas and sweetcorn, chili rice crackers, grapes, raisins and cashews to try and they all look yummy!

I've applied for a job at Summit Media, who run the websites for the team I currently work in...they need an Internet Marketing Account Manager in York, and though I don't have much Marketing experience per se, all they ask for is a bit of computer literacy, communication and customer service skills, so I might have a shot. I've never really  thought about Marketing or seen myself as a Marketer, but maybe this is a new career path opening up for me, and with it being all about e-commerce and making money from referrals and Google searches and whatnot, it could prove to be quite interesting and challenging.

It also raises the question about relocating - with it being York based, I'd be happy to do a bit of commuting, either driving or on the train (it's just off the M62) but if it works out to be long term it may mean moving to York, which I certainly won't complain about.....but anyway, I haven't even heard back from Summit yet so fingers crossed!

Here's a thought for the day...

Be kind to your Banana-footed Roller Skates
For a duck may be somebody`s Penguin,
Be kind to your Roller Skates in Egypt
Where the weather is always Green.

You may think that this is the Mouse,
Well it is.

Don't ya just love Mad Libs??