Out of the loop....

If you have paid a visit to my website lately then you will know that I am on an extended vacation. Hopefully all going well I will be back in action round about 20th October when we will be having broad band installed.....we have moved :)

 

More to come about that later. I'm missing blog land and Facebook but thankfully I still have Twitter so if you want to have a chat you know where to find me. Please feel free to leave me a comment as I will be using the in laws Internet connection when I can.

 

See you all soon :) xxx

Madrid 2010 Part Two....and BIG NEWS!!!

As promised here are some photos from my trip to Madrid, I could almost feel the heat as I browsed through them. Ahhhhhh.................

Beautiful architecture

Under perfect blue skies :D

Very cosmopolitan restaurants

Stunning Royal Palace surrounded by lush greenery

We visited the Palacio de Cristal in Retiro Park which was modeled on London's Crystal Palace. There was a strange art installation inside made from plastic house hold items.

Plaza Mayor is a beautiful square with many restaurants situated round the outside

We ate here most nights because it was so pretty and romantic, there were accordion players walking round which filled the square with ambient music.

And we visited here, I took loads of photos inside of the BERNABEU but I know there aren't many football fans in the craft world so I haven't bored you with them. The tour was amazing and I got to sit in the dug out!! :D

Back in Retiro Park we walked round the boating lake, watched the fish being fed and laid in the sun whilst eating ice lollies......

Everywhere should have one of these indoor markets, I have never seen anything like it before. Inside there were fish stalls, meat stalls, bread stalls, olive stalls, fruit stalls, a wine bar, a sushi bar, a caviar bar...........and many more. You could buy to take away or you could buy and sit at the many tables in the centre and enjoy the delicacies whilst chatting with your friends. It was AWESOME!!!!!!

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And if you've managed to hang in there throughout the photos and commentary.....time for my big news. On the Sunday evening we went to a lovely restaurant where we ate Paella and drank Sangria, we took a long walk back to the hotel where we were staying and in the courtyard Chris asked me to marry him.........and I said YES!!! I am officially ENGAGED!!!! I was sooooo surprised and found myself not really hearing anything he was saying because I was too busy gawking at the ring and thinking OH MY GOD. I am so happy, I've been bursting to tell you all but I had to make sure that all family members were told before I announced it here. I cant show you my ring yet as its being re sized but as soon as it is back on my finger I will post a pic. And on that note I'm off to skip......tra la la la la la.

Cats legs, secrets and lazy days

What an odd title, well I just wasn't sure what to call it to be honest.

I am bursting with excitement about something that I cant reveal just yet.....aaarrrgggghhh I so want to say but have to wait. I've never been this excited before, ever!!!

This weekend has been a 'leisurely' one, no chores, no sewing (well I tell a lie I've done some hand sewing but that barely counts :) right?), a quick trip into town and well, nothing much else. While we were in town we visited TKMAXX and I bought a gorgeous lime green leather set of drawers to sit on top of my desk so I spent yesterday afternoon having a bit of an organise. And how lovely and tidy it is on my desk now, yes I know that wont last long!! As soon as I get started on my next project it will be a right mess in there.....as always.

We have a poorly kitty again, Nell has done something to one of her back legs, the same one as the dislocated one last time. Its not her joint or the bones in her leg as she can bend and stretch it just fine to clean. But try touching it and she hisses and miowes. She is walking OK but if she stands on it funny she has a bit miowe. She's eating normally and is still managing to get up and down the stairs, we've tried not to bother her too much and not picked her up hoping that she has pulled a muscle or something and just needs to rest. If she hasn't improved by Monday afternoon then we will take her to the vets. I know that she hasn't jumped down from anywhere like last time because she had been fine all day. So its a bit of a mystery???

Its my first day as a part timer tomorrow at work, this week is going to be a bit strange until I get into the swing of it. I have a date with a big pile of ironing for my first afternoon at home. Needs must. Then I will try and get some sort of regime in place.

OK off for Sunday roast and Champagne, how classy is that ;) ha ha.