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5月10日 Our lovely anniversaryFor our anniversary James and I went away to the Cotswolds for a couple of days.
We set off on the Sunday, a little (a lot!) later than planned due to some over-indulgence on the alcohol front the evening before. What woke me up on the Sunday morning was the sound of James decorating the toilet bowl! But that's another story...
We went in the Z of course, and driving it along those little country lanes past those chocolat box cottages was just great.
The hotel was just lovely and we had the room with the four poster bed, which was massive (the room, not the bed!). Lovely old building and really well done out.
On the first evening we found a cute little place for dinner, and quite bravely we were the first to go in and eat, but it turned out really well in the end as the food was lovely.
On the day of our anniversary we had a lovely big breakfast before setting out to Batsford Arborretum, the falconry centre and then on to Sudeley Castle. It was a really lovely day, and we got back in time to have a nice relaxed shower and get ready for our evening in the hotel restarant. We celebrated with a bottle of champagne and when our desserts came out the chef has written "happy anniversary" on the side in chocolate. Ahhhhhh!
We came back slowly on the Tuesday and enjoyed the rest of our day, finishing off in the traditional manner with a Cginese take away! Well, it was our anniversary!!
Ni   4月20日 Nearly a year already!Wow - on Monday James and I would have been married a whole year!! It's come round so quickly - it seems like only yesterday that we were tying the knot, and then jetting off to Barbados! We're off to the Cotswolds for a couple of days to chill out, and we can't wait for our break! 4月12日 House searchWell, James and I have decided that we're going to take the plunge and up the mortgage to some ridiculous amount that will mean staying in for the next few decades. We're now looking for the home that will hopefully be our family home, and we will stay in for the next however many years. It's exciting but nerve-wracking at the same time, because we're planning to stay in this one long-term, so we have to get it right. Still, it's good fun nosing around other people's houses all the same.
It really does make you appreciate what you've got though - even in our little two-bed mid terrace I swear we have more parking and more outside space than some of the four beds we're looking at. Quite frightening really. And it seems that every house we see online and think "Wow, this one looks amazing..." there's always something "wrong" with it, like it's at the bottom of the busiest, most cramped cul-de-sac on the entire estate, or it's had a really dodgy extension/conversion/conservatory, or it backs directly on to a really busy main road... Oh well, we'll keep on looking; it's not as if we're in a despirate rush - we'd rather get it right first time than rush into something, realise our mistake and have to go through the whole process again.
Hopefully our place will be on the market soon and someone will love it. In fact, I'm sure someone will, because I do! In a way I'll be really sad to leave my little house. It was my own home for nearly four years living on my own before I shared it with James for a year, and for me it marked a turning point in my life, when I became truly independent and self-reliant. I loved living on my own, but I'm loving being married too, and I'm really looking forward to the next stage of our lives, despite the scary mortgage payments!!
N
1月8日 The January resolutions have started!Well, over the weekend we played badminton - which neither of us were particularly looking forward to, I think, before we go thre. But we had a really good time with Steve and Hayley, and a good work out, plus we were all pleasantly surprised at how we were still OK-ish, and we got some good rallies in!
When we got back home I decided to put on my hotpants workout DVD and did the cool down routine, and then did all the stomach crunches too! So consequently my arms and stomach muscles really hurt now!
However, it wasn't all good over the weekend. Karen and Debs came over, and we had veggie lasagne (which was surely better than take away??) and lots of booze (which wasn't!).
The next thing I think we need to do is to get more sleep - starting with getting to bed tonight!
Nic  1月6日 In defense of Murphy...Seeing as James always puts up nasty things about Murphy and rabbits in general, I thought I'd just say a few nice things about him and give you a few cute pictures to look at. Reasons why I love Murphy:
So there you have it - my friend and companion - Murphy! N
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