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I may have been mad betting on my team Liverpool to win against Barcelona when we were already 1-0 down but it certainly paid off at 19-1!!!

Even better that both Riise and Bellamy scored on the same night after the media attention this week with regards to the golf club!!

Great.

Which means all the things I love most are off the menu.

Chocolate, chips, cheese, biscuits, crisps....are all off.  Or at least off in terms of amounts I previously ate them...

Why am I torturing myself like this?

I have been watching tons of food obsessed programmes on TV this week and have decided that I need to start eating healthily.  Permanently.  Before I start thinking about a wedding, babies and such like....

My fridge & cupboards are now full of fresh fruit, veggies, beans, seeds, fish, herbal tea etc.  If I lose weight in the process, all the better.  But this is not my main motivation.

Good luck me.
I'm feeling healthier already!!

Isn't is great when things don't go quite to plan for top flight football teams in cup competitions?!!

Especially when your top flight team (in my case, Liverpool) are no longer in the running *coughs*

Instead, they're saving their energy for the next league game - now that's got to be a positive when the teams above face ANOTHER match to be added to their already tight schedules.  Let's hope we use this to our advantage...

Tomorrow I will be subjected to watching my man's team Man City face Preston...please let them face an even worse fate with which I can taunt him  LOL

I posted a blog yesterday about BBC 2's 'The Verdict' that was shown last week...

SHOULD I BE OFFENDED?!!  LOL

I'm sorry to say that I have now restricted these....perhaps I should have left them to portray a more honest reflection of reader's thoughts?!

Makes you wonder though...if I read a blog that I did not find particularly interesting, I would NEVER add negative tags.  I would just move straight onto the next...boredom do you think? Genuine hatred of my blog? Is my profile top too pink?!!
WHATEVER

Oh well....
Blah blah blah
Plough on....

Mine was rather nice I must say  But then I do have the benefit of a very good man!!

Booking a table at a restaurant and keepng it a surprise may seem like a simple task (especially for romantic ladies like myself), but for my man, this was A LOT of effort  

Very worth while though and I'm sure he'd agree!! 
Always scores a few brownie points for when the time comes to get home and go to bed
Not that I'm questioning his motivations of course!!!

Anyhow - it worked!!! 

Very nice evening I must say....funny how the absence of the TV seems to mean you actually spend QUALITY TIME togther eh??!

ROLL ON THE SALZBURG TRIP AWAY IS WHAT I SAY!!

Now I'm going to snuggle up in bed and watch TV.....the simple pleasures in life....

Not been on for a few days and with GOOD reason.

Forget pills, condoms and other such baby-avoiding aids...I REALLY have found THE best contraceptive EVER!!

Borrow a 10 year old girl (age/sex not compulsory - any will do) for a WHOLE weekend  - and JOB DONE!

All previous fantasies of having a child will miraculously disappear!

Although it may be worth remembering that when having your OWN child, you have plenty of time to build up to what we experienced!

Phew - we are alone again  

Just heard the new Mika single and believe that there have been many comparing his voice to the GOD Freddie Mercury!!

Nothing against Mika - but I feel that he does NOT () sound like Freddie but actually sounds more like Justin Hawkins!

What do we think??!!!

Not really important either way in the greater scheme of things. 
But - definately a Justin sound-a-like. 

It's beautiful.
It's relaxing.
It makes you feel like a child again.

But why is it that here in the UK, there is complete panic when we get it??!!! 
How bizarre.
At my work we had emails 'warning' us of the severe weather ahead (and we only had 1cm of snow!), everyone talked about how much they were dreading it, that they would'nt be able to get into work....Then it's all over the news.  OK, I'm not denying the fact that some people will have been more severely affected.  But where's the preparation?  Are the gritters out?
It's snow!!!
Is there nothing more major going on in the world?? Are people no longer dying from starvation or war?!!!

Plus - why don't we look after eachother when it snows?
I thought my time had come and that I was to suffer a humiliating death this morning (maybe a slight exageration) when I tried to get to my car in heels this morning (own nothing else I'm afraid!!).  I've got to say, I was worried.  But worried with a smile on my face whilst also admiring its beauty!!

I think of the poor old people who feel that they can't go out of the house for fear of having a fall.  In other countries, it is law for people to clear the snow from the path in front of their own house.  Hence when everyone does it, people are able to safely walk the streets.

Mmmmm........
ENJOY IT GUYS

Me and my man are currently saving (very slowly) for a house but I didn't want to miss out on some luxury time together - away from work, stress, family....the T.V!!

So, I decided to have a look on the web and see what I could get!!

It'snow booked and thought I'd share my findings with you all.

THE DEAL:
We are going to SALZBURG next month. 
Granted - this is probably not the most popular of locations but it looks enchanting
We are staying in a 4* hotel no less - a hotel which looks contemporary, is in the heart of the city, surrounded by beautiful views....simply looks perfect. 
The hotel: HotelStein.
Thursday - Monday (4 nights) FOR JUST £210!!!

AMAZING - I'm soooooooo proud of myself for this find

And it's all courtesy of YEEGO.COM
NICE ONE  
Me thinks we will have a wonderful time!!

Great what a bit of research can do - don't you think?!

COFFEE & BISCUITS

I decided not to deprive myself and have both

Would be rude not to eh?!!!

Back to those cocktails mentionned in the previous post (now that I can actually stomach thinking about the excessive consumption of them on Saturday night - shameful!!!)

With that glass you have to become a professional in the art of either:

(a)   Dancing with your drink whilst ensuring you don't spill even the smallest of precious drops
(b)   Drink up beforre your favourite tune comes on
(c)   Just stay at the bar and enjoy endless supplies

Oooohhh a tough one!!

The Cosmopolitan
Is ALWAYS but ALWAYS followed by the perfect Baby Guinness!! (Kahlua/Tia Maria with Baileys)

Back from my Fri to Mon trip home to Bielefeld, Germany

My head hurts, my body's aching, struggling to keep my eyes open, feel like it should be later than it is and am in a diiferent country than just a few hours ago....and I have vivid recollections of more cocktails than I could count, lots of drunken photos and lots of laughs out on the town with my mum, brother & co.

...all in all I can say I have had a FABULOUS weekend

Plus to make things that ickle bit more fabulous...my good man is at work along with zillions of others today whilst I'm sat in front of the T.V, in my dressing gown with the laptop perched on top of me!!! (As well a nice supply of junk food left over by my man while I was away)

The height of laziness
BRING IT ON!!

M
X

Just remember these simple rules:

"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles."  ~George Eliot
"Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude."  ~Maurice Baring

EASY PEASY