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Things I'm enjoying at the moment

Just thought I'd jot down a few songs and shows that are top of my list at the moment...

Music
"Love's Not A Competition" by the Kaiser Chiefs
"Ain't No Party" by Orson
"Mr Rock & Roll" by Amy MacDonald

TV
Heroes Season 2 (although the latest episode was a bit blah)
House Season 4 (just keeps getting better and better! Gotta love Hugh Laurie!)

Braces... Again...

Just got back from a visit to the orthodontist. He has fitted my lower teeth with braces again. Seems the original ones didn't do their job properly and so I'll be wearing these for about 6 months. Not a lot of fun!

Strangely, they are not as painful as when I had braces the first time... small mercies it seems...

Liz's Mum

Yesterday afternoon Liz's Mum Yvonne passed away. Liz's Dad Mile was with her when it happened. There will be a memorial service on the weekend after Thanksgiving (24 November).

The photo here is of some flowers my Mum & Dad sent through today for Liz.

It's a very sad time right now and there's nothing much really to say. Although Yvonne has been ill for a while now, it still does not feel real that she's gone...

Our First Anniversary!

Amazingly, a year has passed already since Liz & I were married!

I organised a surprise trip for Liz up to Cheshire, where we stayed at a 300 year farm house (in the old milking sheds!) about 15 minutes outside of Chester city. It was a very relaxing weekend, spending time walking around Chester, and going for a drive on Sunday through the Cheshire countryside and on into North Wales for lunch.

Dinner on Sunday night was at a really nice little pub just down the road from our B&B.

On Monday, we drove back to London, via Cannock and Cheslyn Hay, where I used to live when I was 19. Although the town hadn't physically changed, a lot of the shops were different and it didn't feel the same as I remembered it. Still, it was nice showing Liz a place where I spent a year of my life.

Ellie's 3rd Birthday

Liz and I drove up to Paul & Jenni's place to celebrate Ellie's 3rd birthday. It was a fun afternoon, and there were lots of little kids running around. Jenni had made Ellie a Young Einstein's cake, which Ellie loved.

I was completely exhausted by the end of the afternoon, and could barely keep my eyes open after 8pm!

The following morning, I drove Paul, Jenni, Ellie & Rhiannon down to the train station, as they were on their way to Euro Disney as a special treat for Ellie.

To see more photos from Ellie's birthday, click on the photo above to go through to my Flickr site...

Waiting For Harry...

Liz & I lined up on Friday night at midnight, to purchase the latest (and last) of the Harry Potter books. We didn't join the half-mile long queue in Oxford Street, opting instead for the much shorter line at our local WH Smiths in Loughton.

You'll notice we have a copy each - neither of us could wait for the other to finish... Mind you, having said that, we've been a little slow in reading the book - both of us are only up to Chapter 3 as of Sunday afternoon.

And in case anyone is wondering, my copy is the one on the right...

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

We have been having some crazy weather lately (although not too surprising as Wimbledon is on at the moment).

Liz and I were barbequeing last night and we both looked up to the sky over our back garden to see this amazing double rainbow. A quick run back indoors to grab my camera, and I squeezed off a few shots. I really love how the rainbow stretches across the sky, and the darker band of grey in between, joining the two rainbows together...

Having a little laugh

I love this pic of Rhiannon, which I took when Jenni came to pick Ellie up from our place.

Ellie's First Sleepover

Ellie stayed over at her Uncle Mark's & Aunty Liz's place for the first time.

We all had fun playing lots of different games together, including twister, which Ellie had a laugh about, and playing with some goop, which Ellie loved but Uncle Mark not so much :)

When it was time to go to bed, Ellie got to sleep in the BIG bed in our guest bedroom.

Ellie's Mum and sister Rhiannon came over the next day to pick Ellie up. Ellie told her Rhiannon and her Mum that she missed them, but was already planning her next visit to her Uncle's and Aunt's place...