Going to the Chapel....

I'll be going to the chapel every weekend for the next three weekends. It's wedding season in Ireland for sure and I am 'of the age' where many of my contempories are 'tying the knot' and 'giving us a day out'. It was also our Anniversary last weekend - on Saturday.

Two years married - imagine! Time flies. We celebrated by a meal in the new Hawthorn Restaurant which was delish, but I was stuffed far too easily because we probably left it a bit too late to eat. I'm not one for dining after 7 to be honest, but we decided to hold out till 8.30 so we could go straight to the pub afterwards....bearing in mind I am not drinking....why did I want to be in the pub at 10pm??? Anyway it ended up a good old night. Met some of the gang from home and had a good laugh.

My darling husband brought me some flowers and I made a card ala the ones below...which are going to be wedding cards for the weddings over the next few weeks. Simple design, vary the paper and bob's your uncle.

What other news have I....Tony started his new job on Tuesday. Seems to like it and while we used to travel to work together anyway (doing our bit for the environment and still managing to live in one car land) we now work in the same industrial estate which is super handy. We could even meet up for lunch, but that might be a bit sad?!

Eilis is 'off form' as they put it in the creche. She had a cough and a bit of a temperature and so I was kind of guiltified into not sending her even though any bit of contageousness would most likely have been in the first couple of days or before she even picked it up. One thing I don't really like about the creche is that they won't tell you 'leave her at home' they'll just hint at things and make you feel guilty because you're wondering whether they were hinting to leave her at home, or actually meant it? I'm rambling and it probably makes no sense....but I've been a little sleep deprived the last few nights because she the cough is waking her and she has a bit of temperature, but otherwise is in good form. Guilt, guilt everywhere....I feel guilty for not thinking I need to bring her to the doctor, but I feel that he will just say 'it's a virus, give her plenty of fluids and calpol, etc and it'll run it's course'. I don't need to pay €50 to find that out...but I don't want this to be about money....oh the joys. I'm not a run to the doctor type of person and very much tend to self diagnose and self medicate....not sure how good this is, but it's the way I am. Maybe if I had got 550 points in the leaving I would be a doctor now and wouldn't be wondering these things.

Oh, the Leaving Cert.... results came out on Wednesday. My memory of our leaving cert results were that Oasis were playing a concert in Cork. Everyone went except a handful of us and so I sauntered down to the school around 11.30 (after mass I might add!) to get my results. Was happy-ish I suppose. I should have done better, but didn't put in the work. Such is life. If I had worked harder I would be a primary school teacher (didn't get points but it was first on my list) and I would be on holidays now and looking forward to not going back to school because I would be on maternity leave probably.....funny how life works out though...... Pic is of the five girls who did Technical Drawing for the leaving cert with our teacher and VP who gave me my Leaving Cert Results. We were a bit of a novel group - not many girls did drawing but I must say it has stood to me....wait till you see the house I designed....and imagine what I would have come up with if I got an A1 instead of a C2 in drawing!!!

Fat wedding pics to come no doubt....that's how I'll be remembered at all our friends weddings...'oh ya, corina was pregnant' - hopefully they'll realise they all got married the same year, not that I was pregnant all the time! Have a fabbo black dress to wear tomorrow - will be displaying my best assets at the moment!! Will probably be asked to cover up in the church!! or worse - sent out to a stable out the back!!

Am in a strange mood - must be lack of sleep. Better get some work done - it's Friday TG.

Taggerama

Jeepers I'm being tagged on all sides....7 little known things about moi?

1. I am an environmental scientist with my own business which I started with a guy from college 7 years ago. We employ 12 staff and I wear power suits with shoulder pads to work every day (NOT!).
2. I have come to the conclusion I am a picky eater...don't eat cheese, pate, smoked fish, most fish other than salmon, trout. We went on honeymoon to Italy - the home of fabulous food (so they say) - didn't suit me at all.... After travelling to budapest though I decided that cold climates suit me better - lots of soups and stews - I loved it! Being picky is also good when you are pregnant as lots of the things you are not supposed to eat - pate, liver, soft cheese....I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole anyway!
3. I don't drink tea or coffee. Wouldn't be able to drink coffee - I really don't like the taste of it. I drink tea to be sociable, but wouldn't make a cup for myself. This also means that I am usually slow to offer someone tea when they come to visit - it's not being impolite - I just forget!
4. I am the oldest of four sisters. Despite being an all girl house we were very sporty - my mother often said wouldn't have had more sports gear to wash if she had 4 lads. In my time I have played camogie, gaelic football, soccer, rugby and basketball competitively. I am currently a couch potato and hate it.... We were girly girls too though - have every shade of MAC eyeshadow when we get together!
5. I played football in Croke Park when I was 12 as part of exhibition during All Ireland final. I was tall for my age and in those days they provided the old fashioned (non elasticated) short shorts....lets just say they were very short! Oh to have that figure again though! I also was probably the only one on the field wearing a bra!
6. I am married to my 'high school' sweetheart for two years (last sat was our anniversary). Our first kiss was on stage as part of the school musical where we had leading roles as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock (** blush **), but didn't get together until after the play was over...as all the best movie stars do.
7. I am a home bird. No plans on the world tour - I'd miss my family (and have 1.75 children to look after at the moment). I travelled around the west coast of US after college - camped in Redwood Forest among other places and visited San Francisco, LA, Grand Canyon (you all need to go there at some point in your life), San Diego (didn't cross to Mexico - we were too chicken!) and Las Vegas - my favourite place ever, ever! Has to be seen to be believed. I've never been to Paris....or New York. Once I've done those I'll be happy to stay at home!

Anyone reading this who hasn't been tagged....it's your turn now.