Six reasons to be happy but one particularly great reason ....

1. I got into Warwick to do teacher training next year!! I didn't tell people about the interview after the disaster that was my last one. I'm so relieved, excited, happy etc etc. I've not only got on the course I want to do but at one of the best universities in the country.

2. It's the half-term, it's so nice to be off and lots of opportunities to celebrate reason number one!!

3. I got paid on Friday - which is great because it funds the celebrating of reason number one.

4. Friends - Beccy came up to visit this weekend - it was amazing to see here and can't believe we'd left it so long!! Also have three other friend back at home visiting over the next week and my friend Laura is back from her trip to America so lots of people to celebrate reason number one with!!

5. I am loving work at the moment! Weird eh?!

6. Last night I worked at the restaurant for the first time in ages which was fun and great to catch up with everyone.

So incase you hadn't gathered I'm irritatingly genki at the moment!!!!

Edinburgh

We headed to Edinburgh this weekend to stay with our friend Vicky ('we' being me and my 'husband' Sue). We went for dinner with Jenny and then Nick came to meet us for cocktails. It was a nice quiet evening though as most of us were feeling very tired from our separate Friday night adventures.

On Sunday we went to the coast and then spent all afternoon chatting, eating, drinking gin and tonics at Vicky's flat.

I love living in Carlisle but it was so lovely to get away for the weekend. Carlisle is a little claustrophobic (the same as Mie I guess) at times!! Nice to go out and not be known by everyone!! It makes me excited to think I'm moving away in Autumn.

Nick, Sue, Vicky and Jenny
Nick and me
Sue and Nick
Nick, Sue and Vicky

Blue Skies

Last week I was in quite a grotty mood for a number of different reasons.

This week I've been trying to be positive about lots of things - especially work and have been thinking about all the good things instead of the bad. Plus I think this has been helped by the weather - it's amazing, perfect, beautiful weather. Just look at this picture of the sky I took this afternoon... I live in the dreary most Northern part of England and look at that blue.

Plus this weekend it's a Bank Holiday weekend - we're off to Edinburgh - I can't wait!!!