Hey Arnold!

Penultimate Day!

2004-08-16T09:12:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is my last day at work!!! Hip hip hurray!!!!! Thank goodness! I am having great difficulty in typing with my talons on, everything seems more difficult, beautiful long nails are obviously meant for rich women who don't have to struggle with five year olds hair and type all day, or pull up their own knickers or do up zips and buttons!

Had an extraordinarily stressful morning, I lost my keys and went into panic over-drive more because I have a mild phobia of being late than anything else. The fact that some sinister stranger may have my keys completely passed me by! Even Ellie helped (hindered) by staying about a millimetre behind me and searching where I just searched a second before!

Anyway, finally got in to work with spare key provided by Chris after a half hour drive from his work, bless him. Still haven't found them and my flat looks like it has been burgled by a blind man!

Had a good weekend, had hair cut, which I stressed about because it is much shorter than I had planned on. But everyone in work assures me it looks lovely, obviously the fact Chris has been telling me it does till he is blue in the face, didn't register!

Went to Dover and saw the Gazebo (BEAUTIFUL!!!!) and had picture taken by an extremely weird photographer, who is going to (miraclulously) take official photos of the wedding. Not having planned on having one, it was a bit of a shock to be prodded around by an insanely grinning buffoon!! But at least we will have some professional photos if we fancy buying them. Pat (Chris' Mum) has blagged them to come for free because they will get business and free advertising through the hotel, which is a bonus. I still reckon the more natural ones taken by guests will be better, but hey ho, I'm sure the parents will by the official ones, even if no one else does!

I am so tense my teeth ache and I just want this last week of stress to be over and for everything to be finally coming together, so I can enjoy my day!

Morning!

2004-08-12T09:54:00.000-07:00

Thank you Lisa for your comments GRIN! I have corrected mistakes ( is there a spell check on this thing??!) , I bottled out of Aerobics and lined Ellie's flower petal basket and counted favor bags instead, oh and I did a bit of gardening amazingly!

The saga of my Tiara has yet to be recorded, so here goes...

I bought a tiara off e-bay, it was meant to be a 'Halo & Co' sample, but looked a bit bodged to me, but I liked the design. I tried on my dress and the tiara a few weeks after receiving it and a bit of it fell off!!!! yikes! and jinkys!!
I gave it to a friend at work whose friend is a jewellery designer and basically they bodged it up even more!! sooooooo I had to order another from a proper designer, at great expense, 2 weeks ago and she has promised to have it ready for early next week! But I am in a bit of a panic about it!! so that is why I am worried!

I do have a couple of cheap ones from Accessorize, but it won't quite be the same!! especially as Ellie wears them for dressing up as a princess!

I am going to Aerobics on Friday, for definite, absolutely definitely! I must or be a wobbly celulitey bride

OOOOOO I found the spell check!!

Tingle

2004-08-11T17:28:00.000-07:00

Today I have tingly lip, I am presuming that I have caught the nasty virus that causes coldsores from my gorgeous Fiancé, as I have never had one before!! I have invested a small fortune in buying the miracle cure for cornflake lip (uurrkk!) Zovirax £6.19 for a tiny tube!! good grief! I have applied diligently as the last thing I want is a coldsore on my wedding photos!!

I have had my penultimate sunbed to the wedding and have acheived the colour I want to be, I also still have faint strap marks, which is really bugging me after being ultra careful and having 10 sunbeds!! oh well I guess I can always carefully applt St Tropez to the area!!

I have also been worrying about the tiara a bit, think I may email the lady about it to put my mind at rest.

The 14 day weather forecast says it will be 16 degreees C and partly cloudy with sunshine on the 21st so fingers crossed they are right!! I can't wait I am so excited. Oh also, all appointments are now booked, including a contact lense check on Thursday!

I have Claire coming round Friday for a girlie evening which should be good, Chris is out with the work lot for a curry. Thursday I am out with the work girls, it will be a mild one I think as I am brassic (poor) and driving, but it will be good to see them out of work.

Aerobics tonight, at least it has clouded over so it will be bearable! last time it was like a sauna and soooooooooooooo exhausting! wish me luck, I'll need it I've not been for two weeks!

The Build Up....

2004-08-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

Ok I lied I will post on here as I get more nervous and jittery over the next few days...

I was just chatting downstairs (at work) to a girl who is getting married the week after me and I said, 'yes I have to pick up the cake and suits next Wednesday'...and got goosepimples!! I have booked my eyebrow wax for the Thursday so I am hoping there is not a disaster like waxing the whole left one off or something! Also I am looking generally like a hairy yeti, in need of haircut and general all over body wax!! trying to leave it to the last minute, thinking about waxing a certain area into a heart shape and spraying with glitter spray for surprise effect on the wedding night! or maybe not....want classy not Soho Lapdancer effect! Oh the things I write for comic effect! There maybe readers who wish not to read of such things, but hey this is me, and I would suggest not reading my blog, as I have a feeling I may often degenerate to base level. Waxing is highly interesting and painful subject! The pains women have to go through to look beautiful (and smooth) for their men!

11 days to go, Chris and I are doing 'weddingy' things tonight i.e. Me watching him write beautiful italic writing in place cards, and counting favour bags and dragees to go in favour bags. I think we are also going to do guilt trips on the 'friends' who have backed out at the last minute (SPLITTERS!!) 2 weeks before I mean! HOW RUDE!!

We still have the wedding music to decide on...we have the 'coming in' bit, but still have too much choice on the 'whilst signing the register' and the 'exit of Bride and Groom'! we better decide soon!

I have butterflies in my stomach, think that I need a stiff drink (for medicinal purposes of course) and calm down. Deeep breaths and try not to hyperventilate. I have cakes and flowers and tiaras going round and round in my head and there is nothing I can do to sort them out, it is all in the hands of the experts, I just hope they don't bugger it up!! Fingers crossed x

New!!!

2004-08-10T07:06:00.000-07:00

Well I am very new to this, have read lots of blogs from my friends Claire and Lisa, with much interest and decided it is about time I added my tuppence worth. I will try to make it an interesting read!! I will record a diary of my new and exciting life as Sarah Arnold!! There will now probably be a pause of a couple of weeks as I make final preparations and go completely bonkers, get married, then chill out on Honeymoon. When I get back I will tell you allllllllllllllll about it, well almost everything anyway!!