Mixed bag

This week has been a major rollercoaster. My Body Shop products were due Monday so I ended up waiting in all day, no sign. So waited in all day Tuesday, no sign. Finally they turned up 5pm on Wednesday and the party was 10am Thursday so, to say I was unprepared was  an understatement. The party went ok but could have been a lot better. At least I managed to getting another party booking for this Thursday out of it so, hopefully, that will be much better. Other than that I spent the week on the phone chasing this and that - W.A is definitely 'Wait Awhile' !

Robbie gig was Friday night and what a night that was. We ended up driving up and parked a 10 minute walk away for free. We grabbed a bite to eat when we got in the stadium at 5.30 and then had three hours to wait for the man himself. It was an awesome gig, the best I've ever been to. The pyrotechnics did him proud as did the fireworks and the fireballs. He was brilliant, a real showman, in between songs there was a lot of chit chat and funny stories and he sang 'Me and my shadow' with Johnny Wilkes. The girls loved it too and we were fairly near the front so got to see a lot. I felt proud to be English and that was my downfall. I woke up yesterday missing haribo, grapes, soft grass, decent shops, money, frosts, decent tv, chinese, pick and mix, the music scene, films in fact civilised life !! Paul wanted to make everything right but just didn't get it. Luckily others here have been through it so listened to me sobbing my heart out. It's not about wanting to go back to the UK (although it did flit through my mind about moving to the Eastern states or USA to see if any better) it's more like a grieving process for the things I may never see or have again. To be able to walk into Tescos and buy whatever fruit you want as opposed to only what is in season and grown in your state is something you take for granted. I actually got excited to see grapes the other week - how sad is that ?

Anyway, I'm over that all now and we headed into Perth today for a shopping spree. Paul as a bit gobsmacked that I didn't buy anything but I was happy just window shopping and leaving the spending of the dollars to the two girls !! Something they are very good at.

We move into our new home by the sea on Friday and can then start to make it ours, put roots down and start getting Christmassy. Wow, what a year 2006 has been !!

10:13 - Sun 3 December 2006