Things may be looking up

Wednesday night I went out for a curry with my colleagues in the evening. It's the first time since I moved across (more than 5 months ago, isn't that insane? on March 5th I have been here for half a year!) that I've gone out without Rob. Don't get me wrong, I love going out with Rob, but it's not healthy not having separate lives from each other as well. We had a really good time down at the Bilash restaurant. I have to say they really are good. They try and go that extra mile for good customers and I appreciate that. One of my colleagues has been going there with her husband for over 20 years so the manager knew their names and orders by heart already ;) They even put some extra energy into decorating our plates for the starter (a mixed kebab with onion bhajis, it was gorgeous!) as you can see from the picture :) It makes for a good night out. I went safe for the main course though - chicken tikka masala with a cheese and garlic naan. Mel laughed at me because they know how much I love tikka masala. First or second week I worked at TIP I had tikka masala in some form or other in my lunch box 3 days in a row :P It's red, it's coconut-milky and creamy and wonderful! And it's also fake-indian, but does it really matter? :D Good food is good food!

Today we've spent pretty much all day in Burton-upon-Trent looking at flats/houses. It's been a long day and we've had such mixed results. Two of the places, a flat by the train station and a house further away from the town centre, were positive surprises. But the other four we looked at were let downs to be honest... One of them, sort of at the top of our price range as well, was quite moldy :/ Another one had stairs so steep I could have fallen to my death (and nearly did). We have something to think about, lets put it that way :)

I think all the flat hunting today has given me a fever though :( I'm not feeling fantastic at the moment. Rob's contemplating going out for a beer with his friends and I'm contemplating a pain killer and going to bed early!

Anyway, that's it for tonight. Hopefully I'll be able to update you soon with good news on the flat.
Huggles!
Saga xx

Wedding!

On Monday afternoon I got to leave a bit early frm work to start our drive down to Kent in the south of UK to go to Pete and Michelle's renewal of their wedding vows. It took us about 3.5 hours to drive (40mins of which was heated discussion on the Sun's page 3... I think the conclusion was that we agree to disagree :P)

It was so nice to finally get to see everyone again. Many of them we haven't seen in about a year, some we hadn't seen since the trip to Finland back in.... 2010, can it be that long ago? We all had dinner together the night before the wedding and it was a right laugh. Got to meet some new people as well, like Thomas' partner Clare. She was wonderful!

Pet planning xD

We haven't even got the new flat yet and we have already started thinking about future pets. This morning I had a look at what it would cost to have a dog in "day care" on our working days, but that would be around £160 per month, so to be honest it might be better to drive home and take the dog out on our lunch break. But that's something to be considered in the future when we plan on getting a dog.

Closer at hand might be a couple of snakes though. Friends of ours are selling their two ball pythons (Royal pythons) so Rob is very excited. He's had snakes before and has been talking about getting new ones ever since I've known him. So as soon as we are done with the move we might be getting a pair of snakes ;) I don't mind snakes, they're really pretty animals, and I know they would make Rob very happy, so it would be nice to give it a try :)

Move comes first though, definitely. So we need to get that sorted :P
Now to find something good to watch together and cuddle on the sofa!
Huggles!
Saga xx

Just a short one

Just thought I'd do a short update. Sort of hit a new level of responsibility at work today as I have been delegated a groupage claim after a fire on a truck. It basically means I will handle all the claims relating to that incident and I'm looking forward to it as it feels like they are confident I can do a good job. It makes me happy :) I was talking to my boss yesterday as well and she told me about what I hopefully will be "in charge of" in a few months time and I think it'll be really good. It'll be a lot of work, I'm sure, but a challenge is good for you. I feel like it'll be sort of a promotion because it's like another step on the company ladder and I've always wanted a shot at a proper career.

I also wanted to say something about my last entry. In one of the last paragraphs I wrote about feeling like people were talking about me behind my back. This was not aimed at anyone in particular but was meant about people in general. I am a slightly neurotic and paranoid person and thoughts like that tend to stick in my mind and slowly eat away at my sanity. Anyway, if you felt like I was talking about you, I apologize.

On Sunday I was so tired. I said I was so tired I could just sit down and cry and to be honest I did. I was not in a good place... It's that feeling that your heart and head are just so worn out that they might just give in and stop. I'm feeling better now though, don't worry.

Now, time to stretch out of the sofa and possibly fall asleep early.
Huggles and nighty night
Saga xx

Can't sleep :(

It's too early to be awake on a Sunday but I really can't sleep. I woke up around 6:45 and that was it, I was awake. No going back. I wish I could though, because oddly enough I'm really tired, but I have all these thoughts going around in my mind and I just can't turn it off.

I have really mixed feelings about yesterday. The day started out really well, I made breakfast for me and Rob and we went off to Hednesford/Cannock to look at flats. The first one was very nice. It was big and light and exactly what we need from a flat. There was a good size bedroom for us and an almost as big second bedroom to use as an office/guest bedroom, which I really really want. It ticked all the boxes.