There are birthdays and anniversaries a-plenty, and not small ones either! My Phee will be 21 in March so that's sure to be a major event. Nobody has any idea what we're doing for it yet, but hopefully her friends and family will come down for whatever it is!
There's birthdays and anniversaries at work too. Two more 21sts in March and November, and some members of staff with other big celebrations.And in December, my Dad and step-Mum will celebrate 25 years of blissful marriage! Again... bit early for plans yet, but I'm expecting a big celebration! At least the next twenty five years will be a lot quieter, having already raised the four of us that used to live there too!
First up is my sister's wedding on Saturday 15th. Jodes and Rob have been together for what seems like ever and have two great kids (it stills pains me that I missed Charlie's birthday). They have been engaged for a while now too and have slowly been getting things together. There's no way in the world I'd miss it, so we'll definitely be down in Devon for that weekend.
That said, we'll be coming back home straight from the party. No next-day hangover pics from me! The reason is because on Sunday 16th, Phee and I are off to Florida! It'll be the first time I've been out of Europe and the first time either of us have been on a long haul flight. And that scares me... I still don't understand how jumbo jets fly! I know, I know, it's all about thrust and drag, but really... how much!?
We'll have a full seven days to visit Walt Disney World, slap bang in the middle of our fourteen days on International Drive, Orlando. I am very much looking forward to meeting Mickey, Minnie and the gang, sharing a joke or two with the Genie and chatting up Ariel the Little Mermaid and Princess Jasmine (Phee might veto that one).We also have a full 14-day pass to Universal Studios and a water park which will get attention during the days either side of our Disney ticket. Plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing! I'd also love to catch a b'ball game... Magic vs the Sonics would be good!
And straight from the plane home, we will most likely be driving straight back to Devon! That is because my brother, Tim, and his wife, Ju, are expecting their first baby the day we leave the U.S.! Peanut, as (s)he is currently named (after Jeff Dunham's character?), will be niece/nephew # 12 and, as Tim's my only full sibling, is the most blood related. Not that I treat any of them differently - you can't have favourite, can you?!After that, we'll no doubt be needing another holiday!
The other significant event of 2010 will be Phee and I properly moving in together, in June or July. On our own. With only me to annoy her! Looking at the house prices around, we should be alright and have been eyeing up places in Farnham, Alton and Bentley... all on the train line to London. We're not too fussy with what we get. We'd prefer it to have two bedrooms, rather than one and it has to really be a house, not a flat. This is because we need a place that is cat friendly...... as this little (as yet un-named) cutie is hopefully going to be joining us:
Luna and Ebony are still my favourite names! Phee doesn't agree, but is too busy with Uni to think of anything better!
Oh, and here's hoping the results of this week's exams (due in February) are positive too! I want two out of two and stay one step ahead of the girls at work who are getting rather competitive!
.JPG)
