Footie!

So again.. I am catching up. 

I don't remember much about the week.. work and gym most likely! 

The weekend, me and Ant did our usual chill on the Friday night. Watch tv and relax, ready for the carnage that is Saturday.. 

Saturday was frigging awesome! It was the first time I've ever got into a football game. The world cup is on and weirdly (I think?) England have been doing well. 

So Saturday, we headed to the pub to watch the football. The sun was shining and it was an exciting day. I just love day drinking with lots of people tbh haha!

We got there and the car park was packed and we soon discovered that so was the pub. You couldnt see the tv screens or get to the bar or even breathe to be honest, especially in the heat. We sat outside with a drink eventually and ended up watching on Ant's phone. 

We decided to move to the next pub up as we had friend's there and they said it was much better. As soon as we got up and walked out, England scored!! We ended up running back into the pub to cheer and get involved. 

We walked up to the next pub via the air-conned shop which also had the footie on. 

The next pub was much better! Bigger, more room and we stood by the door for the breeze. There were also loads of people we knew there!

It was such a fun day in the sun, catching up, cheering on the football and having a good laugh. Us girls were all chatty then would randomly give it a 'Come on England!' and 'It's coming home' is said 500x a day these days too. It's so fun!

England is such a positive place to live these days. Everyone's buzzing!

We ended up leaving the pub after the football and getting booze from the shop and sitting in a massive group in the nearby park. Why not ey!

So we sat, drank, chatted and sunbathed for the rest of the day. So beaut.

It got darker and we ended up back at ours with a few people, we continued the party until stupid o'clock.

Here's some drunken pictures from the fun day out. 

Sunday.. we did nothing!! Oh.. actually, Sunday was HELL!

We were both tired and slightly hungover but worst of all is that our little Sooty cat was missing all day. We went out so many times looking for him, he's so nervous and so it was pretty pointless because we knew he wouldn't come out for anyone.. not even us. 

We went to neighbours and on Facebook.. I know it could be extreme as it was only 1 day but he's really special.. if you know what I mean. And our kitties hardly go farther than the garden. 

Anyway, after a day of pure depression at the thought of him never returning or him just not being okay (It was SO hot, he surely needed water). 

He came running in around 9:15pm, and omg my heart was RACING. So relieved!! He was fine, nothing noticeably wrong with him at all. Covered in cobwebs so must have been in a garage or something like that I assume.

He was clearly starving though as he munched and munched loads of food. When he was eventually done eating we made sure we gave him loads and loads of sooty stroke and attention. I never want to let them out again! 

Catch up

Oh dear.. I really haven't written on here since the 27th June and it's the 10th July now! Oops!

So I'm not gonna go through each day since because honestly, I've no idea what I've been up to.

Last weekend.. me and Antony went out to the Slug and Lettuce for cocktails with Ant's work lot as his workmate was leaving. It was fun! I ended up sat next to one of the guys there who loved drag race and we chatted on and on for ages about drag queens, gay pride, cats and fun stuff like that. It was awesome! 

Abby and Ben came out and had a couple with us, before we all got a cab to a pub in Sunbury where Hannah and her boyfriend Bax and few more mates were there to celebrate Bax's birthday. 

There were a few friends there I'd not seen in ages which was really cool to catch up. 

We had lots of drinks and laughs and ended up going to back Han and Baxter's for more drinks and stupidness haha, it was good fun.. and then I realised it was 4am I grabbed Ant and made us go home! I hate that stupid time!! I love my sleep so much and I hate it being in a stupid order rather than a normal sleep in the night time and wake up in the morning the next day.. ya know?

The next morning Ginette came round at 8:30.. I'd honestly been asleep for about 3 hours and I couldn't face it! I made Ant get the door and I went back to bed. Apparently so did Ant, I thought he'd stayed up with Ginette but she took one look at him and told him to go back.

This was really bad of us to be honest because we were supposed to be up chatting with Lee who is coming to do loads of work on our garden/mancave soon.. So they did it without us and went home. 

I woke up around 11 and text our apologies... we knew we were out Friday and we didn't know they were coming until Friday morning but still.. we should've made the effort to not stay out so late. 

Anyway, hanging out of our arses, me and Ant honestly did nothing that Saturday. We did nothing but eat and chill. It was nice. 

The next day, I woke up and cleaned the whole house and did the washing etc.. all the things that make me feel better about my life choices the previous day lol!

So Sunday was very productive, house and everywhere was clean. Ginette and Albert came round and we chatted about the garden and plans and then we got to work. Me and Ant popped out for milk and supplies.. came home and forgot the milk.. idiots!

But yeah, we dug up the path in the garden, got mowing and all sorts. It was SO hot, so hard work. But good to start it. 

This is a pic of the garden after Sunday's work. The plan is to dig up all the diagonal path, and the two triangular bits on the side so we can have a straight garden, straight path and the decking going all the way accross the back. We just want it to look neat and not this weird wonky shape, some weirdo decided to create. 

Now it finally feels like we're gonna do this! We then all got clean and relaxed on the sofa with some tikka wraps and excessive amount of chips and curly fries. 

Motivated Mondays

Monday, I woke up and exercised in the mancave. Nice start to the day!

I woke Ant up as per , I helped him life as he needs a helping hand in the mornings bless him. 

Anyway, Monday was fine... My director joked to me about not bieng in on Friday. I think where my manager has said I was working from home they've assumed I was really really hungover and couldnt make it in!

I was in and ready(ish) for the day! It was fine anyway, we laughed about the Awards night. 

Erm, I can't remember anything more about Monday! It wasn't even 2 days ago haha.

Pretty sure we just went off home and ate the thai dish I'd cooked at the weekend which was delicious! And then chilled. 

Tuesday, sameyyyy. 

Just work and then at lunch we went and did a back and abs session at the gym. Now we have 9 weeks and few days countdown to the holiday we are both feeling hugely motivated!

So here's my back exercise.. I can’t upload the video so here’s a still... will have to do. 

Hoping I can look back at the video I have and will have improved!

It was good anyway, me and Ant both enjoyed it. 

After work, I headed home to make lunches and feed our kitties. 

My lil Lois isn't feeling great this week and so we didn't meet for our catch up. I'd made us a slimming world dinner in preparation, so I went and delivered it to her. 

She came out of her house in her lil pjs and dressing gown, so cute! We ended up nattering in the street for ages as well!

I drove home and pretty much showered, had my dinner and watched Love island! (Future me, you need to re-watch, it's so juicy! But also a load of crap so maybe you're too mature for it now?)

So it's now Wednesday.. I went to the gym at lunchtime to do the legs/bums and tums class which I did last week and really enjoyed. 

This week.. not so much.. 

The new instructor who i’d not experienced before.. was late and we had no music for half of it. He didn't explain the exercises properly, which is fine for me.. but I just thought.. really?!

He ran over by 15 minutes and then at the end asked me how it was! I am too polite and said really good hahaha!

To be honest we did do some burners so it was still good. 

This evening Antony is out for a work meeting, so I'm just chilling with the kitties and awaiting a call to pick him up. 

Sunny Sat and Sun

Saturday.. 

So Saturday morning, I woke up and went off to the gym. I did a circuits class which was a bit of a killer to be honest! Lots of upper body which I really need to start doing more of. 

I got back from the gym and me and Antony ate the pizza that we accidentally ordered the night before. 

Antony went off into the garden to start mowing and I started cleaning the kitchen.. Adult life!

All of the shopping I'd ordered arrived and I excitedly put it all away (yes really) I love a full kitchen! Anyway, Ant continued to garden and I started cooking up some meals which I'd planned to do over the weekend. 

It was such a lush day, nice and chilled and so good to know we had no plans. 

Ant popped out to his friends for a little bit and came back with some gorgeous flowers and some cherries which I didn't know whether I liked or not. He's so bloody cute!

He bought me the flowers cos they’re purple and my fave colour. 

I loved the cherries too, can't believe I've just discovered them. 

I cooked and Antony chilled for the rest of the day then we both went to shower and decide what to do with our night. 

We ended up walking to a nearby pub about.. 40 mins walk away. It was so beaut! It was such nice weather still and so we sat in the pub garden which was huge and really pretty!

We had such a nice night. Properly chilled out, chatted and the food was incredible! It was a little pricey but so worth it. Bacon and duck flatbread MMM!

We (Ant) decided to get an uber home rather than walk and we got home around 9:30, on the sofa ready to slob. We are getting old but I bloody love it. 

Sunday morning I woke up and went off to the gym, I went to a tone class which was really good. Lots of chest though and I'm pretty sure that's the weakest muscle on me.

I got home, Antony made us bacon sarnies, cos he's a top babe. 

Then we pretty much did the same as the day before, I cooked more food and Antony chilled more! 

This week I made: Sweet potato cottage pie, frigging spicy jerk chicken, chilli, peanut Thai chicken, Beef and red onion stew, chilli chicken and basil spaghetti and chicken jalfrezi.

OH then we booked a holiday!!! We sat down and both sat on our phones looking at different places/prices/reviews etc and to be honest it was a bit annoying in the end cos we'd try and book one and suddenly the price would jump up. Anyway we got there in the end!

We are going to Gran Canaria which neither of us have been to before.. our hotel looks amazing with great reviews and it's 10 mins from the beach and 10 mins from a big complex which has bars/restaurants/clubs and DRAG SHOWS OMG.

Apparently it's home to lots of gay couples and they love it there. I am so excited!

So once we'd booked we were both buzzing dancing around the kitchen.  

Fri..yay?

So I woke up Friday morning feeling a little rough... and so so tired!

I usually sleep early and get a good 8-10 hours sleep, I know, a lot. But I really do love my sleep.

But we got home from the work event around half 2 and I was waking up, hungover, at 8am. Not cool!

But I got up, took some painkillers and got myself ready for work. Atleast it was Friday! I felt so rough though and was really hating the thought of work all day.

I popped to Greggs and got myself a sausage sandwich to help me through, but the man gave me a fat off baguette.. sorry who needs a sausage BAGUETTE at 9am!? Not me! So I went to Ant's work and left half for him.

I then headed into work and mentally prepared myself to say hi to everyone. I had no make up on as I'd left it at work the day before.

So I looked rough! But I walked in smiling and saying good morning to everyone as usual.

I turned on my computer, got my self sorted out and started my day.

Not long after i'd sat down, my director messaged me asking I was feeling.. the answer was like f*cking sh*t!! But I said not.. great haha.

He was the same and then asked me if I'd seen the video he'd posted on the general channel (slack - messaging app everyone at work uses).

The video was of everyone dancing on the stage at the Awards and I was there frigging headbanging to living on a prayer! It was hilarious but I couldn't help die a little inside...cringe!!!

My manager was also messaging me asking how I was feeling. Again, not great! She said the same! 

She was working from home today, good preparation right?! She  needed her laptop though and so I went downstairs to meet her and give her her things.

I sat in her car for a bit where we both moaned about how we felt but said how good the night before was.

She asked me how I was and who was in the office and then told me to go home and work from there! Omg I swear it will go down in history of one of the best moments ever! I was so relieved to go home.

I quickly printed what I needed and did anything I couldn't do at home. And left as fast as I could incase someone was to try and stop me! 

I got home and set myself up on the sofa. I worked from there and Ant came home for lunch. 

I think he was a bit miffed that I was home and he wasn’t! Which is understandable. 

But we had a nice lunch together. 

It was nice when he got home and we could start the weekend, not that we did much. Just had a chill on the sofa.. Ant gaming/me watching my garbage tv which I love. 

Tuesday/Wednesday

So again, I'm playing catch up!

Tuesday Lois came round after work and we ate a banging beef curry that she'd made for us. It was really yummy and she put peppers in it but cut them up really small so I actually ate them.

I'm like a kid!

We chatted and chilled for the night which was nice as always.

Wednesday.. erm.. I honestly don't remember! Oh I went to the gym at lunch as Antony had a work lunch.

I did a legs bums and tums which was really hard cos my legs and butt were absolutely killing from a session earlier in the week.

At the beginning of the class I asked a guy what the instructor had said about getting weights and he wasn't sure... said to get some free weights and a kettle bell.

Then really patronisingly said.. are you okay with a 14kg? (that's the kettlebell I chose)

I said yes thanks.. and wondered if he was okay with his 10kg *insert upside down smile emoji which is also my fave emoji*

Anyway, turns out he was not okay with his throughout the class but I was with mine! Ha!

That night me and Antony had chicken burgers, steak burgers and sweet potato fries which was so so good! Ant tried to make his dinner look arty...

Looks great right!

Thursday was a bit stressful as I had a work event that evening and it was quite unorganised as my manager was off sick and we hadn't really made a plan before hand..

So I did have quite a stressed/anxious morning worrying about it. I think my main issue is I don't want people to think I'm really rubbish!

Anyway.. who cares because it was all fine. We walked to the train station (in heels, a little painful!), got the train, got a cab and bam.. we arrived.

It was such a bloody good night. The event was Comms Business Awards 2018 and we won the Software channel product of the year! It was awesome when we won, the whole table went crazy, cheering. It was so loud, probably the loudest there.

Everyone at the table ran up to the stage to collect the award and get a picture taken. I didn't as I stayed back with the new girl that's not started yet and didn't want to go up. Which is fair enough!

So then we had lots to drink and lots and lots of dancing! It was so much fun. I actually got a lot drunker than I should have for a work event...

I drank quite quickly at the beginning then realised I was pretty drunk so stopped.. but I was still feeling it when I got home so it still lasted me ages.

We got on the stage and sang, danced, headbanged. The guys who ran the event actually came up to us at the end and thanked us for having such a good time.

Here's some of the pics.. my neck is still so sore from the headbanging..











Oh and David Mitchell is really funny!!

Sunday/Monday

Sunday I woke up, feeling weirdly fresh considering we'd been drinking since 12 the day before!

I went straight downstairs and ate some of the curry that me and Mum had ordered the night before, yummy. 

I went back up to see Antony, who wasn't feeling great. I mentioned Mum had made breakfast casserole which is SO damn good and he asked whether there was egg in it and then ran to the toilet. Haha!

He didn't actually throw up but it did make me laugh. Mum's kittens came to join us and we all chilled on the bed for a while.

We made it down stairs eventually and sat with everyone, eating breakfast casserole, which did I mention its amazing??

We wished Andy's Happy Father's Day and gave him his cards and pressies. We all got him some grappa and then I got him a  colouring book which was of cats and their butts showing, I thought it would be hilarious but it ended up kinda weird.

We all sorta chilled out for an hour, I watched Love Island on the sofa with Ant, others just chatting/chilling in the kitchen. 

Mum got me up  eventually as she wanted me to show her and Emily some weight/strength training in the gym. Mum does a lot of running and Emily wants to get fit and so I spent some time demonstrating things they could do. 

I am excited for them to do some circuits and tell me what they think.. what exercises they really hate and what they're improving on etc. I am really jealous that I live so far away and can't join in! But I really hope they get into it and enjoy it as much as I do. I know mum will cos she's the one who got me so into fitness. 

She made me laugh when I was showing them exercises by saying to Emily 'I created this monster!' Yeah mum, ya did, thanks. 

Me and Antony then set off on what I thought would be an easy journey as the way there was. I was wrong. 

It was so long. 5 hours long. There was loads of traffic and we were so tired we stopped for coffee two/three times. 

We listened to a podcast about the Illuminati which I ended up zoning out of so took nothing from it unfortunately. Antony enjoyed it which was good. I like crimey podcasts but I think they can be a bit deep/dark for cheery ole Antony. 

Anyway, we finally got home and the first thing we did is both give our cats loads of fuss. I was upstairs baby voicing Sooty and I could hear him downstairs like 'hello baby, you've got a nice soft fur coat' to Sweep. I think they were happy to see us as they came and sat on the sofa with us afterwards. 

Lois looked after them all weekend and sent me pics/videos of them which was really sweet. 

Then we chilled on the sofa at last. (fave thing to do if you hadn't guessed this by now)

Monday was uneventful.. I got up early so I could unpack/sort washing/dishwasher etc and then did some exercise in the mancave. I just thought I'd feel better about Monday if I did this rather than leave it till the evening time.

Work was fine, very quiet actually. Then me and Ant met for lunch, eating a subway salad and then chilling in the sun. Poor Ant wasn't feeling great after another weekend of heavy drinking. 

He says he can't hack it anymore as he's getting old!

After work I rushed home to get any other housey stuff done asap so Ant could come home and chill straight away. The dinner I'd prepared went to sh*t I'd frozen pasta and tried to defrost, it was tasty-ish but soggy.. so Ant got some chippy chips on his way home. 

Then I caught up with Love Island and he played his game.. and then bed time.