Requesting a single room...

Roommate is v. annoying to sound like Bridget Jones with a blog. Here is a sample of a little 'conversation' that occurred a few minutes ago between us:

Me: I think this earring is stuck to my ear.

RM: The computer messed up on my presentation paper, one of the bullets is missing.

Me: ::grab big mirror Alice in Wonderland style, sit on bed and try to see my whole ear and why earring is stuck::

RM: I'm sure no one will even notice, they'll be looking at their papers not my board.

Me: yeah... I really wish I could see my whole ear.

::get earring un-stuck::

Me: Crisis adverted, don't have to cut off my ear.

RM: ::totally not even noticing::

Me: ::getting annoyed - grab towels - take shower::

Now she's talking on the phone with one of her weird friends, talking about weird story that weird friend is writing.

She's wearing - long sleeved t-shirt, boxers, black socks. She put her project board in the hall, and is worse at cutting a straight line than even I am. Which is v. frightening.

Well I should be off here to read but I just had to share my observations. Really hope I get a single room next year, or at least a half-sane roommate. God help me.

Class...

An hour left of my two and a half hour class, I posted a bit about it on Pete's blog as I've been posting a bit on that and trying to mess with the html a bit. I really am starting to get sick of the colors on this page. I want to change them this weekend, maybe I will attempt to use a template from somewhere. I can never seem to make sense of the templates though - ugh. I'll learn eventually, maybe someone will offer to help me... ::hint:: ::hint::

Ugh..

So cold in here still. Hope the boiler guys get here at a decent time tomorrow. Since coming back from Florida, I've been messing around with my room - keeping myself occupied by redecorating it to an extent. Never knew I had so much crap in my cupboards to be thrown out. Need to get another job soon too. When you're working, you wish you could be at home. But once you're home, you wanna be working. One of those crappy cycles in life. Can't wait to be with Juls again - just wanna get married and get our life together started. :-)
At least tomorrow I should be warm. ;-)
Love you Juls :-) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Awwww!

Such a cute post by my practically frozen fiancé ;) If you want to read a bit more of the uncensored version of Pete's boiler being broken visit English Redneck. I think the more I go to England in the winter, the more I understand the British obsession with holiday's in sun and why there are constant loan adverts to give people money for holidays in the sun. Pete used classic Essex slang 'Billy no mates' lol. I'll be your mate baby ;) lol. Reminds me of the book I got when I was there after Xmas 2002... I tried to find a link to it online but I don't remember the exact title offhand and its at my house lol.

Just been studying all day and doing nothing thats really blog worthy. Been feeling blah but Pete's post cheered me up ;)

PS - At least you don't have pigeons all around you and are desperately trying to get them to go away while they just mock you - like the guy we saw in London LOL. ;)

Brrrrrrrr, Cold

S,s,s,s,s,so cold ! I'm under my covers right now and the slightest gap in them makes it feel like a gust of arctic wind is flying down my back - hate the cold.

Need Juls here - beds always warm with Juls. I love Juls. I hate cold. Stupid boiler people aren't coming till Wednesday - feel like a homeless person in a box. Love Juls. Hate cold. Hate boiler people.

Actually leaving my PC on to get some crappy heat from it. I think I'm getting too used to Florida weather - this wouldn't have bothered me too much in the past but I seem to be getting more and more sensative to the cold now LOL
Either that or I just need to get married so I have Jul to cuddle up to everynight and even though that won't totally solve the issue of being cold - it makes the bed alot warmer than when you're alone in it like some frozen Billy no mates.

I love you Juju xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'll write on here again tomorrow xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :-)

English Redneck

Hehe yeah so there's a name ;) Pete has now opened his new blog - totally uncensored lol. Beware. If you want to read it go to English Redneck, but if anyone asks I'm not with him lol. Really. ;) He's still going to post here but there will be a place for all his interests which most people who read my blog really don't care about - me included sometimes hehe. Just kidding baby ;)

Weekend

Hello. Everyone having a good weekend ? Mine has been surprisingly relaxing. Some local news for the reading pleasure of everyone from so far away... President Brush ::cringe:: is coming to Daytona Beach for the races next Sunday. As if traffic and rednecks weren't prevalent enough around this time! That being said the motel needs the business so I shouldn't complain too much. Ugh I really don't like Bush but I won't get into that here. Yesterday we all went to my sister's house for a bday party for my brother Chris (who turned 17 on Thursday) and my mom (who's bday was Monday.) It was a good day but I ate WAY too much cake hehe. Today I need to work on my paper, 3rd draft due for Advanced Expository Writing class tomorrow. Busy week have a Abnormal Psych test on Weds and a Electronic Media text on Friday. ::sigh:: I'm getting my hair cut on Friday afternoon though! yay!! Pete has replied "Nooooooo!" when I mention it hehe. I told him not to worry, it'll grow back by the time I'm there and then I'll get his mum (who's a hair dresser) to cut it all off again just to torment him ::evil laugh::

Ugh...

My tummy feels icky. Its been like this pretty much all day. I've had it before - kinda like a burning pain in my stomach. Ick. I had a low carb cereal bar for breakfast then went down to work. Then I had a Starbucks vanilla frappacino from Molly's. It hurt before I had the frapp so I shouldn't have but yeah. By like noon I was shaking and felt kinda weird for some reason but it didn't seem to hurt, I had lunch and it was okay. Now I just had dinner and it hurts again :( Been working on my paper all day and reading...might go watch FRIENDS in the rotunda at 8pm - could attempt to watch it in here but I would have to mess with the antenna for ages to get a decent picture so I'll just go out there. Roommate is having another crisis...god.

Pete also got me these kiss bears that I fell in love with at Gem's. I was going to get them myself but I didn't feel like going through the whole paypal registration process for a $5 graphic. So I asked Pete for them as a anniversary/valentine's present. ;) I called him on the phone and let him open up his package :) Hopefully mine will be here soon!

Virtual Flowers

Awwwww Pete sent me virtual flowers in email today ;) I sent him a hallmark ecard last night that was all lovey dovey hehe. He also got his Valentine's package today in the post!! I sent it out on Friday! Wow the USPS is gaining points in my book...now if only the Royal Mail could follow suit! He hasn't opened it yet so we might just wait until I get mine in the mail and then open them together on the phone - which is kind of a tradition with packages for us lol. Anyway the roses look remarkably like the real ones he sent me for our 5th Anniversary as a couple back in November ;) Here's the pic of them:

Us 4 years ago today...

My mom took this picture without letting me know she was taking it, a few minutes after I found Pete in the airport after being 2 + hours late. You can see my back and a part of Pete's arm lol.




The next day we went with my mom and brothers to the mall. This is a pic of us in the car before leaving to go there. Awww I love this pic ;) We look so young!! I was 15 and Pete was 21 back then hehe. Yes I said 15 lol.

Anniversaries

Got so many of these nowadays. ;-) And one of them is tomorrow ! Feb 4th is the day me and Jul met in person for the first time. :-)
Seems like ages ago now and I guess it was. ;-)) Still remember it completely though - was waiting around for awhile thanks to a flat tire - but I knew she'd turn up so I wasn't worried. :-)
And here we are 4 years later and still as strong as ever. Right now I'm just counting the days down till Summer, but I'm sure it'll soon come around. Sent off Juls Valentines day package and I've made a promise to grab the latest series of Ab Fab for her when it comes out. ;-)

I love you so much baby. Wherever we end up, it'll be great being with you everyday ! :-) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Baby Names...

Yeah I know I have problems hehe. I found this linked on the hotmail site: Top 10 Baby Names of 2003.

Girls' names
Emily
Emma
Madison
Hannah
Hailey
Sarah
Kaitlyn
Isabella
Olivia
Abigail

Boys' names
Jacob
Aidan
Ethan
Matthew
Nicholas
Joshua
Ryan
Michael
Zachary
Tyler

In bold are the ones I really like for each. Pete and I have pretty much established our babies names...if we get what we want, a boy and a girl their names will be: Michael Ian and Chelsea Isabella. Their initials will come out MIA and CIA hehe.

Quizzes

Are you British?
Made by Erin @ Bored Now

Yeah I totally cheated as I knew the obvious British answers hehe.



What month should you have been born in?
Made by Erin @ Bored Now

Interesting. I agree with everything but the 'can't express love easily' or whatever. :)

Mmmm just had very fatty/greesy/yummy mozerella sticks from Molly's. Now I stink like frying fat lol. Might exercise later to make up for it. Have a headache from being on computer way too long - yet I can't seem to stay off for long!

On to other things

Thanks for all that tags and sweet messages. We'll come to a decision eventually but right now I am tired to discussing it on here. If you really want to talk to me about it you can email me. Thanks everyone.

Well I tried to post last night but my comp went mental and I had to shut it off before I finished. So yeah. Short version is - a few airlines: Air France, British Airways, and Continental are canceling upcoming flights from the UK and France to a few US cities. Read more about it from BBC news here. And it looks like a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to JFK was returned to London after a burning smell was noticed in the cabin - read about that here.

I'm really glad Pete isn't heading over or going home around this time as I would be REALLY worried. Hopefully everything will calm down soon before I go over in the summer.

I want to say a big thanks to Pete for being so wonderful and great yesterday :) Thanks for cheering me up baby - love you so much!! xxxxxxx

Here we go again...

So I knew Pete would blog about the ever present decision over FL or Essex. And I knew he would say what he said to me this morning, that he won't have me living next to druggies and single teenage mothers which honestly cover most of Essex (or at least the areas we could afford straight away.) When he was over here England seemed the more fun decision, away from my family (who I love but they drive me crazy at times.) Also Pete said I often seemed happier when I was there and maybe I am. But thats probably because I'm with him and I'm treated like a real person by his family and friends.

The day after he left I called him on the phone and he told me about his mum's tires - and suddenly I remembered how it was around the not to nice areas of Essex. And his grandparent's hanging plant, which underlines the idiot pissed people who don't have anything better to do with their lives. Overall I feel a bit confused now - not knowing what to make of our decision. People how I talk to it about say "go to England" probably because it sounds like a cool thing to do. Well I'm indecisive at the moment and like Pete said I guess I'll just see how we feel when I go over in the summer. We thought we made a decision but as we've found - nothing is set in stone.

Love you too baby xxxxx we'll decide something eventually or we'll just find an island in the middle of the ocean and live on that ;)

Choices

Ok, Florida or Essex ? Feels like an easy decision to make - practically everyday, people make that decision for me within a split second with replies like "What ?? Goto Florida !" Well, words to that effect anyway, family friendly rules means I can't really fully quote the real versions of the answer.

I've spent awhile today thinking about areas me and Juls could live in. Unfortunatly the places I seem to come up with are pretty crappy. The street I live in now is nice, but at the same time, this house costs well over 100,000. One thing I refuse to do is have me and Juls living in a deadend road surrounded by druggies and teen single Mothers who couldn't even keep a plant alive, let alone a kid.

Whats making it hard to think of a real ideal place here is the fact that I've experienced a good area of Ormond Beach and Daytona. Of course Florida has its no go areas and stuff, but overall, its a safer place than Essex.
The day I got home from Florida, I was informed within 10 seconds of seeing my Mum that her tires had been slashed the night before. Then of course theres the nice drunk people that like to rip hanging baskets (which are bolted to a brick wall) off of my Grandparents wall in their front garden.

I love my family of course, but at the same time, I don't want Jul living in a place like that. Overall its going to come down to what she thinks when shes here. I'll be happy as long as I'm with her. :-)

I love you gorgeous xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pete

Jul's Friday Five

Friday Five
You have just won one million dollars:

1. Who do you call first?

Ummm probably Pete depending on the time I found out. If it was like 2am I wouldn't call cause I would get Tony and he would insist on a percentage because I woke him up at 2am lol.

2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?

Ummm maybe a new car ? A new cooper mini or a Toyota of some kind

3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?

I would buy Pete a MR2 even though he can't drive it lol and a husky. And I would buy my parents something big not sure what lol

4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?

I would give probably my parents some, a bit to my siblings, maybe some to Pete's parents and grandparents. I dunno I have a big family so I'd soon run low!

5. Do you invest any? If so, how?

I would pay off my student loans/financial aid. Wow a millon is not a lot of money considering all this lol.

Cow Mad...

So I know what Pete got me for Valentine's Day hehe. He told me last weekend because I told him what I got him. He's got me another cow from the Cow Parade London Herd hehehe but I dunno which one he got me. I already have Beefeater and Bovingham Palace. I really like Lucky Cow but I guess I'll see when my package comes :) I'm sending out his tomorrow morning too ;) Still no sign of the book - going to buy another one tomorrow from the bookstore - so at least if I do find the other one I can return the new one I buy. Well thats about it for now. Pete's imood was something a bit ummm less family friendly before but I made him change it ;-p