Trudie’s Farewell
March 5th, 2007
Last Saturday night was the much anticipated party of 2007. My dearest and best friend Trud said her goodbyes to Lush.
Trud has been a wonderful friend and i will miss her a immensely. Especially our Thursday together where we discuss fashion, Sixties and how one day we will have our own Vintage Boutique where we will learn how to sew. LOL ( those who know me will be laughing their heads off by now about the sewing comment.
On a serious note Trud has become one of my best friends and i will miss our constant laughs and her famous big hugs and loud laugh. It can be very daunting to leave your own country and try and meet new people but i think i have lucked out very well.
Anyway the night really started weeks before hand Bex, Turd and i discussed our outfits in minute detail. Then we started with a few quiet ones a Wetherspoons and made our way to Hall Green Greyhound Race Track. Leevi thought he might wear his beigh jacket so he could mingle with the locals. Well i had one gamble but it was Trud’s night as she won on all the races except the last. So after the doggies had finished up for the night we made our way to Brum’s famous Indie night club Snobs. As we left Hall Green we watched the Lunar Eclipise. After a few dances in the mow town room we tucked into a kebab - well salad kebab for me then home to bed.
Enjoy the pics of my friend Trudie aka Truds, Strudel and Mrs Cushion
When I was your age I walked 2 miles to work in the snow
February 9th, 2007
Although it was not barefoot Sarah and I have both been walking the whole or a partial way to work in the snow. Finally I can start talking about how hard we had it in our day.
Birmingham Open Christmas 2006
December 26th, 2006
With our first overseas Christmas complete I have taken a few minutes to record the experience.
Christmas Morning 12am - 2am
We originally had planned a quiet night in on Christmas Eve but a late text message from Sanje changed all that. Before we knew it we where preparing for a night out in Solihull. Sanje, Ads and I built up a little Christmas cheer before heading out to Apres with Sarah for a dance and a couple of beers. The music was good and we danced early into Christmas morning.
When we arrived home I couldn’t help opening a few of my gifts, it was technically Christmas after all. Thanks for the great presents babe!
Christmas Day 6:30am onward
Our alarms sounded at 6:30am on Christmas day and despite only 4.5 hours sleep we where all still 95% (there was some slight mumbling about sleeping in) dedicated to making it to Birmingham Open Christmas to help feed those in the community who had no home or family on Christmas Day.
We all performed many different jobs at the community hall including, packing up sleeping materials, sweeping floors, setting tables, serving breakfast (bacon, sausage, eggs and beans) and serving coffee, tea and hot chocolate. The ‘guests’ to the breakfast where very pleasant, polite and the thing that sticked us most, extremely thankful that we had taken some time out of our Christmas day to spend with them. There where plenty of genuine volunteers at the Open Christmas however there where one or two who seemed to be a little too self righteous ordering people around and generally being wankers.
After our three hour shift with karma points under our belt we headed back home to prepare for our Christmas lunch and open more gifts. The Christmas menu included Roast Duck w/ Grand Mariner Orange Sauce (my first attempt at roast duck), Nut Loaf (for the vegetarians), an array of roast vegetables and dinner rolls. Dinner was delicious and very satisfying, a huge success all round.
Five minutes after Christmas lunch we where all asleep on the lounges letting our food digest.
With a little correspondence with our loved ones Christmas away from home was a great day. A very deep thank you to those whose sent gifts from abroad. Merry Christmas to to all our friends and family back home we miss you all and hope you are enjoying your Christmas break.
