Though I had said yesterday that I wouldn't be writing for a while due to the house move, Dave and I got word yesterday that we are ok to stay in our current abode until Saturday. That left us a little relieved. As did the news that the real estate agency has accepted us as tenants for the house we applied for - yay! We move in at 9am this Saturday. As much as I've enjoyed living here in Meanwood, it'll be nice to settle into a place I can properly call home.

In other good news, I had a phone call from my employment agency. At first I thought she was just following up my work trial to see how I found it. So I started telling her the events. I then said that the Nando's staff had told me they were impressed with my work, and she informed me that I had my final interview lined up already for next Monday! Talk about fast! That left me rather chuffed :)

And just when I thought it couldn't get any better, the Weight Watchers meeting I attended only kept bringing on the good things in life. I lost 2lbs after a damn good week so I was very proud of myself (only another 8 to go before I can fit back into that dress for your preso Nicole!). But the clincher was in relation to one of the members. Last week, I was in charge of weighing people and I had one distressed woman who insisted she had done her best for the two weeks previous but had only lost 1/2lb each week (I think that's good but she still wasn't happy). So like a true WW Leader I went through everything with her. I informed her that as stupid as it sounds, she needed to eat more. She was eating very minimal but doing a hell of a lot of exercise, and believe it or not, you actually need to eat in order to lose weight. She didn't seem convinced but I assured her that if she followed my advice she'd see results. And if I was wrong, then she could put the blame on me. Anyhow, I didn't get to weigh people this week because we had a subsitute leader who insisted on doing it herself. During the meeting, the lady I helped out spoke out about her awesome week. She said she had gone home with my advice in mind, consulted her friend who is also at WW (and doing extremely well), and she concurred with me. So this lady tested it out. And you know what? She lost 4lbs this week! I wasn't just impressed by her efforts, I was also relieved. The poor woman looked like she was going to cry the week before and she admitted that she was ready to throw the towel in. To top off her great loss, she won the class cup (the leader at the meeting has this trophy that the person who loses the most that week gets to take home). She came up to thank me, and it really did make my day.

Being in a good mood meant that I was up for the social gathering that had been planned. Caroline and Cassie's friend is in a swing band who was playing at a club in town called The Atrium. It also marked the beginning of Helen's (that's Si's sister who is a doctor) short weekend break and she was out to party. So we - Dave, Caroline, Cassie, Sam, Tom, Helen, Johnny (Si's brother) and Sarah (Johnny's wife) - all met at a pub in town before heading to The Atrium. It was packed and I thought it wasn't an ideal place for a swing band to play but everyone got into it and it was fun. I think for me it was just good to be out and hearing good music. Should be seeing The Thrills next week, and another swing band, so maybe it's just the beginning of a string of good gigs. One can only hope!

After finally finishing Stephen King's "Needful Things" the other day - I must admit, I was a little disappointed it wasn't scarier, but I did enjoy it - I've picked up an old favourite of mine, Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game". I found it at a second hand book store and bought it for Dave to read. He got right into it, and because I've forgotten the finer details of the series, I thought it'd be a good time to re-read it. Unfortunately, my collection is back home but I've managed to find all the books here and am buying them as we get through them. God I love that book and the thing is, each book in the story just gets better and better. Of course, I have Bron to thank for getting me hooked in the first place :)

Speaking of, "Harry Potter" is out on Saturday!! Woohoo!! One of the presents I know I'll be getting for my birthday ;) Yay!

Things are looking good after feeling like everything's been in the air. Events revolving around my birthday on Tuesday are still a little hazy which is annoying, but I'm grateful for everything that has been going right, and even if I have to postpone celebrations, it'll be worth the wait. I'm looking forward to having a few drinks to be honest! Unfortunately, Dave's grandfather (on his father's side) passed away this week, and the funeral is on my birthday, though I don't think he's going in the end. What's weird about that is last year, my godmother's father passed away and also had his funeral on my birthday. I hope this isn't the beginning of some kind of jinx - oh dear! Anyhoo, I've got my own room, job possibilities and a blossoming social life to look forward to in the coming week - what more can I ask for?

Keep it real y'all! Erm, yeah...

x
Vanessa