We're going away tomorrow!!! I'm very excited, this is the first holiday we've had for two years. Jonathan gets home at lunchtime because of his summer hours at work, so when he gets back, we're going to load up some rubbish in the car to take to the tip (we got a couple of chairs come from John Lewis on Tuesday, and they came in this MASSIVE box. I could hide in it, it's so big! Oooh. Maybe we should keep it. Maybe I should hide in it tonight when Jonathan gets back. Teeheehee. That'd be soooo funny.

**thinks back to the episode where Joey is helping Chandler to unpack in Friends, and hides in the box. Chandler turns round to find Joey, calling his name, and in the middle of the room is one more box, and a giggle coming from inside. Chandler says, "Where's Joey gone? And I've still got one box left to unpack.." More giggling comes from the box. A few seconds later, Joey emerges from the box triumphantly, saying "Gotcha!" Chandler says "Oh. You nearly gave me a heart attack."

Heh, what gave you the impression I'm a HUGE Friends fan? ;-) We've got up to and including series nine on DVD. We're waiting for series 10 to come out in a box set before buying it, because it works out soooooo much cheaper!

Anyway, we've got my old scabby chair to take to the tip, and the huge box, and also the rather large collection of Pizza boxes we are accumulating.

When we come back, we're going to pack the suitcase and bags in the car, and put the cat in her basket, making sure (hopefully) that she doesn't need a wee wee on the way. But then, there's no way of making sure she won't. Maybe we'll just put loads of newspaper in the carrier. She likes sitting on paper, and if it gets weed on, then it will soak it up and can be thrown away.

We'll spend the afternoon and evening at Jonathan's parents house, hopefully witnessing that Hazel gets on fine with their two kittens, Moreton and Pinkney. It'd be nicer if they did get on together, but if they don't, Hazel can stay next door, and Grannie Annie's old house. She won't get loads of attention, but hopefully Betsy or Steve will stay for a while to fuss her a few times a day.

On Saturday, probably around 11am, we're going to leave for Devon, to hopefully get there around 4pmish. Jonathan was saying that next week, three of his colleagues have taken the week off, and there's a deadline at the end of the week, so one of them has given up his holiday to check it's alright. Jonathan feels guilty about that, but the cottage is all paid for, and we've not had a holiday since September 2002, so I think there's no need for him to feel guilty. It would have been nice to have two weeks, but because Jonathan's been moving around so much job wise in the last few years, his holiday entitlement has been compromised (he has been paid for it, but it doesn't help when you switch jobs to how much you can take at the new place).

It should be such a fun week. Even if it's raining, there's a game room, and I'm sure there can be places we can go that are undercover. We might head back to the Eden Project. It was quite good there.

Jonathan got me all worried yesterday. I mentioned that I was a day or so late for my period (which usually starts late Monday, early Tuesday), and yesterday, I was only spotting. But it wasn't even usual spotting at the beginning of a period, it was the sort of spotting I usually get at the end of my period. For the rest of the evening, Jonathan was very quiet, and I told him I was only just two days late, and that he shouldn't be worried until I was at least two weeks late. He brought up that this would be the worst time to get pregnant. And he's right, I suppose. If I got pregnant now, I'd be full term by 7th May, when I'm supposed to be getting married! I'd be stressed that the day would go right, and stressed that at any time I could go into labour! But my period started properly this morning, so panic over. ;-)

I've been reading %%diary-alicesbaby%%'s diary lately. The last time I read it was when it was a pre-pregnancy journal, which shows how long it's been, because she's now almost 28 weeks pregnant! Even though I don't know her (although she's been online-friends with Helen for a while) I am so excited for her, and can't wait to know what a baby kicking feels like. She talks about it a lot, and it's so great, she's so excited about her pregnancy, it's hard, as a reader, not to be excited for her!

Well, it's been about time that I've written a substancial entry. I've been feeling as though I've had writer's block for a while now, and how on earth could I ramble on for so long! But somehow, I've managed today. lol.

I've got a list of things to do today. And I really ought to sort out a wedding photographer! It's less than 9 months til I get married! How crazy is that? And when is my venue going to get in contact about all the venuey things I need to sort out? Arghhhh! Still, I'm all excited. I can't wait til I start doing dress fittings. Wonder how Linda's getting on with my dress? She's doing a mock-dress first, in cheapy material, which she is then going to use as a template for the proper material.

I had an odd dream last night, that my wedding dress was completely different, and I remember thinking in my dream "But I want a train on my dress!". I can't remember exactly what my dress was like in my dream, but all I know was that it obviously didn't have a train. Haha!

I suppose I'd better be off to make a list of things we need for our holiday. I've got to pack tomorrow morning. Wheeeee! Of course, I'd probably be more excited if I was going abroad this year, but still, it's nice just to get away, to be able to spend a few days off.

I've just realised.... I'm going to have to get a card to Dad at some point. I haven't bought him anything yet for his birthday. I'll have to do that after we get back from our holiday. I think I'll make him a card though. I guess that's something else I have to do today. I'd better get busy!!! PS. If you read this, could you sign the guestbook? I'd like to know if anyone actually reads this diary. :-)