Happiness is...swings and cherrytrees

Yesterday turned out to be lovely. I talked to my Dad and got to let out some steam, which was needed.

Himself got home, we had dinner and then got a phone call from JC who asked us to go look for their bassplayer, whose phone had died. So off we went and searched half of the pubs in town. It was the boys themselves who finally located the missing man. It was a good excuse to walk around town and enjoy the sunshine, nevertheless.

We had 99s (I won a small battle against the evil old woman in the shop and got her to put sprinkles on mine. Heehee...) and went to the swings in the park.
Caught the last rays with a pint, sitting outside the hotel.

When it cooled down, we went for a long walk and talked absolute shite for the full hour. I love our little walks, when no-one sees us and we can be as silly as we want to be. Oh, and yesterday was also the second time Himself gave me flowers! He gave me a little cherryblossom when we passed this amazing tree in full bloom. I love wild flowers, not big into shopbought ones, so that really melted my heart. He is a sweetheart, isn't he? :)

So yeah, all's well, and will quite possibly be even better after we eat. We were looking at cameras earlier today, and will probably go and buy one. So hopefully I'll be able to take pics again soon!!! Yippee!!! :)

Tonight we're going to have a movie date with The Big Man and his better half. They're going to Australia soon, and The BM hasn't seen Wolf Creek yet. And surely you can't go to Oz without seeing that and being absolutely terrified? It'll be fun. :)

Happy as a Hedgehog

I just wanted to introduce you to my old friend, The Nameless Hedgehog. He has been living amongst my mother's flowers for a good few years now, but never felt the need to get into first name-terms with me. He doesn't cause fuss, which is why some people don't even notice him. There was something in his happy little face that made me snap the picture a few years ago, and now I'm happy I did.

His smile pretty much sums up how I feel now: content and happy.
We went to the doctor's yesterday, and turns out everything is fine. The relief in Himself's face was the best gift I've gotten since... forever. He said it felt like he had been away and just arrived back home. And it definitely felt that way for me as well. It's so nice to have my silly, sweet man back.

This whole thing had some good points as well. Himself realised for the first time in his life, that he doesn't always have to be "the strong one". And that talking about things can do you good. We spent time together without any distractions, just talking and being close to each other. Which made me fall even more into love with him.

He had time to read the poems I wrote. And he said he never really knew how I felt about him before. Now he does. We both learnt new things about each other, and a lot about ourselves as well. I know now, that I can't really talk about my feelings well, but I can express them in writing. And I'm thankful I have a man who doesn't think I'm strange because of that. (That's the good thing about singer-songwriters/other musicians/artistic types, they're weird enough to think you're normal when most people would go "Ooooo-key..." :D)

Also met Junior and his Better Half yesterday. It was the first time I've seen her in a few months, and let's just say there's no need to try and keep the pregnancy news secret any longer! She's looking absolutely gorgeous, and they are both very excited and happy.

So it's easy to understand my friend The Hedgehog's feelings. How could you not smile, when you're surrounded by such beauty?

Laala is loving today

I have started to write positive things about each day into my calendar. It didn't start consciously, but I noticed what I was doing and made it a part of my daily routine. It's nice to look at the pages at the end of the week or at times when I need cheering up.



I've only been awake for three hours, but today already has lots of little positive notes.


+ The day started with us watching Mundy's gig on DVD and Himself played some guitar afterwards
+ Himself is cooking his famous spaghetti bolognese (Which gives me a break from cooking)
+ Our friend is joining us for dinner
+ Junior got home safe from London and we saw him in the mall earlier
+ I finished reading a book that made me happy
+ I bought Angel Therapy by Doreen Virtue
+ I'm going to see Angel Girl after work, which means I'm going to have a good time and don't have to spend the evening alone while Himself is gigging
+ I was wearing the MBTs while foodshopping and they didn't hurt
+ It's payday

Have a great Saturday! :)

A surprisingly smooth day

Yesterday was one of those days, when everything goes right.
We started our day by turning off the alarm and sleeping in. It is something I do very rarely, because I keep thinking there are so many things that absolutely have to be done. And my poor better half won't get any extra sleep either. So that was kind of like my little after-Christmas present for us all (Himself, me and my poor tired legs).

I finally got up to make tea, and just as I put the kettle on, the buzzer went. I opened the door and let Junior in, got Himself out of bed and made the tea. And then Junior told us some great news.

After he left, we got another visitor; The Big Man walked in and sat down to wait for his coffee.Then he asked, if we knew anyone who does cleaning. Obviously I jumped up and asked when I could start. So now I have at least a few hours per week, and I know I'll be able to pay the rent. Excellent.

Then I talked to my Mother for over an hour, and I wasn't upset afterwards, which is always a nice surprise.

And then Ciaran (He's the one who moved to France) arrived, we all had dinner and went for a pint. Lovely.

To balance things, today is already showing signs of being one of those days, when things just won't go the way you'd like them to. And no amount of asking nicely or even begging is going to help. So I'll just wrap yesterday's happy memories around me and see this gray day through.
And who knows, maybe tomorrow will be another good day again!