Sunday 6 March 2011 0 comments

Do You Know What I'm Seeing?

It's funny how a day goes by and you think nothing of it, but then another goes by and that thing you keep putting off gets a day further away from being done. Then two, three, four days go by, and eventually it turns in to weeks that have gone by since you decided you want to do something. That's how it is with blogging.  I've been meaning to update for a while now, but just kept putting it off for another day! Anyway, here we are, and here we go…!

Jamie's
I went to Jamie's Italian in Leeds last Saturday (the 26th) with Clare.  She wanted to meet up for lunch and had never been there before so we decided to go.  Have to say, I love the place, but I wasn't that impressed this time.  My food was nice, don't get me wrong, but nothing that made me go "wow!" and my main course was served to me cold (it wasn't meant to be).  I sent it back, but by the time I got a replacement Clare had finished her food - quite annoying as the replacement wasn't that much warmer, but I had waited so long that I thought it best just to eat it anyway!  They did give me a free dessert, which was nice, and they couldn't apologise enough, but it taints the meal slightly!  Anyway, as always, some pics:








Now granted, it may seem strange to have pictures of the toilets, but they were breathtaking, like the rest of the building.  It has been so well done out, it's hard to believe that it used to be a bank!

Music Blues
When I feel a bit down I tend to like to buy things.  On this particular Saturday we decided to go to HMV to see what they had on offer.  Well, talk about not being able to resist!  I think this is one of the reasons that I attempt to stay away from HMV when I go in to town - I can't really control myself!!!  Of course, I can justify every single purchase, but I shouldn't really splurge like this:
I decided I could justify all the DVD's because I bought "Life" and I can consider that educational!  I wish I could give some stupid reason for all the music, but the only one I have is that my life is nothing without music!  Everything just seems so much better with a soundtrack.

Random Photos
I love taking photos, and I've recently downloaded a whole bunch of apps to my iPhone in order to edit and create effects on photos, so here are a couple of them:
Fish and chips - yum!

Flat mushrooms stuffed with couscous, roast vegetables and parma ham, topped with cheese and grilled - so good!

A shot of the sky in the side mirror heading home one night.
Illness
Just recently (this past week) I have felt so ill.  I can't remember the last time I felt so physically ill.  I have been so lethargic, with a throbbing migraine, fever, a throat so sore it felt like swallowing razorblades, and I recently developed a nasty cough too, although that only seems to strike at night when I'm trying to sleep.  I don't think I have ever needed to sleep more than I have recently, and the majority of my shopping has looked like this:
 - full of migraine strength painkillers, cold & flu tablets, menthol lozenges, cough medicine, tissues and Ribena.  I have not really wanted to drink anything other than Ribena (not even cups of tea) so it's been a God send this week.  On a night my throat seems to get really dry, so it's been great to keep some cartons by my bed so help lubricate it.

I managed to get in to see the doctor on Friday (on Thursday I was told there were no appointments for Friday, then miraculously they had a choice of appointments when I phoned up in the morning) and was told I had a throat infection, so have been given a course of penicillin to take. God bless Sir Alexander Fleming for discovering it!  Today is the first day I'm feeling much better although I'm still very lethargic - all I want to do is sleep!  Trying to force myself to stay awake so that I am well refreshed for the morning!

Booked
On Monday we booked our hotel for whilst we're in New York!  We're staying at the Affinia Manhattan - on 7th between 30th and 31st for five nights.  We arrive on the 19th of October and leave on the 24th.  Clare will be heading back to England and me and Catherine will be heading out on a bit of a road trip, the exact details of which have to be determined.  Whatever the exact date for finishing the road trip is, I am hoping to be able to head back to New York for a few days at the end of it.  I have booked time off work to arrive back in England on the morning of the 9th of November, although it does mean going more-or-less straight to work that afternoon.  It will be more than worth it though.  It's all so real now that we've started to book things, although it's so far away still that it doesn't quite feel like we are actually going.  I'm sure that will all change as time gets closer.  SO FRIGGIN' EXCITED!!!
 
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