tim and his knee...

hello,

things here very busy - work mad, home life mad and it's all just mad mad mad.

Tim and I ended up in A&E on sunday morning for 4 hours as tim got smacked in the knee with a hockey ball. It has swelled up loads and he can't move it. He had an x-ray and no broken bones thank god but has injured his ligament...? He has to have physio and is meant to be ice-packing it and elevating but trying to get him to sit still is IMPOSSIBLE!!

Anyway, school is busy but is half term starting on friday 9th which is brill. I will make sure I GYM GYM GYM to loose a few of my christmas pounds. I lost a pound last week but has snuck back on again this week. I just like cake/ice-cream and cider too much...

Well no news from me, chat again soon and promise ant I will take some more photos this weekend.

Hugs, gemma x

hiya!!!!!

Hi,

so I am trying to be really healthy and it sucks! why does eating healthy foods feel so crap and eating chocolate, crisps, cakes and yummy stuff taste so good and make me fel so good???????!!!! I want some chocolate and ice cream so badly right now it sucks!!

anyway, enough of moaning, things here are good. I finally go tmy lead working and here are some long overdue photos of me, fi, beth and laura from when we met up a few weeks ago. Hopefully I will be seeing them next weekend was it? Can't wait!

I also booked to go to guernsey today with my work friend Tracey! we are very excited, she has never been before so will be fun showing off my little island. Unfortunately mum is in france so I won't get to see her but she and sam are planning to visit me and tim in march!! That would be fab!!!! (mum book it PLEASEEEEEE!!!)

Well no other news from me, just trying to diet and it is not going well because I am moody and just want some sugar... Gillian Mckeith lies when she says eating healthy foods gives you more energy, I say a good big jiucy doughnut gives me much more energy than bloody carrot sticks and lemon juice!!!! RAGHGHGHGHGHHHHHH!

bye gemma x

update on my life!

Hello,

I have some lovely photos of laura, fi, beth and I from when we met up last week but my computer/camera lead is not working again. I don't know why it does that sometimes but not all the time. I will keep trying to down load them!!

So since I last wrote I have settled back into school after a wonderfully relaxing holiday! It has already started with the stress and never ending to do lists but hey that's what I signed up for so I can't complain!

Wedding stuff id getting very exciting! We have set the date for the hotel called St Pierre Park on the 9yth August 2008 and it is really exciting. I have had sooo many ideas and trying to resist starting to plan it all now as I know it is a while away.

Tim is working very hard at the moment and busy starting to look for jobs. I think it will be quite a long process but he is wokring so hard and is so clever at chemistry he deserves to be given his dream job. we will just have to wait and see.

Gym wise not so good however I did go for a jog after school today. Needed to relieve some stress and have too much work to have time to go to the gym. I know that is an excuse but I have a pile of marking already from just a week, I have my assembly tomorrow, my staff meeting tomorrow after school and a course tomorrow afternoon!! argh!!! I will get through this week in one piece!

well I had better go start on the marking... one job over will make me feel better! Big hugs to you all, Gemma x

Hi all,

so here is a picture my auntie sent me today. It is me and tim on christmas day, quite a new experience for me putting on a picture of us that we didn't take by stretching our arms out and giving ourselves double chins!
So today is the first day since the end of the summer that I haven't had any chocolate! MIRACLE!!! I have found it hard and did have a teeny tiny baileys to compensate but I think is a good step. Tomorrow I am going to start my gym routine, I want to try and go 3 times a week. I need a lot of inspiration so any words of wisdom feel free to blog. I lost so much weight last summer and am now the exact weight I started at. I need to learn to change my lifestyle and diet and exercise routine for life, not just till the end of the summer hols. I am like my cat marmalade, puts on weight in winter looses it in summer. I read somewhere the best way to avoid this is to book a hot holiday in the winter... where in the world is really really hot in December/January time? maybe next year tim and i will treat ourselves to a holiday... actually scrap that, next year we are treating ourselves to a wedding!!! That may just do it money wise...!!

what fun!! ant and annabel both sent wicked wedding books for me to read and take ideas from! I am enjoying having a date set as it now takes the pressure off a bit and I can spend the next 6 months collecting ideas before making any rash decisions!

I also would like any ideas for what to do on a rainy evening (other than go to the gym as I have drank too much baileys to dot hat today) as I am currently doing a puzzle and tim says I am a geek!!! The cheek of it!! It's not true is it? A 24 year old doing a puzzle is cool I'd say...!

Well chat again soon, gemma x

pictures at last!

Tim's sheep in kent, they kept running away from us so this is as close as I could get! Tim at my house on christmas day infront of the gorgeous open fire... when we buy our mansion we would like an open fire in each of our lounges!!!
The four horses who looked cold but were surprisingly cosy under their rugs!
This is our wedding diary thing I made! we are adding in snippets from magazines, ideas, lists, engagement cards etc...
Me and Tim on christmas day infront of the fire, was so nice to relax and be cooked for and wine just seemed to flow!!!
Here is my favourite horse Lily, she was the one I rode in the summer and will have another go on in the spring! she looks quite sturdy don't you think?
Tim and Ben, both pulling silly faces! But both look gorgeous!!
My Auntie Liz and Uncle Michael with us on christmas day in Guernsey.

Hello,

so very exciting news - Tim and I have set a provisional date for our wedding!!! It is the 9th of August 2008! Mum is meeting with the hotel manager to ask my list of questions and sort out deposit, then once that is done I will confirm the date with you all!!!! So so so exciting!

New years eve was lovely, very relaxing! Yesterday and today tim and I have just chilled out which has been lovely then as of tomorrow I guess I should start to do some work! I am dreading school next week as the holidays have been so much fun and have gone far too quickly, although it will be nice to see my children and hear all about their christmasses - they will no doubt have lots of exciting stories to share!

well better go now, chat soon, Gemma x