Cazzle (drummergirl) wrote, @ 2009-09-13 10:10:00

Current mood:

amused

I am a good granddaughter.
I just called my grandma for the first time in ages, because she sent me a get well card this week. We had a nice long chat, and she sounded quite pleased. She had a (few) moan(s), of course, but she sounded happy all the same.
My Grandad's had a hearing aid put in - which I knew - but he also has tinnitus, which I did not know. He sold his car because the tinnitus is so bad he gets dizzy. Which is quite worrying. We also compared walking-with-sticks woes. Cripples R Us, honestly. It's at times like this I feel that I should live nearer to home, so I could take them shopping. On the other hand, they do have three grown-up children in the area (or they will when my mum gets back from France). Also, I discovered that my female cousin is apparently in Southampton doing a PGCE, which I had no idea about.

I walked (sans crutches) to Little Sainsbury's yesterday, which is about half a mile and normaly a 7-minute walk. It took me 15-20. And I wasn't walking so much as limping/shuffling, but I did it! I treated myself to a Wispa Gold, mostly for the nostalgia. And then I called Matt so he would pick me up and drive me back to the house. I was ok, but this morning my leg was extremely stiff and the foot rather painful. I really don't think I'll be back at work on Wednesday. This means I really need to get a GP appointment tomorrow. I don't think I've seen the doctor so much in my life as I have in the last month! Sorry, NHS.

Finally, in wedding news, we went to a wedding fair thing and were aghast at the things they will try to charge you for at certain venues. Tealights on the tables? That'll be £1 each. Knife to cut your cake? That'll be £25. You want to breathe our oxygen? That'll be your right arm, please. On the other hand, there was a marquee and we're pretty sure that's what we want. It was beautiful, the atmosphere was perfect, and the way the light filters through the material makes it so lovely and airy and gorgeous. We might get married by 2015, at this rate, if we're lucky! ;)

	cosmicavatar 2009-09-13 11:01 (link)
	Well done on the walking! I hope the after-effects fade soon. On the wedding front: it is fascinating what people are prepared to charge - and pay! - for that Perfect Day. Just remember that you can spend as much or as little as you like. It's about you two getting married. The rest is just, well, window-dressing. And icing on the cake. Mmmmmm, icing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	drummergirl 2009-09-13 11:05 (link)
	Well we think out budget is about £5-6k, which still slightly horrifies me, but doesn't seem too reckless. We went to a really nice wedding last year in a village hall, and they spent about £3000 altogether, so I know it Can Be Done for not-too-extortionate amounts. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bettiepie 2009-09-13 14:32 (link)
	That's about the range we spent, and our wedding was gorgeous! You can totally make it work. And so much stuff is easy to DIY, which will save you a gazillion dollars (like, oh I don't know, bringing your own tea lights). (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	delle 2009-09-13 11:48 (link)
	With all things wedding, it generally seems that they take their usual price and multiply by 10. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bally 2009-09-13 16:39 (link)
	2015! When there'll be flying cars, and stuff. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	loreley 2009-09-13 18:18 (link)
	I'll come early and put up the tealights for you! xxx (Reply to this) (Thread)

	allison_girl 2009-09-13 18:27 (link)
	Hell, I will make you the bloody tealights and ship them to you!!! Scented ones, if you like. (Reply to this) (Thread)