Back to earth with a loud bang and a big bump

so its been a while since i last blogged and this will be the first that is not about the holiday which makes it quite a sad day for me. the revelation that i no longer get to tell you what new and exciting things i have been up to in foreign lands is hitting me hard, hence why i have not written. its funny because when we were away all i did was talk about what we did on a daily basis, no matter how mundane it was, and now suddenly being back it doesnt seem that exciting to tell you what i am up to any more. I wonder is this because our daily life is boring and we do nothing fun anymore or is it because when you are somewhere other than scotland you feel that people will be more interested. Thing is when i look back on what we have done in the last couple of weeks, we have done loads of exciting things, in fact we havent stopped. so why should i stop blogging??

the answer is of course that i shouldnt and i should learn to appreciate how lucky we are to live in a city like edinburgh and the opportunities it affords us for some fun chat. For example the film festival is in town and myself and Claire made our way to cineworld on wednesday for the UK premiere of Sam Mendes new film Away we Go. We were promised celebrities ahoy as it was the gala opening, and we arrived early cameras in hand, eagerly awaiting a glimpse of some waif like hollywood starlets - only to find that we had missed the red carpet walk doh!!!!! To be honest i think the only person we missed seeing was sir sean and i dont think that was necessarily a huge dissapointment (ive never really had a thing for bond) We did however get to see the director introduce the film and my night was made when one of the actresses from the film shouted out "anyone from cumnock, i'm from cumnock" (i felt a great urge to scream yes me me me but its blatently honest that you are not otherwise you would have said "anywan fae cumnock, am fae cumnock" - i'm such a stickler for correct pronounciation). Blatantly some distant relative came from the mecca of ayrshire that is the nock and she was trying to ham up her scottish credentials. however she could have chosen a slightly nicer town to place her scottish ancestors and also somewhere on the east coast. Saying you are from the west, and one if its more interesting towns at that, in amongst die hard edinburgh fur coat wearers is never going to endear yourself to their luvvie clubs. Anyway that aside the film was excellent, it was so quirky, funny, heart warming and fresh. I havent laughed so much in ages and i immediately went out and bought the soundtrack which incidentally is mostly made up of tracks from a scottish guy called Alexi Murdoch - if you like nick drake then this guy is one to keep an eye on. And at the end of the day i have to give cumnock lass her dues - she was a really good actress and looked stunning - however i think this again reiterates her non lineage to ayrshire roots as the last famous person to come from cumnock (apart from george burley) was lorraine from deacon blue - enough said

So one day i am attending premiers and schmoozing with some famous cumnock legends and the next i am brought down to earth with a bump. Literally that is - infact it was more of a smash as a guy in a silver rover 400 careered into the side of me whilst i was in the megane. i hold my hands up and say it was my fault however some visually challenged man on the other side of the road had waved me out of the junction cos i couldnt see and then wham. lesson for today is dont trust blind men who wave you out of a blind spot, this can potentially lead to lots of car damage and an increased insurance premium and should be avoided at all cost. Still its not all bad news as it means its likely this will force ricky into buying a new car - i didnt do it on purpose, honest governer. I do feel really bad though, its never good when you crash someone elses car, at least it wasnt a bad crash (for the megane that is the other guys car is a write off) and no one got hurt.

the last few weeks have seen us catch up with lots of friends and family which has been lovely and this weekend sees us head to Dundee for Ross and Zoe's wedding where ricky is doing the honourable duty of being best man. He is pretty nervous about the whole thing but as he says, everyone keeps telling him to make sure he gets as drunk as possible before the speech as that way it will be way more funny (he obviously needs this extra boost of comicalness), so he bought some extra whisky last night to do the job:)

I had to buy a new top as unfortunately as will happen when you are on holiday, i managed to put on a few pounds so didnt quite fit into the outfit i was planning to wear. so i did what was sensible and essential and bought some new shoes and a handbag to go with it. i have literally just raided boots foot department for as many blister plasters and party feet sponge things as possible in preparation for standing all day in heels. Me in stilletos is not a common occurence these days and i have a feeling the tootsies wont like it, Bets have opened already on what time i will decide to stuff it and walk around bare footed for the rest of the day. We havent been to a wedding in ages and Ross has told me that under no circumstances will Abba be played at the wedding - i feel i have to picket the DJ on this - no wedding is complete without a round of dancing queen. But sincerely Ross and Zoe, all the best for tomorrow, we hope you have a wonderful day and we look forward to sharing it with you xx

Next week is looking more relaxing so i am hoping we can actually get on with our own wedding planning. i have emailed a few places for brochures so the next step is to go and visit and convince ricky that they are actually within our price range - everything in edinburgh is so expensive dont you know - its much of a muchness when it comes to price - honestly we wont find anywhere cheaper............. i have my arguments already worked out. For those of you who were asking for pics of the engagement ring i have no idea how to actually take a picture that doesnt lose its focus on the diamond so instead i found a of pic of it online so the photo that you see is of my actual engagement ring. its still very shiny shiny and i actually discovered for the first time the other day whilst doing the washing up that fairy liquid actually gives it an incredible shine. ricky is already trying to use this as an excuse for me to do the dishes more often - nae luck pal this is one argument that wont wash xxx