Its a bit steep but after we negociate down to a suitable grassy bit we run back down and head towards the little white church at the bottom of the hill. We go inside, it’s so very chic. So we look around then take a postcard for the scrap book and then make our way to the beach to play in the sand. It has to be done, a nice big FD <3 WP was drawn in the sand for all to see

We take our shoes off and dip our toes very lightly in the sea. Then wayne clibs up the rock face its quite slippy so i tell him to get down, we came across a little cove but it's blocked off by the rushing sea water. Oh no! We spend ages debating whether or not to run into it for "funsies", when a father and his daughter run in before we had the courage to! Cheek of it, nicking our little cove! Never mind, once they
leave we run in quickly and back out again.

Then back up the windy stones stiars, take more pictures and head towards the car for a quick spot of packed lunch sitting in the boot of the car with the sun shining down on us.

Ok back down the windy roads, if any cars come we're in trouble as most of them can only fit one car! We make it out ok and head to the countryside to go see some more sites. After going out for a nice drive we park up at a river (cenarth falls). Have a walk down and we find it's
quite shallow. Usually it's fully flowing but on this warm Summer day the river is quite calm. We walk out into the middle and start playing.

Wayne's running about and i can see he's gona fall in at some point lol. We head up the river walking in the middle. There's 'rapids'. The water is fast flowing and I stay well back. Hopefully no one falls in. We keep walking up and come across some likkle tadpoles. Wayne wants to touch some but is too scared. And me being as far from girly as possible put my hands in the water and catch some tadpoles for King
Wayne. hehe they squirm a lot so we put them back and head further
up river.

We're getting a bit stuck in the middle of the river bed so decided to stick to the path so when we found a bridge we crossed it. Yikes! i make Wayne try it out first and he doesn't fall throough. Whoop! but I'm being a big girl and Wayne talks me across and grabs my hand at the other side. We walk up until we lose the river and just follow the path. It's so beautiful. We pick some flowers and I put them in my hair Pretty Fran.

We soon start to head back we know it will be dinner time soon, but not before seeing some very cute little ducklings in the river. I try to convince Wayne to steal one for me but he wont never
mind, we got a video of them anyways They were still very cute.

We take the short drive back home past a welsh school Wayne used to do swimming lessons in. We travel up and down the hills and eventually make it back home to some nice yummy spaghetti.

Saturday 24 April 2010

Well, the weekends task list had been mounting up all week, and it finally came to the weekend, we knew what we had to do and get sorted but as usual, come 11 am we were still in bed!

Frans yellow SEAT needed some tlc and we had to get her iPhone ringer switch fixed, so after we eventually dragged ourselves out of bed it was off to Brent X to the apple store.

Fran drove the Fez, i was too tired hehe and we managed to park ok despite the car wash people pointing at us and attempting to get the filthy car washed.

Onwards and up to the Apple store, it was PACKED, over to the genius bar and “do you have an appointment”? … erm nope. Ok so we couldn’t just turn up and sort this out so we booked an appointment to come back 2:30!

We made our way back home and wasted no time attempting to start the SEAT, jump leads out, fez bonnet up, car in middle of road, bingo sparks fly and the alarm starts to chirp, we have power!

TO pass the time i plugged in my phone and played starry eyed remix (See our music page) im sure this drained the battery more but we were havin fun in the sun, even a little butterfly joined us, he must of followed us from last week! lol

15 mins later and a few attempts to turn it over the engine finally starts! she lives!! the brakes were still seized up but a few laps round the block and it was sorted!

Next on the list was to clean the damn thing, but no time for that, our apple store appointment was due, Fran jumps in the drivers seat and takes her car for a blast up to brent X.

We make it there in one peice thank god lol and shoot up to the apple store, fran D shown on the plasma tv above the genius bar means its our turn! and thankfully when showing the apple dood, he notices the problem and the resolution is just to give her a brand spanking new iPhone but but but, the info wasn’t totally backed up, so we decided to leave the phone there and come back again on sunday, after the spa!

Hunger kicked in and we went to burger king again, hmmm i love it. But before that, we took a trip to boots…. anyway off we go again back to my house, and the next task was to make the car look a bit more presentable.

We took it to the kosovo style car wash, loads of acid was used to break up the dirt and the car was slowly getting hotter, nearly 120 degrees, we thought it would over heat but thankfully it surived its clean and came out the other end good as new!

it was yellow again! and looked fab.. i got jelous so i took the k1 for a wash also

I booked a hotel earlier in the week for us to stay in on sat night so the drive to Tunbridge wells wasn’t so long on sunday, and after packing all my bits together and saying our good byes we set off on our journey.

The sun was out and the shades were on, we cruised round the m25 for ages and finally came to the small villiage of tonbridge, looks quite nice, and satnav took us striaght to the hotel entrance but where to park? I called reception and the parking was round the back.

Parked up and went in to reception, nice little hotel, just wanted to get up there and chill, we were in room 5, over looking the main high street, the room was boiling hot so i was ordered to strip down, the bed was not too comfy but i was just so tired it didnt matter, i found some much needed spare pillows in the wardrobe and we put on the tv and chilllled.

Hunger was kicking in again, and rather than get my app out i stuck my head out the window and saw an Ask resteraunt… we are so going there tonight! Fran has a shower and looks pritty whilst im wathcing Britains Got Talent.. shh with that hairdryer ! lol

We took the 30 second walk over the road to the resteraunt and was seated right away… I ordered two fantas and Fran got a white wine spritzer. I didn’t complain, she was paying

Just like our 1st date, arms spread over the table, fingers locked together, as hungry as i was, i just didnt want to let go.

Fran had a started, hmm garlic bread i just had to pinch a slice.

My drinks were slowly running out so it was confiscated till my meal came. I had a nice prosciutto pizza and my princess has spaghetti carbonara!

It was lovely and i maneged to eat it all! But still room for desert, i got a hot fudge chocolate cake with choc ice creame! hmmmm !

A very nice meal and all paid for by my wonderful GF, thank u baby x

Back to the hotel now and its time to test how strong that desk really is Good night …

Sunday 25 April 2010

The day of our spa, and the 1st task was to see the outcome, but the stick was a minus rather than a plus, better safe than sorry, one day, one day

Anyway, we go down to checkout of the hotel and then round the back of the hotel to get into the car, sat nav ready and we are off.

Its only 15 mins away, clever wayne for going down night before!

We arrive on the road and go past the entrace, no where to park again so we have to find a multistorey car park and then walk down…

As we enter the spa and get to reception we are told to go change our shoes into flip flop, all good.

Next, we get a tour of the place, Gym, salt water pool, relaxation room, ahh it all looks great, cant wait to get into that poo.

Off to the chaning rooms we go and strip down, luckily we already had our swimming stuff on to save time

we had our moroccan mist treatment products ready and waiting for us in our locker, as well as a towl and robe.

We met back outside the changing rooms, dump our stuff on some sun loungers and walk round to the pool stairs, its cold but we both slowly get in and cuddle for warmth.

After some splashing about and attempted swimming we climbed into the jacuzzi and the bubbles surrounded us, it was luxury, the jucuzzi was infused with moor mud, it spelt a bit but im sure it was doing wonders for the skin.

The jucuzzi water was warm, and when we go out and into the salt water pool again it was absolutely freeezing! lol all good tho because our next stop was the steam room…

We sat on limestone seats and was surrounded by hot steam which filled the room, it was sooo niiice and it helped clear my airways.

It did get a bit hot in there, so what better solution is there other than go into a room twice the temp? lol we went into the sauna and got all sweaty untill we couldnt bare ant more and got into the pool!

A good few minutes of pool fun we got back out and chilled on the sun loungers, i read a magazine and fran dozed off for a while just listening to the nice relaxing music and water splashing. Earlier we looked into the relaxation room but it was too busy, but now was the time to go there and just chill together…

We went down into the relaxation room and it was a massive 20 ft bed with pilliows and blankets, we dived on and snuggled up in the corner it was soo nice and comfy, i grabbed an apple and a pear and in what was meant to be quiet room, began to munch loudly hehe.

After my nice fruit we spread out and ended up being so chilled, fell asleep in eachothers arms..ZZZzzzzzzzz…

It seemed like an eternity, we kept waking up and drifting off, just so nice to forget everything and fall asleep together.

Well as all our days start, it tends to be in bed, lol. I knew I heard the reminder on my phone go off at half 8, so on our day off was still up at stupid o’clock in the morning. ok so up for breakfast in bed, it was toast for me and the usual massive brekkie of toast cereal and whatever else Wayne had. Hmm 2 and a half hours later, we finally get up, apologies to Craig and Briony for any untoward noises they may have heard.
dressed and off we go, burnt oak here we come. Well my flip flops didn’t think so. The left one broke soon after we got about half way to the station, temporary fix and then it broke again. Hmmm this could be a really long day. Wait… Me and my ingenious ideas, wrap the bit around my toe, hmm lets hope it doesn’t cut off any blood circulation, I quite like my toe. Right continue trip to Burnt Oak, and my first ever top up of an oyster card. Thanks Craig. Through the barriers, and on to the train. Having already checked our route on yet another iPhone app, we sat playing some word game, I got all the long words, ‘coz I is clever I is’. ok we get to Leicester square and time for a change over to the picadilly line to South Kensington or ‘South Ken’ as Wayne and his invisible home boi’s like to call it. LMFAO.
Off the tube and I’m hoping my flip flops don’t come off and end up on the tracks, but Wayne is such a sweetie he’d jump on the tracks for me
up some stairs and following signs, cutting people up and we’re out into fresh air and looking at the beautiful Natural History Museum. Hmm bit confused, something about finding butterflies. Ooo look tickets, and hey presto it’s for the butterfly exhibit. Waiting in the queue, somehow on the subject of screaming kids, we pay for our tickets, Gift Aid donation, lest it’s not as expensive as London Zoo, what a rip off that was. Tickets, and passport, see pic and we’re on our way in. Deep breathe and in we go. My god it’s hot. Phew. but look at all the pretty flutterbies walking around and the butterflies are instantly attracted to Wayne (well who wouldn’t be). Walking around and stamping the passport, and Wayne being attacked by more butterflies we take loads of pics, more than I’ve ever taken me thinks. So fascinated by the butterflies, they’re so pretty. Walking outside to the little play area, we decide not to stop for too long and head back instead to the other bit of the exhibit. More butterflies… Really! Very pretty and we take some more pics and get more stamps for the passport. I don’t want to leave but Wayne is getting a bit hot, so outside to the giftshop. We walk up to the Natural History Museum, through the doors and nearly through and, ‘Miss can I check your hand bag please?’ Here we go, seriously do I look like I carry a knife around, or a gun! ridiculous, so on and up and to the Dinosaurs. Walking around all the ‘galleries’ we start to get a bit hungry, well Wayne and his fat belly do
How much for a slice of cake! £4! get out of it, bottle of coke it is then to keep us going just a little bit longer. Wayne likes the lion, he thinks it’s him. I like the Dolphins and the underwater bit
To the shiny bits! Mineral gallery, and wow it’s pretty, so many shiny colours and amazing crystals, and wow I love it. Wayne is quite bored though, shame. The Vault, ahhh. Hmm more shiny and expensive bits and the glow in the dark diamonds, No pics but it was B-E-A-Utiful.
Last thing before we go for some food, Something beginning with ‘S’. And it’s a massive tree! hey I’ve seen this, It’s a giant redwood from the California coast! These trees are massive, the largest trees on earth, such amazing organisms.
Ok out the doors and into the outside world and damn it’s cold. Me and my flip flops don’t like it. Back underground to go the Leicester Square, Wayne wants a Burger King (yuck) So we get off at the station and head straight for it, damn, Leicester Square and Chinatown spells food to me, but no Wayne’s having non of that. Burger King it is. One burger, whatever Wayne had, and over hearing the manager have a meeting on the shop floor later we head back outside to something beginning with T. Eh? Confused, I was. Past the characteurs and to the Trocadero. Confused dot com :S In we go and I think it’s a shopping centre, o no. It’s an arcade, typical Wayne. You got any change? errr no! We’ll have a look anyways. Round the arcade we go, and a few games. Wayne’s scavenging for money to play with, don’t think he’ll find any, but he finds some tickets! a whole 16 of them. Won’t get him much but hey ho. WE some some rude boy dacing on the machines, OMG this guy is mental! and then he can’t go any more so he collapses. Fail! moving on, looking round the bowling and some more games and we head back outside to the tube station.
Back on the train and worrying about rush hour but it doesn’t seem so bad. Chilling out with the paper we’re on our way home. Picked up by the lovely Tracey, we drive home, coz our feet are aching. Home and time to update the blog
x x x

The weekend started early, and usually only for one reason… cars… I don’t get up for much else, unless you’re as cryptic as us and understand where im going with this you will know that I do… But anyway that’s another story… Basically what im saying is that Saturday mornings are made to be in bed and only important things will get me out of it, i.e. cars or Fran stuff of course…

We set off on our road trip to Gillingham, which was about 60 miles away, good job I got petrol the night before… My car hadn’t really felt like it was running right so I was going to fit a bigger fuel pump and get a new remap to see if it would improve things.

The trip down was nice and easy, sun was shining and we had our shades on we made it over the Dartford Bridge and headed to the A2 with no problems, our side was fine but the other direction was jammed for about 6 Miles! Eeeek.

We made it to our destination at about 45 mins after my expected arrival so it was straight down to business; I was swapping a fuel pump from one car to the next, my standard one for his modified one with larger pump internals.

After struggling loads to get my pump off we finally managed it and set upon fitting it to his, it was done in no time and the car started up with no issues… until it was time to start mine! It eventually went on ok but when the pump was primed it decided to squirt fuel everywhere… GREAT, just my luck…

So, off the pump came again, Fran getting VERY hungry and having read her Cosmo mag about 3 times through im sure she was getting board…I was going as quick as I can.. A quick call to some people and I was told there may be a washer needed… And by pure luck, deep in the engine bay there it was staring me in the face, a small copper washer… Could this be the cure of my problem?

The pump went back on and we tightened it up but it still pissed out with fuel. Not as much as before but it was definitely leaking… I didn’t want to waste any more of the day so we called time on it and decided to drive to AMD with it semi working.

Taking it slow, and eventually hitting the A2 traffic I just didn’t feel safe letting my car sit in stationary traffic, we had to get to the garage to fix the pump leak… So clever Fran gets out the iPhone (because TOM TOM is stupid and wants me to sit in a 6 mile tailback) and manages to find a nice country route around the A2 and back onto the M25. The drive was nice, through peaceful villages and greenery, just a shame we couldn’t stop and admire it, or stop and eat! All we had was a few dry biscuits lol

The Day started by uswaking up rather late, my dad has to leave quite early so we were pressed for time.

Downstairs a massive fry-up was cooking, hmmm eggs, bacon, sausage, toast etc etc an olympic size breakfast fit for a king (and queen) hehe

Not long to eat though, so we wolfed it down and get into the Cooper-S

Battling some minor traffic we eventually made it near the ground, parked up and took a chilly walk onto White Heart Lane.

With several hours to kill we took a strole up to the local Sainsburys, it wasn’t as far as the signs made out it was…

Fran was still thirsty so bought some drinks, hmm fanta on special offer, yes please.. Also we got a Lotto ticket.. was this to be the night we became millionaires?

Next stop, cash point… Needed to get the monies for the tickets whoop

Then it was off to the pub.. we went to Rudolphs right next door to the west stand entrance and it was quiet as we were quite early. I got a nice flat pint of Stella.. hmmm

Still no word from my mate about the damn tickets tho.. but finally a few beers and frolicking eachother on the bar stools he answerd his phone and met us in the pub.. “would you like a drink”? yeah man.. 15 mins later and 5 mins to kick off i finally get my beer lol

Now its the race round to the park lane end to get to the season ticket holder seats. But wait… we dont have the tickets yet :\

Waiting out side for matey boy, the kick off time drawing closer and closer but finally, I got my hands on two season ticket books we got through the turnstyles and made it to some empty seats just in time. Few mins later we actually moved into our real seats lol

The game was good, but no goals, the Hull keeper was very good and done his job well, atmosphere was ok but not the usual White Heart Lane experience, maybe if there was a goal or two it would of been better.

After the match we literally blagged it “back stage” into where the players come out, we saw a few famous faces and loads of ghey Hull people but it was cool to see some of these expensive players close up.

Few pics from the day:

We woke up together and started the long (in my opinion) walk down to the train station.

It was weird because we both didn’t have work this day and it felt like a weekend, but once we got on the train and were surrounded by the unemployed generation we reaslised we were not alone.

The tube would take us to tottenham court road station where we needed to change.

We kept entertained with some music on the phones and i set my countdown app to be 1 minute in advance with the title “kiss on the train” and once the time was up, we were kissing