all five horizons

I am thinking in bullet points at the moment so to keep you up-to-date with what’s new in my world:

• holiday is BOOKED!  Flight to San Francisco, drive down the coast then over to Vegas.  We go in less than 5 weeks.  eek.
• strangely addicted to a shoot em up game called S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl.  I rarely play games on account of my total ineptitude but I seem to be ok with pc games.  Ricardo thinks it is funny when I play because I FREAK OUT everytime I get shot at or surprised by anything.  I literally jump out of my skin.  He even took a picture to show me how red I went the last time it happened but ‘alas’ the photo did not come out.
• quilt top is almost finished which means I have to start thinking about the scary quilting part - good job I have the slightest idea what I am doing…
• Easter was fun and relaxing.  Weather was warm.  BBQ was had.  It’s amazing how good it feels to have two bank holidays.
• another essay looms - this is the penultimate with the next one due just after I go away on hols so I better get cracking so I can get them both done and out of the way.  I haven’t even started to think about revising for the exam in June.  It makes me feel a bit queasy.
• work = SSDD
• finished reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.  Very much enjoyed it although Fanny Price needs a slap at times.  I also felt the denouement was very rushed and I felt kind of cheated to have no dialogue with declarations of love.  Plus they are cousins which skeeves me out.  But I do love Austen.
• watched the entire Spaced series (seasons 1 and 2) over the weekend and LOVED IT.  It is very funny and the actors/writers Jessica Stevenson and Simon Pegg are adorable.  I still have a few extras left to watch (which I am saving for when I need cheering up!).  Fully intend to trawl the website when I have a spare mo.
• have started a kinda diet to try to shed some bulk before our trip.  I think I might get kicked out of California for looking like I do.
• went down the driving range for the first time for about 2 years.  Was pleasantly surprised I could still hit a ball.  Might venture out onto an easy 9 hole course soon.
• am still listening to Daughtry over and over.  It is getting to be a bit of a worry…

Cheerio!

I am very excited indeed because we are going on holiday in 4 weeks.  Nothing is booked yet but we have flights on hold and I am just having a look around for accomodation.  We are flying to San Francisco then driving down to LA via Carmel and Santa Barbara and then over to Las Vegas.  It is going to be amazing and I can’t wait.  Any recommendations or ideas for places to visit would be gratefully received!!!

In other news, I went to a sewing and craft exhibition on Sunday with my mum at the NEC.  It was fab!  We walked and walked completely overwhelmed by the number of stand and things to buy.  I managed to get some material for my quilt back and also a book to help me with some techniques.

More news on my holiday and quilt soon - because let’s face it, it’s riveting stuff!!!