WeeManDan

Hopefully, all being well and just possibly by the time you read this we’ll have a place in Southsea sorted.

We went flat hunting on Saturday and if we hadn’t been properly tackling our bedroom yesterday (shock, horror) I would have typed this then. We found a flat we both liked, ticked all the boxes and has a few bonus niceities.

I’m really trying not to get my hopes up too much on the place at the moment as it could all fall through. Why haven’t we put a deposit on the place? Because at the moment Kita’s job isn’t entirely confirmed.

In an ideal world the rest of the day will pan out like this:

• Kita gets her job confirmed
• The flat is still available
• We confirm the flat and try and get a little bit below the asking price
• Send money this evening to secure the flat

Of course the worlds not ideal but heck, I can hope!

Anyway, as you know I’ll post when I know more, please pray!

Dan

Another piece of the jigsaw in place, another deposit paid, we’ve ordered our wedding rings

It wasn’t too hard to choose, lets be honest I’m not exactly a style guru who’s going to agonise over the placement of a stone but still I did have a few things I wanted, not would like but really wanted:

• Long lasting, I intend to wear it for a very, very long time and so it’d be nice to stay in good condition
• Simple, like I said I’m not a style guru and heck, tastes change over time, I’ve no desire for my ring to be a fashion accessory but just a symbol of love
• Matching, this was really the least of my wants but still I always thought it makes sense that the rings should match and are really a pair

Thankfully I/we were able to match all those requirements, albeit with a little addition for Kita who wanted them engraved.

Now I’m thinking about getting a washer and putting it on a finger for a few hours at a time to get used to wearing a ring.

Guys, what’s it like when you first start wearing a ring and how long does it take to get used to?

I’m guessing I’m going to be fiddling with it for months on end but then that’s no bad thing, means I’ll stop nicking Kita’s and fiddling with hers.

Dan

Actually come to think about it, where did Lent and the start of 2009 go?

And now I think about it, only 5 months until the wedding. Actually that’s fine, 5 months is a fairly decent length of time away but then Easter felt such a long way away at the beginning of Lent.

I’ve only got 14/15 weeks left of my internship now and it feels like the 40 or more that came before have disappeared in the blink of the eye.

14/15 months until I graduate all being well but then the first two years of University seem to have shot past as quick as a sneeze.

Proposing to Kita last year, no wait the year before, this all seemed like such a long way away. Someplace in the future that I’d get to when I chose. The truth is that the future is taking place now and now and…. oh you get the idea.

I guess this is all a trait of getting older, certainly for me time seems more like a snowball starting at the top of the hill and getting faster and faster on the way down. Certainly it doesn’t feel like a nice constant, easily manageable and able to slot neatly into boxes. Rather more like a big dog on a lead always trying to get away and go just that little bit quicker than I’d like.

And yes, I did completely forget over the weekend that I’m no longer a teenager, not even close.

Time marches on,

Dan

In the shower this morning had something like a little flashback to 2005, March/April time I’d imagine.

I say flashback but in reflection it was more like a deep memory, almost what I can imagine it’s like to be hypnotised and taken back. It almost felt like I was back in one of the practice rooms in Marlborough and to be honest it was pretty nice. Memories of happy times that to an extent I’d forgotten.

Those times were so much easier, no stress about rent or bills, no worries about money (well, no *real* worries anyway). Now I think about it I do miss those times, don’t get me wrong growing up (a little) has been good but those first two years of 6th form really were truly special. Heck I’m welling up a little thinking about them now.

Hopefully next month and for, well, ever I’ll be able to remember those years with the same fondness I had this morning.

Dan

Been in my PJ’s since about 8 after I’d managed to drag my body off the sofa, having collapsed there shortly after 6. The reason for this exhaustion is fairly simple, big bike ride this afternoon, 30 miles.

I say big but now I’m not so sure. Was it easier to do that distance a couple of years ago? I think it probably was but heck, it’s heading in the right direction, I made it round! Perhaps the quickest way to help it get easier is to go on something like a diet?

I was thinking this a couple of miles outside of Henley but I don’t know. I can’t convince myself, I’m sure it would be good and all but at the same time my diet is fairly balanced now. I’m certainly eating more fruit more often now and I’ve reduced my sugar intake (although I am tempted by a couple of spoonfuls of ice cream right now!).

I think what it really comes down to is impatience. I just want to lose the beer gut now, to be able to enjoy cycling for the views and fresh air. Instead it’s real hard work, far harder for far longer than I remember from before. Still now I’m doing regular exercise hopefully the pounds will slip off, Kita even said I look a little slimmer earlier in the week

So I’m expecting to be very stiff tomorrow, hopefully it’ll be quiet in the office!

Dan