Wow what a quick year it's been so far..
I do suppose that comes from being in Love with the most wonderful girl in the world.
I loved the 12 day holiday even through the jetlag which Hit me big style the first few days..
So a recap (for those who don't follow me on Facebook :P)
I left the UK on 2nd July at lunchtime landed in LA via NY at around 9pm PST (5am my time)... Long day, I did get some sleep on the plane and I wasn't nervous flying for the 1st time either :D.
I landed and was met by my lovely, beautiful girlfriend and a mutual friend of ours was great. To the Hotel.
Saturday 3rd July:
Santa Ana Independence Day event - Didn't get there for right at the start so missed a bit of the Guy who was playing George Washington's speech but it was really good. Got to met a real live true American Marine who is now also been ordained as a Pastor in the baptist faith, Amen to that. Got to meet a lot of people it was all a bit of a blur with faces and names, but it was good.
That evening went to Balboa Island, that was fun, the power was out so we didn't go to the place we had planned we went to the one along the coast at Huntingdon Beach - Ruby's man that burger was tasty, I fell asleep :P
Sunday 4th July:
My Independence Day - Church in the morning, early morning so I got to hear the choir practice, I'd been watching the services online for about 6 months but this was far better :D Service was much better up close and in person, Pastor Thomlinson does great sermons.. He always asks at the end when we are heads down, eyes closed praying to God, if anyone thinks if they died tomorrow they weren't sure they'd go to heaven to raise their hand. I wasn't 100% sure so hand went up... That was my independence day - the day I got Saved. Amen to that.
There was a BBQ lunch at the church too and well that was the news around the table met with thumbs up and congratulations all round. The afternoon service was moved since it was the 4th July so people could go see / set of firework, good service too :D
That evening got to see some upclose and personal fireworks - totally safe but still spectacular.
Monday 5th July:
I took the day off as well the jetlag had caught up with me and I just lazed around caught up on facebook and chatted to my beautiful girl :)
Also went to a local art show was really interesting "Living Art" don't ask me how they did it - I'm still working it out.
Tuesday 6th July:
To the local zoo with a family I'd get to know well but first the cake..
I got made a most beautiful cake done like an American Flag with the strawberries for stripes and blueberries for the other part. I also got a lovely homemade rocket done by the 2 boys, great kids too they were so excited to meet me :), their little sister it took more to impress her.. So of to the local zoo with them we went it was great got photos and got to feed the animals and pet them in the petting zoo part they had. Then Lunch and that cake it was delicious :).
Oh did I say my girl is beautiful, okay maybe once more.
Dinner that night was at Pastor's house, and his wife can cook, yum..
Wednesday 7th July:
Did some work in the classroom, making up picture CD's, all day had lunch was yum and spending time with my girl XXX.
That night I was initiated in to Patch Club which is for kids - keeps them occupied while mom and dad are at the Wednesday night service. Man was I tired out after that.
But I still had enough energy to cook dinner that night - yes I did cook.
Thursday 8th July:
Hmm a little more time alone with my girl, then to the airport to pick up her mom who was flying in to meet me:D We got on great which is a bonus I'm sure will come in handy later.. We did dinner this time my girl and her mom cooked was yummy I went for seconds. We then went to Downtown Disney to see the Fireworks show :D
Friday 9th July:
A visit to the park for lunch and a visit to the local art museum eye opening what people want you to pay for art is all I will say. Got some Professional Photos done that afternoon / evening was great.
Saturday 10th July:
An afternoon BBQ at a friends was great:D I could do that all the time, someone picks a place and cooks and sometimes I cook, saves cooking all the time and is fun, wait too late some TV station probably already does that..
Sunday 11th July:
Back to church but this time to Class, Couples Class to be exact there is a reason for this as I was sneaking out early to get in position for something real special.
It was a special day anyway the 34th Anniversary of the Church and I made it extra special by choosing the day to get Baptised and show my commitment to following Jesus Christ our Lord. Was a spectacular day I had lunch with my beautiful girlfriend and we finished off doing the CD's we'd started..
Sunday Evening's Service was great too.
Monday 12th July:
Almost time for me to head home but 1 last blast to somewhere nice
San Diego Zoo - how anyone can claim to be able to go round this in 1 day it's huge I mean the map is on A3 or maybe even a A2 sheet. I got to see maybe half the zoo in the time I was there which was most of the day.I shot loads of photos here too. With my girl all day just us was GREAT.
Tuesday 13th July:
Last full day in paradise :( brunch, some more photos done this time by our mutual friend :) and for dinner Pho Noodle - spicy but yummy:D and some more time alone with my girl to just talk over the holiday and stuff.
Wednesday 14th / Thursday 15th July:
I flew out of LA at 1pm but needed to be there for like 10am so we got to the airport said our SAD goodbyes :( I tried not to cry it was hard. The plane journey was LONG, way long as it landed at 7am UK time never doing that flight again!
It took my about 5 days to get over the jet lag and I miss not being able to just give my girl a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
The future - God alone knows what lies there for both of us.
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Yes I am still alive
I know I've not posted on here in a very long time but well what happens when you go on facebook and chat there, since this is still a quiet reflective place although I am going to add this into facebook and maybe just maybe interact more via here.
Well I'm in Love and Loved Up, in just over 2 weeks, 16 days to be precise I'll be flying for the first time EVER, yeah a big step for me for sure. If your wondering if I'm nervous about it, yes I am it is going to be a long couple of flights since I can't get a direct flight from here to there but it shall just have to do.
I need to start packing and Laptop/Netbook for sure would be nice if I could also check my home pc on it as well but that would be a bonus, just as long as I can put certain software on it I won't mind and non-widescreen would be a BIG bonus.
Where I go from here only God knows.
Well I'm in Love and Loved Up, in just over 2 weeks, 16 days to be precise I'll be flying for the first time EVER, yeah a big step for me for sure. If your wondering if I'm nervous about it, yes I am it is going to be a long couple of flights since I can't get a direct flight from here to there but it shall just have to do.
I need to start packing and Laptop/Netbook for sure would be nice if I could also check my home pc on it as well but that would be a bonus, just as long as I can put certain software on it I won't mind and non-widescreen would be a BIG bonus.
Where I go from here only God knows.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas to one and all (Part 2)
Now after I finished that post I realised I had probably left people out. Now I have not deliberately though..
Now here I do hope to change that, I missed out many of my CL:1 friends and real life friends.....
To Rusty & Rose better know to me as Rusty and his boss :P, well she does wield a heavy bottomed skillet rather well I here and can load a rifle pretty quick too, well they is from Texas after all. I hope the new job works out better than the last one, and that next year I hope me n rose can actually figure out what the heck each other is talking about.
To Ronnie, dude you've been through so much crap this year I hope next year is a whole lot better, or at least the nurses stay "cute" ;).
To Sheen, may you continue to confuse the newcomers in the lobby into thinking your something your not.. I still remember when I first heard you on voice that was interesting.
To Mr & Mrs Spingles, I hope you 2 have a wonderful 2009, oh that and that Calvin the cutie that he is behaves himself, although I doubt it very much but you'll love him anyway. Oh that and you find out the "vegans" sneak bacon rolls now and then..
To Scores, Girl may you never change, keep that "cheeky grin" on your face even if it's only "PC" that gets to see it...
To Savoy, Chin up, things will work out in the end, have a great 2009.
To Louie, May you and Sibby have a great 2009 in Fl, and may those with homework learn to use Google rather than CL:1...
To Mark & Emma, I hope 2009 is as much fun as 2008, I'm sorry I've not been in touch very often but well I've had other things on my mind.
To Richard & Philippa, may 2009 bring you closer together even if you are miles apart.
To Barry, mate keep up the good work, have a wonderful 2009.
To Andy & Karen, you 2 keep loving each other and that sweet child of yours in 2009.
To Jenny & Gregor, may 2009 bring nothing but joy to you and "Gregor" Jnr, even although he do look a lot like his mama, all I can say is when he grows up, he'll break a few hearts just a few..
And Finally this post wouldn't be complete without a mention of my Best mate in the whole world, and I got a few of them and his lovely wife, and their beautiful new ba boy. So To Stu & Annelise may 2009 bring new wonders into your lives, new discoveries, wondrous 1sts and so forth..
Hugs To one and all
And to all a Good night.
Merry Christmas..
Gordon
Now here I do hope to change that, I missed out many of my CL:1 friends and real life friends.....
To Rusty & Rose better know to me as Rusty and his boss :P, well she does wield a heavy bottomed skillet rather well I here and can load a rifle pretty quick too, well they is from Texas after all. I hope the new job works out better than the last one, and that next year I hope me n rose can actually figure out what the heck each other is talking about.
To Ronnie, dude you've been through so much crap this year I hope next year is a whole lot better, or at least the nurses stay "cute" ;).
To Sheen, may you continue to confuse the newcomers in the lobby into thinking your something your not.. I still remember when I first heard you on voice that was interesting.
To Mr & Mrs Spingles, I hope you 2 have a wonderful 2009, oh that and that Calvin the cutie that he is behaves himself, although I doubt it very much but you'll love him anyway. Oh that and you find out the "vegans" sneak bacon rolls now and then..
To Scores, Girl may you never change, keep that "cheeky grin" on your face even if it's only "PC" that gets to see it...
To Savoy, Chin up, things will work out in the end, have a great 2009.
To Louie, May you and Sibby have a great 2009 in Fl, and may those with homework learn to use Google rather than CL:1...
To Mark & Emma, I hope 2009 is as much fun as 2008, I'm sorry I've not been in touch very often but well I've had other things on my mind.
To Richard & Philippa, may 2009 bring you closer together even if you are miles apart.
To Barry, mate keep up the good work, have a wonderful 2009.
To Andy & Karen, you 2 keep loving each other and that sweet child of yours in 2009.
To Jenny & Gregor, may 2009 bring nothing but joy to you and "Gregor" Jnr, even although he do look a lot like his mama, all I can say is when he grows up, he'll break a few hearts just a few..
And Finally this post wouldn't be complete without a mention of my Best mate in the whole world, and I got a few of them and his lovely wife, and their beautiful new ba boy. So To Stu & Annelise may 2009 bring new wonders into your lives, new discoveries, wondrous 1sts and so forth..
Hugs To one and all
And to all a Good night.
Merry Christmas..
Gordon
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Merry Christmas to one and all
Well it's almost that most wondrous time of the year again.
Now I did have a great post to put here but well if hasn't gone and left the building just now, I guess I should really write them down when I think of them and post THAT day!
To all my friends far and wide, blogger and non-blogger alike Merry Christmas. The following are in no particular order.
To Moogie smile, keep the chin up, it will get better, those angelic children will become angelic once more it will just take a little while, have a great christmas and may you be always able to find the exact thing you need at the moment you need it.
To Barb, dear barb I think your finally there where you've always wanted to be, may birddog continue to serve you well and may midnight and nino finally realize that you love them both in equal measure but in different ways. May you never stop writing on your blog as it's always a pleasure to read even when you ranting about something I can normally see why. May the bean always be perfect
To Melonie may the work you do have continue to have an impact on the lives it crosses and may it reward you in a way you didn't think possible. I hope that all the kids continue to know that you love them all dearly even when they've done something really bad / stupid and they are banish to their room.
To Shy, may things all work out and may your son continue to surprise you in a nice way of course. Keep the faith it's hard going but just keep the faith and know that no matter how many miles away you are, I'm always thinking about you at some point in the day.
To Katt, hmm what can I say other than this dear friend smile, even in the face of adversity smile and keep on smiling, never give up on your ideas people will come round to them it just may take some time.
To Marie, we touched base but once this year and that was enough to keep me smiling fo r the rest of the day, thank you for being a friend and introducing me to erm some "band" called "Snow Patrol" I never can thank you enough for that.
To Jean-Luc, may 2009 be as exciting as 2008 on you blog with all its twists and turns. Oh and try and keep my away from the Klingon Bloodwine and Romulan Ale and keep me away from all Ferengi, lest I remind them of a few of the nastier "Rules of Acquisition".. Live long and prosper.
To my Free-DC team mates, you guys Rock each and everyone of you. Just a few special mentions to Bok - thanks man for letting me loose on the stats and giving me something else to do for the team. I'll keep polishing 'em up I promise. IB, ye old Target Butt you may not understand all this new fangled DB stuff but you still manage to get there in the end. AMDave, those charts of yours get any more shiny and well erm we'll have the #1 slot of DC project stats on the planet, oh wait we already DO :D.. HelixVonSmelix, dude to you major kudos to you and that machine will rock when I get another PSU, the one in my main machine went funny. Also to Team Seti-USA I take my hat of to you guys, I know I don't visit the forum much but I've been busy making the shiny, shinier :)...
To Junebugg, You keep me smiling with your jokes and funny e-mails don't stop sending them, just know that most of them make me crack a smile. Let's hope 2009 is a little less windy in 'bama.
To Hannah, It is amazing how people meet up in blogspace, how close they can end up no matter how far away they are. I do hope everything works out for you next year since we both know this year wasn't very good one for both of us.
To Laura, dear sweet Laura, bet ya though I had forgotten you there didn't ya, not a chance. I know we've both been busy this year and keeping in touch has been some what fragmented I'll try my best to sort that. Smile and give that dear sweet mum of yours a hug from me for simply bringing the world a wonderful, beautiful young lady.
And Finally this list wouldn't be complete without my mentioning my adopted lil sis.
To Jen, I know it hurts, it hurts a lot, I'm now writing this though misty eyes as I remember things. Just know this even although I am not exactly nearby just know I do think about you and your mum, I'm glad I know you, you and Laura are some of a select few who can manage to cheer me up no matter what and I can only try and do the same for you.
So to one and all have a Merry Christmas and remember a smile costs nothing and hugs are on the house.
Hugs to you all.
G
Now I did have a great post to put here but well if hasn't gone and left the building just now, I guess I should really write them down when I think of them and post THAT day!
To all my friends far and wide, blogger and non-blogger alike Merry Christmas. The following are in no particular order.
To Moogie smile, keep the chin up, it will get better, those angelic children will become angelic once more it will just take a little while, have a great christmas and may you be always able to find the exact thing you need at the moment you need it.
To Barb, dear barb I think your finally there where you've always wanted to be, may birddog continue to serve you well and may midnight and nino finally realize that you love them both in equal measure but in different ways. May you never stop writing on your blog as it's always a pleasure to read even when you ranting about something I can normally see why. May the bean always be perfect
To Melonie may the work you do have continue to have an impact on the lives it crosses and may it reward you in a way you didn't think possible. I hope that all the kids continue to know that you love them all dearly even when they've done something really bad / stupid and they are banish to their room.
To Shy, may things all work out and may your son continue to surprise you in a nice way of course. Keep the faith it's hard going but just keep the faith and know that no matter how many miles away you are, I'm always thinking about you at some point in the day.
To Katt, hmm what can I say other than this dear friend smile, even in the face of adversity smile and keep on smiling, never give up on your ideas people will come round to them it just may take some time.
To Marie, we touched base but once this year and that was enough to keep me smiling fo r the rest of the day, thank you for being a friend and introducing me to erm some "band" called "Snow Patrol" I never can thank you enough for that.
To Jean-Luc, may 2009 be as exciting as 2008 on you blog with all its twists and turns. Oh and try and keep my away from the Klingon Bloodwine and Romulan Ale and keep me away from all Ferengi, lest I remind them of a few of the nastier "Rules of Acquisition".. Live long and prosper.
To my Free-DC team mates, you guys Rock each and everyone of you. Just a few special mentions to Bok - thanks man for letting me loose on the stats and giving me something else to do for the team. I'll keep polishing 'em up I promise. IB, ye old Target Butt you may not understand all this new fangled DB stuff but you still manage to get there in the end. AMDave, those charts of yours get any more shiny and well erm we'll have the #1 slot of DC project stats on the planet, oh wait we already DO :D.. HelixVonSmelix, dude to you major kudos to you and that machine will rock when I get another PSU, the one in my main machine went funny. Also to Team Seti-USA I take my hat of to you guys, I know I don't visit the forum much but I've been busy making the shiny, shinier :)...
To Junebugg, You keep me smiling with your jokes and funny e-mails don't stop sending them, just know that most of them make me crack a smile. Let's hope 2009 is a little less windy in 'bama.
To Hannah, It is amazing how people meet up in blogspace, how close they can end up no matter how far away they are. I do hope everything works out for you next year since we both know this year wasn't very good one for both of us.
To Laura, dear sweet Laura, bet ya though I had forgotten you there didn't ya, not a chance. I know we've both been busy this year and keeping in touch has been some what fragmented I'll try my best to sort that. Smile and give that dear sweet mum of yours a hug from me for simply bringing the world a wonderful, beautiful young lady.
And Finally this list wouldn't be complete without my mentioning my adopted lil sis.
To Jen, I know it hurts, it hurts a lot, I'm now writing this though misty eyes as I remember things. Just know this even although I am not exactly nearby just know I do think about you and your mum, I'm glad I know you, you and Laura are some of a select few who can manage to cheer me up no matter what and I can only try and do the same for you.
So to one and all have a Merry Christmas and remember a smile costs nothing and hugs are on the house.
Hugs to you all.
G
Sunday, September 30, 2007
A none to subtle Hint at someone...
Hey anyone read this still? I know I said I'd given up and stuff and argh well you know me by know - must be the librian in me - must seek balance in all.. yeah RIGHT!
Anyway enough about that - this is aimed at one person and one person only, Moogie someone needs to go and remind her of Blog Fodder it's erm kinda went a bit fallow of late and it might be useful to some of us for a topic to appear ya know! So if someone please ask her real nice - I have hinted before but alas hmm nada.. :P so could some kind soul please go give her a prod please that would be so nice..
Sidenote: I go back to work tomorrow :( argh 2 week holiday gone already!
Anyway enough about that - this is aimed at one person and one person only, Moogie someone needs to go and remind her of Blog Fodder it's erm kinda went a bit fallow of late and it might be useful to some of us for a topic to appear ya know! So if someone please ask her real nice - I have hinted before but alas hmm nada.. :P so could some kind soul please go give her a prod please that would be so nice..
Sidenote: I go back to work tomorrow :( argh 2 week holiday gone already!
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