Am I the only one bricking it about meeting all these strangers tonight??????

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I'm starting to get seriously nervous!

Putting off getting ready, as it will seem a little bit too real once I've got my party gear on!

Eeeeekkkkk!!!!!!

you'll be fine, we will all be fine - in fact we will all be saying how much we love each other by 11pm

Yes we will all be fine. BUT it is still v scary! However I am trying to concentrate on how bloody interesting it is going to be to meet circa 80 women who exist on my computer

Dh has just said 'I wonder if it will change things on MN having met all these people'!

Then he said 'I suppose they all seem like nutters anyway so it probably won't make much difference'!

I think he's trying to make me feel better...not

Get ready hair/make-up, and lounge about in your dressing gown foe a few hours.

I'm terrified. The worst thing is I have no memory for mn names. So I can't remember who I've chatted to anyway.

KS - just sent you an email!

KS - aren't you in Surrey? are you coming on the train? my passing through Surbiton thread is making me feel very lonely.

I'm shallow though!

I think I'm going to be the fattest/most unfashionable/most guache/uninteresting person there!!!!

Now this is really not me

I'm usually a take me or leave me kind of person - so I know the nerves are getting to me!

A few drinks should put that right

I'm not leaveing til 6 so you'll be well into your shopping trip. have fun and see you later

I'm not that scared. But I will be. It all seems too surreal atm - can't really believe I'm going yet

Well, I wasn't bricking it but I am now as I can't get hold of Blueteddy to tell her when I'm picking her up. So I might have to come alone!!

Do you think BT has chickened out?

I forgot and bought a fab shoulder of lamb for tonight. It was in the oven before I remembered!
I am a goldfish.

Don't worry it will really be fine

I will search you out and bite you

BTW I am really NOT capable of remembering people's real names as well as MN ones so will just call people by MN ones (except those I know obv)

You know what would be scaring me? I actually do care what mumsnetters think of me! It wouldn't put me off coming necessarily (she says from the safety of not coming) but for me that would make it scarier than your average blind date/meeting type situation!

ooh WWW your name is still on the hotel thread as coming

Missed the train, sorry beety, my battery has gone on my phone too so i can't ring anyone. Would have loved to see sphable c.d lgj and of course anorak, wanted to thanks soapbox in person, pretty pissed off. maybe it's a good thig as i am a huge piss head and would have been a liability xxxx

where r u all going? sounds great shame i am other side of country!

Now, girls, settle down and listen to your Aunty Cam.

Custy is the hostess with the mostest.

You will all have a brilliant time and within minutes of being there will wonder what you were worried about.

Soapbox, stop being such a wimp

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Honestly chill out. It will be fine. It will undoubtedly not be as bad as when I went on the first mumsnet meet-up

Just as I arrived outside the venue, a pigeon shat on my head/back. I spent 10 mins in the toilets cleaning myself up, washing a section of my hair and using the blow dryer to sort it out.

They says it's lucky and I certainly enjoyed the lunch

Have fun everyone.

I am kind of relying on the fact I shall actually know quite a few people so will suddenly find myself far, far more popular than I have ever been before at a party.