FAB & GLAM 10 - Gosh, Do We Really Talk That Much???

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Hi, new thread

Lovely to see all the old posters again. Don't go now you are back.

Annie/UC/MHIS - lovely to see you and thanks MHIS for the FB chat.

Yes the "I'm such a bad person" angle is ultimately self-indulgent and not at all considerate towards the undeserving person!

Thanks for being understanding I hate letting people down. I will defo be up for a meet up whenever next one is arranged. By then dd might even be persuaded to take a bottle so I can escape on my own My birthday is January so February would be good as it can be a belated bday drink for me Hope you have a great night and that everyone gets home ok. Just spoke to dh to tell him not to bother meeting me at Char X. He is prepared for long journey home and has boots/snood/gloves - I just hope he can get a train. Now wondering if I will be able to get to the supermarket this week to buy food for xmas/collect turkey.

Ladies! Please can we get into the Christmas spirit and don out Christmas smiley hats!

LOL at you Tanee with your 'thee and me', that's dead broad Yorkshire that is

Teabags might work well if you stick them to the bottom of your shoes!! Oh dear, joking aside, I'm really sorry that the weather has spoiled things for you all. These things do happen for a reason though so we just have to work out what that reason is. Maybe there is going to be an outbreak of food poisoning at the restaurant or something

Don't say that TFM - Tanee still going

Oops! Perhaps you should take precautions Tanee

It's going to be a cup of weak tea tonight, what with half the Teabags missing! I hope you still manage to have a good time. In fact, that could be it Tanee, you will have more time to rant and rage about DP without LL, PC, Dior and HW there. You might not have got a word in before closing time if everyone had turned up

Trying to imply that I talk a lot? What a cheek ds was soooo disappointed when I told him we wouldn't be getting on a train but is now playing happily (in a manic type fashion) in the snow

YES! How could you NOT talk a lot? You are a Teabag, we all talk a lot!!

Awh, bless your DS. My DD has gone on a mammoth trek to see a pantomime with MIL today, she was most unhappy about it as she wanted to play in the snow. I'm hoping it's going to hang around a couple of days so that she/we get a chance to. But first and foremost I'm hoping she manages to get home!! They shouldn't really have gone but there is just no telling some folk is there, especially MIL's!!!

Hope dd enjoys the panto Also hope they manage to get back without too much hassle.
Yeah - guess I do talk a lot online. Probably less so in RL - or maybe just in comparison to dh who can talk the hindlegs of a donkey

I mean - there, how's that for xmas spirit TFM?

dh having problems getting home. He said char x was closed - not letting anyone onto platforms. Hope the teabags manage to get home ok

Well I didn't make it either in the end!!! I slithered down the hill to the station and got told one train had just left and I could either get on a bus which was rammed with chavs people or wait half an hour for a train. I waited for the train but then it was cancelled so I decided to give up and go home.
So sorry to let you all down, but judging by Lush's last post I did the right thing. I'd be stranded in Charring Cross now if I'd got the train.
Bloody snow. I've been in a foul mood this evening. Even a glass of rose hasn't cheered me up.
I hope we can reschedule as I was really looking forward to it.

DS4 and I made it there and back again (the latter was worrying me!). It was quite nasty and slushy and all the trains were delayed, but there are plenty that run on my line so it wasn't too bad. We had nice chat with the lovely Tanee, and really really nice pizza.

Looking forward to meeting more of you when the weather behaves itself!

Hi ladies!
Hope all is ok, and what a shame that all this nasty weather spoiled the meet
But now we have to plan an early one next year How about Feb half term I am off work

Hope you are all ok, my big news, I signed my absolute papers 2 weeks ago so divorce is imminent - finally after 3 long years - will be back to post the happy news as would never have got here without you lovely lot

oooh so sorry that should have been a at the end of the ruined meet sentence, not a am not that mean or

I believe you MacD
Feb half term sounds good to me.
Congratulations on the divorce - what a nice way to start a new year!
I'm still sulking here . I HATE British Rail!!!!

I said to my sister that OF COURSE the weather turned bad because I was going up to town. She said no no, it turned bad in order to cause an accident to her car (someone slid into her on the ice). I had to admit that on previous form she's probably right - someone up there does hate her and has a particular down on her car - but as a side effect they also wanted to spoil my day out!

Oh and Mac: brilliant news about your divorce. It will be such a massive weight off your mind.

That's brilliant news MacD! I am so pleased for you

I'm pleased you managed to make the meet up Annie, it's good to know that our Tanee wasn't left talking to a Teapot!

I'm sorry you didn't get to make it Ginny. Better luck next time eh? but remember it also snowed in February of this year so maybe you would be best to arrange the next meet when all fear of snow has passed!!

The snow has just started again here. I'm staying indoors today with DD, I'm not digging out today, my muscles need a rest! I feel like I've done a week at the gym, I may even be too weak to life the iron

How are you today Tanee? Have you got that room of yours decorated??

Hi Girls,

MacD - congratulations on your imminent freedom - oops, sorry, that should have been - oh, what the heck, !

Ginnny, I was so sorry about last night. I got your text just as I entered Fire & Stone & thought I would be sitting there talking to my little packet of Tetleys, looking as if I was on a no show blind date! It was such a relief see Annie and her lovely son.

Annie, it was great to meet you at last. You are a most attractive hairy biker! Sue, you have competition, we didn't stop talking except to fill our mouths . If we'd all made it, there would have been so much talking that I think we'd be there still! I'm glad you got home ok - I managed to get as far as my local station, waited 25 minutes for a bus home and finally walked!

Yes, we must definitely fix another date soon - we'll see how the weather is for half term, and if it looks bad, we can always do Easter.

TFM, we spoke very highly of you last night - you are such an inspiration to us all. No, I haven't created my grotto yet - too busy socialising with Annie. I finish work today, so I'll get the tinsel & fairy lights out tonight. Interestingly, DP was quite chatty when I got home (and quite sozzled). He asked whether I'd like to go home to his mum's with him on Boxing Day . I declined, I want a couple of man-free days to veg in front of the TV eating junk and stroking the cats - and I want his sisters to be able to talk to him without me around - and most of all, I am not playing Happy Families for his benefit. So I am letting him take the car to get him out from under my feet, and give us both some breathing space! I can manage without a car for three days, instead of the six he originally assumed he could use it for.

Besides, we're not supposed to be a couple any more...so why would he want me there ....?

Thank you Tanee, that's a lovely thing to say my ears weren't burning though, must have been because I had my earplugs in! Fabulous things they are! can't hear DP snoring at all!!

And HURRAY for your DP going away!! Hurray!! I am so pleased for you!! And of course he will ask if you want to go with him, he doesn't for one minute believe that you meant what you said. He is sure that if he ignores it and just goes on his best behaviour, turns on the charm, you will see what a wonderful man he is and forget all about splitting up. You stick to your guns sweetie, he has to know you mean business, he has to know you have reached the end of your tether. Please let him know that the only way the relationship can be saved is if he gets professional help.

You have a lovely time decorating your room. Bang on some Christmas music and pour yourself a nice glass on wine and enjoy yourself start as you mean to go on!! Ooh, I feel as though I am going to enjoy Christmas mor ekowing your DP is going to be away!

Ooh glad it was a nice evening though sorry ginnny couldn't make it in the end - though just as well as she'd have been unable to get home by train I expect.
dh went home via Victoria and was lucky to get a train quite quickly though no announcement about it's destination - just hearsay from one of the station staff. About 10 mins into the journey the driver made an announcement and thankfully it was the right train. Apparently Victoria was then closed as they couldn't cope with the volume of people in the station and London Bridge didn't open til this morning
Like ginnny I am also still gutted that I didn't get to see you tanee and Annie (rhymes ) but lets arrange something soonish.
Tanee - agree with TFM (as ever)- dp trying to charm you methinks. Don't buy it. Losing the car for 3 days well worth some peaceful, happy time over xmas with lovely dd
MacD - congrats on the divorce 2010 - onwards and upwards

Ladyl - wow - glad your DH managed to catch the last train out and the right one! Yes, yesterday I was wondering if I'd wind up with several teabags sleeping over at mine - which would have been fun .

Oh yes, DP was deffo trying to charm me - it would have made him feel so much better if I'd said yes, I'll go with you. He's only going at all, because his mother rang on Saturday, and his sister managed to catch him last night. Sadly, I won't have time alone with DD as she'll be at her father's, but at least we will have tomorrow eve and Christmas eve together - and DP will just have to suffer her presence until we push off to my sister's on Christmas Day. DD's worried that things will kick off at my sister's like that dreadful Sunday lunch when we all reduced her to tears, but I honestly don't think we'll have any discussions about DP in front of her again - not after the last time!

Sorry to ehar about last night ladies

Congrats Mcd

Well done on declining the invite Tanee , bet he didn't expect that!

Still snowing here , has been almost non stop since last Friday.
DP sent home from work today!! It is bad when it snows in Manchester!

Have finished my food and present shop this afternoon after dp spent an hour digging the car out and a hairy trip on snow and ice.Also got my mnet secret santa gift posted , sent it special delivery so hope it arrives tom!
But now my door is firmly shut and can get on with wrapping the presents! might crak open the wine

Hi Lily, well done on surviving the Arctic Blasts! Most of the snow has melted in London, but it doesn't stop the constituents complaining about the lack of gritting. Some of them act like it's been done on purpose!

Yes, I am really looking forward to a couple of days without DP. I shall watch old movies, eat crisps and drink wine (in a healthy way of course) .

huge huge appologies for not making it on monday.

hope you will all still talk to me.

Had 2 sick dc still so much snow - no taxi would pick me up and then electric went off and broadband not working.

All seems a lot calmer now - h came home last night and is off now until the new year - he has no idea just how bloody hard it is to keep 2dc amuzed and 2 dosed up in bed.

I am exhausted - and i have to try and get to work today too.

Anyway so sorry again for monday and not letting you know. Please let me come to the next one though!!

Morning HW - of course we forgive you! Goodness, I amazed any of us got there! Getting home was fun - the whole of North London had ground to a halt - luckily I'm not too far from the station and was able to walk/hobble.

Things here not great - DP threw a complete wobbly last night when he realised DD would be here - threats of smashing stuff and all sorts. I had a nervous collapse on the stairs and we had the usual selling up conversation once I'd calmed down. I think seeing me in that state shocked him - he calmed down too, but the negativity remains and he still refuses to seek any professional help. He says he's too damaged, he's living a dull, dull life, he wants to take his share of the proceeds, shed all his belongings and travel until his health goes with the drinking, and he dies.

He used to look at a group of winos sitting by the river Taff, and say 'there but for the grace of You, go I'. Well, he's going, despite me .

I'm trying to feel some Christmas spirit, but believe me, it's hard!