Pour me a drink girls, I feel a long one coming on.....(oeh er) feel free to switch off at any point in my ramble!
Sue I know what you mean, when I was only seeing DH at weekends (he was in North Yorks, me in Luton) I never thought we would ever work out full-time (which is why I dumped him twice before finally seeing sense and marrying him!) Aberystwyth! I did a year there too, started my degree there but altho I loved the place I hated the subject so left. When I left I left behind a boyfriend who was doing his PhD there, and you're right, it's a bloody pain to get to. Am reading the Aberystywth series of books by Malcolm Pryce at the mo, quite surreal.
Wow cheesyfeet, I think you have every right to feel pretty smug! Will definitely take that advice on board. I do know what it's like though when you feel like people are judging what your child can and can't do for their age. DD was the last among all her toddler group mates to start walking, by several months, despite being the oldest. I constantly felt like I had to justify to people why she wasn't up and running about yet.
You've done reallly well MrsJC, took me 6 months to shift m baby weight and I think you're very brave to face the insurance people. I'm a big coward and haven't even got life insurance. I keep putting it off coz I know they're gonna charge a fortune due to the weight (and all the health conditions I have because of it). Really must do it though, DH and DD would be screwed if anything happened to me.
Hi EllieG! How you doing?
Jackie, so far I'm coping OK, thanks. I didn't expect to, as last time he was out there we were only dating and I lost the plot completely. I was off work for 2 months with depression, drugged up to the eyeballs and afraid to turn on the news or pick up the phone. This time though I have DD to keep my mind occupied (altho I did dream someone was ringing my doorbell at 3.30am the other night and I refused to get up and answer it coz I figured the only reason could be bad news about DH and if I just ignored it then it wouldn't be true), and a fantastic support network here. Now that I'm a wife rather than a girlfriend as I was back then, I have access to all the welfare stuff (the families officer and the wives club organise some kind of event almost every week). I also have a fab friend who lives nearby that I met on MN (who said she was gonna join this thread but is still conspicuously absent - Alphalolly, if you read this get your backside in here!) who takes me to toddler group and other such things almost every weekday, and has DD for me while I take my driving lessons.
DH phoned last night, and told me he's sent me some tins of Lays Jalapeno Cheese Dip that he found in the US forces shop out there! Sabotage I tell you! He knows I lived on that stuff when I lived in the US and have missed it. Will have to try very hard to ration my intake when it gets here. Have been inhaling calories all day today, missed bakfast so had mini cheddars and a piece of caramel shortcake with a vanilla latte when we got to the soft-play place, then had chips topped with cheese and beans, and cheesy garlic bread for lunch. I keep telling myself it's my last blow out before I start over on Thursday.