2008- What a year :D

2008 has been awesome to say the least!! Here is as quick a rundown as I can manage (with my favourite picture of each event- otherwise we'll be here all day, lol)

January: MacSoc Ceilidh

Paintballing

February: Mine and James's Anniversary

Project's handed in

Raymond and Lucie get married

MacSoc Subcrawl

March: Pi Day

Last Day of 4th year Paddy Pop

April: Random Library Laughter

Laura and Lesley's Haunted Tour of Edinburgh

May: Exams finally done with Headphone Disco (the last ever student Cheesy Pop for us)

The start of the My Life With series (http://www.mylifewith.co.uk/)

Celtic winning the league at the last minute

June: Grad Ball

Getting my Accenture Job

Mum and Dad's Party

Getting the exam results and my 2:1 and everyone elses awesome results too!!

Patrick Thomas makes his arrival

July: Graduation

Laura and Lesley Do the European Tour of H and M's

August: Laura turns 21

Arran Weekend

September: Patrick's christening

Jade's 21st party

October: Kate turns 18

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest at the Ramshorn

November: My birthday cocktail party

Reliving former gigs with Elaine when we went to see My Vitriol

December: Patrick's 1st Christmas

Some good nights out

Talking to Pammy again

I was trying to pick out a favourite memory from this year but its waaaaay to hard to do!! In addition to the specific events above there have been some really funny nights out and general laughter and good memories just of everyday events. I have had such a fun year, with the saddest thing being graduating (I really miss being a student, studying and seeing the coolest people every day)- what does that tell you, eh?!! I am so grateful for all of it!!

2009 resolutions: Get at least 15 things from my list finished (http://www.before30.co.uk/)

Things to look forward to:

More travelling hopefully

Patrick's first birthday

Starting at Accenture

I Hope 2009 is as awesome as 2008 :D

Best wishes for your health and happiness this coming year, thanks for standing by me :D

Quickie

So I have been reading a few blogs the last few days and I realised I have neglected mine lately. Not sure if I will finish the Europe 2008 blog but you never know.

This is just a quick update before I do a year end one in the next few days. Since I last wrote a few things have happened.

I was unemployed for the first time in my life. It sucked. Joined an agency and am now working for Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. People good. Job sucks. Boring and at times horrific, to say the least. Please look after yourselves, I don't want to see anyone I know claiming!!

Patrick Thomas was Baptised on Sunday, September 14th 2008 in Sacred Heart Church, Kildrum. It was a lovely, though hectic, day and I was the very proud Godmother of a baby who is happy, funny and going to be very big!! And aware of fashion (he seemed unimpressed with his white suit, lol). :D:D

We went to see One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, directed by James Keenan and starring Derek (MacDonald) Banner. It was excellent. Well done guys!!

Kate scarily turned 18 years old on October 14th and she is no less Kate than ever (funny, a bit crazy and a typical teenager).

There was a funny Halloween. I went out with Aaron and his friends. We walked from Driftwood to Classic Grand and back to Classrooms because everywhere else was packed. For those of you who know Glasgow you will know what a trek that is!!

I turned 25 on November 11th and many of my best friends turned out on the following Saturday for some celebratory cocktails. Another comic night. Somehow everyone who was drinking went from sober to merry in one drink (though that was probably to do with some interesting measures and few mixers, lol). There was lots of good chat. The resounding quote from the night was, "can I get some more of that antifreeze stuff?" Tasty :D Thanks Mr Keenan for creating that for us. I think the rest of the pictures tell their own story (feel free to ask James what his opinion of ball gowns is now).

There has been random family fun, including a cool afternoon with Raymond, Lucie, Mum, Dad and Natalie in Lauries on King Street listening to a Jazz band. We have also been preparing Patrick for initiation into our family's crazy loudness on Christmas day.

And now it is nearly Christmas. Again. Yay. (though I am completely unorganised which is not actually like me at all).

I will do an end of year blog sometime between Christmas and New year but mean time, I wish you all a very merry Christmas!! Eat lots, laugh lots and love lots!!

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