Autumn days, when the grass is jewelled

I found my first conker of the year at the weekend - which for me means that it is officially Autumn. I really like Autumn, the colour changes of the season are beautiful - from bright greens to reds, oranges and gold and also the autumnal feel that you get when the weather starts to get crisper and the nights start to draw in with the promise of Christmas not far off in the future. Lovely :-)

The wedding I went to a couple of weeks back was gorgeous. The ceremony was really touching and the speeches and readings were beautiful. The bride looked fantastic and totally rocked an already awesome dress and the groom's family (including the groom himself) looked fab in their matching kilts. The whole day was loads of fun - plus I got to meet some really sweet people. I also walked like a pro in my heels (professional, not prostitute - just to be clear) - I was quite relieved not to be in enormous amounts of pain after walking in them all day, even after some rather dodgy dancing, tis true I can not dance to save my life, but I am not ashamed. If it is acceptable anywhere to dance badly then I guess a wedding would be the place.

Buffy went to stay in Kennels for the first time whilst I was away and seemed to have enjoyed it. The kennels were very patient with me ringing up to check on her… They were very professional, kind and helpful and I will use them again (in fact I have already booked her in as I am planning on going away next month). If you need a good kennel who will take excellent care of your beloved dog then Alfie's kennels is the kennel for you (if you are in West Yorkshire) please check out their website - plus I think they board cats as well. I feel so relieved that I have found somewhere nice for her to holiday at whilst I am holidaying myself. Their web address is: http://www.tranta.co.uk/

I had an ice skating lesson last Saturday (yes more precarious ways to possibly damage myself by choice) and I had an excellent time. After the first 10 mins of clutching white knuckled to the edge of the rink - I gained some confidence, listened to my instructor and skated. I learnt the basics of skating backwards, doing small turns, some forward skating techniques, plus the best skill of all - how to stop without crashing into a barrier (bonus). I even managed not to fall flat on my butt all lesson - yay me! I liked it so much I have booked another lesson for this coming Saturday.

I went to the cinema on Friday and saw what is definitely my favourite film so far this year. '500 Days of Summer' with Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon Levitt. It was definitely not a romcom more like an independent truthful depiction of what happens when you are in a relationship and one person is in love and the other is not. The script was fantastic and I thought it was acted perfectly. There is nothing that I would change in this film. The cinematography was beautiful and the editing was like a perfectly crafted puzzle. I loved how the film jumped between different days and how JGL's portrayal of the male lead, was so amazing you felt his pain and disappointment as well as his excitement when his character basically fizzed with love. ZD was fantastic as the female lead, her performance felt honest and mesmerising and it was easy to understand why JGL's character was so head over heels for her. The characters had vulnerabilities and flaws and were really just very human and managed to lead you on a spiralling journey ranging from the headiness of bliss to the depths of unrequited love. Overall I loved the humour (I laughed so loud at one point I think I startled the poor viewer behind me), the honesty and the chemistry that the 2 leads definitely had with each other. I would definitely recommend this film. If you have not seen it - drop what you are doing and head to the cinema right now.

It is AWESOME! Well I have rambled on enough for today… I will write again soon.

Tom: What happens when you fall in love?
Summer: You believe in that?
Tom: It's love, it's not Santa Claus.

(500 Days of Summer)

Learning to walk in heels

I am off to a wedding at the end of this month and I decided that I was going to wear heels to go with my dress. So for the last week I have been practicing walking in heels. So far, from my week of heeldom I have gathered that some benefits from heels are: Your legs look slimmer, they make you taller and if you pick some nice ones your feet look very pretty. However, I have spent most of this week tottering around feeling like I am going to topple over at any second, and I am sure my walk on many occasions has mirrored Bambi's first attempt of movement. Hopefully with some more practice I will be able to walk quicker than a three year old, in a straight line and not feel like I am about fall flat on my face… Practice, practice, practice.

I went to see Taking Back Sunday play the other week and thought they were really good, though I much prefer their old songs to their new. Plus OMG how tall is the lead singer!!! The best performance of the night in my opinion was the song 'Cute without the e, cut from the team' - it was awesome how pretty much the whole crowd joined in - the atmosphere was electric.

Recently I also went to see 'The Proposal' with Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds. It was nothing original (how many times has the theme of pretending to be in love with someone and then actually falling in love with someone been done before?) aside from that though - the physical comedy was great, the script was very witty and the chemistry between Reynolds and Bullock was like a cork ready to pop from an excellent vintage of champagne. I really enjoyed it, and would definitely recommend it. Plus it is not one of those 'romcoms' that are doe eyed and soppy I think there is enough banter and comedy to appeal to the men in the audience as well.

I have been hitting the girlie mode on my 'lifeometer' pretty hard over the last couple of weeks - what with wearing heels (strictly around the office and at home, I don't think I am ready to tackle the outside world in them yet), then clothes shopping with one of my close female friends at the weekend - which by the way was loads of fun, plenty of girlie chat with a sprinkling of lengthy discussions about horses, and then to top it all off this coming weekend I am getting my hair done. Add in some bubble baths and a pink hair clip…… I feel my girlieness is on overload! Not that I want to man it up or anything - but I am feeling the need to play x-box 360, read a comic book and reconnect with my inner geek.

I will write again soon

John Keating: Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone.
(Dead Poets Society)