Memories

Today is an opportunity to reflect on what a truly a magical day for both of us and our families. We got married at St Paul’s Church, Newbridge, followed by a wedding reception and evening reception at the Maes Manor Hotel in Blackwood. You can see the post I made just after the wedding here.

To see more pictures, go here and here.

A year gone by

Since getting hitched, we have been busy bees. After jetting off to Kenya on honeymoon, we returned to the UK and I resumed my training contract at RAD / South West London Law Centres while Rachel started her MSc in Deaf Studies at Bristol University. In January, I began a secondment at Hugh James Solicitors for five months.

In May, I qualified as a solicitor and was admitted to the roll on 1 June. The missus and I attended, together with my mum, an Admissions Ceremony on 23 July. I continue to work at RAD as a Solicitor and Legal Services Supervisor.

Rachel has more or less finished her assignments for her MSc, and now has to do her dissertation. Speaking of which, I have to do my dissertation for my LLM Law of Employment Relations by December.

We jetted off to Gran Canaria for a week in March, and we are very much looking forward to Christmas this year in Tenerife, with the in-laws.

Wonder what the next year will bring!

Here are my New Year’s Resolutions:

• 1) Buy my first car;
• 2) Get fit;
• 3) Cut down on binge drinking (see my earlier post);
• 4) Get a new job; and
• 5) Write better blog entries.

Here’s to 2007 – let’s make it a good year!

We are currently waiting for the official photos, and will let you know when we have them. In the meantime, you can check some out at my Flickr account. Here are a few.

My New Year’s Eve wasn’t the most exciting ever, but it was nice all round; spent it with the in-laws, watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and I also cooked spag bol for all of us.   Not scintillating, but it was very pleasant.

I’ll come up with some thoughts on 2005 as a whole and what lies ahead for me in 2006.

Have a great night, wherever you are!

So, sufficiently pissed, I made my way home – at least, tried to. I got a free cab ride to Chancery Lane, courtesy of a Law Society employee’s husband, and proceeded into the bowels of the earth to get a tube train to either Bank or Tottenham Court Road. The next trains due to arrive were about 10 mins, so I thought bugger that and went back up on the streets to get a bus to TCR. However, buses were taking ages. I think one bus did go pass that I could have got on, but even though I signalled for it, it didn’t stop! Grr.

Anyway, it was taking ages for a bus to come along, so I thought bugger this and went back into the tube station. Got on a train to Bank (had to wait for about 5 mins for it, so not too bad). Got to Bank, but it didn’t stop! I was like “oh for gawd’s sake” as the train went through Bank station.

Eventually we got to Liverpool Street. I got off, and thought to myself, right, I can get the 205 bus from here to Moorgate and get the 43 bus home. No such luck. I got out on the wrong side of Liverpool St (i.e. the Bishopsgate side) and completely lost my sense of direction. All the buses seemed to be going to the same destinations. I was as pissed as a skunk.

So, what did I do? Thought bugger this and decided to get a taxi home. But, spent 30 mins trying to find a bloody taxi that was free (i.e. available not free ?). Eventually saw one pulling up and the passenger getting out, so I ran over and said to the driver “Can you take me to Muswell Hill please?”. Off we went, and that little 20 minute journey cost me ?25. But at least I got home!

So there we are. I can imagine Alison jumping up and down with glee now.