So when I last blogged it was the day before Richard came up, or something like that. Well he did come up and we had an absolute ball. As always :) My friend Hannah picked him up from the station and then came round in the evening, bringing her daughter Ebony with her. Ebony is gorgeous, and delighted Richard by giving him a huge hug on first sight. It's great to see Richard chatting to my friends and playing with a small child. He'll make a great dad one day. Just after my degree, it's not easy whilst as Hannah would tell you.
Although the lucky moose is appearing in Women's Own and a national newspaper AND she's been on an MTV show. It's pretty rare for girls to have a baby at 16 and make it to uni. She's pretty incredible. So glad she's my friend :)
This week has been pretty hard, I've missed Richard so much, but it's nearly weekend and I've got hours booked at work.

OOOOOOOO that reminds me. Last time I worked on the Counters I got chatting to one of Richards old friends, a girl called Lauren. He's know her for years but is a bit wary, he thinks she might fancy him or something. ANYWAY the BITCH asked him for his number yesterday and said she'd fix him up with one of her mates so he could have an affair. Richard gave her one of his manger friends phone numbers, and told me. I'm working on counters on Saturday so we shall see shan't we. Do you think I can slap her?

We FINALLY got out girlie meal on Monday. As many of us girls from Biology who could come came, and we had a lovely time. Well we did until people started being stingy with their share of the bill. Money brings out the worst in people, next time I think it gets split down the middle no questions. Some people just didn't get that we had to pay the service charge.
I've been having a few issues with one of Karen and Lisa's friends, Laurie, who for some reason came to the meal despite not being on our course. That of course wasn't a problem, but since she threw me out of my own kitchen and told me I needed contacts and highlights I have felt a little wary of her. She's put a couple of others peoples noses out of joint as well. The sad thing is I really like her, but she has a tendency to single out and be a bitch to the weak link. One must learn to cope, seen as Lisa and Karen are good friends of mine.

Neways that's about it for my week. Speak soon xxx

YAY! It's Friday! It's 10.00am so in two and a half hours I get to see Richard :) He's coming down here this weekend and I am SO excited! My friend Hannah needs some nappies for her little girl so is going to take me to and from the station following our lecture. And once I've done getting ready I'm going to race up to the post office and to try and find a book that's in in the libary. If I can find my tutor as well I don't have to go to the tutorial this afternoon :) I love my tutor, Earthworm Guy :) He said it's OK to just pick my essay up not attend the tutorial because I'd be so late getting back from the station. Bless him :)

And I've just realised it's 10 and my lecture is at 11......right time to go methinks.

National Sad Day was not so sad

Today has been National Sad Day but I wouldn't say it's been very sad. Exhausting yes but sad no. Mondays are always, for want of a better word, a bitch. Starting at 9 I have three hours of lectures followed by three hours of practical. Then another three hours to write up my lecture notes and make a start into the coursework for one module. In short I'm knackered. The silver lining is that I only have 2 lectures tomorrow and two afternoons free and I don't have to be up till 10 :) Woot!

My weekend was brilliant, I had no idea how much I'd missed Richard till I was trapped behind the deli at ASDA desperate to go and cuddle up to him and just talk all about my week. I'm missing him alot right now, probably cause I'm so tired, but I only have to wait till Friday as he has Friday and Saturday off he's coming here this weekend. YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!!! Can't wait! Is it nearly Friday yet??????

This week is probably going to be as busy as last week. I'm not planning on going into town really, I don't think I can afford the time off study, but I've got a girlie biology meal planned with everyone and my flatmate is having people round tomorrow night so I won't starve socially.

I wore my retainer last night for the first time in months, mainly because I've been holding my jaw so tense recently and wearing it encourages me not to. Fell asleep all OK but when I woke up I realised it wasn't in my mouth. Now it's way too big to swallow but I couldn't find the bugger in my bed anywhere. It showed up eventually but how it fell out of my mouth I don't know!

Well that's it for me, it's bed time :) Oh and guess what! It's the start of National Bunny Week today :)
love and hoppy rabbits, Claire

Excuse me have you seen a blowfish driving a sports car?

As you may be able to tell I've been watching Torchwood using the BBC's new iplayer thing. Aside from stopping to load every few seconds at some points it's pretty good, certainly a bloody good idea.Thanks Mr. BBC :) It means I didn't miss the start of the new series, and how hot is James Masters looking? Very methinks*

The last week has been mental and exhausting. With exams on stupid inconvenient days I'm working much harder to try and learn and remember the material. I've done far more of my further reading than I normally do and being so busy means at least I'm not missing Richard. The modules themselves are pretty interesting still, all my extra work has been for one of them so far but I'm off to the library tomorrow to try and find a book for my coursework and another for a second piece. Due to my lecturer jetting off to the Antarctic we have a whopping 14 weeks to produce our practical write up. Nice but I'd rather it wasn't hanging around really. The book we need for it is no longer in print and amazon has one used copy priced at nearly £200! The book isn't even WORTH that much!
Our lecturer told us today the ecology center within the uni, (that is actually a national center but works in conjunction with us), takes on one student per year for work experience. It sounds really interesting so I'm planning on emailing the lecturer to show my interest. It would be perfect really, paid and within Lancaster Uni, so although I'd be on a gap year I wouldn't miss seeing friends of need to move again. I don't know if it's the right thing yet but it sounds good to me.

I'm off home tomorrow, can't wait to see Richard and with any luck a phone call tomorrow may turn up some hours on the deli department. My manager doesn't want me, which I think may be punishment for not working much over Christmas and asking last minuet again. Cross your fingers I can get some hours. The money isn't essential but would be great.
Neways if I'm to get up tomorrow I need to go to bed. That's if Adaware has finished running it's scan......well it has but it doesn't seem to want to delete the stuff it's found. Grrrr why are updated programs always so much more complicated????? HELP!

Love, Claire

*but not as hot as Richard....sorry it has to be said.

Well I'm back in Lancaster, all unpacked and fully launched into the term :) It's looking like it will be a good one; we have one scary lecturer and we've got the module on Aquatic Biology this half, they had to swap it because it only have one lecturer and she's in Antarctica when its supposed to run. How cool is that? She is one of my favourite lecturers so far anyway, her description of what happens to certain protozoa out of water was hilarious.
Mondays are always my busiest day, three lectures and a three hour practical. I've managed to write up one set of notes this evening but I've had a massive headache so haven't done any since. It's going now so I'll do a little more whilst I watch the end of Signs before bed. And eat popcorn :) The microwavable kind.
It all helps not missing Richard, it's certainly weird without him. But it's the weekend soon :) And he's coming down for the 13th and 14th of February. But ohmigod two of my modules have decided to put their end of module exams on Valentines Day. *swears at evil tutors. Could be worse though, at least they're in the morning so I get them over and done with.
Oh dear I'm now absorbed in the film.......this doesn't bode well for my note making.
See you soon folks xxx

Well tomorrow sees my return to Lancaster for another 10 weeks of study. I’m all packed up and keeping distracted so I don’t think about the fact I miss Richard already and have to wait another week before seeing my best friend and boyfriend again. I’ll be pretty busy the next couple of weeks, its straight back into the next set of three modules and seeing everyone again. I have missed everyone lots, especially my communal little flat people, it will be nice having them wander into my room randomly or meeting in the kitchen to cook dinner. I won’t mind having the work again either, it’s fun, and practices are always a laugh.
So Lancaster here I come :)

The Year Of A Million Dreams

Well HAPPY NEW YEAR folks :)
I saw my new year in at Richards, which was brillaint. We have big plans this year, least of all moving to Lancaster. He spent this afternoon at mine for tea, and it was good to see him getting to know my parents a bit more. He fits perfectly into our family, he's seen the same tv shows as my parents and shares their sense of humour. And you can't fail to see how much he loves me :)

This year has been rather turbulent, (I suppose I should do the evaluation of the year like everyone), I've loved and lost, actually hated education in the form of AS Chemistry, changed my job, fallen madly in love again but this time with my soulmate, and usccessfully gone to uni on a course I enjoy. I've been bitterly depressed but found my way through the wilderness and returned to a more balanced form of myself. I've lost a few friends, one of whom I dearly would like back in my life, but I've made dozens more. I grew up enough to catch trains and make numerous changes all by myself, like the time I went down to Fluffys, all the way to London and back by myself. My spelling hasn't improved but who cares? I have a new fringe and have developed a sense of real style. I'm happy and loved.

So what would I like from this year? To pass my first year of uni, for Richard to be living with me in Lancaster and for us to be happily intergrated into my family. To get back the friends I've lost and to continue making new ones.

So have a happy new year folks, I hope it's your best yet.
Love Claire xxxx