The Cult of Ellen

Actually, pretty much all the decisions are made. We still have a few things to sort out, such as heading over to NI to see ravenlas's extensive family, and throwing a party here.

So this is my countdown!

I finish work on Tuesday evening.
We fly out on Thursday.
We get married a week on Friday.

Hurray!

I am very excited, and if you try contacting me right now, you'll probably go deaf from the very loud and high-pitched *squeeeee* which is running through my head. Also, concentrating on work is next-to-impossible. Not helped by waking up from a dream yesterday with 'Mister Benn and the Men From Afghanistan' sitting in my head making me all spacey. Yes, it's that Mister Ben(n). No, it's not really for kids.

I am cold. I need lunch. And stockings. And a brain. Ooh, but my weight's down under *coughmumbleelevenstonecough* for the first time in at least 18 months. So that's good.

In my head, I'm running round in circles, waving my arms like a muppet. Really. Hear that squee!

I have finally booked the flights out to Las Vegas. Gosh! Next on my to-do list: booking the skiing at Lake Tahoe.

Anyone else coming along to any or all of this epic adventure?

I know I've been a bit lax in wishing people happy birthday lately (doh!), so here goes (in date order):

Belated Happy Birthday, thirstypixel, spindr, Fleur, and for last Saturday, Kate and ravenlas! And just to be on the safe side, Happy Birthday makyo for tomorrow!

My apologies if I've missed anyone...

Last week? Busy. This week? Even more busy. This weekend? ravenlas' birthday treat is a trip to London to see Wicked and Spamalot. Yay! Next week? Almost certainly busy again. Ho hum.

If you want to see me, I am hereby declaring Thursday nights 'open house night'. I'll be home some time between 6 and 6:30, barring train problems. You're welcome to come round and visit. And if you tell me in advance you're coming, I may even be able to provide biscuits, sandwiches, hot drinks, mulled wine, yada yada.

No, I'm not available to come visit you, not this week or next week, and maybe not the week after. Sorry, that's just the way it goes. I have a Chinese exam coming up, a dressmaking course, and a writing/proof-reading career, outside of my full-time job. To say nothing of 4 siblings, several parents and assorted friends to make presents for. And that makes the run-up to Christmas rather busy.

Oh, and I have a wedding to plan. Btw, anyone coming to my hen do? ayrton_nix needs to know numbers, I think.

My boss called me into his office - pointing out that he could have just spoken to me in my office (which I share with 3 programmers), but he wanted to warm his bum on his radiator - to tell me that he and the other director have agreed I should be the company health & safety officer. Which is fine with me.

And then we spent the next most of an hour talking about my wedding, with my boss getting really excited and looking up hotels and suchlike. *grin* He likes Vegas. It's his wedding anniversary in March, so he can just about justify a trip out there as being both for my wedding *and* for his anniversary. Not just because he likes going there to play poker and see shows and stay at Hooters. For the chicken wings. Obviously... *beam*

Wow. I love my job. I love the company I work for. It's awesome! lol

Right, well, it's booked. They're going to get back to me within 24 hours to confirm, but with luck, ravenlas and I will be getting married on the 29th of February 2008 at 1:30pm WST (9:30pm GMT iirc) at the Little Church of the West.

Yay!

Now I just have to book hotels, flights, yada yada... Ooh, and we're going skiing at Lake Tahoe for a week afterwards with my sisters and anyone else who wants to come. We're having a week on our own in Vegas before the wedding.

Yes, I know, we're doing it our own way. Hurrah!