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*Weekend Chat 5/6th Sept ****Happy Birthday Snags and Pania

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  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    Well I've had a great day.... and an MSE day too :money:

    Me and my friend went to see Julie & Julia for free courtesy of MSE & seefilmfirst.
    The film is brilliant :T Highly recommended.

    Then I took the 50% off voucher printed from Martin's money saving tips for Pizza Hut. We had 2 drinks, starters and pizzas and it was £7 each :money:

    Then I went to see if I could get some jeans that actually fit me, went straight to Gap because I used to love their Long & Lean jeans, took one look at the £39.50 price tag :eek: and walked back out.
    Ones in Next didn't fit round my back (never did) so I tried Dorothy Perkins, they have some lovely soft jeans at 2 pairs for £25 which fit perfectly so I got 3 pairs and with my NHS discount was only £33 :beer:

    Then I called into Boots, I've wanted one of those Garnier eye roller things but they are about a tenner.
    - reduced to £4.98 and I had a £5 Boots voucher :j

    So an excellent, fun day with very little spent!
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    Bookie - you'd have been more than welcome for tea.....there's tons left. DH wasn't feeling up to eating much :rolleyes:.

    I roasted loads of onions whilst the oven was on, got some beef stock out of the freezer and will do a roasted onion soup for lunch tomorrow.

    Cookies turned out lush - DD's are giving me "puppy dog" eyes as I type but I'm being cruel and making them wait until 7pm.

    It's really just hit me that my baby will be in big school tomorrow. :eek: She's so excited and I'm so nervous for her.
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    Pooky wrote: »

    I roasted loads of onions whilst the oven was on, got some beef stock out of the freezer and will do a roasted onion soup for lunch tomorrow.

    Oooh, my favourite soup!
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    Linda, I am off to see Julie and Julia on Tuesday evening...courtesy of seefilmfirst.....:T
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    sammy115 wrote: »
    Linda, I am off to see Julie and Julia on Tuesday evening...courtesy of seefilmfirst.....:T

    It was absolutely brilliant Sammy! :beer:
    Meryl Streep is brilliant in it.
    Cinema was full for a change and quite a few older patrons than the usual rabble that you get at these things.
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Evening lovely peeps :D
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • schoolrunmum
    schoolrunmum Posts: 2,689 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Heeelllooooooooo!!!!! I'm back from hols, and regret to say disgustingly brown.....so what have I missed????Can't possibly trawl back through 2.5 weeks worth of daily chat so a quick precis of events will do if someone will oblige.....
    Debt-free...and staying that way...
  • SuzySu
    SuzySu Posts: 3,478 Forumite
    Hiya SRM - don't stand next to me if you're brown. Being a ginger I never tan, so am a "whiter shade of pale". Can't really help with an update as topics have been as random as ever, but the usual suspects are still around....

    Where did you go?
    YOUR = belonging to you (your coat); YOU'RE = you are (I hope you're ok)

    really....it's not hard to understand :T
  • SuzySu
    SuzySu Posts: 3,478 Forumite
    Hiya Spud - hope you had a good day.
    YOUR = belonging to you (your coat); YOU'RE = you are (I hope you're ok)

    really....it's not hard to understand :T
  • bookseller1980
    bookseller1980 Posts: 7,924 Forumite
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    How was the brownie thing Bookie?

    Absolutely fab Gemmzie. I had 2 days and nights in a field setting up which was huge fun. We were joined by 5000 for the day yesterday and it was wonderful. We were in the grounds of Belvoir Castle. http://www.belvoircastle.com/
    Only downside was that between doing 'official' things I saw very little of my Brownies but I did get to come home on the bus with them. I am very weather beaten and tired but very honoured that we saw in out centenary in such a way.
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