And then what happened?
What with one thing and another (details to follow!) this blog entry is somewhat overdue, so I’ll start off with the big news as there’s not a moment more to waste: On the 10th of February Beatriz and I are getting married!
We’ll be tying the knot in Salta, on about the only day in the year when my parents andBeatriz’s widely-distributed family members can all be in the same place at the same time. That’s one of the reasons why it’s so soon.
One of the reasons that I’ve got time to blog a little now is that last week Beatriz went back to Argentina to buy a wedding dress, finalise the catering, send out the invitations, and all the other tasks that I understand are normally completed rather earlier than two months before the date of the wedding. She’s also got to find a church that’samenable to atheism. So she’s pretty busy.
Back in Sheffield, I’m busy buying a house. For the last four months we’ve been living with friends on a temporary basis, but it’s clearly time to get my own place. I’ve had an offer accepted on a very nice two-bedroom terraced house in Hillsborough, right near the tram-lines, so it’s got good access to the city centre. Now I’m busy trying to get solicitors and mortgage organised.
And the third stressful thing in my life at the moment is my new job. I've spent the past two months trying to coax (supposed) job-seekers into the world of work - with partial success. Despite having to spend a lot of time with people who have a fondness for sportswear and baseball caps, and who sometimes have an overly relaxed attitude towards personal hygiene, it’s a pretty good job. It’s stressful, but it’s good-stressful, and at least I’m never bored, which is the main thing.
We’ll be tying the knot in Salta, on about the only day in the year when my parents andBeatriz’s widely-distributed family members can all be in the same place at the same time. That’s one of the reasons why it’s so soon.
One of the reasons that I’ve got time to blog a little now is that last week Beatriz went back to Argentina to buy a wedding dress, finalise the catering, send out the invitations, and all the other tasks that I understand are normally completed rather earlier than two months before the date of the wedding. She’s also got to find a church that’samenable to atheism. So she’s pretty busy.
Back in Sheffield, I’m busy buying a house. For the last four months we’ve been living with friends on a temporary basis, but it’s clearly time to get my own place. I’ve had an offer accepted on a very nice two-bedroom terraced house in Hillsborough, right near the tram-lines, so it’s got good access to the city centre. Now I’m busy trying to get solicitors and mortgage organised.
And the third stressful thing in my life at the moment is my new job. I've spent the past two months trying to coax (supposed) job-seekers into the world of work - with partial success. Despite having to spend a lot of time with people who have a fondness for sportswear and baseball caps, and who sometimes have an overly relaxed attitude towards personal hygiene, it’s a pretty good job. It’s stressful, but it’s good-stressful, and at least I’m never bored, which is the main thing.
posted by The Alex | Monday, December 11, 2006
3 Comments:
Ah! Here you are, blogging again. Great news!
I've a number of recipes ready so just give me a shout when you decide on the flavour. They are all fairly easy to follow and finding the ingredients won't be a problem in Salta.
hope you dont mind my adding a coment but i felt i had to. i just love your blog it's Grovy
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I had to do some research into the place you're planning on moving to and the first thing that came up was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster.
Sigh, Alex, are you sure you don't want to just buy a place up on the hills in Salta????
Cheers,
Frances
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