Hi guys,

I've been MIA for a while, I've had a bit of time off work and have been relaxing. I finally got my thigh tattoo done by the amazing Guen! Ive also had another bug, why is it always me???

I've been looking through my clothes and deciding what I want to take away with me... I actually have no idea how it is all going to fit in my bag. Arghhhhh!

what I've been up to...in instagram

Valentines

Hope everyone had a good Valentines Day yesterday, I certainly did...not being at work all day would of made it a hell of a lot better though, but I did get pretty roses and lillies delivered from my love yay!

In the evening we had a chinese picnic on the floor and watched One Day. Good film, but sad! I thought Andrew was going to cry at one point!

Leaving for USA is getting closer and closer. I can't believe we actually leave in 44 days. I have ...we well have so much to do, me personally...I have lost NO weight yet! *bad Amy* I still need to make sure our Visa's are sorted, our route is marked out and we need camp sites etc etc. eeeek so much to do.

Any way below is a catch up of photos by my beloved iphone.

MY BIRTHDAY

I actually kind of had a great birthday...bit late writing about it but better late than never :) I had the day off work and spent most of it with my brothers puppy, Bruce. I went to the opticians and practiced putting in and taking out contact lenses <-- great fun!

I had a nose in a few charity shops (thrift shops for you Americans ;) ) But the ones I looked in were so expensive!! £6 for a top..I think not.

I visited my grandparents also, which was nice.

In the evening we met my friends at TGI's well after a bit of a wait, i forgot to tell one set of friends which location it was at and they were at the other one haha. I also had a rainbow America themed birthday cake which was Sailor Jerrys flavour. nom.

Good day had by me :)

it is my birthday tomorrow...

It's my birthday tomorrow and I am not a big fan of birthday's as it is, suppose it's down to them being a let down as I have got older. I should really learn to enjoy them though as the older I am getting the less I am going to have. haha.

But anyway I am not in the mood, the best dog in the whole wide world, my dog..died over the weekend. It's okay though he was old and and we think he had had enough of us hehe. But I still miss him. So yeah I am not in the party mood.

I've also lost no poundage at all - damn you fast food and damn you no will power! I seriously need to start loving my chubby thighs or do something about it in time for travelling which by the way, is in 52 days time!!!!

My plan for tomorrow though...:
I decided to push the boat out and book the day off of work, just so that I don't end up throwing myself out of my office window. I WILL go to the gym in the morning for a nice long HARD work out. I then have the drs, Not sure why I am going to the doctors but it's so hard to get an appointment that maybe I'll just use it for a chat! Then I have an opticians appointment to get me some contact lenses, i'm pretty blind and I should really wear my glasses more often but they annoy me on my face so hopefully lenses will solve my problems. THEN I am meant to be going to get a birthday tattoo. yay.

To do!

I always have to do lists ... Everywhere! On note books at work, on my iPhone, on scraps of paper! I just have a teenie tiny obsession with writing lists!

At the moment I'm so worried about forgetting something to do with our trip that I am writing a lot more lists than I usually do haha. Thought I'd start writing my to do lists on blog entries now too! Just so I DEFF do not forgot anything :)

So what I currently have on my to do list:

Write my packing list
Get my phone unlocked
Put our pennies in to bags and take to the bank
Buy contact lenses
Buy books for my kindle
Make my travel journal