weekend picspam
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hellisonIt's been a busy weekend. So busy I am Recovering at home today (with mostly valid cause ;p).
Saturday - wedding of R. from work, which lead to an early start to get Fancy Hair (see below for pics!), then returning home with Lots Of Time to pack and get ready and stuff. Which naturally meant I lay about doing nothing til it was time to go, rushed about in a huge panic and had to Drive Liek teh Wind to get there on time. Which I *just* managed, and after a quick change in the hotel room, got to the ceremony at the same time as the bride ;p Who waited til we got in and sat down before making her own, much more dignifed entrance.
The rest of the day went as weddings are wont to do, good food, lots of wine and much ridiculous dancing. Was quite impressed the Fancy Hair mostly withstood the Ridiculous dancing and even a spot of headbanging ;p
Eventually retired to the room with the other girls (having been ousted from the single room I'd booked by Phil Coulter's ma), to drink fizzy wines and talk about boys and shoes and hair til... about 4am.
It's not easy to take photos of the back of your own head...
Much better to get someone else to do it
More importantly, Bride and Groom (aww)
The Ridiculous Dancing -
and of course Refined Conversation
Rest of the photos are here for anyone interested.
And, for frags, a full frontal DRESS pic. Well ish ;p Taken just after dinner when everyone was stuffed and sleepy ;p
Sunday dawned thankfully an hour later than normal, with much hungoverness. Lovely breakfast tho, then a bit more sleep, before saying Farewell to everyone and taking myself off up the road to Donegal to rendezvous with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thesme_01 & Mr Thesme at Mr Themse's Brother's place.
The weather was Changable, but as we were all hungover Mr T's B. suggested an nice bracing walk along the shore somewhere. He had planned to go surfing but it was a bit *too* changable for that, so walking it was, at Ards Friary.
The hailstones were slightly more bracing than we had anticipated, but as we all had raincoats, wooly jumpers etc, on we went to admire the waves and the landscape, skim stones and all that.
After a while, and a very steep climb in Very Bracing driving rain and wind, we reached the beach. Mr. T. very gracefully helped me down the slope and we played Dodge The Massive Waves for a bit. Thesme lost ;p
Then more walking, this time up increasingly steep and slipperly slopes to cliff edges, at which point I picked discretion over valour and headed back down across the beach and eventually back to the car. Which some how the lads got to before us. Damn them!
We made our (rather damp) way home, got chips and thawed out back at Mr. T's brother's place. At which point I realised my jeans were still far too wet to keep wearing, so ended up driving back home in my pyjamas, leaving Thesme et al to cook and eat venison.
Mr Thesme and the Disturbing Rubber Glove (note also hailstones. And fleeing children)
Skimming stones
Taking Scenic Pictures while wondering how the hell I would get down there and if I'd make it back up again...
But I made it! And it was worth it ;) Also dodging these waves to get round to the rest of the beach led to moving faster than I've done in over a year ;p
As you can see by our attire, it was a lovely day for a walk ;p
But for moments like this, totally worth it
Tho at this point, I decided to retire from the Adventure ;p
Clicky for larger if you wish; more Scenery and Waves can be seen here
It was a most excellent walk tho, and certainly blew away the hangover. Also was v. impressed at how much of it I managed with no stupid ankle giving out or being painful, despite some v. steep slopes.
Today, however, it is making up for that in spades and thus I am at home, hobbling slowly about the house. And about to go soak in a looong hot bath.
How is your monday going?
Saturday - wedding of R. from work, which lead to an early start to get Fancy Hair (see below for pics!), then returning home with Lots Of Time to pack and get ready and stuff. Which naturally meant I lay about doing nothing til it was time to go, rushed about in a huge panic and had to Drive Liek teh Wind to get there on time. Which I *just* managed, and after a quick change in the hotel room, got to the ceremony at the same time as the bride ;p Who waited til we got in and sat down before making her own, much more dignifed entrance.
The rest of the day went as weddings are wont to do, good food, lots of wine and much ridiculous dancing. Was quite impressed the Fancy Hair mostly withstood the Ridiculous dancing and even a spot of headbanging ;p
Eventually retired to the room with the other girls (having been ousted from the single room I'd booked by Phil Coulter's ma), to drink fizzy wines and talk about boys and shoes and hair til... about 4am.
It's not easy to take photos of the back of your own head...
Much better to get someone else to do it
More importantly, Bride and Groom (aww)
The Ridiculous Dancing -
and of course Refined Conversation
Rest of the photos are here for anyone interested.
And, for frags, a full frontal DRESS pic. Well ish ;p Taken just after dinner when everyone was stuffed and sleepy ;p
Sunday dawned thankfully an hour later than normal, with much hungoverness. Lovely breakfast tho, then a bit more sleep, before saying Farewell to everyone and taking myself off up the road to Donegal to rendezvous with
thesme_01 & Mr Thesme at Mr Themse's Brother's place. The weather was Changable, but as we were all hungover Mr T's B. suggested an nice bracing walk along the shore somewhere. He had planned to go surfing but it was a bit *too* changable for that, so walking it was, at Ards Friary.
The hailstones were slightly more bracing than we had anticipated, but as we all had raincoats, wooly jumpers etc, on we went to admire the waves and the landscape, skim stones and all that.
After a while, and a very steep climb in Very Bracing driving rain and wind, we reached the beach. Mr. T. very gracefully helped me down the slope and we played Dodge The Massive Waves for a bit. Thesme lost ;p
Then more walking, this time up increasingly steep and slipperly slopes to cliff edges, at which point I picked discretion over valour and headed back down across the beach and eventually back to the car. Which some how the lads got to before us. Damn them!
We made our (rather damp) way home, got chips and thawed out back at Mr. T's brother's place. At which point I realised my jeans were still far too wet to keep wearing, so ended up driving back home in my pyjamas, leaving Thesme et al to cook and eat venison.
Mr Thesme and the Disturbing Rubber Glove (note also hailstones. And fleeing children)
Skimming stones
Taking Scenic Pictures while wondering how the hell I would get down there and if I'd make it back up again...
But I made it! And it was worth it ;) Also dodging these waves to get round to the rest of the beach led to moving faster than I've done in over a year ;p
As you can see by our attire, it was a lovely day for a walk ;p
But for moments like this, totally worth it
Tho at this point, I decided to retire from the Adventure ;p
Clicky for larger if you wish; more Scenery and Waves can be seen here
It was a most excellent walk tho, and certainly blew away the hangover. Also was v. impressed at how much of it I managed with no stupid ankle giving out or being painful, despite some v. steep slopes.
Today, however, it is making up for that in spades and thus I am at home, hobbling slowly about the house. And about to go soak in a looong hot bath.
How is your monday going?
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Date: 2008-10-28 11:25 am (UTC)ooh did you eat them in the end? How was the Contentious Venison?
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Date: 2008-10-28 11:29 am (UTC)Oysters - ate raw with lemon. nom. Contentious Venison delish and we still made it to the pube.
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Date: 2008-10-28 11:38 am (UTC)I was probably still half asleep while posting this yesterday too