Disappointment, but sunshine up ahead!

Okay, I've neglected my blog for a couple of weeks, mostly because I couldn't think of anything to write when I had the time, or I was busy. For example, the assessment I didn't get to go to? Well, I went to the rescheduled one on Friday 18th March, and miraculously passed it with flying colours and went on to the interview (there were only 7 people that got to the interview stage apparently). Long and the short of it though is that I had an email today from South West Trains basically saying "sorry you haven't got the job but good try". Funny how I seemed to know - the second I left the room at the interview I went "Shit!" 'cause I was pretty sure I'd messed it up. Ah well, no point dwelling on it, at least I made it to the bloody interview stage! Maybe the ticket office WOULD be the best place for me if I worked for a rail company... Although I don't know how I'd manage to deal with difficult customers in a calm and polite manner, lol.

Anyhow, its not all bad news, Ben's got a job and I am very VERY proud of him =) "Lead Design Engineer", hehe. Even if I did spend the whole of the last working week running around sorting out his expenses claims and generally getting everything set up alongside his mum - he's lucky to have us! I felt like quite the housewife - getting up, tidying his room, emptying his bin (its not gonna empty itself!), making the bed, being there at the end of every day to give him a back rub (and a shoulder rub this week since he's managed to hurt that, I think he's been sitting funny at work) and generally run around after him. I quite enjoyed it =)

What else has been happening? Hmm... Oh yeah, me and Ben's sister Laura (Loz) have spent a lot of time looking at villas in various nice places. The sun got us in holiday mode; we were sat out on the patio - with her boyfriend who was miles away tinkering with his iPhone - looking about on her laptop. There are some lush villas around! We figured none of us went abroad last year 'cause none of us had any money, so Loz and I thought we'd plan ahead for this year. If I'm honest, I'd much rather do Spain/Portugal in September/October time anyway 'cause of the temperature, not to mention its far cheaper! I'm signing back on with the Job Centre this week so I'm gonna do my best to save up for holidays. Ben wants to go away just me and him when his work contract's up, maybe go out to Malta or somewhere like that for a nice quiet couple of days, just to chill out and be together on our own. He's not as up for a group holiday as I am, which I find quite amusing. If we got a group of 10 of us together we could get a really nice villa near the beach on the Costa del Sol or the Algarve for £131-£165 per person plus flights and spending money. And they're close to the shops, bars and restaraunts too, probably similar to the villa we had out in Lanzarote in '09. Truth be told, all this is getting me quite excited! I might make a list of people who might want to come later. I really hope Ad can come, he's Ben's best friend and I haven't been away with him yet, even though I've been away with Ben twice - I'll have to make him if he says he can't! =)

Rayness out!