Operation Mother of the Bride

Mother Of The Bride Finished

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Sorry I have been every remiss and extremely lazy in not completing my Mother Of The Bride Blog.

Gemma & Tom got married on 30th May 2008 it was a beautiful day. Here is Tom and his mum, dad and brother

I was so proud to walk Gemma down the aisle to give her away to Tom.

Yes I cried. I gave my bag to Sue to mind so I had no hanky I have no idea who passed me a tissue but who ever it was thanks.

They make a beautiful couple

If you want to see more photos of Gemma and Tom's wedding just visit my facebook page and you can see them all there.

Thank you for reading my blog and encouraging me, I did loose some weight but of course it has gone back on and a little more. So now I will have to start and really keep up my work out regimen and get rid of all those unwanted stones/kilogrammes.

Goodbye

Suzy

It's nearly here

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:32:00 +0000

5 days to go and Gemma's bouquet still not finished but it will be.

I am borrowing some jewellery from Gill, Dad and hopefully Patrick so she has something borrowed from her Grandmothers.

I will put them in her bouquet for her. She has a silver sixpence for her shoe and something new and blue. So all that is sorted.

Face Book

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:18:00 +0000

Yes I have face book now!!!

It is fun seeing other peoples photos from Gem's Hen Night.

You will have to become a member if you are not already to see the photos. I will be putting Gemma's wedding photos there as well as here, so you will be able to see lots of them.

Have to go now off to a concert at the New Arena in Liverpool to see some tribute bands first rock concert ever

Gemma's Hen Night

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:46:00 +0000

It was Gemma's Hen Night on Saturday night Nich and Julia organised it very well. Every one seemed to be having a good time.

Next time I got to a bar I will ask what type it is before asking for pernod in a vodka bar

See I told you all having fun Pity it was James Holy Communion today or Pam and I would have stayed out instead of catching the last bus home. oh well not to worry.

Update

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:44:00 +0000

OK what has happened sine I last posted any thing.

Shoes

Still no shoes MEGA disappointment and worry there is only 60 or so days left before the wedding. at this rate I'll be walking Gemma down the isle in my bare feet or a nice pair of cream flip flops they are so comfy (only joking Gem).

The hair
Well I let it go change colour but now there is no longer any grey. Stuart has has used his magic hands again and now it is RED again.
The Flowers

I have made a buttonhole and a corsage for Sue's Mum (I hope she likes it).

I am just waiting on some different flowers then I can make up Sue's and my corsages. Gemma's bouquet is going to look super i think, I hope well of cause it will!!!

Just got to think what to do with Tom. Luke, Ross and James' buttonholes of cause theirs have to be slightly different from the other buttonholes and Ross and James have to have different than Tom and Luke. I'm getting into florist mode now my living room has boxes and cans with wires and tape.

Do you want a to see the stuff I've done so far? If you want me to make you something for the wedding just let me know. Here is the link for the flowers so far I will be adding more as I make them.
http://www.heskimo.com/wedding/gfn.jpg

Gracie has offered to help so she is banned from the living room. Charlie just has a look and climbs on the couch and watches before he falls a sleep. (there the cats by the way).

Fascinator

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:23:00 +0000

It came my fascinator arrived yesterday Kay took some photos for me

Isn't it beautiful?

The hair will not be in anymore photos before May. Well just one before it changes colour

Geek

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:49:00 +0000

Garry gave me a url for a Geek Quiz and asked me to have a go.

http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_cg.php?im

the results where very surprising to me. I am a Geek well a Mid-Level Computer Geek.

That's my plaque to show the world that computers are great and I spend more time here and I do with people.

My Health

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:53:00 +0000

Well I have a few health issues going on in my life and they get me down sometime. So having Seasonal Affected Disorder doesn't really help much. I am feeling much better today though.

I could sit here and write down everything that is medically wrong with me but that would just make me feel worse and make you depressed. Needless to say I wont be doing that.

What I will say is my voice really is this gravelly and nothing is going to change. That will make some people happy

The E.N.T. school Boy doctor (god I'm getting old) says that my chocking and coughing is all psychosomatic and I have to fix it myself. HOW?

Dr Jennings is back WooT I will see her soon and ask if she knows how I go about retraining my mind, also I will ask her if I can I start back a the gym, I have missed doing my exercise, I feel so fat and lazy.

I haven't even bother to do any measurement as I just know they will be bad.

Shoes

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:52:00 +0000

I have been to Evans and had a look at the wedding shoes in there, they only have 2 pairs

I was looking at them and Karen came over. Karen always helps me get my shoes in Evams.

I told her what I wanted and why, straight away she said that the closed toe shoe is the right shoe for me.

The back strap on the slingbacks is to far foward and would give to much trouble.

She is one of the reason i get and pay so much for my shoe from Evans, she never trys to sell me something that is not right for me jist to make a sale.

The closed toe shoe is £5 cheaper than the slingbacks.

MAJOR CATASTROPHY

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:54:00 +0000

My beautiful necklace has been mangled. (SCREAM!!!)

Don't know how or where.

I put the box in a draw in the bedroom on Tuesday evening after I saw Val so it wouldn't get damaged.

Garry found my necklace on the office floor between his desk and mine on Sunday afternoon. It took us a little while to realise what it was. Me being me just sat there and cried for a while and then got the box and cried more as is saw the box is totally empty.

We look all round the floor but there is no sign of my earrings or the extension chains Val gave me.

I don't think the necklace will ever lie flat again, nor does Stu. Stu is a Godsend he is going to make me a bracelet out of the necklace.

Garry said to just order a new set. I am really upset about this situation we can't afford that sort of money and I still have to find the money for my shows yet and they are going to be at least £35. I just don't know where all the money is going to come from.

A couple of people have asked me about getting a room for the night, I don't know what to say to them Gemma booked my room for me. I think there will be a few family members staying over night. So there will be company for me going home on the Saturday.

(please reader take no head of what I might say here; I am having a very bad S.A.D. day I am looking forward to the sun. what I need is one of those holidays in the sun paid for by the DSS like I used to hear about years ago ;-))). )

The Hair thingies

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +0000

According to my pc there are 86 days, 1 hour and 13 mins to Gemma and Tom's wedding. Accoring to my Blog page there 87 days to go.

Still no shoes but I have ordered my fasinator. Now if I show you I might have to do you some bodily harm afterwards.

Oh OK then here it is:-

Oh dear that's not the right one. I tried that on at the Wedding Fayer in the Liverpool Echo Arena.

This is the right one now:-

Shucks not that one either that was another one I tried on at the wedding Fayer.

The sales lady said they look beautiful on. Now who was the blind person there?

Last chance to get it right:-

That's the one.

Isn't it beautiful? Val is going to use stones that match my necklace and also me me a pair of stud earrings to got with it.

I am so excited!!!

TATOO Recolour

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:32:00 +0000

My beautiful blue rose keeps losing it's blue colour and in the last 7 years it have had to recould it.

So now I think I am going to hav to change it's colour totally. I have put a poll at the botton of this page I hope you will fill it in for me and help me make my mind up on a colour.
I can't have yellow as Norma already has a yellow rose and I don't do red roses at all.

If you think of another colour that is not in the list please email and let me know and if I like I will add it to the list.

I will post the new picture of the rose after the colour has been done. This is my Birday present to me as the21 April is my Birthday. So when I get up the poll will be over an the final colour will have been picked and the tatoo place already booked in advance.

I might even get my Mermade done at the same time so they will both be at there best at Gem's wedding.

My Dress and Stuff

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:01:00 +0000

My Jewellery
Well just before Christmas the Cliff Richard Fan Club sent me a link to their site for a new jewellery collection from the great man.

So I hot moused it over there and guess what the gems match the colours for Gemma's wedding supper.

The blurb says

Diamonds are represented by crystal, freshwater pearls symbolise the moonlight, and they are threaded with midnight blue iolite, sometimes known as water sapphire. They sparkle just like Midnight Diamonds! With matching drop earrings.

The pearls are the ivory coloured ones so everything is fitting in to place at the moment.

The Dress

Next my I had a phone call to say my dress had arrived. I am so excited. I rang Gemma straight away to see if she wanted to come with me for my 1st fitting.

We did that 2 weeks ago

I had lost more inches from when I ordered it so I must be doing something right somewhere.

After the dress we had lunch and then went to have a look at shoes. We found a beautiful pair that I could have worn all day (well may be not all day but while my feet where in view of people); but they cost £86!!!

They where gorgeous but just too expensive to buy for one day. (I’ll have to wait and see what Evans gets in and hope they have ivory shoes for the summer).

The Hair

I have to do something about my hair it's getting longer, it needs the clever hands of Stu to make it a nice red colour again. Whatever colour I do it now it will stay that colour for the wedding so my fascinator will look good in it. I will go and see the lady in Maghull her was very nice. I think Gemma said I was having my hair down as normally it is up.

I wonder how grey it would go if I left it till April? Gemma might disown me but I might just give it a go or untill I get scared of the colour

The GYM

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:50:00 +0000

I joined Gymophobics in July last year.

It is a gym for women only.

Instead of using the regular weights equipment it uses air pressure to add resistance to
the machines.

You have 3 minutes on each piece of equipment and there are 10 stages so you only exercise for 30 minutes a day.

In the gym they try to make you feel relaxed and you are not pressured into being the best on the circuit or the best dressed. You are not made to feel bad about how much weight you've put on or put on a pedestal for the weight that you have lost women here are all treated as equals. It is a fun and pleasant place to go to exercise and to relax, make new friends and get healthy; in a way that suits YOU. Gymophobics have women of all shapes and sizes, young and not so young, that is the beauty of the place they look after you and monitor your health as well. WHAT COULD BE BETTER

I haven't been able to go to the gym since the end of October due to my very high blood pressure.
I am hoping to get the all clear soon and when I do I will ask if I can start the programme again as if I where a new client.
I will have my weight taken and my BP read but I know that will be fairly OK or Dr J wouldn't let me go back. I can't wait I really miss going and meeting people.

The stretch machine is my favourite piece of equipment and the one thing I have really missed since I have stopped going to Gymophobics my back has been crying out to be stretched.
Falling down the stairs twice and hurting my back again doesn't help. What I wouldn't give for a dose of traction at the moment. That would sort my back out nicely. ;-)

Happy New Year

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:56:00 +0000

This is a New Year and a New Beginning to me efforts to loose weight for Gem's Wedding and to try and keep up my Blog page.

There will a ne2w set of photos as soon as I can get Garry to take them and a round up of last years progress and defeats.

I will tell you all about the Gymaphobics which is the gym I go to and really enjoy using, a round up of my health and how it has affected me and my outlook things.

So get comfie and enjoy my diary of the last few months of 2007.

I'm back

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:30:00 +0000

Me warming up

Gemma told me off the other day for not posting anything. She was quite right too.

I get a bit down in the winter and things get really hard for me.

I did the run, didn't really want too my auntie passed away on the Friday before but I did it for her in a way.

Gemma and her freinds walked and so did I and do you know what they only finished 8 yes 8 minutes a head of me. Who knows if I hadn't slowed down to talk to people on the way I might have passed them teehee.

This is us at the end don't we look like a lovely mum and daughter group?

Well since then I haven't really done much I have lost someone or been to a funeral every week during September and October. So I suppose it is a bit understandable why I'm down a bit.

Walking Again?????

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:28:00 +0000

Well will you look at that there's me doing that walking thing again!!! I’m feeling a little bit ill at the moment.

Garry and I set out at 8 this morning to go to Sefton Park to walk the route and see how long it would take us to get there: unfortunately the rain was precipitating in Liverpool when we got out of Central Station.

We had a little discussion park or home?
Errr lets see rainy park or dry home, home I think. So we turned around and went back into the station and got the next New Brighton Train.

Now how many of you thought I would say we got off the train and straight on to a bus? Doubting Thomas’s all of you; I suggested we walk home from Wallasey Village train station. It took us 51mins I am really proud of that. I had to walk up part of St Hilary’s Brow that’s a big hill.

Don’t I look smart in my Make-A-Wish t-shirt and hat?

15 Days to go

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:35:00 +0000

This time on the 16th September I will have finished my 5Km run thingy and be fast a sleep in bed. Maybe.

I walked from Seacomb Ferry to New Brighton Lifeboat Station today and it took me 67 minutes. I am going to have to improve on that.

Garry and I are going to Sefton Park again tomorrow to see how long it takes us to get there and and how long it takes me to walk the course.

I must remember not to hold his hand because I wont be holding it in the race.

Do you think he might let me have an ice cream if I beat today's time?
No I didn't think so. oh well.

I am off to bed now have to be on a bus at 8:30 in the morning, which means we will have to have breakfast and leave the house by 8.10.

Nite nite

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:15:00 +0000

No I never got to walk the other day a little thing called Garry happened. He got me so ANGRY that I even forgot to put my trainers on so I couldn't even try to do any practice walks home.

Flip-flops are ok for just slobbing around but are dammed uncomfortable for proper walking.

I might try again on Saturday.

Walking

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:56:00 +0000

I think I might walk from Moreton to Arrowpark hospital today. I am not sure how long it is but that should give me a sort of ruff Idea of how far 5Kg is.

Then I will get the bus to the gym and depending how I feel I will walk home with Garry.

I'll let you know how I did later.

I saw Val Yippi

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:43:00 +0000

Tuesday 14th

I had lunch with Val today, I haven't seen her for ever such a long time, I'm sorry I ever said "she only had to ring if she had any news" I didn’t mean it like that I just didn’t want her to feel obliged to keep ringing me if she didn’t want too. I really do miss Val.

I took Val to Mikey's and showed her the jewellery she liked it as well and said it would look lovely with my dress.

I must get hold of Gem and ask her what she thinks of them.

Shopping

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:25:00 +0000

On Saturday I took Kaitlyn over to Liverpool just to change a pair of shorts. Yes you've guessed it, I didn't just do that Kuwe had a ride on the tea cups in Clayton Square, we had a look in the Orange shop (they have this dead cute little pink phone). I did nearly buy it but the assistant kept insisting I buy a £10 sim card as well. I don't need a new sim or phone really I just wanted a back phone if I was unsure of the area I was going too, or if I am going to do something where I might loose my phone, like the run in September.

We had a nosey around town for a while, had lunch in the Welkin and then we went and strutted our stuff around the Metquarter. Kaitlyn is 8 and she loved the designer shops and the stuff they sell till I showed her the price of some of the things (kids grow up so fast these days).

There is a shop in there called Mikey that sells jewellery and things. I found a really nice necklace it ONLY cost £45, there is also a bracelet and a ring to match. After a discussion we decided that it would be nice for Gemma's wedding but I would have to have Gemma's OK for it. I mean to say, I can't out do the bride now can I?

I really enjoyed shopping with Kaitlyn; I will have to take her again some time.

Scary Photo Time

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:04:00 +0000

It's been 6 months or so since I started to the keep fat thingy and I have some new photos for you to a squint at.

I can't see much difference but others say they can.

The picture on the left is now and the other is the one from Feb.

My tummy doesn't stick so much now
I can put my knees together I haven't been able to do that for yearsI thought my hair would have grown longer by now. A year to go maybe it will look better then.Will you look at those legs they look so much better know and the saggy bum isn't so saggy
I am still working out and trying to get my speed up for the walk. I hope I can keep up with everyone and not be the last home!!!

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suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:55:00 +0000

Well you all know that Garry has has been buying us gym equipment for the house. We have had to move from the back room into the front room now because the gym just keeps getting bigger.

I have my brilliant treadmill in the window so I can watch what's going on outside pity I cant see past the gate ;-(. I try and do 3.1 miles a day ready for Septembers race.

I have now joined an outside gym for the company as well. It's called Gymophobics and it's in Birkenhead, up loads of steps so you get a workout just getting in. The staff our brilliant, they keep telling me I a am causing trouble ME!!! would I do that.

The machines there are great they don't use weights like in a normal gym or at home, they use air pressure. So the only hard thing you have to do is press a button to get to the right weight. SUPER.

After I have spent my 30mins yes 30mins doing my workout I feel pumped ready to do more so in the afternoons when I go I have started to meet Garry after work and walk home with him.

When you have picked yourselves up off the floor I did say walk I even walk to his place and meet him from work first. No bus, or taxi; if this keeps up on the taxi firms are going to go bust.
When Gemma did her race for life Garry and I walked home from Birkenhead Park I moaned all the way home from Duke Street Bridge.
last Tuesday Garry and I walked to our Pam's it took us 45 minuets and I didn't even feel the hill by the tunnel entrance and I didn't moan once.

I have been a member of Gymophobics for a couple if weeks now and on Thursday I got weighed again and I had lost a 1lb or .5kl in one week that makes me feel really good I must be doing something right at last.

Why not have a look for yourselves at the gym girls (no boys allowed) their web address is

http://www.gymophobics.co.uk/

My 1st 5K Run

suzyplums@googlemail.com (Suzyplums) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:23:00 +0000

Well I have really gone and done it now!!!

Soft Ollie's here has only gone and sighed up to run in the Woman's 5Km Hydro run at Sefton Park on 16th September, (that's a Sunday, you know the lying in day don't have visitors. don't answer the door and maybe answer the phone) in the morning like early before noon!!! I can't even take my quite Garry wont let me.

I am running on behalf of a charity called Make a Wish Foundation UK,

Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. This year the charity is celebrating 21 years of wish granting. Make-A-Wish was founded in the UK in June 1986 and, since then, they have granted over 4,400 wishes. At any given time, over 20,000 children in the UK are living with life-threatening conditions and their aim is to grant 21 wishes a week by the year 2010. Whether a wish is to be a princess or a policeman for a day, own the latest computer equipment, meet a favourite celebrity or just enjoy some special time away from home with their family, a wish come true brings so much to a child's life and provides memories for the family that last a lifetime.

Well just below in a pretty link to a very nice web site called justgiving.com, this is where you will go and sponsor me WONT YOU

See it even tells you how much sponsorship I have raised.