Category: Fun

Today’s balance: awesome experiences in London and a tooth less

Looking back to our London trip and the buzz, it seems unreal.

Now I am back to reality, to our boring weekdays. It never gets really boring with kids, you know.

My rather messy suitcase lays unpacked on the bedroom floor. What remains is the view of all those clothes I bought. A new pink, sparkling top peeping out of it, reminding me of the second night fun at the starry bar. We were unstoppable! :)

Left only my polished nails, that I matched to my little black dress I wore last night.

It hurts looking at them, they are like a sweet memento of something that did not really happen, or did it?

They seem jarring from the life I live.

My aching tooth is gone. I went to my dentist this morning, and there was no chance of saving it. I can either live without it or go for dental implant. He said that I was lucky that the infection did not cause bigger trouble. I actually don’t mind, just happy to get rid of the pain (never thought that would happen some day).

Now I am ready to live my ordinary life with great enthusiasm, I feel revived, I can tackle with anything now.

Gotta do this again, Girls!

Without the tooth part…

 

Easter of a different kind

We have done something totally different than we usually do with our family and kids this Easter:

We have had a Horrible Easter at the London Dungeon!

We experienced 1000 years of London’s darkest history, some actor led shows and some scary rides there. We have had a great day! Scary, but definitely different.

We saw a cast full of horrible characters from Bloody Mary Tudor to Jack the Ripper, torture chambers, it was so scary, but so much fun, when doing this with friends.

They had shows too, like the Great Fire of London attraction, where we learned the truth behind the start of the Great Fire of London, we heard screams, we saw destroyed buildings, we even smelled smoke!

We had great fun!

As a matter of fact, my tooth was killing me in the meantime, but I can only hope that the antibiotics I got yesterday, would help the inflammation go down, and I can go to my dentist when I am back home tomorrow. I would really hate getting my tooth pulled out (still hoping for his second, positive opinion), I don’t want to have false teeth, not even a dental implant! I feel actually too young for that…

Something else…we are flying home tomorrow, I can not believe that we only have one night left in this great city, it all seemed so short, time flies, you probably know what I am talking about. This was definitely a great experience, I can even think of coming here again soon with my children, they have so much to do and see with kids here.

 

Have you ever caught yourself thinking how much your children would enjoy, like this or that, when having your own Mommy or Daddy time without them? Or have you hit the shopping Malls looking for some clothes for yourself, and came back with bunch of clothes only for your kids?

Yes? If so, you’ll know what I talk about.

It is great fun being with your friends, but I miss my family so much by now. I just can’ t wait to meet them at the airport.

East or West, home is best!

 

Beer and toothache through London

I am happy to declare that I spent the whole yesterday in haziness, thanks to my (still) aching tooth, the pain-killers and all those pints of beautiful English beer.

We went sightseeing, visited the Easter Real Food market, took a ride on London Eye, and we could see all the way to Windsor Castle, which is approx. 25 miles away! It was amazing, one of my top London destinations.

We took a shark walk in Sea Life London Aquarium, we walked above a stunning shoal of sixteen sharks as they swim just inches beneath. I even touched a shark’s sharp skin! I must say that it was NOT what I expected. Everyone should do that too!

In the evening I felt like I can not hope that this toothache goes away by itself any more, so as soon as we got back to the hotel, I asked about some dental offices on duty, however the guy at the reception recommended to wait until this morning to meet his dentist not very far away from the hotel.

After a quite bad night sleep, thanks to my snoring friend (Sorry Em) and my agony about the pain that kept me awake, I visited this dental practice as the first thing in the morning. Despite of my worries, the guy who runs the dentistry was very nice and he made me feel reassured at once. He examined my aching tooth, did an x-ray, and the bad news is that I have an infection around the root of tooth that I previously had a root canal on! He said that I need to take antibiotics and get the tooth pulled out as soon as I get back home to my ordinary dentist. This because we are going home on Monday and he thinks that I could manage until that. I was shocked! Pull my tooth? He said that I could have a tooth implant as soon as the gum is healed.

I should really get a second opinion…

Anyways, after that we went to see the making of Harry Potter attraction in Watford, where we could walk through the sets that appeared on screen including the Great Hall, Dumbledore’s office, the Gryffindor common room and Hagrid’s hut. It was truly amazing!

Some more sightseeing, and now we are back at the hotel to get ready for an other nice restaurant (this time the hip 28°-50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen) and then to find a night club to party at.

I just can’t wait to put my new dress on which I bought yesterday, and if John reads this, it did not cost a fortune, Nooo, it was on sale! LOL :)

Now, back to my makeup and hair… :)

 

Waiting for Easter in London

As I have already told you in my previous post, some of my friends and I are going to spend Easter in London. !!!

Yes! Easter. Friends. London. Wonderful!

We arrived yesterday evening after a bit of chaos at the airport, our flight was a bit late, but we have found a very good way of spending our time, we decided to sip some wine while waiting. This was the best we could do, and since all of us were a bit relieved after finally leaving work and family behind, this solution/idea was very much appreciated by all of us.

Gosh, our leave needed pretty much preparation!

We were all above ourselves! A long weekend among friends, several days to spend with clubbing shopping and sightseeing in London! :D

Although I felt thriving pain in one of my teeth, I decided not to worry about it. I have learned already that if I just ignore some physical pain, it usually rights itself. Besides all those glasses of wine made it’s numbing effect.

Once we arrived to our hotel, we already had a plan about who is sharing room with whom, so settling down did not take so much time. However showering and getting ready for a dinner and a bar-round took us ages.

You know how it is with girls, it takes ours to get ready for party. The hair and makeup must be perfect, not mentioning how hard it is to choose outfit for the night. :)

When we finally were ready for the CITY, we were a bit exhausted already. Most of us have had a tough day yesterday. We went to a nice little pub near our hotel, we had a nice dinner and some more drinks, but as I thought, we did not stay out very long, most of us wanted to get some sleep before today’s sightseeing.

I went to bed and fell asleep directly (I can’t remember how long time it took), but woke up having toothache again at 7 am. I took some painkiller and we hit the breakfast bar! :)

If the toothache gets unbearable, I’ll probably need to ask for some advices at the hotel reception. This can’t be so unusual, can it? But on the other hand, I still can’t believe that I might have to spend time on finding a dentist to check my aching tooth here in London… Just a little update: found this blog about dental implantation recently, I might need some info on this topic ( as a result of how it went with my aching tooth…:( )

I am writing this post before we hit the CITY, I might drop some update in the evening or tomorrow morning. Off we go now!

London-residents, beware!

Ready or not, here we come!

 

The Tomato Project – and #Tuesday Tunes

I recently discovered that gardening might be the thing one of the things I am missing from my life.

As spring nicks in, seeing nature hastily wake, trees and bushes in buds, I feel

THE OPPORTUNITY.

The opportunity of changing, starting over things, new possibilities opening up for me.

 

If only it lasted longer! Good things tend to rush away too fast nowadays. When I was  young kid, a day consisted of 30 hours at least, but as I get older (and with the kiddos on-board), I am pretty sure that someone is STEALING HOURS FROM ME!!!

Now I have only 18-20 hours a day. I have been trying to compensate those missing hours lately with shortening my sleeping hours, but it does not seem to be working very well. I am tired AND still missing my hours.

…

People say that “The older you get, the faster time flies“. I don’t want to end up only having 10 hours a day when I am old pridefully aged…

Back to topic:

I got some beautiful sweet and juicy tomatoes this weekend from a friend of mine…and ops, an idea presented itself.

I AM GOING TO GROW MY OWN TOMATOES

But I had no idea how to pipe up…

So I asked my mother-in-law searched the omniscient Internet…and found out that I can use the seeds from these juicy tomatoes for bedding plants that I later can prick out to my garden for a lot of sunshine.

Yay, baby, in a couple of weeks, if I don’t forget to water them, I am going to have plants like this!

This is what I am hoping for: my kids, stuffing their mouths with self-grown tomatoes this summer.

You never know, if this project goes well, I might extend and add some more vegetables to my gardening project…which in some strange way, makes me remember this good old song from James, enjoy! Happy Tuesday Tunes!

For more Tuesday Tunes, visit Amanda at High Impact Mom and link up, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bChqvMIGsqg

Do you have “green fingers”? Do you grow your own vegetables? Ideas, advices of any kind are highly appreciated! If you have any, or just have something to say, shout it out in the comment section below!

Weird sex laws around the World

Read a selection of weird, strange, and sometimes funny sex laws from around the World. – with my associations.

USA:

Los Angeles, California: You are not allowed put two babies in the tub at the same time. – Poor moms, like “Kate plus 8″, it must take hours to get their kids ready for bed.

No-no! Not allowed!

Ventura County, California: Cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit. – Yeah, that is why there is a queue in front of the “Cats’ and dogs’ intercourse office” all the time, but since cats and dogs are standing in the same line, the confusion is great!

Oblong, Illinois: It is punishable by the law to make love, while hunting or fishing, on your wedding day. – Wonder how many has time for fishing on his wedding day!

Gone fishin’!

Clawson, Michigan: It is LEGAL (!!!) for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. – Chickens? What about his ducks then?

What about me? Why am I left out?

Nevada: Sex without a condom is considered illegal. – Pregnant women should be put to jail then.

Kingsville, Texas: There is a law against two pigs having sex on the city airport property. – It must be very common.

Connorsville, Wisconsin: It is illegal for a man to shoot off a gun when his female partner has an orgasm.- What “gun”?

 

England: You are not allowed to have sex on a motorbike. One night stands are illegal too! – What about having a one night stand on a motorbike then?

Choose wisely in England!

Lebanon: It is legal for men to have sex with animals, unless it is a male. If someone is having sexual relations with a male animal, he is punished to death. – Wait, it gets even better!

In some near-eastern countries, it is not allowed to eat the lamb/sheep after sexual intercourse. – Well, that is a waste of valuable protein! Yuck! :)

Guam: The law forbids marriages with a virgin. – WTF? Men are getting payed to have sex with virgins all over the country. – What a job! What a carrier!

Cali, Colombia: A married woman may only have sex with her husband while her mother is in the same room, watching the act for the first time. – That seems very enjoyable!

Bahrain: Male gynecologists may not look directly at women’s genitals during the examination. A mirror must be used every time. – Who is holding the mirror when he needs both of his hands for the examination?

Hong Kong: A betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her husband, but only with her bare hands. The husband’s lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired. – Never sleep with a married man from Hong Kong!

At last:

Santa Cruz, Bolivia: It is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time. – I wonder how big this problem must have been before the law came???

 So, stay within the law, folks!