Gillian Alexandra

We did something a little different this weekend, we went on a Safari.  Yes that's right, a Safari.   In Scotland. Needless to say it wasn't the giraffe and elephant kind of Safari but more like a tour of the highlands with a kilted tour guide and the possibility to see some deer, mountain hares, golden eagles and other Scottish animals.   Shaun bought me a voucher for a Mountain Safari  for my Christmas from Highland Safaris in Aberfeldy, Perthshire and this was really the first opportunity we've had to use it! We picked an absolutely beautiful day for it, but panic soon set in as we thought we weren't going to make it on time despite leaving early enough.  We were caught in set after set of roadworks and then the sat nav decided to take us the wrong way! We ended up driving down some questionable roads tracks, and eventually had to phone the centre to tell them we were lost! The girl on the other end of the phone was fantastic thoug...

Ok so anybody who knows me knows that I am a MASSIVE Friends fan! I watch it when I'm happy, I watch it when I'm sad, I watch it when I'm bored, pretty much at every opportunity! ( Thank you Comedy Central! ) I cry at the proposals, the babies being born and obviously the "We Were on A Break!" moment, and I laugh at every one of Chandler's jokes. I love "Mondler" ( relationship goals! ) and I was secretly rooting for Rachel and Joey, although I do love Rachel and Ross and I'm glad she got off the plane! So I was ecstatic when Shaun surprised me with tickets to this year's Friendsfest a few weeks ago, it was especially thoughtful considering Shaun *whispers* is not a Friends fan ! We went to the one in Glasgow and it was, in the words of Ross, "just like I dreamed it!" There were places where you could recreate scenes from the show ( including the famous "PIVOT!" scene! ), and dress up with costumes and props ...