Another lovely weekend

Another great weekend really. 2007 has certainly been very good for me.

New job

Things are going well. Getting busier all the time, but so far I can handle it. Learning new things all the time and meeting lots of new people. Although this month has been pretty tight for money. Effectively 5+ weeks with 3 weeks old pay. I will soon start to feel the difference with my new salary. This month I think i'll only get paid for the 3.5 weeks worked but next month should be good. I can actually afford to live in London... Although I can imagine that i'll find something else to cause me to run out of money.

New girlfriend

:-) Third ever use of an emoticon! Things are going really well, we've shared some really good times this year and am looking forward to that continuing. We're evening planning a weekend away to New York in March.

Flat

I really like my flat, it's nice and new and everything works. My two flat mates Becky and Liz are great. I don't think we've had one argument since we moved in back in August. It's a bit of a treck to the train station but I really don't find that a problem, the spring will come soon enough and then we can start thinking about having a few bbqs on our balcony.

Family

It's good having Steve close, we probably go for a beer at least every other week which is good. Things are good with the rest of my family but i've never really had any problems on that front. I find being 100 miles away helps a great deal. Touch wood, everyone stays healthy and happy.

Friends

Things are good on that front too, my new rugby club Barnes have welcomed us (Steve, Iain and I) with open arms. They're a really good bunch of guys that are just out to have a bit of a laugh and a run around on a Saturday afternoon. Banter's good and so are the beers afterwards.

The new job is looking good too, there are a few guys here already that I can see getting to know quite well after the odd jar or two. Plus i'm still friendly with loads of people back at Lloyd's. I think 40+ people came to my leaving drinks!

Things are good with my friend's from school too. In regular contact with 10 of them which still surprises me as people and friendships do drift away if not enough effort is put in. I think I certainly do my share on that front so things are all good.

Uni friends are good too although it would have been nice to stay in touch with a few more. My best mate from Uni John has recently asked me to be his best man! Quite flattered really, i'll have to start my speech writing now. Quite nerve racking I can imagine but i've until summer 2008 to prepare. I met up with Robyn in between Christmas and New Year which was nice to catch up as we missed each other a couple of months ago. Will see her again at Annie’s home coming in Cambridge. She's currently teaching English in Korea of all things.

Conclusion

What was only supposed to be a quick update has turned into a mammoth post, but to summarise I am a very happy boy right now.