Rollercoaster Update

Sam went on his first rollercoaster.

He is now sworn off them for life.

 

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Adventures In Williamsburg

Sam perfects his Kay's Catalogue pose ready to take on the hipsters of Brooklyn.  The 2nd part of our New York adventure begins.

Altogether now - blue steel!

First Dance Friday: Sam's Birthday Edition

Happy Birthday, Husband!

 

24 again today....and gracing us with his First Dance Friday to mark the occasion.

I'm not sure who else would have 6am by Screeching Weasel as their first dance, apart from maybe if Sam got cloned and then married himself. Unsurprisingly, it has no Youtube clip other than a teenage boy in his bedroom playing along to it badly. 

Screeching Weasel are an awesome scrappy punk band from Chicago, who are probably responsible for Green Day and definitely responsible for Blink 182. So next time some pierced up 14 year olds rag your ears down the local Tut N Shive with something they call "pop punk", you'll know who to blame.

No sounds for your ears, but I like the words best anyway. They're cute:

I know that the things that I say aren't too cool
But I feel like I'm whacked out on high octane you
We walked and we talked 'til around 4 a'clock
And I'm flippin my wig over you

I laid on the floor wondering what I should do
I couldn't help smiling at you like a goof
I wish I had known that I could have gone home with you
Flippin my wig over you

You had me wondering why I'm so lame
You had me thinking about you all day every day

The sun's coming up and the bud's going down and its
certainly nice that we got to hang out
But when push comes to shove I think I fell in love,
or at least had a dumb crush on you
Now I sit here and sing thinking up stupid things I'm still
flippin my wig over you
I'm still flippin my wig over you

Awww...

Edit: Our last full day in Manhattan is just beginning...we are moving residence to Brooklyn tomorrow for EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT. Last night was truly bizarre- ended up crashing a fashion week party at Kiehl's and getting drunk on free wine amongst all the posh moisturiser, and then bellowing out Spandau Ballet on karaoke in front of a load of bemused fashionistas. God knows what tonight will hold....hope you all have a fabulous Friday night, especially those jammy enough to be going to Any Other Party. I am there in spirit!

Star Spangled Spanner

New York pissing rain but good beer. Have sussed subway and tipping. Husband has bought awesome vintage checky sports jacket and we walked past Moby. Hoping to see more famouses.

Wish you were here? Course you do.

Ta-Ra!

After a booze-riddled weekend of musical fun with the Sausages in South Wales, we are back in Yorkshire and readying for the off....

IT'S HONEYMOON O'CLOCK!

I'm attempting to keep a pictorial record of our adventures via remote blogging, so you're not completely rid of me (fat chance!) but I'll be back here in usual full-on ramble mode in just over 10 days time.

Laters alligators xx

EDIT: I have a piece up on the awesome Any Other Wedding today.... you should go and read it. It's a bit soppy.

First Dance Friday: Short & Sweet

Fabulous song, beautifully simple and (more importantly) only 1:48 long. Perfect for anybody bashful about awkward shuffling for any longer than necessary....



If you're not familiar with Big Star, I really recommend sorting that out. They were catalytic to the US power-pop movement in the 80s, and their sound influenced a boatload of other amazing bands, including The Replacements (who are still, in my mind, one of the greatest bands of all  time). They have classic, radio-friendly song-writing that somehow avoids drifting into the realms of commercial blandness.

They are the Beatles for people who are too cool for the Beatles.

Sam rejected this one as it sounded like an unrequited love song. I say whaaa, am I NOT the finest girl in the world??? Pssshhh.

In other news, I managed to lose half a tooth last night (just crumbled away - disgusting - don't drink Diet Coke EVER) and our band are off to Wales for the weekend to play music, charity shop and walk up Pen Y Fan in the rain.

All feels like getting old....

Married Life Is Like A Bowl Of Cherries. With Icecream.

Average weight gain for newly-weds over the first 1-2 years of marriage?

6-8lbs.

BOOOOO.

Why is this? Surely the majority of modern couples live together before marriage and have already established a routine of meal-times/exercise etc? Is it really, as the press seems to claim, that we get hitched, decide we can't be arsed anymore and let ourselves go?

That seems a bit harsh. I don't want that to be true.

I AM COMING TO MEASURE YOUR POST-HONEYMOON BELLY.....

Source

Although.... as human beings we are culturally programmed to bond over eating. And when you get married, I think you do bond with your partner in a new way. And sometimes that way involves romantic meals out (celebrating your anniversary every month for the first year if you're as ridiculous as us), eating more in sync with your other half meaning portion sizes creeping up, or just bonding over your love of icecream, chocolate sauce, sprinkles. No, not in that way. Minds out of the gutter please.

I'm not sure that's the whole story though. Hang on. I'll just put my Thinking Cap on ....

Thinking Cap must be worn before Thoughts can be dispensed.

Most brides tend to want to lose weight before their big day. And, in the last few months measures can be a little more drastic than would be ideal. So just by going back to eating normally after the wedding, brides (and grooms) will automatically start regaining the lost weight. If you're really unlucky, your body will go into refeed mode (wine! biscuits! oh how I have missed thee!) and it will be hard not to go a tiny bit crazy on all the things you've been missing out on in a bid to look your best on your big day. Not to mention your poor old starvationed bod hanging onto it all because it's worried it's going to get the shit dieted out of it again.

Throw in a honeymoon on top of this? Those 6-8lbs are no surprise.

Best thing to do is get back off honeymoon and establish healthy eating patterns straight away... I can only think getting into good routines will mean we won't end up another statistic.

ANYWAY here's the good news - married couples apparently get a whole ton of statistical up-sides, including a longer life, less incidence of depression and anxiety, lower stress levels, increased overall happiness.

WOO-HOO!

If nothing else, all the above would all undeniably make the extra pudge easier to bear.


*figures published by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health