Yes, I'm talking about that wedding (even though I promised I wouldn't). After all my big talk of avoiding it, we ended up watching some of the Royal Wedding live, after all. We were invited to a friend's house and Daughter was keen to go in case there was drink. This was wrong in many ways, not least because the party started at 10.30 am - and she's only 14 (and wouldn't have been allowed to drink whatever the time of day). But, as I was quite keen to get her away from Portal 2 - which she's played right the way through at least twice since it was released - we went.
Despite my cynicism, I thought the bride was lovely and I'm glad it didn't rain. But didn't our dear Queen look grumpy?
And what's with all this criticism of the poor Beckhams? For goodness sake, leave them alone. Who cares if he shouldn't have worn his medal - he was gorgeous. And her dress wasn't funeral black - it was blue. And she was gorgeous, too. And, a pregnant lady's allowed to be miserable - particularly if she has to sit for hours without access to a loo.
I'm still cynical - still suspect the wedding date was orchestrated to make us forget the economic climate for a day or two. And wasn't it convenient they chose a day when nothing else happened in the entire world for our newscasters to report?
We did get a bit bored half way through, and popped up the The Body Shop, where I was relieved of a small fortune. I don't know if every branch is the same, but our local one employs the loveliest staff imaginable - the downside is they're killer sales people. You go in for a present costing £15, as we did, and leave with a bagful of stuff. But I saved £20, so that's alright.
However, there was another local party on Friday I wish I'd been asked to: A group of middle aged women gathered together, dressed in their own wedding dresses, to watch the ceremony. I'm mightily miffed I wasn't included - never mind I didn't actually know the hostess or any of the guests. I love my wedding dress and hardly ever get to wear it these days. It's ankle length and ivory so not really the kind of thing you can wear to Sainsbury's. I'm thinking I might even have to get married again, just so I can give it another outing.
And the mystery? I was eating Smarties in the car while waiting for Daughter to finish a dance class (less than 200 calories and, if you eat them one by one, they last for ages - definitely worth it), when one missed my mouth. I know, how can anything miss a mouth this big? It landed on my seat and I don't know yet what happened to it after that. I suspect it's been absorbed into my giant arse and been converted directly to fat. Nothing like cutting out the middle man.
Finally, next time, I'll be accepting an award (thank you, lovely Teresa for the nomination).
22 comments:
I watched the wedding the next day and they were so beautiful. Fascinating.
Wearing Smarties instead of eating them is definitely the way to go :o)
We ended up watching loads of the wedding too, and Victoria Beckham always looks slightly miserable so that was okay. I liked the colour she was wearing but wondered how how she got her hat to stay on. Perhaps it was stuck to her forehead with melted Smarties? I'm guessing she'd only ever eat one a year - if that.
Hi Carla - actually, it was lovely, wasn't it.
Hi Karen - ooh, I hadnt thought of that idea - smarties are the new hat pins - you should patent it.
I'd love to be as thin as Posh, but if it meant giving up smarties (which I'm pretty sure it would) then forget it
:0)
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We ended up watching it too, even though we hadn't intended to. My sixteen-year-old was enchanted by the dress and amazed by the strange hats the women wore. We all fancied Harry more than William though.
I can only eat Smarties by the mouthful, particularly enjoying the action of tipping the tube directly into the mouth.
My wedding dress has turned rather yellow and decayed and has suffered from being used as a dressing-up item when the girls were younger. It was £30 (and very nylon-y) in a Debenham's sale, so a little different from Kate's I suspect. But I love it very much and shall never part with it.
Brilliant post, Suzanne!
Oh Suzanne - you made me choke on my sandwich! In the nicest possible way of course - you and the smartie!
Well said about the Beckhams! They should leave them alone.
And the Body Shop - smells so lovely in there, it's probably something in the fruity smell that makes us spend more than we intended!
I really shouldn't have read this post (sneakily) at work, because I've just guffawed out loud at your smartie story.
I loved the wedding and thought David B looks gorgeous.
Hysterical post, Suzanne! Thanks for the laugh.
Surely there is a Womag2Weekly story with the tale of the smartie methinks? I did watch the wedding. Loved every minute of it and I'm not afraid to say so. Some people at work have been a bit "off" about the royal wedding (don't quite know why tho') but there you go. I think the royal couple being on Anglesey has brought a lot more tourists to our island - and a lot of the locals have changed their tune a bit as it is bringing in extra income to the island. Over Easter Anglesey was heaving I can tell you. Caroline x
Aw Suz, you make me giggle!
I didn't watch the wedding, I completely forgot about it, but did watch some highlights later and they did look gorgeous.
I often lose chocolate and find it some time later, squelched and squished and stuck to my jeans. Nice.
Hehe. xx
The lost smartie incident made me laugh out loud! :-)
I'm thinking the ladies in their wedding dresses would make a great short story - a spin off from Great Expectations methinks - but without the fire, obviously. I'll give it a go if you don't ;-)
I too felt sorry for poor David - leave the little sweetie alone, that's what I say! x
I think my car has a black hole in it. Things just disappear never to be seen again. Maybe yours does too, and they're connected? I'll keep an eye out for your smartie =P
LOL, Suzanne, re the arse comment! That did make me giggle! I love smarties.
Julie xx
I loved your smartie mystery, Suz. Please come around to our house and remove all the easter eggs - see if you can lose them on your car seat too! No way was it your bum, it was the evil car bermuda triangle (we have one too, it mostly chooses point coins!) (Easter egg overkill here and I just keep popping bits in gob! Can I give you some?)
Great wedding. Watched it all. My mother cried all day. Whilst eldest waved a kate and will flag throughout (you gotta go for it!)
But I have to disagree on Beckhams. Yes leave em alone please. But he isn't my idea of gorgeous; he has the look of a well groomed but smarmy double glazing salesman. I don't care if he's loaded and can bend it! He just doesn't butter my champ! Nor would I buy his French Doors. So there.
jx
Hi Susanne, I absolutely adored the Royal Wedding and stayed glued to the screen the whole time. I thought Kate looked wonderful as did Wills and Harry and Pippa. Yep the Queen did look a bit grumpy but she's 85! And Phillip managed not to doze off. Incredible. I wish the bride and groom a long and happy marriage. Pity the sadness of Di pervaded it all. I thought it did, being a big fan.
Not sure how your writing is going these days, but I thought I'd pop by with a gold-crested invitation to a Romance group Francine (from Wales) and myself, have dreamed up to get us all together, write and help each other.
Denise<3
Join the Romantic Friday Writers group. First challenge - Dire Moment.
That wedding was hard to avoid! I didn't see any of it live, but by the time I'd seen it on all the news bulletins I felt like I might as well have done.
Hi,
Hell, I've missed out on a lot of blogs the past few months, started to wonder why, then realised a whole load of blogs I had been following had disappeared from the radar on my blog. For some bloggers no doubt such an event heaven sent, for others it seemed like snubbery. But apologies done it's back to normal air-traffic control.
Oooh, yes, the big do. What a show, and all on St Catherine's day. A touch of the Diana complex beneath that glossy dark head methinks. ;)
Oh, but Harry. Yum yum, and smartie coloured, too!
best
F
Hope you found that missing Smartie.
The wedding dress party sounds lots of fun. Perhaps you should host one yourselfg get a DVD of the wedding and watch it all again! I do think it's a bit sad when people have their wedding dresses boxed up in the attic, never to be worn a second time. I thought Victoria Beckham looked elegant, and it's hard to manage that when heavily preggers.
I watched the wedding as well as had to record for my daughter who was away at campus!
They were so lovely!
You'll find the smartie - it'll melt it onto your clothes at a very inconvenient moment.
Is the award Teresa has given you the versatile blogger award? If so, you have it twice as I've just nominated you!
If I'd been invited to the wedding dress party I'd have had to politly decline on account of the fact that I wouldn't even come close to fitting into it. Yes the Queen did look grumpy and david was gorgeous.
Hi Joanna – I did wonder how some of those hats stayed on :0) I must be a horrible mum, because however much my daughter asked, I never let her play dressing up with my dress. Although, I did once wear it around the house while she dressed up as a bridesmaid. All was well until the postman knocked on the door and I answered, forgetting I was wearing it.
I think you’re right, Teresa, the lovely smell is a great marketing ploy – that and all the special offers they keep forcing on me :0)
Thanks, Debs. And I agree about DB.
Thanks, Wendy.
Hi Caroline, yay for Anglesey. Did you see Kate in Safeway? Apparently she was there.
Hi penandpaints – I’m pleased to reveal my smartie has not appeared stuck to my jeans. Worryingly, though, it still hasn’t appeared at all.
Hi Mandy – I think we should both write that story - I’m sure they would be completely different :0)
Yes please, Lacey – shout if you see it :0)
Hi Julie – my love of smarties is assured by the fact they’re less than 200 calories :0)
Oooh, Mrs Jarvie – can’t believe you said that about lovely David Beckham :0)
Hi Denise – lovely to see you. And thank you for the invitation, I’ll check out your group as soon as I can.
Hi Helen – I’m pretty sure you didn’t miss anything. I couldn’t believe how the coverage went on for days.
Hi Francine – that’s happened to me a couple of times, too and I’ve had to quietly rejoin as a follower :0) Great to see you back.
Hi Joanne - that's a fab idea. Will definitely try it (although, almost everyone I know thought it was daft, so I’m going to have to seriously twist some arms, or else make friends with the goup of women who went to the original party). And I agree, Mrs Beckham was very elegant. And still no sign of the Smartie :0(
Hi Nas – they were lovely, weren’t they.
Do you know, Patsy? That’s exactly what I’m scared of. Oooh, thanks for the award, will accept right now. :0)
Ah, but that's only natural as you were married very young, Colette. I was old and fat when I got married, and the upside of that is the dress still fits :0)
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