So much has happened since I last posted on this blog I thought it would be wise to do a quick update.
The most significan personal development for me is that I am now married. Actually, last Sunday saw my wife and I celebrate our first anniversary. The wedding was an amazing experience, one that far exceeded my expectations. We were married at Pinewood Studios on the only sunny day in a rainy week. It is funny how focussed on things like the weather you become in the build up to a wedding. Wedding and flowers if I recall correctly.
The wedding was followed by our honeymoon in St Lucia. It was a beautiful place, but probably less luxurious than the Maldives in my opinion. We had helicopter transfers though which was a brilliant experience.
Post wedding was settling down to a life of no wedding-planning. We just enjoyed being married really. We booked flights to Australia as my new father-in-law was unable to make it to our wedding for health reasons.
The end of the summer saw The Fat Disciples do our first gig - a set of covers at a friend's wedding. I think The Bear described it best when he said that we were one-nil down at half time, but it finished a stunning two-one victory to the FDs. We invited the groom up on stage to sing Live Forever (a favourite of his), this got the crowd on side. Finishing with Killing In The Name seemed to go down better than expected as well.
The Australian trip saw me spend my first Christmas away from home. My mum decided to have Christmas a week early at home, so we flew over for that before flying to Oz. Our trip was amazing. We experienced record temperatures in Sydney and had an amazingh New Year in Melbourne. The trip made me realise that I really want to live in Australia, at least for a little while.
Since that trip we have been planning for our move. It is proving easier said than done. We want to keep our flat in London, so we need to save up to allow us to have money behind us in Oz. That is alongside the fact that we are planning to take up to a year to get there. More saving....
But plans are afoot.
