Animaversaries
May, the latter part thereof, sucks. Throughout this month there are 14 anniversaries, some good (6 birthdays for example), some not so good, some really quite bad. Anyway, one of the good ones (borne out of one of the bad ones) is I’ve now lived in Colchester for 1 whole year. While I bought the flat a year ago last month I didn’t move in properly until a year ago today.
During that year I’ve:
- Almost completely furnished the house to my exact specifications. The ceiling lights are still all bare bulbs, I’m waiting on delivery of my new computer desk, I’d like to replace my hob, I want a chest at the foot of the bed, I really need to get my photo’s printed and hung on the wall and I’d like a small cupboard in the en-suite bathroom, but that’s all pretty minor.
- Made a stack load of friends. It’s got to the point where I can now just toddle up to the pub and not have to worry if anyone is going to be there as there will invariably be someone I know and can talk to, even if it is just the staff.
- Given John Lewis an awful lot of my money (I was wondering around there last week and saw some things I’d really like, but lacked the many hundreds of pounds it would cost to get them all).
- Failed completely to have a house warming party. I think this should be organised for very soon.
- Actually come to realise I no longer live in London and have come to think of Colchester as home (in fact, in many ways I prefer it to London).
Not bad if you ask me 
Blimey, has it been a year? Doesn’t time fly.
May 15th is also the date I passed my driving test leaving you less company in the ranks of the pedestrians. As you say, a month full of anniversarys.
Yes, yes. You can go away now.
Just a shame that not all the anniversary’s are as good