bigfoodiemama

Some 6 years ago now, the blonde, Newly Single, the FA, Previously Preggers, Louise Vuitton and I spent 4 days in Marbella, courtesy of Louise Vuitton's boyfriend ( now husband) having an apartment in Puerto Banus. It was mid Celtic Tiger so , as far as we were concerned, we were super fabulous. As is our usual behaviour, we had each bought a variety of magazines which we swopped repeatedly, until we knew everything about everyone. Due to the bluish tinge, my skin keeps all year round, I had gone for a spray tan, but was a bit more Beyonce than bronzed. Due to the necessity of sun cream I could not put bronzer on my face, so looked like an upside down Choc Ice....attractive ! I am always of the opinion that everyone on Earth looks more glamorous on a beach than I do, but this fact does not actually bother me. With the air of a woman let loose for a few days, I embraced not giving a damn, and had a ball. I caught sight of the photo above in The Guardian today, as they are collecting...

I had not meant to sound psychiatric in my last post but must have done as the Mad One and the Caribbean Queen both phoned to suggest I have the boys minded so I could join them and some others for a girlie lunch. The Saviour came to the rescue and I proceeded to Fuschia House in Ardee for some necessary "me time". Also there was Maxi, the Stunner, Stage School Mum and the Culchie Dub. As expected, particularly due to the presence of the Mad One, the conversation sank to a very low level, so I was well and truly entertained. At one point someone asked for some Paracetamol and the conversation got round to medication. I felt the need to recount a story told to me some time ago, of a friend of mine who, in advance of having an IUD fitted, was given a Difene suppository, by another friend, to make the whole experience less uncomfortable. On questioning afterwards as to how it all went, she exclaimed that having the IUD fitted was not half as hard as having had to SWALLOW the Dif...