Rules of Engagement

Well what can I say!!!! Its been an emotional roller coaster of a school summer holiday this year!!!

I waved goodbye to the smalls at the beginning of the break and spent the next two weeks moping and feeling miserable. I know, totally ridiculous!!!! while all other mums are getting stressed, skint and suicidal at the thought of another 6 weeks without school!!!!. Im sobbing coz I want my babies and i've lost all purpose in my mundane life. It came as a total shock to me. I had all these things planned while the kids were with Daddy in Malta

1) re decorate the hallway
(well do the second coat on the hallway, after all the first coat has been dry for some months now!!)

2) go shopping.

(use escalators and shop changing rooms!!!! return unwanted goods without having to shout over the screams of a small child!!)

3) stroll along the seafront leisurely
(without the smallest small, proving he can in fact do a back flip out of the buggy restraints!!!)

did I achieve anything on my list? ......................No, I did not. As unfortunately, lay in bed sadly and consume as many Muller corners as is humanely possible in 2 weeks, Was not on the list.


Luckily as usual the Naval Hero came to my rescue before I reached super size proportions and required air lifting from my double bed. He whisked me off on a dream holiday to the Caribbean!!!!!!!

(this is not a joke!!!! this is actually real life......................MY REAL LIFE!!!!)

So anyway what is a girl to do when her Hero transports her halfway across the globe to a dream destination. A romantic holiday for 2!!!!!!

Yes I ate as much as I could stomach without feeling ill. I drank as much as I could stomach without feeling ill. I bronzed myself lazily on the white sandy beach and I cuddled my hero in the crystal clear Caribbean sea :)

all of this Impressed him greatly, And halfway through our dream holiday he took me for a special day out!!!!

We sailed out to a deserted Island just off the coast of Cuba and after lunch on the palm strewn beach. We walked along the shoreline till we were totally alone.

I looked out at the turquoise ocean and he held my face and kissed me. Then I felt him begin to sink away from me. So I opened my eyes to find him down on one knee on the sand holding  a box open and asking me to marry him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY HOLY LORD it was like something out of a film. So I feel I had better just re clarify that this blog is indeed non fiction!!!

Now I know that there are very clear rules to this kind of engagement. My Hero likes to do things properly. So having purchased the ring some months previously and asked my Fathers permission, here he was executing the rules with seamless precision.

I however am not used to such high standards. So even though the rules require a soft ladylike "yes". Followed by a gentile Kiss and a loving glance, to be the response to such perfect once in a lifetime moments. What actually happened was somewhat quite different.

My head screamed "YES YES YES!!!!" and I knew the Rules. I had like all other females on the planet, been practising the rules of engagement since I was a toddler. In fact I have caught my own 5yr old daughter practising her acceptance on many occasions.

but I got caught up in the moment and squealed  "SHUT UP!!!!!!" before slapping the Hero's very sunburnt shoulders!!!!!....................(oh bugger, I had better try that again!!! from the look on his face its not quite the response he had imagined)

now, remember the rules ladylike "yes" and a soft kiss.

instead I let out the word "really?" and put my hands on my cheeks and look as gormless as I can possibly manage!!!!!

lets try this again, just say the word "yes" for christ sake

no I get another "really?"

Luckily just as im beginning to think he's going to answer with "no not really, your a lunatic!!" The Hero comes to my rescue again and asks "is that a yes then?"

Thankfully all I have to manage is a feeble nod before collapsing on him and attacking him with kisses. Perfect, perfect, perfect and the ring is a stunner!!!!!!! Its just unfortunate that now when anybody asks him what my reply was. He has to answer that i told him to shut up!!!! ooops