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in eager anticipation of the manfriend's visit, i've sent him a wishlist of every single cafe and restaurant i'd like to go to when he's here. and one of the manfriend's many strengths is his supreme organisational skills. should've known that he already had a list of his own and when our lists combined, wow wee, gastronomical highlights of this not-so-small city. excited to eat my way through with him. somehow cafes aren't half as fun with anyone else and if i'd a penny for every time i passed something and wished he was with me right then and there so we could stop for some tea and cake, i'd be shopping at waitrose instead of tesco's...

he'll book one or two restaurants, but freestyle the rest. much as i enjoy the delicious anticipation of a good meal, don't want to swing the extreme and be hampered by reservations. we've a nice little routine worked out. he catches up on his zz while i'm in class but we'll spend every meal time together. it tickles me how despite the 8h time difference, we still go to bed at the same time. go figure. and despite knowing when his last day at the firm is, this is one sheep they're not putting in the pasture just yet. growl. have also made a list of things to see around the city together and to his delight, many of them involve being outside. side effect of that persistent wilderness bug i can't seem to shake. looking forward to walking the bridges, ambling around a moor or two and making the most of the many many parks. 

most excitedly, we'll be revising our guest list and sending out the beyoootifulll save the date his sister (lawyer-turned-graphic designer teehee) created for us. many posts ago, i said that he's doing everything for the wedding. and truly he has, going so far as to pick my shoes, leaving me with just the dress. ooh! pressure! cannot possibly mess up the one thing he's entrusted me now, can i. he does involve me and update me (i'm cc-ed on all the emails and boy were there a flurry!) but i'm so glad to be able to relinquish control of the wedding to the classiest person i know, with the most impeccable taste. possibly the only person on earth i trust more than i trust myself :) without going into too much detail, his new job meant that we'd to shift some dates around and find a new venue for our young people 'do. with just 3 months to go, this might've caused lesser mortal to shake in their shoes. but oh no, not the manfriend. undaunted, he did some research, found the perfect venue (EGGCITES!!!) and deftly bumped off a pre-existing booking. don't worry, no one was harmed in the process but it just made me go whoaaa at his negotiation skills, and a little weak at the knees. mad props to mr. makes-it-happen! and, he scored even more points for artfully evading a dongdongqiang kuching wedding. because, really, with three weddings in the pipeline, we didn't need a fourth.

ok! enough wedding fever and myboyfriendisbetterthanyours-talk. am refusing to think about how i'm going to spend the rest of my life paying for this. can just about picture it now.

"honey, i'm not (insert household chore). i planned the wedding, remember..."

this would also be an appropriate juncture to go on a week's hiatus. in lock down mode and won't be blogging till he goes home :(