Well hello again.

 

So much has happened since I last updated my journal so i'd better get on with it.

 

A couple of weeks ago I went to the Honda F1 charity open day at Brackley which was fantastic. We met Jenson Button & a couple of drivers that Honda are bringing up through the ranks. The whole day was great, there was so much to do. Unfortunately due to them running overtime I missed out on my chance to take part in a real pit stop, I should have been doing the rear jack but hey, I'm sure after the success of this event they will have another & I will make sure I get to have a go next time. Just think, if they hadn't been running over the times set I could now sit watching the races & going "i've done that" whenever I watch the pit stops. maybe I will get my chance at the Renault World series event at Donington in September. Nic went with me to the Honda day & she really enjoyed herself as well even though she's not really a racing fan ( oh yes she is now, she thinks Jenson's cute!!!!, still didn't stop her from telling him to shave his beard off though ).

 

Last weekend saw a fantastic race in Germany, Lewis had a big accident on saturday but thankfully he was okay. The race itself was frantic, there was a huge downpour shortly after the start and cars were flying off the track. For a while it looked like we were going to get another Ferrari victory but Kimi's car let him down & so it was down to Massa to bring it on home. Unfortunately near the end of the race the heavens opened again & Massa's wet tyres had rotated on the wheel rim which cause lots of vibration making the car a complete bitch to drive & Alonso got by & took the win. Ferrari may not have won but we had the pace to do so & at the end of the day it was a great race so no complaints.

 

During this last week Nic & I have both had our birthdays so it was a good week. There was an announcement at work that I think is a good change to how we operate, the potential is always there to screw up when you make changes but I think this is a good start to improving things for us & our customers. Our centre was named the Customer Contact Centre of the year ( throughout Europe, Middle East & Africa ) & on friday we had a bit of a party at a local pub with free food & drink, normally you wouldn't catch me attending a works party but the small group of people I would choose to socialise with all decided we'd go. It was a good night out & a chance to share a drink & a laugh with friends outside of the office.

 

**** BIG NEWS ********

The big news since I last updatd is that although Jack has been able to pull himself around using his hands or pushing himself with his feet he was not co-ordinated enough to crawl properly - well not any more. Yesterday we got back from town & he just got up on his hands & knees then crawled over to me. He never ceases to amaze me with his achievements. Last night we went to a friends party & there was a girl with her baby daughter there, the baby is 7 months & 3 weeks old but she doesn't crawl yet, I was so proud that Jack was crawling. 

 

Why  do all houses in Coventry seem to have kitchens smaller than a shoe box? We're still trying to find somewhere suitable to move to at the end of this month, we have officially given notice on this house today so we either find somewhere pdq or we stay at Nic's parents for a little while. Would be nice to save some money but we'd have to put our furniture in storage & I really don't want to have the 3 of us living in 1 room, plus the fact that her folks have got Virgin & not Sky so I would miss Prison Break season 3 when it comes on soon.

 

Right, off to catch up with some reading....c ya later...VampJack x