My 28th Birthday

This week has been a good one, I have been pretty busy but mostly it has been fun. On Monday Charlotte and I met up in Camden in London. Charlotte had been given a voucher whilst shopping in Colchester to have her hair and makeup done with a friend followed by a photo shoot. It seemed a great excuse to meet up and have a day out in the capital.

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I was first to have my hair and make up done. I asked to have slightly wavy hair but not too boofant. Afterwards Charlotte said she wanted something simular but challenged the guy to get some volume into her hair. I have never seen so much back combing. It did look great though. We then had our photos taken. I think the lady took about 60 or so. We had taken our own clothes and we had about three changes of outfit. Some of the pictures were taken with us

together but most were individual. Most of them were incredibly cheesy but some were nice.

The most difficult it was choosing what pictures to keep and which to get rid of. We were able to have one free one each and naturally the others were pricey. The lady tried to do us a deal to make us buy lots but we were having none of it. Didn't really want to part with any cash. Eventually we came back with four. An individual one each. A picture of us together and Charlotte had an extra one.

From Camden we went onto Covent Garden where we had a wander around the shops. Charlotte knew of a good milk shake shop in the market area. I had a maltesers shake whilst watching the string quartet playing 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'. Afterwards we went to get some dinner. We made our way to a morroccan resturant called Souk Medina which is just off Neal Street. We both failed miserably to eat all of our huge tagines but they were delicious.

Dinner finished in perfect timing for us to wander around the corner to the theatre where we watched 'The Woman in Black'. It was amazing. The theatre was small but we had great seats, right in the middle near the front. The play is an old fashioned ghost story. There are only two actors and it starts off as a comedy but turns into a mild horror. There was a lot of suspense and it was quite jumpy but probably one of the best shows I have seen in the West End.

The next day was my birthday. I met up with Kelly for a light lunch and then James and I went out in the evening for dinner. We went to a new Thai resturant in Petersfield. The food was lovely, definately somewhere to visit again.

Wednesday I started my new job in Stroke rehabilitation. It is such a novelty being able to leave the hospital at 5pm each day and have most of my weekends off. A different world from working in MAU. I finished off my week on Friday with a BBQ in the back garden with a group of friends. I think in summary I seem to have eaten loads this week, perhaps I ought to go for a run.