Surfin' in the Uuuooo Kay

Last weekend, Friday after work, Russ and I set off on a mammoth journey to north Devon for a surfing weekend for Russ' friend Rob's birthday. Just over 5hrs later we arrived in Woolacombe...

On the Saturday Russ took me for a drive around the area, which is famous for its beaches. This is where Russ spent his childhood holidays and hadn't been back since he was young.

It's beautiful down there! People very friendly, the scenery stunning and the beaches huge! It's so nice to have a break from London in a place like that! So relaxing! Despite the rubbish weather that weekend...

Later in the afternoon we all had a surfing lesson with an instuctor that provided a bit of eye candy! It was hilarious!! None of us could really surf - it was really a beginner's lesson! We were all trying desperately to get on our feet, some of us succeeding... Russ did well and I got on my feet for a moment but came stright back off! As frustrating as it was that we weren't all Kelly Slaters on our first try, we all had SO much fun!!! It was an excellent weekend!! Can't wait to do it again!!!

Back to the City

After a month staying with Russ' parents in Fleet while we sorted ourselves out job-wise, Russ got himself a trainee journalist job in Chertsey, just west of London. I got myself a job in Wimbledon. We moved back to our old house in London at that time too.

My job is as a Trining Coordinator for a company called CIPD - the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. They're an institute providing courses in all areas of business management, people management, law, HR, etc etc... I look after the Employment Law courses.

The job itself isn't particularly taxing, but I can't really complain. The pay's not bad, we get free cafe-style lunches and it's close enough for me to walk to work, meaning my expenses are almost non-existent!!

Now we're back in London I plan to do some saving but also travel to as many European cities as I can before I start to settle down and save for a house. It's going to be a busy couple of years!!