Serendepity? Happiness for sure!

Last night, which would be Thursday, I went to the lovely Billy and Mandy's house for one of Billy's famous curries (butter turkey in this instance) and had a blast.  Himself came too and also fell in love with their lovely house that feels like it's in the middle of nowhere but is in fact just of the Malahide Road. We had so much fun and the music was brilliant.  The company was brilliant and funny and  . . .  I'm guessing I had a brilliant time because getting out of bed was a bit of a palaver this morning.  I shouldn't stay up beyond, ohh, midnight if I want to stay awake for the entire day that follows.  Yup, good company, good food, good music and . . .  a very happy Niamh indeed.Whilst there I met a couple who are due their first baby, happiness and sleeplessness - don't you love it? and he is a bit of a musical mastermind.  He told us how he managed, after 15 years to track down a piece of music that used to be on MTV in the 90's after Alien Nation and before something else.  He found it!!!  So I told him about this video I'd seen when I was pregnant with #1 and how I'd love to find it again as the video blew me away.  Everything was a word.  Cars in the video were made up of the word car as were buildings, pavements etc. etc. made up of their relevant words.  A typographers dream.He knew what I was talking about.  He had a quiet stroke of his beard and . . .  "Hey, Niamh, is this what you're talking about?"  Seriously!!!!  Alex Gopher - The Child, incidentally.  Yes, yes it was.  So thank you very much Shane/Dino, thank you for giving me the song I heard ten years ago when I was pregnant with my first little one.  A little one who is trying his hardest to stay awake to see the new year in.  Last year it started to snow at midnight you see and everyone was out playing.  This year some of my favourite people no longer live on the street so I'm laying low.  Happy and excited about the year ahead, can't be much worse right?, but sad too.So?  Here's to a wonderful New Year.  2011 is going to be the year when the outsiders get in on the inside and things start being fixed.  2011 is going to be the year where we continue to be happy and healthy and Himself finds a job that fulfills him and, better yet, pays him.  2011 is the year that #2 goes to bigger boy school and I, and my other perfectionists, put our plans in place and start our march on taking over the world.  One cake at a time.  2011 is the year where, touch wood, all those babies I know of are born safely and everyone is good.  2011 is the year I finally manage to get fit and healthy and!!!  

HAPPY 2011 TO EVERYONE OUT THERE.  IT SHALL BE WONDERFUL.  REALLY, IT WILL!  I PROMISE.