The Final Countdown.....

Dear Diary,

Well, slap me twice and call me Betty. I've been offered extra shifts at the pub. Oh, HAPPY DAYS!!! I've already worked twice this week, now I've been called in again tonight and given work Sunday too. 4 shifts in one week! SWEET!

Luckily, this should give me time to think of a suitable Father's Day present for Dad - after 22 years of knowing the man, you would be right to assume that I should know what he likes by now. Well, I do. But I'm still baffled. Oh well, I shall muse upon it further at work - I get a lot of thinking done there......

On the Magical Mystery Tour front: Today's updates/clues (left via Voicemail) are as follows:

I must find a dress (one that would fall under "Black Tie" category) to be worn somewhere posh.
I will have time (and indeed, space) to change once we arrive at our destination.
Phase 3 has been confirmed.
There will be equipment to do my hair and iron my clothes.
I must therefore turn up in normal everyday scruffs.
I must bring an overnight bag.

Ooooooooooh!! It's all so damnably exciting!! I've been spending all week trying to eke more clues out and get him to spill the beans, but truth be told - I don't think I'd WANT to know now. The surprise factor is making it all the more delicious, especially since it's tomorrow. My guess is thus: (leaving out the lollipop, 'cos that is driving me INSANE) - judging from what he's said about "calling in favours" and overnight bags, I reckon he has a mate with a really nice city appartment who's going away for the weekend and letting us use it. And we may be going somewhere really posh to eat in the evening. Wow...... hope I'm right, that sounds FANTASTIC!!

Anyway, I spent all afternoon auditioning and rejecting dresses (too pink, won't hold boobs securely anymore, too short, too not-black-tie......) before settling on my black, curve-inducing, latin-frilled, cross-strapped high school prom dress, which I was thrilled to discover I could still get into - well, just. I'll have to breathe in ALL night, maybe discard wearing underwear, and team up with a dusky-green wrap to hid the bingo wings and man-shoulders. But, a pair of Mum's shoes, her beaded black clutch bag and some of her expensive jewellery (all of which I've promised to guard with my LIFE) later, and I was sorted! I'm pretty much packed and ready to go.

I'm so excited I can hardly sit still, much less focus on work tonight. Less than 24 hours to go......

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Current Mood: full of beans
Current Music: "Shame for you" - Lily Allen