What's Made You Happy Today.... ? Options

[Fran*Piano]

Having a fabulous day yesterday-going out for lunch, going to see my friends show at college, going to the pictures, then going to see Coheed and Cambria live! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Celeste]

Well, yesterday I was invited to attend afternoon tea with the Master and Company of the Merchant Taylors of York, having sung with the choir for the annual Charter Day service to mark the feast of St John the Baptist. Pimms on arrival, tiny little sandwiches with smoked salmon and asparagus and cucumber, fruit tarts, strawberries and cream and champagne. All the ladies wore hats, and the Mayor and the rest of the civic party were there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Then I went to see S*x and the City 2 with 2 of my friends from choir. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[Tequila]

Well, yesterday I was invited to attend afternoon tea with the Master and Company of the Merchant Taylors of York, having sung with the choir for the annual Charter Day service to mark the feast of St John the Baptist. Pimms on arrival, tiny little sandwiches with smoked salmon and asparagus and cucumber, fruit tarts, strawberries and cream and champagne. All the ladies wore hats, and the Mayor and the rest of the civic party were there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Then I went to see S*x and the City 2 with 2 of my friends from choir. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Sounds like fun Celeste even if teh two activities seem at opposite ends of a spectrum... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Anyway, mine - a stroll round York this morning (had appointment to pick up prescription sunglasses and was a bit early) and in doing so happened to see, and subsequently treat myself to, a couple of pretty summer tops and a pair of jean-style leggings - and I got 20% off on top of the fact that one was on special offer anyway.

So doubly pleasant (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) lol: Treats - and money off!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[Cyrilla]

1) Having Pa and Bagpuss round for lunch.

2) Knowing that the third Jolly Music book arrives in Felixstowe today. Woop woop!!!

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[Fran*Piano]

My second happy post of the day! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'm happy cause I've just returned from the Hoppings fun-fair, and then I'm having my violin lesson, then going to church for my confirmation! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[madbassoonist]

My second happy post of the day! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'm happy cause I've just returned from the Hoppings fun-fair, and then I'm having my violin lesson, then going to church for my confirmation! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Sounds good! I'm getting confirmed too, on Monday! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I am sort-of happy because at least my Physics exam is over and done with. Only a piano exam*, two bits of science coursework, a German speaking exam and an athletics competition left to worry about for this term (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

* Note the piano exam before coursework, which shocked several of my friends when they heard that I would put the two on an equal level of importance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[clavicembalo]

Successful Lunchtime Concert put on at school; those who took part in the recent Competitive Festival:

Westering Home,
Where is Love? - Oliver
Who Will Buy? - Oliver
My House - Peter Pan
Castle on a Cloud - Les Miserables
On My Own - Les Miserables
Send in the Clowns
Somewhere

Muggins here accompanying - all without a hitch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Fran*Piano]

My second happy post of the day! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'm happy cause I've just returned from the Hoppings fun-fair, and then I'm having my violin lesson, then going to church for my confirmation! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Sounds good! I'm getting confirmed too, on Monday! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I am sort-of happy because at least my Physics exam is over and done with. Only a piano exam*, two bits of science coursework, a German speaking exam and an athletics competition left to worry about for this term (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

* Note the piano exam before coursework, which shocked several of my friends when they heard that I would put the two on an equal level of importance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Awh, well that'll be good when it's all done then! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) what name have you picked for confirmation? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[clavicembalo]

..... what name have you picked for confirmation? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

And yourself? Fran Siscan perhaps? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Tori_flute]

Shopping.

[Fran*Piano]

..... what name have you picked for confirmation? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

And yourself? Fran Siscan perhaps? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Not funny, my full name is Francesca which I detest-it works if you're a tall, gorgeous Italian woman, but as I am only one of the four, it doesn't work on me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Being a rather short, insufferably pale, thoroughly English girl, I don't know what my parents were thinking!

[Solari]

Not funny, my full name is Francesca which I detest

Nothing wrong with that - they could have called you Fifi Trixibelle or something equally stupid! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[corenfa]

Coming home to find that the builders cleared out and CLEANED the bathroom. I love them forever for that.. I was steeling myself for a whole evening spend cleaning the bathroom.

[clavicembalo]

..... what name have you picked for confirmation? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

And yourself? Fran Siscan perhaps? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Not funny, my full name is Francesca which I detest-it works if you're a tall, gorgeous Italian woman, but as I am only one of the four, it doesn't work on me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Being a rather short, insufferably pale, thoroughly English girl, I don't know what my parents were thinking!

Well I don't recall having ever taught a Fran who used her full name. Equally those called Clem don't like the full Clementine or Clemency. I was invigilating a Camomile yesterday - likes to be called Mo. There are plenty of others.

Then you have names like Tia Maria! Clearly her parents' choice and it would be a while before she became conscious of why her name might produce a smile or chuckle.

We had one family's children come through school each with a handful of first names - and thereby hangs the explanation: their first child had 5 Christian names, starting with the letters F-I-R-S-T, in order e.g. Frederick Ian Robert Steven Tom. The next one had 6 Christian names, starting with the letters S-E-C-O-N-D in order - fortunately they only had five children, otherwise they'd most probably have had to use Xavier when it came to number 6! What possesses them to lumber their children with such, for life!

[corenfa]

Well I don't recall having ever taught a Fran who used her full name. Equally those called Clem don't like the full Clementine or Clemency. I was invigilating a Camomile yesterday - likes to be called Mo. There are plenty of others.

Then you have names like Tia Maria! Clearly her parents' choice and it would be a while before she became conscious of why her name might produce a smile or chuckle.

We had one family's children come through school each with a handful of first names - and thereby hangs the explanation: their first child had 5 Christian names, starting with the letters F-I-R-S-T, in order e.g. Frederick Ian Robert Steven Tom. The next one had 6 Christian names, starting with the letters S-E-C-O-N-D in order - fortunately they only had five children, otherwise they'd most probably have had to use Xavier when it came to number 6! What possesses them to lumber their children with such, for life!

Where I grew up... (South East Asia) people often have names like Frances and Clement, which they use in full. Then you get people who decide to take a normal name and invent variations of it. There's a family where all the male members of one generation are named things ending with -mond - so it's OK if you have Edmond and Desmond but then they ran out, so they invented Melmond, Kelmond and Jesmond, I don't know if they've got on to Almond by now.

I also knew an English chap named Matthew Mark Luke John- I know it's a tradition to name boys after the Apostles but they did't have to pick all of them..