Several weeks have passed since my last entry.

Work wise, there’s not much to say, apart from the amount of work that’s now coming my way. I’ve been put in charge of answering the departments emails, and converting the buildings and contents leads from one task into an appointment. Works going up. Its keeping me busy, but I’m still relaxed. I’m sure if I was doing my regular job, I’d be getting irritated.

In terms of what’s going on with other aspects of my life, they are getting far, far more interesting.

Firstly, it now appears that 2009 will be defined as the year with the most weddings. There have been a few already amongst people I know, and there’s more to come. So far, I’ve been invited to three.

The first one being in a few weeks. Jess and Aiden, whom I mentioned in my last entry, has moved the wedding forward to the 21^st June, so that her mum can be there. I’ll be playing a part in this wedding, already been given the heads up that they want me to a reading at the ceremony, and a reading at the reception. Knowing that they have a tight budget for the whole day, I’ve said that I’d handle the disco for the reception, and I’d do it for free.

I’m really looking forward to this weekend, I know its going to be one of the happiest of the year.

The second one is happening exactly a week later, and that’s for Tina. All I know so far is that its going to be a traditional Indian wedding. That means dancing. Lots of it, as far as I’m aware.

This does come with a catch though, one of my ex girlfriends is going to be there. If that wasn’t awkward enough, her fiancée is going to be there. Grand. I’m not bitter though. I’m the one who finished it, I’m just a little nervous of what will happen next.

The third wedding is that of my 2^nd ever co-host, Ruth Acaster. Ruth, like Jess, is a very special person to me. I’ve learned lots of things from Ruth, and I’m sure I’ll continue to do so. Ruth’s another one of those “friends for life” that I’ve talked about lately. The ceremony is due to happen at Kettering, her home town, and there’s due to be a lot of the old school D:One presenters and staff present.

The very next day, my good friend Sarah is due to give birth to the child I’m going to be godfather to. This is going to be another of the most happiest weekends of 2009.

Going back to Sarah for a bit, we’ve been spending time with each other. Sarah’s in a situation at the moment which is wearing her out at a critical time. She’s pregnant, and the stress of being assaulted  by her now ex and then being constantly checked up on by social services is just stressing her out.

I’ve told her that I’ll do whatever I can for her, and she’s told me she’s extremely grateful of that. Her two other children like me too, and I’ve now became “Uncle John”, which I love. It’s getting me ready for when my sister decides to have kids.

All my friends are still happy, as far as I can tell. Alan’s found someone again, and this time, its working. He’s very happy, and that’s definitely clear. He’s less grumpy, and has a smile most of the time. This, however, makes me the only single person in our friendship group, which I’ve finally started to take measures to change.

The other week, I went on the Derby Ghost walk, which was great. It got me back in the city, and I’m seriously considering another overnight stay in a location. Its going to take a lot of planning.

The walk itself was good, set up to give a bit of the history of the city and it showed you parts of Derby that some people wouldn’t know was there. I’d recommend it, and may go on it again in the future, if only to get back into the tunnels underneath the Guildhall.

Well, this episodes coming to an end. Its actually taken 3 writing sessions to get it out, but its here. I keep promising to write more, but it’s a promise I keep failing to keep. Remember me telling you that I don’t like to talk about some things if I know it will jinx them? I purposely haven’t spoken about something this time, because its still in its early stages. Its fragile, and the outcome hasn’t let been decided. It could possibly the opening for the next episode, we’ll just have to wait and see.