Studying, working and tequila

It's been a while I know... but I just don't have any time for anything but to do the very "must-haves".

Since my whining about Portuguese post boxes, I have had my holidays which were great, did the CeMAP 2 exam (and passed yey!!!) and celebrated my first year anniversary with Jr.

Seriously, I need to get my act together and sort out internet at home cos like this I will never get this blog running properly. I spend far too many hours at work as it is so it's not like I feel like sitting here with my blog at night. Also I am studying for CeMAP 3 so major lack of time issue going on. You know, I just found out that all the extra hours I have done working here are lost, I wont ever get compensated for them. We don't get paid for them but we get days in lieu. I understand I can't have them all as it is like 190 hours since August 2007 but I hoped to somehow get something out of it. I was hoping they would give me some extra days off next year (paid of course) so that I don't have to use all my holidays in March when I am planning to go to Brazil for a month... but hey why would they?

My one year anniversary with Jr was great. It was one long day full of food and wine, starting in Ericeira, moving onto Cascais and ending in Lisbon. We went back to A Travessa where we are always so well treated and where Jr can enjoy his wine conversations with the sommelier. Yawn...

I have really found myself a prince this time, never has anyone taken such good care for me and still been normal, decent and polite. There is only one small thing that sometimes makes us clash slightly, the age difference. I am not so sure he agrees or even notices that however I do. I think it is because I am 29 and a woman, he is 24 and a boy!!! Love him to death though. He bought a car and it finally arrived yesterday, jesus have never seen him so happy. It is not registered yet and the lazy bugger has not finished his drivers licence yet (!) so for now all he can do is enjoy the beauty from the outside.

I am still helping at Tequila bar, so the weekend life is just as crazy as it always was... too much tequila!

Right, time for me to get out of here and go home to that CeMAP I love so much. Fingers crossed for me, it is soon time to sit the last exam.

Ciao ciao



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