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Thursday 27 September 2012

Mad Blog Awards

It seemed so long ago back in May-months away, with a whole summer in between. There was the caravilla, then one sister's wedding, then another sister's new baby, and now all of a sudden it's this weekend. Tomorrow night, little old me will be a finalist at the MAD Blog Awards in London!

We're making a long weekend of it, Loverboy and I- the Awards, a West End show, dinner and drinks with friends and then plenty of time for the two of us to just wander through old London town.With possibly a bit of shoe shopping thrown in. Maybe.

Right now though, I'm stressing in a big way about the kids- clothes to pack, toys to bring, raincoats, school uniforms, dinner money, books, special blankets..... They're off to stay in their Granny and Granda's, so I know they'll be fine.... but I still worry. A worrier by nature AND a mummy too..that's so not a good combo- one feeds off the other, you see!  It peaks the closer I get to going anywhere, and the night before I'm usually very close to calling it off altogether, and asking myself what was I thinking , and then Loverboy says, 'You always do this, every time, and you ring home and they're fine, and then you're fine. So stop stressing, it's gonna be fun!'

Strangely enough, the only thing I'm not actually worried about are the Awards themselves. Truly I'm not! I've got my dress and my shoes sorted- the same ones I wore to THE wedding a few weeks ago, and with zero expectation of winning, I feel like I can just relax and enjoy the evening. There's no faux modesty here - I really AM the long shot and just very glad to be going at all. I'm looking forward to meeting all of  the faces behind the blogs... and then obviously there's the free food and drink so really, what's not to like?
There's actually a live feed from the Awards on Friday night, so if you've nowhere to go, and a thunderstorm takes out your Sky+, and you're clean outta box sets, you can take a peak at what's going on. (I don't have a URL right now but it'll be up on the MAD BLOGS website by then). 

So all there's left to say is Thank You. Thank you for taking the time to vote for me all those months ago- many of you did it more than once- and without all those votes, I certainly wouldn't be living it large in London this weekend! But far more importantly, thank you for reading and following this little blog over the last year. When I started it, I never thought that anyone, except possibly my family, would  be interested in anything I had to say. Sometimes being proved wrong tastes very sweet indeed. Emmaxxx

20 comments:

  1. We simply love you.

    I hope you win, but whatever sure we'll still have all those fabulous blogs to read

    xxx

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    1. Thanks Brenda- you really are a star xxx

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  2. Will try and find you tomorrow evening to say hello! I think we'll all have a grand time x

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    1. And we did too!! So brill to meet you Trish

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  3. Good luck lovely and I cannot wait to meet you tomorrow xxx

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    1. Was lovely to meet you Susan and hope you made it back safe and sound.xx

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  4. Have a wonderful time and enjoy the glory :) Looking forward to the tales you tell and all the pics!

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  5. I hope you have a wonderful time both at the MADS and during the rest of your weekend away. Good luck!

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    1. Thank you- we had a ball...and your good luck wishes worked a treat!

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  6. hello lovely lady - it was an utter privilege to meet you and we must keep in touch. I've spent ages this morning, going back through your blog, reading the posts I haven't read yet. Love it! Love froogs xxxx

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    1. Ah Froogs! The pleasure was all mine! Loverboy is hoping that your frugal ways will rub off on yours truly!

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  7. Big congratulations Emma on WINNING! We knew you would. And all the other bloggers were great too. we are proud of you.

    bxxxx

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    1. Thank you Brenda- Cant wait to give you a big hug :-)

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  8. It was lovely to meet you & your husband last night - I'm a little scared of the photos that were taken though!!
    Congratulations on your award too ! x

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    1. Thanks Helen...as for the photos, I'm in complete denial mode!

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  9. It was so lovely to meet you last night and huge congratulations for winning too :-) Next time I promise to recognise you.

    Emma ( ScienceSparks )

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  10. You too Emma! And congrats on your win too- will be getting the kids on your website ASAP !

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