Freds Christmas / New Years Honours List
I decided today to afford the time to write an actual blog article to you all thanking you for your visits and support over the year.
It's a funny thing but this blog only started in late July. It seems to me to have been around forever and I really don't know if I could ever do without it now. My input has been at times patchy and at times regular as clockwork. Back in the days of Sept / Oct, readers will remember that I ran a daily "quiz" - this attracted around 60 visits A DAY and was great crack but it required a lot of work and eventually I ran out of steam.
The identity of the mysterious and incredibly rude "Byte" generated quite a bit of interest not least of all from me. It turned out to be Richard who was the very last person I thought it could be. If I were to be transported into a Miss Marple mystery, I don't think I would fare very well... It's no wonder I was crap at the murder mystery evening that Fi and Richard organised last year!! In the end I think J'accused the fondue set that night.
Anyway I digress. I don't do Christmas Cards - I can't be bothered and I think one less person chopping up trees must be a good thing. Don't get me wrong though - I love getting them! So ....
Instead of Christmas Cards, A Fred's OBE (Order of the Blog Empire) goes to some special people this Christmas, both online and real live face to face friends, who have been particularly great this year to me and who all make my life fantastic. Apologies if any of this is over sentimental but that's what I do best...If I leave anyone out let me know - it's just cos I'm stupid rather than that I've forgotten them...
FRED AND FRED OBE'S
to Alan C who has started a new life in Edinburgh and who is lovin it..
to Andrew my rock....(!)
to Shazza Cazza Lazza and Jazza.....
to Matthew and Clare my annual relatives
to my Dad who I love enormously and with whom I had the nicest day of my life earlier on this year up a small mountain in Majorca
to my Mum who has had a terrible year but who is doing great despite everything
to Byte(!)
to Clair, Leanne, wee Gerard and Anne in Dunmurry and England who are all making millions for an ungrateful man
to Clare and Geoff who have both had a tough year and for whom 2006 can only be better
to Courtney the conductor who will be an amazing world class name some day
to Darran in Cork
to David R and his curlie wurly hair - keep the curly wurly curries coming
to David and Pamela and little Erin, little Erin has melted my heart and some day she'll probably break it…
to Fi and Richard who are coming back to NI and facing the unknown
to Gillian our Barts director and my life-longest serving bestest friend,
to Eric one of my other dads...
to Jenny and Chris our other newlyweds who invited us to their fab wedding dancing where I had a ball!!
to Jonny Ireland our Son
to Jonny Roberts in his new house that he has worked so hard for
to Karin and Charles,
to Katherine and Gavin who are about to give birth and who deserve so much happiness next year
to Katrina my sister in her new house who deserves everything in the world
to Kerri L who was mugged recently but is showing humiliating resolve and strength,
to Lawrain and David our hair consultants…
to Lisa in NZ and Walker in Canada our long distance lovers who are seeing each other this Christmas for the first time in ages
to Michael R who helped us grind a few bastards down earlier on in the year,
to my Dentist Karen who fixed me up good as new when disaster struck in Barcelona,
to my wee Lynder who shone like a star on TV last night and who I love deeply,
to my wee mate Ed who I can honestly say for such a young person is one of the most mature kind friends I have ever had
to Philip our dynamic composer in residence who writes the songs that make the whole world cry,
to Richard and Susan our newly wedded bestest friends who both Raise Me Up!!
to Rswipe
to Tess and Michael,
to Tim Jones
to Wylfie the pantomime dame (don't even ask)
But the biggest Christmas Fred's honour this year -
A Fred's Knighthood goes to all the guys at Vodafone who have made me feel human again.
To Julie a fantastic woman with so much poise and command in work and yet who has the capacity to melt into a great friend,
to Isla (a truly intelligent and bohemian spirit)
to Susan (our poor bad cop who has to remind us all where the lines are and is a real gem)
and last but not least our Sandra who brought me in when I was out in the cold in February and who is one of the most generous people I know and for whom I would do anything!!
Blub Blub - I love you all and here's to 2006!!!
Labels: barcelona, clair gunning stitt, Ed, jenny, Kerri Logan, Lisa, lynder, New Year, Susan
posted by Freddy @ Friday, December 23, 2005
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