Ooh, nik - do you still have your french dictionary on cd?? coz i remember u sent me it before spain to cpoy onto my laptop and i think i gave it back to you whilst we were out there but now i got a new laptop and it would be useful to have it again as gonna force myself to start reading the old french/span papers as i'm gettin crap again! in fact, mama, if you happen to know where it mite be amongst nikki's crap (and lets face it, it mite take you years to go thru all that so dont worry if u dont!) could you please send it to me? anyways, jus let me know. NZ sounds good so far, much easier to read shorter post cards, much appreciated. i am very jealous of your gallivanting and missin watchin the 6 nations with u, gonna watch the scots game with a scots next weekend tho which should be fun to wind her up!! take care chicken xXx

did you know..................................... i have a second cousin called kaikoura?! - her parents went on honeymoon to NZ and visited there!! fascinating stuff dontcha think?! (....no?!) xXx

Phew, was beginning to think you'd stopped lovin me as hadnt received a post card in so long but i neednt have worried, one arrived yday - the last Oz one - my wall is gettin very full (they're spaced out obviously!) but i've got 2 and a half rows now!! Am i the most popular?!? in fact, you're really my only source of post......i'm so unloved!! (hint hint, someone send me some more!!) ah well, i've got my own whole conference to organise now so am super excited - yay me! hope NZ is fun so far, cant wait to hear bout it and meeting the family, take care xXx

nicola marshall! sort yourself out! i want some gossip! he he! although am managing to create quite a lot of my own at present! remind me to tell you bout our boat club imbibing AGM on your return!!!

glad to hear your still having an amazing time! 2 of my uni friends went to NZ in the summer and the pics are bloody amazing! im sure you're gonna have so much fun there! speak to you soon my darling!
xxxx

Hey Nic..you will probably won't read this until you get to your next destination as tommorow you leave Australia...and... New Zeland..here you come!!!..After that last entry from Emma..I now know it is her bad influence that has lead you astray all these years...and, Emma..I have Nic's laptop at present and the screen saver photos of you would fetch "Megga Bucks" on E-Bay so beware....Have a great time in New Zealand Nikki and also enjoy meeting your cousins in Auckland. Keep well and safe.Love from us xxx

Well, technically i'm not as i'm currently manning the registration desk of my conference for all the latecomers who've got stuck on the crappy trains, think there mite be some sort of security alert plus the normal delays. am about to investigate on the good ol bbc! And it's RAeS you nincumpoop!! get it rite if you're gonna diss me! lovely to chat to you last nite, cant wait to see the photos, hope you're al lfully recovered and feelin revived again! anyways, back to you nikki..... had a wikid time in glasgow, got very drunk friday on some delicious vodka malibu real strawberries cocktail thing, then some red wine, then some rose, then some gin and blackcurrant before finally hittin my good ol vodka lime and lemonade!! think there may have been some vodka carnberry thrown in there too!! whoops (i'm so sorry mama, looks like it really is me that leads nikki astray!!) but it was free bar afta the club so i couldnt possibly say no to their hospitality!! also did some country loch stuff too which was fun and some shoppin which i obviously didnt last too long at and luckily persuaded them to go to the pub to watch the l'pool game altho i did have to buy lunch and the drinks as a result! all good fun tho! hope all still good with u and you're livin the dream!! take care my luverlie xXx

Oi jockey, I don't think RAES are paying you to spend all your time on the internet!! Do some work you bum! Back to work for me tomorrow, boohoo :( Hope you're ok Nikki, Senegal was fantastic, and I even saw England hammer the Welsh. Those Taffs are bl00dy crap - one season wonders, hope it shuts them up now! xXx

holy maloney, wot a long update that was! am supposed to be workin so just skimmed it as had friday off to do bday glasgow celebrations and trying to catch up on the emails and work etc - not fun! but glasgow was wikid, went up with 2 girls i worked with at niketown and had an awesome very drunken time, even went to a loch to get some nature, culture thing goin on!! ooh get me! oz still sounds good fun too, when do u head off to NZ? be sure to get ready to take some glacier photos, am lookin forward to seein them. ooh maybe i'll check out your photos now and procrastinate some more. take care xXx

emma - u're always causing trouble aren't you - sorry charlie - not much goss on the boy front!

Oops, now i've caused some hassle for nickle m'schnickle!! i could have been slightly exaggerating about the gazillions of boys, sorry, am prone to do that!! loves you xXx

Yeah, i wanna hear all bout these boys!!! i'll tell all when u get back if u tell me all now my dear!! (had a very entertaining new years.....)

Nikkkki--
Thank you for the email!!!! I'm glad to see that you're having so much fun :) Lucky girl--you got to be in Australia on Christmas and on the beach--crazy!!! Send me boy stories...sounds like youve met a few!
Love,
Christi