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January
David Orange with the come and get me lookDavid and me went to our first meal at my parents house. It was a very nice meal and lucky things went very well. We will need to make sure that we do it again, the next time that we're both up in Scotland.

I had a job interview, the first one that I have had in years. I did not get the job, but I least it got me use to what interview's are like again.

On 26th January, David and me have been going out for one year. The first of many I hope.

February

February was just a bit of a normal month. So I don't have anything to report here!

March

I went to Leeds with David to watch him dance in the Northern Competitions in Leeds. It was great to see David doing something that he really loves doing, I am so glad that I went to see him.

On 23rd March, David and me broke up. But lucky we had a long chat later on in the week and got back together.

28th March, David and me went up to Glasgow together for the weekend. It was a great weekend and I think that it helped us both get a lot of things sorted out. The only bad thing was that David had to go back down to Liverpool on Sunday. While I had to stay up for another week to look after my Mum and Dad's dog Ghille.

April

Me while learning to driveDavid and me broke up, after going out for over 1 year. I don't really know what went wrong. I don't think that he ever really loved me, because just 3 days later had got a new BF. At least I found out after 1 year and not 5 years!

The best things to happen in April was that I got a new job working at the Peterborough Greyhound Stadium. I also started to learn to drive, which now looking back at it, I don't know why I did not start doing it a long time ago.

May

This month was a lot better that last one. But then that is not very hard at all. I would say that last month was one of the worse months of my whole life and it's going to take me a long time to get over it!

The great thing about this month is that I am still enjoying working at the Peterborough Greyhound Stadium. And my driving is still coming along well.

June

Mum and me at Bourne woodsIn this month I hit the 600 miles mark on my cycling computer.

My Mum and Dad come down to Little Bytham for the weekend. It was great to see them again! I had not seen them since I was up in Killearn back in April.

I also meet Matthew for the first time!

July

Lawrence Fanous photoI went to watch a Triathlon. The best thing about it was getting to see lots of cute guys in wetsuits and getting the first photos for my new Wetsuitlads website.

I had my first go at the theory test. I failed it, but I was still very happy with the mark that I got in the multiple section. I got 33 out, of 35. Which I was more then pleased with, because you need 30 to pass it. I failed on the hazard perception section of the test.

Matthew and me went to Stratford-upon-Avon for the day. We both had a great time there. It's the place that William Shakespeare was born. Just in case you wanted to know.

At the end of July I went up to Killearn for a number of days to see my Mum and Dad. It was great to catch up with them again. I also got to meet up with one of my friends Craig that, I had not seen in a long time.

August
I took Matthew to his first ever Pride in Nottingham. It was a bit wee for my liking. I use to the big ones like they have in Glasgow. But at least Matthew got to go to his first Pride or gay Fete as I liked to call this one.
September

Me on the London EyeI went up to Killearn for a number of days, for mum Dad's and big brothers birthday's, which are both on the 20th September 2003.

For my birthday Matthew took me down to London for the day. It was only the second time in my life that I had been to London. It was one of the best days that I had in a very, very long time. So thanks very, very much to Matthew.

October

York MinsterSome great news at long last I passed my theory test. Third time lucky.

On the 23th October, Matthew and me went to York. It was a really great day out. I had not been to York in a long time.

On the 31st October, I booked my driving test. But I am not going to say when it is. Till I pass it, so you will all have to wait to see when it is.

November
November was just a bit of a normal month. So I don't have anything to report here!
December

December was just a bit of a normal month. So I don't have anything to report here!

 
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