Showing posts with label catch up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label catch up. Show all posts
Hello my lovelies!
I hope that you are all doing well. I can not believe that 2 months has passed since I sat and put finger to keyboard to chat to you all. This year is absolutely flying by, I can not believe that we are almost in December... It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since we sat playing pie face on New Year's Eve and here we are, nearly time for the festivities to begin again.
To be honest I think the break away from blogging has done me good. Life has been hectic as ever and I think with everything that has happened over the last 12 months... Grandad being really ill, planning a wedding, getting married, planning a honeymoon, my brother getting married, going on honeymoon it's just been too much and something had to give. To be honest, I posted a while back to say I was at a point with my blog that I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do any more or where I wanted to take it. However, I think the break has done me good. I have actually found myself over the last few weeks thinking about blogging, content and the like. I've not dipped out of the world all together - I've been over on Instagram so if you follow me on there (@mybeautifulforever) you will have seen what I have been up to (and what I've been eating haha).
So.. The last couple of months..
Well I had my graduation for my post grad course I was completing for the last year. I now hold a post graduate certificate in health care leadership. The graduation was very different and low key to what I have been used to but it was good that Adam got to see me graduate - especially with all the hard work I had to put in doing it and planning a wedding too!
To be honest, that is about it... I wish I has lots of exciting news to share... I'm getting my butt organised and will be back - regularly! I am in the process of working out how often and when I am going to post but I will let you know as soon as I decide - I am thinking Monday, Wedneday, Friday with maybe a bonus weekend on either day...
Thanks for sticking around... I hope we can continue to grow this little community and gain some new friends along the way too! Take care xxx
I hope that you are all doing well. I can not believe that 2 months has passed since I sat and put finger to keyboard to chat to you all. This year is absolutely flying by, I can not believe that we are almost in December... It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since we sat playing pie face on New Year's Eve and here we are, nearly time for the festivities to begin again.
To be honest I think the break away from blogging has done me good. Life has been hectic as ever and I think with everything that has happened over the last 12 months... Grandad being really ill, planning a wedding, getting married, planning a honeymoon, my brother getting married, going on honeymoon it's just been too much and something had to give. To be honest, I posted a while back to say I was at a point with my blog that I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do any more or where I wanted to take it. However, I think the break has done me good. I have actually found myself over the last few weeks thinking about blogging, content and the like. I've not dipped out of the world all together - I've been over on Instagram so if you follow me on there (@mybeautifulforever) you will have seen what I have been up to (and what I've been eating haha).
So.. The last couple of months..
Well I had my graduation for my post grad course I was completing for the last year. I now hold a post graduate certificate in health care leadership. The graduation was very different and low key to what I have been used to but it was good that Adam got to see me graduate - especially with all the hard work I had to put in doing it and planning a wedding too!
At the end of October, Grandad celebrated his 90th Birthday. The last 12 months have been a really tough time for us as a family, grandad has spent most of it away from home, either in hospital or respite care and was actually in hospital on the day of his birthday, however they did let us bring him out for a little party at home with cake and nibbles. He is back home now which is lovely however we have been hit again with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia which has been really tough but we will pull together as a family as you do in these times.
(Isn't he just the cutest)
To be honest, that is about it... I wish I has lots of exciting news to share... I'm getting my butt organised and will be back - regularly! I am in the process of working out how often and when I am going to post but I will let you know as soon as I decide - I am thinking Monday, Wedneday, Friday with maybe a bonus weekend on either day...
Thanks for sticking around... I hope we can continue to grow this little community and gain some new friends along the way too! Take care xxx
♥
Once again I feel like I am at crossroads with my blog... I've been doing some thinking about what I want my little corner of the Internet to be over the last few weeks while I have been on a break.
When I started my blog 5 years ago next week I wasn't really sure what I wanted out of it. It was a little project for me during a time in my life when I was probably the lowest - I had finished my PGCE with no teaching job to go into and having wanted to be a teacher all my life I was at a serious crossroad. Fast forward 5 years I am now in a job I completely love but never thought I would be doing (not teaching) and have just married the love of my life - a boy I have known and been friends with for 17 years ❤️
As my life has changed so has my blog and actually I really like. I've decided to just go with the flow. I never envisaged this blog falling into a category and I don't want to be one of those people that falls into one style - so I've decided rather than becoming the label of a beauty blog it's going to be a life style blog - about all aspects of my life - sure this will include some beauty - I can't resist a cheeky product review when I love something but I also want to share food, marriage, travel, and the rest of my life too - we have an amazing honeymoon planned for September and then Adam and I are going to look at starting a family.
So take a seat, grab a brew and join me along for the ride.
Right ok.. how is it the 1st May already! This year is going wayyyy too fast. I can not believe it. Its weird, everyone said to me that once christmas was over it would go really fast on the countdown to the wedding but naive little me didn't believe that for a second! I thought it would drag but they were right! I can't even believe its 48 days until we get married! 48 days! Thats 6 weeks and 6 days! Aghhh!!!
I'm so excited. Everything is starting to come together now. I have a to do list the size of my arm but I am surprisingly chilled about the whole thing.
Since I finished my course I've been getting round to do a lot of things, including organising my blog. I especially want to start blogging the lead up to the wedding. I've finally (after years of laziness) started to get my skin care in check and have been organising make up. I've been trying new products, rediscovering old ones and I am finally at a point where I have wanted to sit down and actually write about things.
I have also started to discover more about the business. I have loved discovering all about what this business can offer and for someone who loves discovering new products it is perfect! I have been using some of the products on a regular basis now and can really see what an amazing difference they have made! More about that soon.
Its only 17 days until we go to Mexico (still not started packing), we still only know where we are staying and have no idea about flights etc but hopefully we should find that out this week! Not gonna lie its making me twitchy! :)
Anyway, you should start to see me a bit more now! I have things plotted so keep your eyes peeled. Hope you guys are all ok. Fill me in on your gossip.
I'm so excited. Everything is starting to come together now. I have a to do list the size of my arm but I am surprisingly chilled about the whole thing.
Since I finished my course I've been getting round to do a lot of things, including organising my blog. I especially want to start blogging the lead up to the wedding. I've finally (after years of laziness) started to get my skin care in check and have been organising make up. I've been trying new products, rediscovering old ones and I am finally at a point where I have wanted to sit down and actually write about things.
I have also started to discover more about the business. I have loved discovering all about what this business can offer and for someone who loves discovering new products it is perfect! I have been using some of the products on a regular basis now and can really see what an amazing difference they have made! More about that soon.
Its only 17 days until we go to Mexico (still not started packing), we still only know where we are staying and have no idea about flights etc but hopefully we should find that out this week! Not gonna lie its making me twitchy! :)
Anyway, you should start to see me a bit more now! I have things plotted so keep your eyes peeled. Hope you guys are all ok. Fill me in on your gossip.
♥
Hello my lovelies!
How are we all??
So its official.. I did it.. I finished my course! Wooo! Yesterday I clicked submit on my final assignment and ah man did that baby feel good! I'm not gonna lie, the last 12 month has been hard. I don't honestly think when I decided to apply for this course just after christmas last year that I knew what I was letting myself in for. Well for a start I honestly never thought I would get on the course in the first place. The course itself is the Mary Seacole Programme which is run through the NHS leadership academy and is a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership. I wanted to do something since my degree is in ICT and I have no formal management qualifications at all (unless you count my teaching degree which they don't) so I looked to this. It was funded by the hospital I work for so I figured what harm was there in applying - they only offer 25 places across the west midlands so I wasn't hopeful. Then I got a place. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I had to sacrifice things I wanted to do but sitting here at the end of it feels great and I am so glad I stuck with it.
Its just under 10 weeks now till we get married (9 weeks and 6 days - not that I am at all counting) - I can not quite believe how quickly it is now coming around. I had my first hen party with the girls from work last week - what a fab night - those ladies certainly know how to spoil a girl - and I am all excited for my next one with Adam's family in Sheffield in 2 weeks (it was wayyyy easier to do his family in Sheffield then everyone here seperately as the numbers were getting mental) - plus i get to spread out the celebrating.
Now all that work is out of the way I am hoping that I will start to get a bit more me time! Like time I can sit and blog - man I have missed you guys! I have finally found myself perking back up my love for blogging again - not that it ever went away completely but I feel like my spark is back. I can't wait to finally have the time to sit and enjoy things like blogging. Ive just spent the last hour watching youtube videos while I had a lovely soak in the bath with a lush bath bomb and a face mask! It really is the little things!
Anyway my lovelies! Have a fantastic week :)
How are we all??
So its official.. I did it.. I finished my course! Wooo! Yesterday I clicked submit on my final assignment and ah man did that baby feel good! I'm not gonna lie, the last 12 month has been hard. I don't honestly think when I decided to apply for this course just after christmas last year that I knew what I was letting myself in for. Well for a start I honestly never thought I would get on the course in the first place. The course itself is the Mary Seacole Programme which is run through the NHS leadership academy and is a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership. I wanted to do something since my degree is in ICT and I have no formal management qualifications at all (unless you count my teaching degree which they don't) so I looked to this. It was funded by the hospital I work for so I figured what harm was there in applying - they only offer 25 places across the west midlands so I wasn't hopeful. Then I got a place. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I had to sacrifice things I wanted to do but sitting here at the end of it feels great and I am so glad I stuck with it.
Its just under 10 weeks now till we get married (9 weeks and 6 days - not that I am at all counting) - I can not quite believe how quickly it is now coming around. I had my first hen party with the girls from work last week - what a fab night - those ladies certainly know how to spoil a girl - and I am all excited for my next one with Adam's family in Sheffield in 2 weeks (it was wayyyy easier to do his family in Sheffield then everyone here seperately as the numbers were getting mental) - plus i get to spread out the celebrating.
Now all that work is out of the way I am hoping that I will start to get a bit more me time! Like time I can sit and blog - man I have missed you guys! I have finally found myself perking back up my love for blogging again - not that it ever went away completely but I feel like my spark is back. I can't wait to finally have the time to sit and enjoy things like blogging. Ive just spent the last hour watching youtube videos while I had a lovely soak in the bath with a lush bath bomb and a face mask! It really is the little things!
Anyway my lovelies! Have a fantastic week :)
♥
Hey! Remember me... Im the girl who once upon a time used to blog!
First of all how are we already in the middle of March?? Someone explain that chunk of crazy to me! Everyone kept saying to me once Christmas was out of the way that the wedding would be here before we know it! Well guess what! Its coming thick and fast! Its officially less than 100 days (95 to be exact) and my dress is now hanging up in the shop waiting for my fitting instead of just on order! Shit getting real!
Ive missed my little corner of the internet! I have in no way fallen out of love with blogging at all. I still read blogs every day however I think I just got to the point where I wondered did I have anything of value to say? And was anyone listening anyway? Blogging has become so popular over the last few years and I have been blogging 5 years this year.. I think sometimes you can become a little bit lost wondering where you fit in to the puzzle when actually there is no puzzle to fit into! Blogging is about you!
So I have decided. This blog is going to be what I want it to be. I am not going to ramble and follow what everyone thinks I should be doing or saying. If I want to blog about it I will. I never intended for this blog to be about falling into one category. I want it to be a bit of everything. After all life is made up of everything.
Right.. What have I been up to you ask.. Well in the last month.
Probably the most exciting thing to happen was Adam won a holiday to Mexico! Seriously! 5 Star all inclusive spa resort! I won't go into mega detail but the company he works for (signet) put on an incentive so in May we are jetting off for 7 nights in the sun! Perfect timing for a wedding tan!
To be honest, as excitement, thats about it. Adam and I have been making good use of our Cineworld Unlimited Cards which I am going to review separately. Obviously there have been lots of wedding bits going on too - suit fittings, dress fittings, shoes sorting, table plans, meetings with people.. its all coming together now :)
I hope you are all well. Catch me up with all your gossip!
First of all how are we already in the middle of March?? Someone explain that chunk of crazy to me! Everyone kept saying to me once Christmas was out of the way that the wedding would be here before we know it! Well guess what! Its coming thick and fast! Its officially less than 100 days (95 to be exact) and my dress is now hanging up in the shop waiting for my fitting instead of just on order! Shit getting real!
Ive missed my little corner of the internet! I have in no way fallen out of love with blogging at all. I still read blogs every day however I think I just got to the point where I wondered did I have anything of value to say? And was anyone listening anyway? Blogging has become so popular over the last few years and I have been blogging 5 years this year.. I think sometimes you can become a little bit lost wondering where you fit in to the puzzle when actually there is no puzzle to fit into! Blogging is about you!
So I have decided. This blog is going to be what I want it to be. I am not going to ramble and follow what everyone thinks I should be doing or saying. If I want to blog about it I will. I never intended for this blog to be about falling into one category. I want it to be a bit of everything. After all life is made up of everything.
Right.. What have I been up to you ask.. Well in the last month.
Probably the most exciting thing to happen was Adam won a holiday to Mexico! Seriously! 5 Star all inclusive spa resort! I won't go into mega detail but the company he works for (signet) put on an incentive so in May we are jetting off for 7 nights in the sun! Perfect timing for a wedding tan!
To be honest, as excitement, thats about it. Adam and I have been making good use of our Cineworld Unlimited Cards which I am going to review separately. Obviously there have been lots of wedding bits going on too - suit fittings, dress fittings, shoes sorting, table plans, meetings with people.. its all coming together now :)
I hope you are all well. Catch me up with all your gossip!
♥
Heyyyy everyone!
I'm just about to bob and do the school run (don't worry I haven't had a secret child - we just had my nephew last night for the night so taking him to school).
I just wanted to say a quick hello and fill you all in with some quick news - Grandads home!!! Wooooop! I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that he is finally back home. It's been a long 10 weeks and there have been a lot of low points but so glad that it looks like that's finally behind us!
I really want to get back in to blogging as I have really missed it. I feel like I can finally get started this year. Everything has been so crazy.
Adam and I are off work this week (a rare week off together) so we have lots of fun packed things planned and I can't wait to fill you in all about the Clean 9 detox that me and Adam did at the start of January.
Hope all you lovelies are ok xxxx
I can not even begin to tell you how many times I have gone to sit down and write this blog post. My last post had such hopes for ending 2015 and then I'm not going to lie... Everything fell apart. Just after writing that post my grandad was rushed into hospital.. He spent a week in and was discharged and then was readmitted not even a week later and has been in ever since. For just over 5 weeks now I've spent my nights backwards and forwards to the hospital - I'm not going to lie it's been a horrible time. I haven't even been able to think about putting pen to paper (or finger to screen), I didn't feel at all Christmassy and Christmas itself passed by without much joy. Hopefully now grandad seems to be on the up and is over the worst. He seems to have picked up everything while he has been in there but fingers crossed we have turned a corner now!
2015 has had some pretty shite moments spattered with a couple of good times. Ive lost 3 friends to cancer this year and have another 3 still battling it!
However looking forward 2016 is gonna be epic!! We can finally say (as of tomorrow) we are getting married this year!!! Not only that but my brother is getting married too. I'm so excited for hen do's, weddings, honeymoon!
2016 is going to be the year I turn my shit around. It's going to be the year I finally get my act together and do something about my weight and also focus on my health. I turn 27 in Feb so I want to get my act together in terms of goals I want to achieve. I need to sit and think properly about it and I will do another post.
I hope you all have an amazing year! Here's to 2016!!!
How is it even November already? It only feels like 5 minutes ago since we were welcoming in the new year and here we are with just 60 days left in the year...
Recently the lovely Lindsey whose blog My Dolce Vita I have followed and loved for a long time, through weddings and both her beautiful babies being born and growing up. She recently started up a new blog over at A Lindsey Christmas Story - I am so glad she is back blogging again because I love reading about her precious life and watching her babies grow into beautiful young children.
Lindsey restarting her blog has inspired me. She said in her first post in her new blog something which I have brushed on several times. I just want to write. I want to document and be able to look back and smile. This next year is the start of a very fun a venture and I want to document the ride.
Adam and I have been making some exciting plans! We have plotted out what we are going to do for our honeymoon - were planning on going on a little european adventure - Starting in London then going to Paris, Venice, Florence and Rome! I am so excited.
Lots of little details are getting sorted for the wedding now. We think we have chosen hymns and picked the people we want to do readings. Its all coming together now.
I can't believe its counting down to christmas again! It really does not seem like 5 minutes ago since we were shopping for our first christmas tree last year. I love the lead up to Christmas - Christmas markets, Nights snuggled up in front of the fire under a blanket with a candle burning (who am I kidding - take away the blanket and thats me all year haha), we have been doing christmas music in choir practice for a few weeks now and I love the services at church around christmas! All very exciting!
So my plan is to be back. I still want to talk about make up and beauty.. about life.. health (I have been trying lots of new recipes recently) and everything else that tickles my pickle. I am going to really try to make the last 2 months of blogging better that the rest of the year, which lets face it I have been pants!
Thank you for sticking with me for the ride. I hope you will stay on the roller coaster - I promise it will be more interesting!
Recently the lovely Lindsey whose blog My Dolce Vita I have followed and loved for a long time, through weddings and both her beautiful babies being born and growing up. She recently started up a new blog over at A Lindsey Christmas Story - I am so glad she is back blogging again because I love reading about her precious life and watching her babies grow into beautiful young children.
Lindsey restarting her blog has inspired me. She said in her first post in her new blog something which I have brushed on several times. I just want to write. I want to document and be able to look back and smile. This next year is the start of a very fun a venture and I want to document the ride.
Adam and I have been making some exciting plans! We have plotted out what we are going to do for our honeymoon - were planning on going on a little european adventure - Starting in London then going to Paris, Venice, Florence and Rome! I am so excited.
Lots of little details are getting sorted for the wedding now. We think we have chosen hymns and picked the people we want to do readings. Its all coming together now.
I can't believe its counting down to christmas again! It really does not seem like 5 minutes ago since we were shopping for our first christmas tree last year. I love the lead up to Christmas - Christmas markets, Nights snuggled up in front of the fire under a blanket with a candle burning (who am I kidding - take away the blanket and thats me all year haha), we have been doing christmas music in choir practice for a few weeks now and I love the services at church around christmas! All very exciting!
So my plan is to be back. I still want to talk about make up and beauty.. about life.. health (I have been trying lots of new recipes recently) and everything else that tickles my pickle. I am going to really try to make the last 2 months of blogging better that the rest of the year, which lets face it I have been pants!
Thank you for sticking with me for the ride. I hope you will stay on the roller coaster - I promise it will be more interesting!
♥
Its weird.. for a couple of weeks now I have been feeling a little anxious about the neglect I have been giving my little blog. Yesterday while I was procrastinating I pulled up the main page of my blog and notices that in 2015 so far I had only written 26 blog posts and that pang of guilt came back again.
I dont know why I do this to myself. I have never been one of those people who felt like I was blogging to a massive audience but there is something even with a small audience like I have that just makes you feel guilty when you leave it so long.
Anyway today this post popped up on to my time hop - LINK - that I had written exactly 1 year to the date last year and it brought in some perspective for me. Dont get me wrong I absolutely LOVE my blog and there is no way I just want it to die away in a corner. I want to use it as a way of looking back and documenting things. On the flip side of that my life has suddenly in the last 18 months gone from me living at home with my mum and dad worrying about which nail polish I was going to buy next (ok so not really but you get the gist) to having a house, a husband to be, planning a wedding, starting a post graduate certificate with the open university, paying bills, cooking, cleaning, running our own business, looking after 2 cats plus all my other commitments like Guides (soon to also be Rainbows and Brownies), Church, Choir.... my head spins just thinking about it all. So you know what I think I need to just take a second and think hang on! My life is pretty mental!
Like I say I do not want to forget about my blog because I love it. Its a way of me to talk about girly stuff Adam doesnt want to hear about, document all the plans for the wedding that we can look back on as well as being an awesome community that I want to be a part of!
Since we last caught up at the beginning on July when we had just got back from America. July and August have just seemed to go by in a flash! Heres a quick overview...
I think that's about it! It doesnt sound a lot but add in a couple of weekends where we have been up to Sheffield visiting etc and its just been mental!
I am going to try and make a bit more time in my mental life for Blogging now! I have recently got an Ipad with 4G so hopefully I can do some on the move! I want to keep this updated with wedding plans and our lives - I have a week of in a few weeks and its all weddings including dress shopping and Mac Makeovers!!!
Hope you are all well!!!
I dont know why I do this to myself. I have never been one of those people who felt like I was blogging to a massive audience but there is something even with a small audience like I have that just makes you feel guilty when you leave it so long.
Anyway today this post popped up on to my time hop - LINK - that I had written exactly 1 year to the date last year and it brought in some perspective for me. Dont get me wrong I absolutely LOVE my blog and there is no way I just want it to die away in a corner. I want to use it as a way of looking back and documenting things. On the flip side of that my life has suddenly in the last 18 months gone from me living at home with my mum and dad worrying about which nail polish I was going to buy next (ok so not really but you get the gist) to having a house, a husband to be, planning a wedding, starting a post graduate certificate with the open university, paying bills, cooking, cleaning, running our own business, looking after 2 cats plus all my other commitments like Guides (soon to also be Rainbows and Brownies), Church, Choir.... my head spins just thinking about it all. So you know what I think I need to just take a second and think hang on! My life is pretty mental!
Like I say I do not want to forget about my blog because I love it. Its a way of me to talk about girly stuff Adam doesnt want to hear about, document all the plans for the wedding that we can look back on as well as being an awesome community that I want to be a part of!
Since we last caught up at the beginning on July when we had just got back from America. July and August have just seemed to go by in a flash! Heres a quick overview...
- I have spent most of what little free time I have working on an assignment I never thought I was going to get done,
- I have been offered a 3 month promotion at work which is awesome!
- Adam and I launched our business and although I haven't had a lot of time to work on the business itself, I have been using the products which are AMAZING! So keep your eyes peeled for some reviews on those!
- I booked a mini moon as a surprise for Adam - back to the holiday camp we met 16 years ago in Great Yarmouth - we are going there on the Monday after we get married
- We have planned (we think) our Honeymoon which we are going to go on in September next year (lots of weddings next year including my brother in August so spreading it out) and we think we are going to go backpacking round Europe
- Its only 41 weeks and 4 days till we get married!
I think that's about it! It doesnt sound a lot but add in a couple of weekends where we have been up to Sheffield visiting etc and its just been mental!
I am going to try and make a bit more time in my mental life for Blogging now! I have recently got an Ipad with 4G so hopefully I can do some on the move! I want to keep this updated with wedding plans and our lives - I have a week of in a few weeks and its all weddings including dress shopping and Mac Makeovers!!!
Hope you are all well!!!
♥
Ok, lets just ignore what a bag blogger I have been over the past few weeks and have a catch up!
Since we got back from Florida, life has been SO hectic!
We decided once we got from holiday we would start up again with the planning for the Wedding since it was 12 months the day we got back until we got back. We has previously arranged for the Theatre we are having our reception at to do our Save the Dates and we had already had a sample through of what they would be like which were fab so the day we got back I emailed Jackie who is sorting everything for us and she got them printed. When they arrived we were SO excited! We sat one Friday night for about 3 hours jazzing up the envelopes as when we looked online the coloured ones we wanted were ridiculously expensive. So we improvised. We decided to use our thumb prints in the colours just to make it different.
We had also decided once we came back from America that our not so little girls would go on their first adventure outside!!! We thought they were starting to look really big until they got outside where they looked TINY!!! They absolutely love it though and love being off exploring!
Last week, my mum turned 50, and unknown to her I had been planning a surprise party since about the middle of May. Im amazed we actually managed to keep it a secret! It was fab though! Especially since one of her friends from school who she hadn't seen in 30 years came up from London for the day!
Me and Adam also decided that we were going to join the gym when we got back and that we did. I picked up myself a pair of florescent pink trainers in America just for he occasion. I'll do a separate post about the gym and stuff probably in a couple of weeks so keep your peepers peeled for that!
Thats about it for my gossip caught up with! How are you all!?!?!
Since we got back from Florida, life has been SO hectic!
We decided once we got from holiday we would start up again with the planning for the Wedding since it was 12 months the day we got back until we got back. We has previously arranged for the Theatre we are having our reception at to do our Save the Dates and we had already had a sample through of what they would be like which were fab so the day we got back I emailed Jackie who is sorting everything for us and she got them printed. When they arrived we were SO excited! We sat one Friday night for about 3 hours jazzing up the envelopes as when we looked online the coloured ones we wanted were ridiculously expensive. So we improvised. We decided to use our thumb prints in the colours just to make it different.
We had also decided once we came back from America that our not so little girls would go on their first adventure outside!!! We thought they were starting to look really big until they got outside where they looked TINY!!! They absolutely love it though and love being off exploring!
Last week, my mum turned 50, and unknown to her I had been planning a surprise party since about the middle of May. Im amazed we actually managed to keep it a secret! It was fab though! Especially since one of her friends from school who she hadn't seen in 30 years came up from London for the day!
Me and Adam also decided that we were going to join the gym when we got back and that we did. I picked up myself a pair of florescent pink trainers in America just for he occasion. I'll do a separate post about the gym and stuff probably in a couple of weeks so keep your peepers peeled for that!
Thats about it for my gossip caught up with! How are you all!?!?!
♥
Oh hey!
Where on earth have April and now nearly May gone??? I can't believe that it is nearly June. But on a more positive note - 9 days until we go to Orlandoooooo!!!!
So what have the last 2 months been filled with??
We have been getting the house well and truly sorted. I can not believe that we have only been in this house for 2 months. I can't even begin to tell you how much happier we are! We have got the garden sorted and brought a BBQ (and it has practically rained every day since).
I've also officially started my uni course - if you havent seen on Twitter or Instagram - I'm studying a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare leadership through the NHS Leadership Acadamy. I have literally spent the whole of my bank holiday writing my first assignment which is due to the week I get back from Florida. I am glad it is finally out of the way! I did have visions of sitting doing it on the plane! Phewwww
We had a lovely weekend in Centre Parc's back at the end of April. It feels like a lifetime ago now but we had a fab few days and a very relaying spa day on the Monday which was just what I needed.
At the start of this month I finally booked an appointment to get my hair sorted!!! I have been thinking about it for agggges as my hair has been feeling tired and drab for a while and I had been looking for a new hairdresser because my other one is closing down. I plucked up the courage and booked an appointment and OMG i am Sooooooo happy with it! It has really perked my hair up for the summer and I am already booked in to go back and get it cut before I go away.
A few weeks ago I spent a very lovely but very wet weekend camping with my wonderful Guides. Despite the fact we got soaked and one of the other leaders wanted me to sleep in the bunks inside I did rough it in the mud with the girls in my very own little tent!
The next couple of weeks may get a bit sporadic. The good thing is that we are staying in a villa and we have free wifi so I should be able to keep you updated on my travels! However if anyone wants to do any guest posts while I am away let me know!
One thing I am sure you will be able to look forward to is American Beauty Haul when I get back! If you have anything to add to my wish list let me know! I defiantly want to get my hands on some Its a 10! again if I can as I LOVED that when I used it before!
See you soon lovelies.
Where on earth have April and now nearly May gone??? I can't believe that it is nearly June. But on a more positive note - 9 days until we go to Orlandoooooo!!!!
So what have the last 2 months been filled with??
We have been getting the house well and truly sorted. I can not believe that we have only been in this house for 2 months. I can't even begin to tell you how much happier we are! We have got the garden sorted and brought a BBQ (and it has practically rained every day since).
I've also officially started my uni course - if you havent seen on Twitter or Instagram - I'm studying a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare leadership through the NHS Leadership Acadamy. I have literally spent the whole of my bank holiday writing my first assignment which is due to the week I get back from Florida. I am glad it is finally out of the way! I did have visions of sitting doing it on the plane! Phewwww
We had a lovely weekend in Centre Parc's back at the end of April. It feels like a lifetime ago now but we had a fab few days and a very relaying spa day on the Monday which was just what I needed.
At the start of this month I finally booked an appointment to get my hair sorted!!! I have been thinking about it for agggges as my hair has been feeling tired and drab for a while and I had been looking for a new hairdresser because my other one is closing down. I plucked up the courage and booked an appointment and OMG i am Sooooooo happy with it! It has really perked my hair up for the summer and I am already booked in to go back and get it cut before I go away.
A few weeks ago I spent a very lovely but very wet weekend camping with my wonderful Guides. Despite the fact we got soaked and one of the other leaders wanted me to sleep in the bunks inside I did rough it in the mud with the girls in my very own little tent!
The next couple of weeks may get a bit sporadic. The good thing is that we are staying in a villa and we have free wifi so I should be able to keep you updated on my travels! However if anyone wants to do any guest posts while I am away let me know!
One thing I am sure you will be able to look forward to is American Beauty Haul when I get back! If you have anything to add to my wish list let me know! I defiantly want to get my hands on some Its a 10! again if I can as I LOVED that when I used it before!
See you soon lovelies.
♥
Hello lovelies! How are we all??
Just thought I would Bob on and do a quick hello while I am munching on my weetabix!
Have we all had a good week?
This week has flown by! I had a lovely weekend last weekend celebrating my birthday which of course you had to drag out for as long as you can! We went for a lovely meal with my mum and dad and Adams mum and dad - and of course Adam then on Sunday we went for a little trip to one of the local garden centres not far from us which is awesome and has a huge hobby craft, Lakeland and lots of other little shops. We had a lovely coffee and piece of cake and coffee and then in the evening we went round to mum and dads for tea where by brother and his fiancé also came round. It was a lovely way to spend my birthday!
This week has been a really busy one especially at work. Me and Adam have also started house hunting again. We have been in our house nearly a year now and the tenancy is due for renewal at the end of March but we have been discussing moving to somewhere perhaps a bit bigger or more homely. As nice as the house we are in is how, we are paying a lot of money for what we have. I am going to have a look at house tomorrow which I love and is perfect so fingers crossed.
Xxx
Can you believe the first week of December is nearly over? I thought I would take the opportunity at the end of what I feel like has been a mental week with a nice mug of orange hot chocolate!
I feel like this week has been mental, works been really life in general has been busy... In fact when I look forward to the next few weeks I have lots of busy things planned!!!
Tomorrow is the christmas party at work (and I still haven't got an outfit sorted yet!!) but Im looking forward to a pampering and getting my hair and nails done. Also this week Adams mum and dad are coming to visit before they yet off to Tenefire for a week.
I also need to get my butt in gear and get some christmas shopping done. The only thing I have got sorted so far is my brother and his fiancé and a couple of things for Adam! I don't know why but I feel really unorganised this year!
What are your plans in the lead up to christmas? Are you sorted for your christmas shopping???
♥
First of all how is it the 1st of September tomorrow! This year is flying by seriously fast. I have done a serious amount of thinking over the last few weeks and made a lot of changes. I won't bore you all with the details but work wise its time for a change and I have decided to try and get back to what I love - Teaching. I am taking a leap of faith in order to do it so I just hope that it pays off - if you can all just keep your fingers cross that this works then that would be fab.
I was thinking the other day how much my life has changed in the past 9 months. At the start of the year I was contemplating another year of being alone while it felt like everyone around me was getting married and having babies. Now here I am 9 months down the line, sitting blogging in my own living room while my fiancé watches some crap on the TV. I couldn't have even imagined that this is what my life would be like!
I think I have finally realised how much my life has changed and so have my priorities. I love my little blog and I always will but I think in the past I have felt pressured into feeling the need to post content regularly. I want to be able to sit here and produce a new post for you every day but at the moment its just not feasible. Adam and I work sometimes the same shifts and sometimes different so any time we have we spend with each other rather than me behind a computer (with the exception of times like right now when he is watching a film i'm not bothered about). Rather than being able to sit on a sunday and write 5 or 6 blog posts for the week I have food shopping, planning, cleaning, cooking to think about.
I have decided to take some of the pressure away from myself. I love my blog and I am not going anywhere but I know for a fact that the posts right now may be a little few and far between. Next weekend we are in Sheffield to celebrate Adam's grandma's birthday then in a couple of weeks we are off to Centre Parks with his mum and dad and brother which I am really looking forward to as I have never been and me and Adams mum are going to the Spa one day while the boys go off and do boy things! I can't promise I am going to be able to update you every week or every day but when I can I will check in, hopefully by the end of September I should be able to get some sort of schedule where I can find myself some time to sit down and catch up with you and have a bit of me time for blogging! It seems the wedding fayres are up and kicking off - we are going to our first one next week and then me, my mum and Adams mum are going to the national one in Manchester on the 11th October which I am SO excited about!!! I'll be sure to keep you updated and catch up with you when I can :)
Catch me up on what you have all been up with!!! xxx
I was thinking the other day how much my life has changed in the past 9 months. At the start of the year I was contemplating another year of being alone while it felt like everyone around me was getting married and having babies. Now here I am 9 months down the line, sitting blogging in my own living room while my fiancé watches some crap on the TV. I couldn't have even imagined that this is what my life would be like!
I think I have finally realised how much my life has changed and so have my priorities. I love my little blog and I always will but I think in the past I have felt pressured into feeling the need to post content regularly. I want to be able to sit here and produce a new post for you every day but at the moment its just not feasible. Adam and I work sometimes the same shifts and sometimes different so any time we have we spend with each other rather than me behind a computer (with the exception of times like right now when he is watching a film i'm not bothered about). Rather than being able to sit on a sunday and write 5 or 6 blog posts for the week I have food shopping, planning, cleaning, cooking to think about.
I have decided to take some of the pressure away from myself. I love my blog and I am not going anywhere but I know for a fact that the posts right now may be a little few and far between. Next weekend we are in Sheffield to celebrate Adam's grandma's birthday then in a couple of weeks we are off to Centre Parks with his mum and dad and brother which I am really looking forward to as I have never been and me and Adams mum are going to the Spa one day while the boys go off and do boy things! I can't promise I am going to be able to update you every week or every day but when I can I will check in, hopefully by the end of September I should be able to get some sort of schedule where I can find myself some time to sit down and catch up with you and have a bit of me time for blogging! It seems the wedding fayres are up and kicking off - we are going to our first one next week and then me, my mum and Adams mum are going to the national one in Manchester on the 11th October which I am SO excited about!!! I'll be sure to keep you updated and catch up with you when I can :)
Catch me up on what you have all been up with!!! xxx
♥
Hello my lovelies! I am bacccccckkk!!!
Firstly I want to say thank you for sticking with me! I know there is nothing more annoying that a blogger who disappears for months. If you didn't see my last post about everything that was going on then check it out here
So anyway.. Im back from Ibiza which I will go more into in a sec and was absolutely fantastic and me and Adam have officially moved into our house! There are still a few things in boxes and we need a few more homely touches but its home :)
Ibiza was absolutely fantastic. It was such a lovely place. Ive been to Ibiza twice before to a different part of the island. This time we stayed in an area on the south side called Cala Llonga which is a really quiet little village with about 4 hotels, a few shops, a few bars.. its perfect.
I mean just look at that! Who can resist waking up to a view like that??? The fortnight was spent with lots of sunbathing, game playing, book reading... it was just what I needed.
I'll probably share some more photos and things I picked up (duty free anyone) soon but I just thought I would share that with you for now.
Tomorrow I am off to the 2nd Midlands Blogger Meet up - this time it is being held in Birmingham. I am really looking forward to meeting up with a lot of the bloggers that I met at the Nottingham event which I went to in February! I am really looking forward to kick starting blogging again by sharing my adventures with you! :P
Hope that you are all well. Leave me a comment and tell me what you have been up to :)
Firstly I want to say thank you for sticking with me! I know there is nothing more annoying that a blogger who disappears for months. If you didn't see my last post about everything that was going on then check it out here
So anyway.. Im back from Ibiza which I will go more into in a sec and was absolutely fantastic and me and Adam have officially moved into our house! There are still a few things in boxes and we need a few more homely touches but its home :)
Ibiza was absolutely fantastic. It was such a lovely place. Ive been to Ibiza twice before to a different part of the island. This time we stayed in an area on the south side called Cala Llonga which is a really quiet little village with about 4 hotels, a few shops, a few bars.. its perfect.
I mean just look at that! Who can resist waking up to a view like that??? The fortnight was spent with lots of sunbathing, game playing, book reading... it was just what I needed.
I'll probably share some more photos and things I picked up (duty free anyone) soon but I just thought I would share that with you for now.
Tomorrow I am off to the 2nd Midlands Blogger Meet up - this time it is being held in Birmingham. I am really looking forward to meeting up with a lot of the bloggers that I met at the Nottingham event which I went to in February! I am really looking forward to kick starting blogging again by sharing my adventures with you! :P
Hope that you are all well. Leave me a comment and tell me what you have been up to :)
Hey lovelies!!! Remember me!
How is it even May this week! The last few months have been such a blur! I can't believe it has been nearly 2 months since I sat down, laptop on knee and chatted with you guys! I really have missed you and have so much to catch up with you! My life has taken some serious changes over the past 2 months!
So one of the last posts I posted was about finding unique presents on Etsy. You can read it here. As I said in that post my friend from Sheffield came to visit for the day and we went out. 2 weeks later after he came, he came down again. Now I am not going to lie, me and Adam have alway had quite a flirty relationship - we only actually met up twice since we initially met wayyyyyy back in 1999 - he came up for my 18th Birthday and I went up to Sheffield for the day last year. It had been 6 years then since I had actually seen him but we texted each other practically every day. Anyway when he came up in March, one thing led to another, we kissed and the rest as they say is history!
I can not even begin to tell you how bloody happy this boy has made me. Not to get all soppy on you guys but he really is amazing! The last 2 months I have been completely swept off my feet!
Anyway not only did this happen, around the same time we got together Adam (who lives in Sheffield and works in Barnsley/Meadowhall) was offered the possible chance of moving his job to Derby. We carried on dating, him driving down here most weekends either for the whole weekend or on a Sunday to spend the day, and left Derby at the back of our minds. Then it was all confirmed that it would be happening!!! Adam decided he wanted to move to Stoke if he would be working in Derby as it would be closer to commute from here and he wanted to be here. SO we looked for a house, starting renting a house and we move in officially this weekend!! Honestly everything has just fallen into place so fast but it all just feels so right! I have had a couple of bitchy comments from people - don't you think it is all happening too fast but as I keep saying to them - me and Adam have known each other for 15 years - its not like we just met. I don't think I have stopped smiling for the last 2 months!
One not very nice thing that happened at the end of March was that Dad was quite ill! He had a heart attack while at work (me mum and dad all work at the hospital) and it was pretty scary time! Gladly he is on the mend now and getting back to his old self!
So what else has happened... I got a new job!!! Its within the same department that I work in at the moment but doing something different - well kind of different - I was given the chance to do this job on a secondment basis and when the opportunity came up for me to do it full time and permanently I went for it and got it! :)
Can you believe that my holiday is just over a week away! It doesn't seem like 5 minutes ago since we booked it so in between moving boxes and spending the weekend with my boy, I have been buying new holiday clothes and packing too!
I can't promise that I am going to be able to blog over the next couple of weeks - what with moving this weekend and then i'll be away but once I am back from Ibiza at the end of May, I will have internet at our house and should be in a routine and be able to sit down and spend some time blogging again! I hopefully should be going to another blogger meet up at the end of May so that may be something to kick start my blogging up again. It is being organised by the lovely Emma and Kelly again but this time is in Birmingham.
I hope you are all well! I promise I will try and keep you updated over the next couple of weeks until I get on here properly again! Make sure you are following me on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated with my travels and adventures! Leave me comments with what you have been up to and what gossip I have missed!!!!
xxxx
How is it even May this week! The last few months have been such a blur! I can't believe it has been nearly 2 months since I sat down, laptop on knee and chatted with you guys! I really have missed you and have so much to catch up with you! My life has taken some serious changes over the past 2 months!
So one of the last posts I posted was about finding unique presents on Etsy. You can read it here. As I said in that post my friend from Sheffield came to visit for the day and we went out. 2 weeks later after he came, he came down again. Now I am not going to lie, me and Adam have alway had quite a flirty relationship - we only actually met up twice since we initially met wayyyyyy back in 1999 - he came up for my 18th Birthday and I went up to Sheffield for the day last year. It had been 6 years then since I had actually seen him but we texted each other practically every day. Anyway when he came up in March, one thing led to another, we kissed and the rest as they say is history!
I can not even begin to tell you how bloody happy this boy has made me. Not to get all soppy on you guys but he really is amazing! The last 2 months I have been completely swept off my feet!
Anyway not only did this happen, around the same time we got together Adam (who lives in Sheffield and works in Barnsley/Meadowhall) was offered the possible chance of moving his job to Derby. We carried on dating, him driving down here most weekends either for the whole weekend or on a Sunday to spend the day, and left Derby at the back of our minds. Then it was all confirmed that it would be happening!!! Adam decided he wanted to move to Stoke if he would be working in Derby as it would be closer to commute from here and he wanted to be here. SO we looked for a house, starting renting a house and we move in officially this weekend!! Honestly everything has just fallen into place so fast but it all just feels so right! I have had a couple of bitchy comments from people - don't you think it is all happening too fast but as I keep saying to them - me and Adam have known each other for 15 years - its not like we just met. I don't think I have stopped smiling for the last 2 months!
One not very nice thing that happened at the end of March was that Dad was quite ill! He had a heart attack while at work (me mum and dad all work at the hospital) and it was pretty scary time! Gladly he is on the mend now and getting back to his old self!
So what else has happened... I got a new job!!! Its within the same department that I work in at the moment but doing something different - well kind of different - I was given the chance to do this job on a secondment basis and when the opportunity came up for me to do it full time and permanently I went for it and got it! :)
Can you believe that my holiday is just over a week away! It doesn't seem like 5 minutes ago since we booked it so in between moving boxes and spending the weekend with my boy, I have been buying new holiday clothes and packing too!
I can't promise that I am going to be able to blog over the next couple of weeks - what with moving this weekend and then i'll be away but once I am back from Ibiza at the end of May, I will have internet at our house and should be in a routine and be able to sit down and spend some time blogging again! I hopefully should be going to another blogger meet up at the end of May so that may be something to kick start my blogging up again. It is being organised by the lovely Emma and Kelly again but this time is in Birmingham.
I hope you are all well! I promise I will try and keep you updated over the next couple of weeks until I get on here properly again! Make sure you are following me on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated with my travels and adventures! Leave me comments with what you have been up to and what gossip I have missed!!!!
xxxx
Hello my lovelys!
How are we all??? I thought I would bob on and do a quick post. You may have noticed I have been a bit missing in action the last week and I thought I would bon on and just let you know what has been going on.
So last Monday I went to visit my friend after work and when I came back I felt a little off. Gradually over the week I got worse until Wednesday when I was at work when was still in pain and one of the girls asked one of our doctors to have a look at me (perks of working at the hospital). Anyway long story short I ended up having my appendix out on Thursday.
I stayed in Thursday overnight just so they could keep an eye on me and was back home Friday morning and I am slowly getting there recovery wise. Although I had the surgery done laparoscopically, it am still extremely sore and bruised and have spent the last few days on the sofa feeling sorry for myself on the sofa watching movies. Today is really the first day I feel remotely like even getting up and doing anything and although I am still on the sofa watching movies I thought I would add in my laptop for a bit of blogging and christmas shopping to cheer me up a little bit!
I have had such lovely messages - thank you to all those who have messaged me on instagram or twitter with get well messages! I have had some lovely cards from the girls from work and the people in my choir and I feel very blessed that so many people have asked or send messages! It really does make you realise how much you mean to people when your not well!
So anyway, I have lots of blog posts planned! If I am being chained to the sofa while I recover (bless my mum) I figure I may as well make use of my time! I have lots of different ideas for christmas posts this year including my ever popular gift guides! I have extended on them this year so there will be plenty to chose from this year!!
Hope your all well. Dont forget if you feel like chatting I am always on twitter! Keep me company so I dont go crazy :)
How are we all??? I thought I would bob on and do a quick post. You may have noticed I have been a bit missing in action the last week and I thought I would bon on and just let you know what has been going on.
So last Monday I went to visit my friend after work and when I came back I felt a little off. Gradually over the week I got worse until Wednesday when I was at work when was still in pain and one of the girls asked one of our doctors to have a look at me (perks of working at the hospital). Anyway long story short I ended up having my appendix out on Thursday.
I stayed in Thursday overnight just so they could keep an eye on me and was back home Friday morning and I am slowly getting there recovery wise. Although I had the surgery done laparoscopically, it am still extremely sore and bruised and have spent the last few days on the sofa feeling sorry for myself on the sofa watching movies. Today is really the first day I feel remotely like even getting up and doing anything and although I am still on the sofa watching movies I thought I would add in my laptop for a bit of blogging and christmas shopping to cheer me up a little bit!
I have had such lovely messages - thank you to all those who have messaged me on instagram or twitter with get well messages! I have had some lovely cards from the girls from work and the people in my choir and I feel very blessed that so many people have asked or send messages! It really does make you realise how much you mean to people when your not well!
So anyway, I have lots of blog posts planned! If I am being chained to the sofa while I recover (bless my mum) I figure I may as well make use of my time! I have lots of different ideas for christmas posts this year including my ever popular gift guides! I have extended on them this year so there will be plenty to chose from this year!!
Hope your all well. Dont forget if you feel like chatting I am always on twitter! Keep me company so I dont go crazy :)
Wow this week has been one busy week so sorry for the lack of blogging!
Last saturday I finally sorted my hair out and when for the chop! I had been wanting to have something done for a while and had seen a couple of things online I loved and I trust my hair dresser Matt completely to do a fab job so I went for it!
Last saturday I finally sorted my hair out and when for the chop! I had been wanting to have something done for a while and had seen a couple of things online I loved and I trust my hair dresser Matt completely to do a fab job so I went for it!
Heres a before and after shot. Excuse the dopy face on the second one - its not easy trying to take a cheeky selfie in the middle of town!
On Wednesday (yes Wednesday) I went to a very lovely wedding!!! I have known the couple for a long time and have been very much looking forward to this wedding since the date was set! The couple were are my (are you ready for this) brothers fiancé's Sister and her fiancé. My brother and his fiancé have been dating for 8 years and her Sister and her now husband have been dating about 5 or so I think. They are an absolutely lovely couple. Ash (the groom) and my brother are really good pals and get on really well so naturally he asked my brother to be the best man which was lovely! Anyway some piccies!
Left: Me and my bro - Right: My bro and his fiancé Carrie
Left: The newlyweds (Ash looks a little startled) - Right: Me and my brother at the reception
Left: The Boys outside the church - Right: Bit of Gangham style
The table centre pieces complete with real gold fish
Left: First dance - Right: Cake Cutting
It was a really lovely day. The weather stayed nice all day. The brides dress was absolutely stunning and not what I expected at all. Not only was the wedding lovely but it was so nice to see my brother all dressed up. It was so weird seeing him standing up there at the front of the church next to Ash. My brother and his fiancé havent set a date for their wedding but they know that they are going to get married in about 3 years time which makes me extremely excited!!!
To end my in a lovely way. Friday I finished my last day in my job and on Monday I am starting a new job. Its within the same office and the same team I have been working with but I will be working as a data manager which I am really looking forward to. Basically it will mean that you know when you hear all these stats on the news about patients that have been operated on and percentages of people treated with cancer etc, i will be the one behind the scenes doing the work for the 2 teams at our hospital that I will be working for. I am very excited about starting this. I haven't been 100% happy at work for a couple of months now since a lot of changes went on and this step forward is completely in my direction.
Yesterday I had arranged to meet up with my best friend from high school. We talk on a regular basis but I don't see her as much as we would like! We always say every time we go out we should make girly days more of a regular thing and yet one thing or another gets in the way. However this time we are determined to do it! We are planning a girly trip to Birmingham in the next couple of months which I am very excited about. I had a really lovely day. We chatted about anything and everything; babies (she has a little boy), love lives and enjoyed a couple of cheeky afternoon drinks. It was lovely having a nice afternoon and chatting to someone who knows exactly where my head is at! You know when you have that one friend you can talk about anything to.. thats her!
So all in all a fab week really. I am excited about the week ahead, starting my new job and I have some posts lined up for you - some foodie, some beauty so a mixed bag for you :) I hope you dont mind this! If you have any ideas of what you would like to see give me a shout :)
Hope you have all had a good week and are looking forward to the week ahead :) xx
Hey everyone!
So I have been back in the county for just a week now and man this week has gone fast! I had intended updating you before now but as I say I just cant believe this week has gone so fast.
Anyway I'll tell you all about my jollies :)
We had booked 16/17 nights away way back in December and it seemed to take forever to come around. We hadnt been to Florida together for exactly 3 years (Matt had been with his mum and dad one year) and when we were looking at holidays Florida always seems to come up. We decided to go for 17 nights because basically it didnt really work out any more expensive so we figured why not have the extra time there.
We were due to fly on 30th May from Manchester to Orlando (via Philadelphia - basically because we saved ourselves £100s doing it that way and we did it last time we went and it wasnt too bad) and on the 29th May, my friend from work had booked for Me and Matt to stay at the Radison Blu at Manchester Airport. She always stays in the hotel before she goes away and thought it would be nice to do too as it takes the stress away. It was good because it also meant that Matt was able to drive as being a week day when we flew, there was no one to easily take us to the airport.
So I have been back in the county for just a week now and man this week has gone fast! I had intended updating you before now but as I say I just cant believe this week has gone so fast.
Anyway I'll tell you all about my jollies :)
We had booked 16/17 nights away way back in December and it seemed to take forever to come around. We hadnt been to Florida together for exactly 3 years (Matt had been with his mum and dad one year) and when we were looking at holidays Florida always seems to come up. We decided to go for 17 nights because basically it didnt really work out any more expensive so we figured why not have the extra time there.
We were due to fly on 30th May from Manchester to Orlando (via Philadelphia - basically because we saved ourselves £100s doing it that way and we did it last time we went and it wasnt too bad) and on the 29th May, my friend from work had booked for Me and Matt to stay at the Radison Blu at Manchester Airport. She always stays in the hotel before she goes away and thought it would be nice to do too as it takes the stress away. It was good because it also meant that Matt was able to drive as being a week day when we flew, there was no one to easily take us to the airport.
(Left) The view from the hotel on our floor of terminal 2 - (Right) Our lovely Room
After we had a lovely stay in the hotel we then made the 2 minute walk (literally - it was so lovely to not have to faff on the morning we were flying) off to Terminal 2 to find out our flight was delayed by nearly 3 hours. It actually didnt feel too bad, I think maybe because we hadnt got up at the crack of dawn to be at the airport, we basically just rolled out of the hotel to the terminal. We basically spent the 3 hours mooching around duty free (which would have been a lot more dangerous if I had taken my bank card but I did make a sneaky purchase on the mac counter).
I dont want to go into a whole break down of what we did on every single day of the holiday. But basically we had a lovely time. We had tickets for all the parks so we did all of the Disney parks, Universal studios & Islands of Adventure, Sea World etc so we had a great time checking out all of the parks!!! I thought i would just share with you some photos of the holiday - I didnt actually take too many photos - well I took about 500 but it is not as many as I have taken when I have been before! So here is just a few to share with you!
Oh course you have to have a photo with Micky! And yes that is a Mac I am wearing, it was chucking it down!
This has got to be one of my favourite places & sites in Orlando :)
My first ever visit to iHop! Such yummy Banana and Strawberry - so naughty but so nice!
The biggest and best nachos EVER at Millers - you can not even imagine how big this is! So big i only eat a quarter and took the rest back to the hotel in a container.
I'm not sure you can comprehend this photo properly - see the water by the car - that was where the road flooded one day when it rained really bad!
Apple Shop goodies! All the overtime was deffinatly worth it!
Rocking the Micky ears at Magic Kingdom!
With Pluto :)
And of Course the Castle!!!
It was such a lovely holiday although it seems like a bit of a distant memory now! I have got a few bits that I brought when I was out there to tell you all about and also a few products that I took with me that I want to review for you so stay tuned for that.
Hey everyone,
Wow where have the last couple of weeks gone! I can not believe that it is nearly the end of April already! Where on earth did that go???
The last couple of weeks have been manic. I have been putting lots of overtime in at work and things have been all up in the air with everything. "Hopefully" things may be starting to settle down now. Hopefully everything is all sorted and I am not planning on doing too much more overtime now. Not as much as I have been. Over the past 4 weeks or so I have been doing 45-50 hour weeks which is slowly killing me but I want the extra pennies for Florida so it will be worth it when I can enjoy my holiday.
Speaking of holiday, I cant believe it is just over 5 weeks until we go! It seems to be coming around so quickly! I have made some holiday purchases which I will share with you in the coming weeks :)
This week I finally got my 2 stone at slimming world which I was extremely happy about, I seem to have yoyo'ed the last couple of weeks and it really slowed (or came to a stop) which I was really unhappy about especially when I put on having been really good but I lost 3 1/2 this week so now I am on 2 Stone and half a pound. I am hoping I can get to 2 1/2 stone before my holiday.
I promise I am going to start posting and sharing with you all again. Stick in there, I know I say it all the time but I am going to be here! I have decided to post on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and over the weekend... i'll see how it goes, if I post on other days its a bonus then :) obviously when I am away I will try to blog every day but for now I am going to try and get a regular posting going
Wow where have the last couple of weeks gone! I can not believe that it is nearly the end of April already! Where on earth did that go???
The last couple of weeks have been manic. I have been putting lots of overtime in at work and things have been all up in the air with everything. "Hopefully" things may be starting to settle down now. Hopefully everything is all sorted and I am not planning on doing too much more overtime now. Not as much as I have been. Over the past 4 weeks or so I have been doing 45-50 hour weeks which is slowly killing me but I want the extra pennies for Florida so it will be worth it when I can enjoy my holiday.
Speaking of holiday, I cant believe it is just over 5 weeks until we go! It seems to be coming around so quickly! I have made some holiday purchases which I will share with you in the coming weeks :)
This week I finally got my 2 stone at slimming world which I was extremely happy about, I seem to have yoyo'ed the last couple of weeks and it really slowed (or came to a stop) which I was really unhappy about especially when I put on having been really good but I lost 3 1/2 this week so now I am on 2 Stone and half a pound. I am hoping I can get to 2 1/2 stone before my holiday.
I promise I am going to start posting and sharing with you all again. Stick in there, I know I say it all the time but I am going to be here! I have decided to post on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and over the weekend... i'll see how it goes, if I post on other days its a bonus then :) obviously when I am away I will try to blog every day but for now I am going to try and get a regular posting going
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