Our Home...

I'm trying to document this flat. This is the first flat Matt and I have lived in together...it will always remain our first home and although we're not planning on moving just yet I want photos that remind me of the time spent living in it, not of packing and leaving. I'm starting with the hallway...those are the stairs that mark the entrance to our flat...not very exciting for you guys but for me it reminds of rushing up them to see Matt after a weekend away or him hanging his head over the banister to say one last goodbye before I head off to work.

A Rare Friday Adventure...

We had a Friday adventure! Matt had had to work the Saturday before so he was given the Friday off instead. We decided to head into Bristol and wander round some museums because the weather was pretty bad. We travelled in on the train and headed to M Shed which is a new museum all about Bristol and the people that live/have lived there. I really enjoyed the view from the top of the building....

We took our obligatory cheesy couple photo up there as well...

I look really freckly in that photo for some reason but hey, I like it. I didn't really get many more photos that day. I don't know why but maybe I was just enjoying a rare Friday adventure. I took a couple more shots in M Shed which I just couldn't resist taking....

I love how these turned out. After we'd finished at M Shed we headed up to the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. On the way we stopped off at Nandos for some lunch and by the time we got to the museum they were only open for another hour and a half. We headed straight up to the art gallery part because it was much quieter up there and we just spent time wandering together, enjoying each others company and appreciating the rare treat of a weekday together...I wish all Fridays could be like that.

Sunday Adventure 07.08

It's been a while since we had a proper Sunday adventure. I've started working some weekends and combined with our massive list of jobs to do has meant that we haven't had much chance to get out for the day. For this adventure we decided to head out for a nice long walk and then head to a pub for a Sunday roast and a pint. Perfect Sunday if you ask me. The weather was pretty good as we set out and we spent ages frolicking in this field taking pictures before we realised we hadn't actually walked anywhere yet. This meant we rushed through most of our walk because the weather started to turn and I didn't get many more photos taken. So to start here is the field...

We walked through a small woodland in order to get to the top of the hill that had a beautiful view. The weather was getting pretty bad by this point but we still stopped, sat down, took it in and snapped some photos. Matt even managed to glimpse some lightening in the distance. Unfortunately I missed it though but that didn't stop me from holding my camera up for about 10 minutes in the hope that I'd be able to catch it on camera. I failed but I did get a nice photo anyway....

There was just time for a couple of cheesy couple shots before the heavens opened and we ran for the car. We were soaked through but luckily a pint and a roast made it all better...

And that's another Sunday over....

I may not be the most domesticated woman but I promise to always make you cupcakes.

I made this! This! I know it's not perfect, ideally I would have liked equal layers and brighter colours but I'm still so proud of myself. I made it for a friends birthday last weekend and, as I tend to do, I attached way too much significance and importance to it. It became more than a cake. To me it symbolised my ability to provide and surprise. I desperately want to be that creative, exciting housewife who provides for her family. My cooking skills are still pathetic but I'm trying my hardest and although I've got a couple of years before I need to worry I want to be ready for it. This cake symbolises me taking giant leaps towards that person I want to be....or, you know, it's just a cake.

My love for you...

Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and when I see you still sleeping beside me I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I can't believe that you're mine, that we're together and that these past few years haven't just been a beautiful dream. When we got together I had just come out of a long term relationship and I really wasn't looking for another one. I wanted to find myself, to focus on me and to discover who I really was. As we spent more time together though I was shocked by how much I was learning about myself as I opened up to you. Now I have never felt so comfortable and at peace with who I am and I owe that completely to you. You brought out the best in me and I'm so grateful that I have you by my side on this great adventure called life.

I hope you enjoyed your day Dad. It was fun doing something we haven't done in a while even if we have all got really bad at bowling! You still bowl faster than I ever could although it was weird to see that Thomas could bowl that fast as well. Guess it's just another reminder that we're grown up now. I think you'll always beat me at bowling though.
I really hope you enjoyed your day though. You really deserved it. You're the best Dad a girl could ever ask for. I can always turn to you for cuddles....although I can't guarantee you won't lick my nose or scratch my cheeks with your stubble! I get so much of my temperament from you and my interests....I was always going to be a nerd with you as my Dad!
I'm so glad we managed to get a photo of all of us. It really makes me smile...

This photo really shows that things are changing in our family but I promise I'm always going to be your little girl. You're the gold standard that I judge all other men against. You set such a high standard I'm surprised I've managed to even find someone! But I have and I hope that when we have children of our own he'll be as good a father to them as you are to us. I know at least they're going to have one hell of a Grandad!

 I'm sorry but I had to put this photo on here. It sums up your goofy sense of humour perfectly.
I love you Dad xxxx