At the risk of sounding old, I remember very clearly the day she was born. I was in senior school, and knew my Aunt was in labour. Every chance I got, between classes and lunch breaks, I used the pay phone to ring my Nan for any news. I was so unbelievably excited about getting a new cousin. Every morning on my way in to school I passed a baby shop and in the window they had a gorgeous pink dress on display. I told my Mom that if my Aunt had a girl I would buy it for her to wear.
After lunch on the 17th May as we returned back to our classroom for afternoon registration my tutor Mr Davis read out a note for me. "Please let Laura know her Aunt has given birth to a baby girl" I was over the moon!
It turns out Natalie was a rather large baby at 9lbs 13oz so there was no way she was fitting in to that dainty pink dress!
Natalie has been a star bridesmaid, she has been with me to every bridesmaid dress shopping outing I have asked her to, and willingly tried on dress after dress. Even when I forgot to tell her what time to be ready for giving her 10 minutes to race out of bed!
One of my favourite memories of Natalie was when she was a lot younger, she used to threaten me when I was reluctant to play with her... "Play with me or I won't be your cousin!" It still makes us smile now and after hearing the story our younger cousin Sophie, uses it jokingly against us.
She's one of my best friends and I love her completely.
Happy Birthday Natalie xxx
At my 21st Birthday Party
Last Christmas
Sophie, Natalie and me during a photo shoot we did for my Nan
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