I need to try these on

Gorgeous!

Scattered Pictures

My laptop is full of memories.  Birthdays, holidays, Christmas', parties, festivals and get-togethers.  I've mentioned it before but I love my photos.  I'll often scroll through albums just remembering happy times.  This weekend I've spent some time organising my photos and putting them into folders.

I thought I'd share a few photos that I haven't seen in a while but made me smile.

"Say cheese" Paris 2008

Me and Hayley at my 21st in 2005

Me and my brother Paul goofing around at Yosemite National Park 2002

Suzie and Me at my neighbour Kirsty's 18th fancy dress party in 2007

Halloween.  Suzie, Me, Kirsty and Paul

Drying my hair in our New York Apartment 2006.... Ian was a little snap happy!

Sophie, Natalie and me giggling during a photo session for my Nan in 2008

Has and me at Sonisphere in 2009

Typical Sophie, just as we're ready for a nice group photo at our engagement party she blows a bubble gum bubble! Love her!

Just one of the photos that didn't make it into Suzie and Rob's wedding album...!

So many happy and fabulous times!  I'm going to get some photos printed out soon so I can create a collage of frames on my wall.  I love being surrounded by my photos.

Back to Work

First day back wasn't too bad... I work in a small office in the middle of Birmingham with around 11 other people.  Thankfully we all get on really well and often throw little buffet parties at lunch time.  We decided before our Easter break that we would have one today.  The idea is simple.  Everyone brings in something, be it shop bought or home made and instead of a normal lunch we all sit around chatting and monch on all the goodies.  There is usually way to much and the buffet can last for a few more lunches that week!

I was on sandwich duty and seeing as it was our Easter buffet I made bunny rabbit shaped ham and cheese snacks using my cookie cutters.

They went down a treat!

Sandwiches taste better when they look cute!

Cute enough to eat ;)

In other news... an email has been circulated regarding Has' stag do... eeeek!

I love long weekends!

Seriously, I think we need more long weekends.

The last couple of days have been a mixture of music, alcohol, baking, films, and white knuckle rides.

On Thursday we had front row seats to see Bad Company.  I didn't know many of their songs but it was pretty amazing to be that close to Paul Rodgers.  They were supported by The Joe Perry Project.  Joe Perry is the guitarist from one of my favourite band, Aerosmith.  It was a little surreal being that close to the bands, and at times it was easy to forget we had  8000 people behind us!

The Joe Perry Project

Bad Company

Paul Rodgers

After a lazy morning in bed watching Lost and eating Easter eggs, Friday was spent with friends.  We went into Birmingham early, and we're ready to leave in time for the last bus!  It was good fun even though we didn't stay out as late as we normally do.  Our friends are starting to acknowledge how close the wedding is now, asking us questions like "Do I have to wear a tie?", "Who will I be sitting next to?" and letting us know they've found or have started the search for their outfits.

Saturday was another lazy day, I made some cupcakes for Has' friends that were coming over to play games and watch films.

I left the boys playing XBox and sobbed my heart out to "My Sister's Keeper" and "The Time Travellers Wife"  I can't remember the last time I've cried so much!

Today we headed to Alton Towers.  We had prepared ourselves for rainy weather and huge crowds and we didn't really experience either.  We went on Air, which I loved!  The chairs tilt forward until you're lying flat and gives you the feeling of flying, in a weird way it's a really relaxing roller coaster!  We also went on Rita Queen of Speed, Oblivion and Nemesis. 

Oblivion

Alton Towers has opened a new ride Thirteen to celebrate their 30th Birthday.  We thought our best bet was to go straight over to Thirteen when we arrived but it seemed everyone else had the same idea, the queue was over an hour's wait.  When we went back for a second time the park staff told us that the ride had broken down and they weren't sure when it would be operational again.  Our third attempt at trying to get on the new ride had us queueing for 40 minutes before realising the it had broken down again.  Thirteen - unlucky for some!  It took an additional half and hour for them to fix the ride.

Thirteen - the technicians trying to fix the ride!

I'm now sitting in bed, aching everywhere and dreading going back to work tomorrow!!  I need my weekends longer!  Hope you have all had a fabulous weekend?

Happy Easter

Happy Easter x

Easter Egg Bunnies

I followed this tutorial and made these to give away for Easter.  What do you think?  

Some Things for the Weekend

Friday lie ins are the best!!

Source

I hope those of you who are lucky enough to enjoy this extra long weekend are having fun?  Today we should be meeting with friends and going in to Birmingham for drinks... Hopefully tomorrow won't be spent in bed nursing a hangover!

~ I'd be a happy bunny if I could sleep here or here

~ This brides make up is stunning

~ Summer wouldn't be complete without one of these

~ Funky fascinators... there's even a cupcake one!

~ Can you hear me. Beautiful illustrations

~ My kind of style!

~ Learn something new every day

~ Up to 50% off at Laura Ashley Home Furnishings, Furniture, Mirrors, Beds, Curtains and Fashion

~ Papercut Garden.  Some people are too talented!

~ More amazing works of paper

~ Manhattan and purple shoes... yes please!

~ I am totally loving this series, for a number of reasons!!  Don't end!

~ Beeeeeeeautiful

~ My cup of tea!

~ An excellent moto for all brides!

~ Completely in love with Vallentyne Photography

April Fools!

Happy Easter

Of course I wasn't being serious when I said I'd found the bridesmaid's their dresses in fact I found the dresses here.  Lovely colour though!

So April is here and we've officially made it through winter.  Thank goodness, it feels like winter has been here for a long time!
I'm looking forward to summer barbecues, festivals, floaty dresses and driving with the windows down.   Warmer weather still feels far away though, especially seeing as I had to scrape SNOW from my car this morning!  I think Mother Nature was playing a little April Fool's herself!  Good one Momma, now bring the sunshine please?!

March wasn't a very productive month in terms of planning.  I haven't really had any motivation to get anything done.  I'm hoping April will work out better.

I did manage to cross off a few things from my list. I visited the National Wedding Fayre at the NEC, we booked the remaining honeymoon flights (yay!), we visited one bridesmaid dress shop and decided on a final design for our wedding invitations.

Taking in to account the jobs I didn't manage to do in March, April's list looks like this.

• Start making up the wedding invitations (Me, Suzie and Hayley have a date next wednesday!)
• Continue the search for bridesmaids dresses, whether that's shop bought or custom made.
• Work on finishing the chalk board place cards
• Research honeymoon hotels
• Start mocking up ideas for the evening invitations
• Work on secret bridesmaid gift project.
• Continue work on song choices for ceremony, wedding breakfast and reception
• Work on another little DIY painting project that will require some nicer weather.
• Start cutting out 160 Chrysler Buildings for the Order of the Day booklets......!
• Plan "Hen and the City"
• Get back on the diet wagon!!!  I've slipped big time, once I've gobbled up all my Easter eggs there'll be no more treats!

I'm looking forward to getting back into wedding mode.  We have 7, yes 7 months to go!  The other night I had a dream that we were 2 weeks away from getting married and I had done nothing.  I hadn't even sent the invitations out!  Maybe it was my subconscious giving me a kick up the bum and telling me to pull my finger out!

I'm postponing trying on my dress until May.  Hayley has a few days off coming up so the plan is for me, Suzie and Natalie to visit as many bridesmaids dress shops as we can and make a short list for when Hayley can join us.  We'll also all visit my dress so I can try her on and probably cry like an idiot!

Have a lovely Easter weekend! x

The BEST news ever!!

Bridesmaid dress hunt is over!!

A friend of a friend at work recently got married and her colour scheme was purple.  She's willing to GIVE me her bridesmaids dress for FREE!
Also - get this!  She had 3 adult bridesmaids, so I'll only need to find a dress for Sophie.

I can't tell you how pleased I am, this is going to save me so much time and money!  She's going to bring the dresses in next week for me to have a look at but has sent me a picture of them.  What do you think?  I know the girls are going to LOVE them!