A perfectly British Saturday

What to do with a perfectly free weekend... Friday night we stuffed our faces with Curry & Wine. 

Saturday morning we woke from a blissful lie in to get ready for a Saturday spent at the Garden Centre & Antiques Fair. (we are both under 30 I hasten to add)...

Well it was pretty darn perfect, we spotted some things to go in our soon to be renovated garden, we picked out some great finds for my Mum's birthday and we had lunch in a typical English Coffee shop. Soup, Cheshire Cheese, Scones & all! 

Wayyy too many croutons & bread dunks later, I had no space for my scone.. So in a serviette it went & into my bag for later. It was well worth the wait.

Perfect end to a perfect day with my family, sometimes the unplanned, simple days turn out to be he best days.

Goodnight xoxo

10 years

On Sunday, my Hubby & I celebrate our 10 year anniversary! 10 years! I must say, the time has flown. 

It's been a full 10 years since I was walked down the road by my Mum to meet him. Who would have thought, that evening when I walked down in the rain with my "My Little Pony" umbrella (only one I could find, I hasten to add) that I would be meeting my future Hubby, face to face for the first time. 

I remember the scent of his aftershave & when I returned from our first date, my mum saying "you have that sparkle in your eye", I certainly did. I was falling in love.

Ever since then, we have been inseparable & it has been pretty perfect! Obviously life brings its ups & downs, but these are things we have faced as a partnership, together, always supporting each other through difficult/challenging times. 

I have received a number of raised eyebrows in the past about being married at 23 & still very much happily married & 10 years in to our relationship at 25. There's no secret, we just work! It sounds like a cliche, but we are best friends as well as lovers. 

We stick together, support each other & most of all communicate & prioritise us. We have a laugh together & have fun together & we totally just get each other. We give each other advice, a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear... We are partners in crime!  

We make sure we have regular date nights to give us that time to make an effort for each other & get out of our pjs! Literally all week, we get home from work, shower, in our pjs & chill! He treats me like a Princess & I treat him like a Prince - be kind to each other, be honest & keep that spark alive! 

I'm a very lucky lady- he is my rock- and a handsome one at that! xoxox

Goodies

For Christmas I got lots of goodies of the pampering kind- my favourite kind of goodies 

I got a full Lush set which came wrapped up in a scarf which added to the feel of the product. I love Lush as its Vegan & totally animal friendly & natural! 

I got the Mask of Magnaminty which is a mask for the body & face which is soooo good! It cleanses the pores & rids any blemishes. I also got an exfoliator, Christingle which is a tingly body toner, tea tree water for post cleanse of the face- amazing! & also some shower jelly which comes like Playdoh. I would recommend them all. 

I also got the above Soap & Glory set which again is animal friendly so always a winner! This set came with everything from plumping lipgloss to foot cream. 

Think these are now on offer in Boots at half price- so grab them. The foot cream is amazing but it has quite a funky smell to it... The other products smell divine. I also think the bag they come in is really cool & can be used for bath stuff/makeup once empty. I've not yet tried the mascara as I am sticking to my trusty Rimmell at the moment, but will let you know what I think!

Happy pampering xoxo