We're Engaged!

So if you read my last blog, you know that I've had a lot going on recently but I haven't told you about the fact that in September last year, Jack proposed!

We are coming up to a year of being engaged which seems crazy but also, so much has happened in that time.

The Story:

So it goes like this... we were in Turkey on a family holiday with my mum and step dad staying at my grandma's apartment in Didim, Altinkum which is about an hour and a half from Bodrum airport.

A couple of days in we decided to have date nights separately and then meet back up afterwards for drinks.


Myself and Jack chose our favourite restaurant, Key-f at Didim marina.

The food there is amazing and I had Sea bass whilst Jack had steak, but he was acting so moody. This annoyed me as we hadn't had a date night in months! (Little did I know he was nervous - bless him!)


After we finished our meals, I ordered my favourite desert and some more drinks whilst Jack went to the toilet.

When he got back, he started talking about our wedding - which was not unusual as we spoke about it often - then the next thing I knew he was next to on one knee with a ring box.

Of course I said YES! and the restaurant cheered while the waiters brought over champagne along with my chocolate soufflé that I couldn't eat because I was still in shock!


The Ring:

To start with I thought, my goodness it is huge but as soon as I put it on I knew it was perfect for me.

Everyone has said how fitting it is for me and I completely agree!

He had it made by my favourite jeweller in Didim, Ozcan which meant so much to me. I did need to have it resized as it was slightly too big.

I love it and can't believe how well he did. Spot on in fact - especially when he had zero help from me!

It is rose gold, with an Amethyst stone in the centre. Purple is my favourite colour but amethyst is also both of our birth stones.

The stone is surrounded. by bling which also then goes down the sides in three rows.

It is not a dainty ring by any means, but neither am I.

I wear quite chunky jewellery as you can see from the other rings in the picture.

There are loads of pictures on my instagram if you want to see more/better pics.

And Then:




If that wasn't enough, we then went to meet my parents and obviously they already knew! I wanted to ring Jack's mum but couldn't hear her and my mum told me to turn around - there were Jack's parents!

How they all kept it all a secret I have NO clue. Especially as we live with Jack's parents and I work with my mum and step dad, so I was super impressed and still am.

It was so nice to be able to celebrate with them all being there.

We also spent a little while FaceTiming some of our friends - mainly mine as his already knew!






Now:

Nearly a year on and wedding planning is definitely underway with the church, venue, photographer and videographer booked.

Wedding party have all been chosen and I have allllll the spreadsheets for each section of the planning. What we have booked and what is yet to be booked or organised.

I'm loving wedding planning and have found a new love - Pinterest - I have found sooo many things I love and want to try for the wedding, our future house and everything in between.

Keep your eyes peeled for more wedding content!

Much Love as Always,

What I got for Christmas 2017

Hi guys,

I have just uploaded my first video of the year!

In it I discuss and show you what I got for Christmas this year. I was extremely spoilt by all my amazing friends and family.

Please take a look, the link is below.

I will be aiming to get a video up once a week, on Sundays, and blog posts at least twice a week.

Much Love as Always,

Tk

xxx

Christmas Fun.

I hope you have all had an amazing Christmas filled with fun, laughter and time with your family and friends, after all, that's what it is all about.

I have been obscenely spoilt this year, by friends and family, but especially Jack. He has definitely outdone himself this year and I am so very grateful.

We had Christmas morning at home together, before popping in to see my mum and step dad, before going to Jack's parents to spend the rest of the day with his family.


As our first Christmas spent together, we wanted to make the most of waking up, having a coffee, breakfast and presents.


Boxing Day was spent back at my mums, with my brother and his family, as well as my grandma.

A lot of my presents were Harry Potter related, as per! Everyone knows how much I love Harry Potter, and they did not disappoint! As well as my Harry Potter goodies, I also got some amazing beauty presents.

My friends and family all know me very well, and I received loads of things that I love.


Jack, as mentioned before, went above and beyond. So as well as my stocking goodies, he also got me a rose gold Fit Bit charge 2, and the MacBook Pro I always wanted and that I am currently writing this on now.



Surprise isn't even the word. I was shocked and so so happy. If you read my previous blog 'All I Want for Christmas' I mentioned that I wanted this but knew I would never get it, and he surprised me massively.

I know Christmas isn't about the presents, and It has been so nice spending time with all our family and friends who we don't get to see as often.

I will also be making a video on what I got for Christmas which I am aiming to get up at the weekend.

Much Love As Always,

Tk

xxx

What I've been up to.

So there's been some media silence from me, mainly on here as I've had a very busy few months and haven't had much head space for blogging which is really sad as I enjoy it so much. But now I'm back!

I've helped plan a hen do and a baby shower, which take up a lot of time. The outcomes of both were great fun and everyone seemed to really enjoy them.

We went on holiday to Turkey with my Grandma, which was out first holiday abroad together and was amazing. I've been going to Turkey with my Grandma for nearly 13 years now and love it out there so it was really important to me that Jack enjoyed it too, luckily he did! phew!

We've also been to two of our friends wedding which were amazing days. We got to see a lot of our friends who we hadn't managed to in a long time and was great to catch up.

We've had many nights in, and a few nights out. I've had a lot of bad days, but also good days. I'm getting there.

 



I've been having a lot of cuddles with my two girls, which are complete time wasters, but completely gorgeous.

Plus we've moved house!  Check out my moving vlog.

This week is going to be a week of blog posts, one every night. I'm very excited, and can't wait for you guys to have a read.

I'm also going to be filming some videos this week, including a review of the new Body shop face masks and Jack doing my make up which I think is going to be hilarious!

Much Love,

T xx

Family day at the seaside.

Every now and then we take a trip to the seaside to see my late grandpa's lady friend and also his late best friend's widow.

It's always a lovely day of catching up and reminiscing, and I love the time spent with my Mum, brother and uncle. We always have such a laugh, although anyone else looking in might think were mad! I guess that's part of being a family isn't it? Inside jokes etc. Love it! 

We met the ladies at the De La Warr pavilion in Bexhill as usual. It's reasonably priced and they do a lovely coffee. We also decided to have breakfast as none of us had eaten. I chose eggs benedict and a Mocha and both were super yummy! 

I love sitting in the pavilion and looking out at the sea. It makes me feel calm and at peace. It obviously helped that it was a nice day albeit the wind made it a bit chilly. 

Before we went home we popped over the road to Di Paulos which does the most amazing gellato. I settled for a one scoop chocolate with a chocolate dipped cone. 

I loved getting my sunnies out and spending quality time with the famalam especially as I now live an hours drive from them all. 

What did you guys get up to last weekend and what are your plans this weekend? 

Much love,

Tklou x

A Winter Wonderland!

So the week before Christmas my Mum took Myself, My Sister In Law and my two nephews and niece to see Father Christmas.

This was at the Brookside Garden Centre in East Peckham, Kent. 

My mum had previously taken the rest of the crew the year before last and the kids has loved it. 

So we decided we'd make a day of it!

First we stopped for lunch at The Hop Farm which is about a 5 minute drive away from the garden centre.

It's set in a beautiful old oast building and it's really good value for nice food.

Then with our bellies filled it was time to see the main man himself! 

While we were waiting there was loads for the kiddies to do, including a massive chalk board that ran the whole length of the queue which I thought was a great idea. There were also elves with iPads going round involving them in different games. 

We waited... Patiently... As patient as kids can wait when they know they are meeting Father Christmas anyway! 

Each group is given their own Elf which my Mum was very happy about. 

As soon as we stepped inside I knew it was going to be magical... It was like a winter Disney!

The Elf we had was brilliant and she told the kids stories about different parts of the winter walk to the hut where Santa was waiting. (They of course were walking around, mouths open, mesmerised!)

Once we reached Santa's hut, there was a guest book for us to sign which we dutifully did... Adults included... Ahem. 

I'm not sure what my then... Nearly 1yr old niece knew what to do when with this bearded man in a red and white suit started talking to her and handing her a present! Bless her.

My youngest nephew on the other hand asked for a toy reindeer and told his big brother to ask for a lion... (Who knows?!)

All in all it was a lovely day and definitely an experience I would recommend to any families with young children... Or even just the adults as I know we had fun! 

There is also a massive beautiful section of Christmas Decorations every year and we struggled not to buy the whole lot! 

Here's a few of the animal themed displays... Because... Cute! 

Much Love,

T, x

I Grew Up!

So back in November I visited my Gran up north for the a few days.

It was lovely just me and her to spend some quality time together as I hadn't seen her properly since returning from Australia.

On one of the days I was there we decided to go to a National Trust house. My Gran gave me her members book to choose which one I wanted to visit.

Dunham Massey immediately jumped out at me. It looked a stunning house, but what made it different was that they had turned half of the house back into the military hospital it has been during the First World War.

Having not been to a National Trust House since I was young, I couldn't really remember what to expect.

The ground of the house were gorgeous, and there was a lovely cafe on site as well as a shop selling souvenirs.

While we were there, my Gran also paid for me to become a National Trust Member, check me out being grown up!

The House, was as expected, huuuge! I loved the idea that we would get to see how they used it as a Military Hospital for the war.

It was used as an Auxiliary hospital between April 1917 until January 1919 and was known as Stamford Hospital.

I found the whole experience fascinating to be honest, loved History when I was at school. I was very shocked to come across some information within the exhibition from my home town!

There were quotes in plaster cast molds made up on the hospital beds, and these two were from where I live!

They also had actors playing out little skits of what the patients and nurses may have been like and also the relationships between them. Having done Acting at both school and college, I enjoyed this a lot.

'Keep the Home Fire Burning' - reminds everyone I know of learning about the war at school.

There are lots of Pictures below for you to peruse. I've tried to collate them in some sort of order, as to where in the house they were taken etc. But I think It's beautiful and hope you do too.

If you are ever up that way, you should definitely check it out!

 

I hope you enjoyed looking through the pictures, as much as I enjoyed taking them and experiencing it. 

Much Love,

T, x