2013

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This may be a little late, but merry Christmas and happy new year everybody!! Oops. I had a few posts planned for over the last week or so, but celebrations got in the way a little!

Our Christmas this year was crazy busy, but wonderful. Usually David and I spend Christmas day with our own family then spend boxing day together. But as this was our first Christmas as a family, and Lily's first ever Christmas, of course we spent it together (our first Christmas day together in 7 years!) and our families all wanted to see Lily. We had a day with my family, a day with David's dad & his wife, a day with David's mum & brother, a day with David's sisters, a day with my auntie, a day with my Nan, a day with my Grandma, new years eve with my family and a day with my brother. We have such a big family! It was so lovely, and Lily was completely spoilt by everyone.

 I recieved some wonderful gifts too, David got me some amazing presents, including new GHD's, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Soap and Glory goodies, a beautiful jewelry stand, the compete Harry Potter box set (some of mine had gone missing, and I had Philosophers Stone on VHS!), Topshop earrings and lots and lots of sweets (including some Wonka bars!) and my parents got me a new camera (which I didn't have for all of the pictures in this post which is why some are better quality than others!), a new leather jacket, an amazing Lady and the tramp jumper plus lots of  other lovely goodies!

It was so wonderful having our first Christmas as a little family too, and opening Lily's presents from Santa on Christmas morning was so special. And in these few weeks over Christmas she has reached lots of little milestones, and seems to have changed and grown a lot in such a short amount of time. I can't wait to write her 10 month update. It's like she was saving them all for mine and David's Christmas holidays so we could share them together!

2012 was an amazing, life changing year for us. There was sadness- we lost people we loved and there were some tough challenges, but there were some wonderful events too. We got a new house, and David and I both got the jobs we really wanted- David in a big company in the animation & film industry, me in a school- and of course, the arrival of our Lily. Becoming a parent and having such a beautiful little girl, and getting to share every moment with her as she grows, discovers and becomes such a special little girl is really the most amazing experience, especially with David by my side. Our little family feels so right, it seems as though I have been waiting for these two my whole life. I have so much love for them and they have made me the happiest I have ever been.

2013 looks as though it is going to be an amazing year too, and I really do hope our luck continues and it is! I have a few resolutions too:

♥ To try my hardest to stick to our savings goals 

♥ To use those savings to get married!

♥ To apply for my PGCE

♥ To drink more water & live a healthier life in general

♥ To make sure we have lots of quality family time together

♥ To be the best mother I can be 

I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas & amazing 2013's! Do you have any special plans or goals for this year?

♥ x

christmas stars and angels and wishes, and a very happy new year!!

Christmas finally arrived, and although the day is now over, christmas is not. not at all. there are still so many celebrations to be had!! and it has been so magical and wonderful, and filled with fun and laughter and treats. i have so much to share with you all...
i was still doing christmas preparations until so very late on christmas eve, i had to rush to bed so santa would come. he came, drank his milk and ate his mince pie, rudolf nibbled on the carrot we left, and santa left many many wonderful gifts. i was given so many beautiful things i cannot possibly fit them all in here. a beautiful horse and arriage, that i can wear around my neck every day. a starry starry skirt and a sequined jumper, that i can wear to our moon tea parties. 7 rings, that glitter and shine, full of colour and beauty you would not believe. glittery bubble bath so i sparkle all day long. teeny pots of fairy dust, that i will use to make retty pictures with my little brother very soon. a lovely book, tied up with a beautiful red ribbon, that i wore in my hair. a sweet teddy called emily, who will join curly on my bed, and they can be friends. lots of sweet treats, a mini etch a sketch, new pens and pencils, a pretty bracelet, a watch on a ribbon to tie around my wrist, dvds and cds, purple tights and strawberry socks. cookery books. a beautiful brooch. a pink glittery belle cup. and many other wonderful delights.

(i must apologise for the poor quality of the photos. all taken with my phone, my camera refuses to work. im hopefully getting oit fixed tomorrow.)

The last picture is of pretend candles my mother has given me, that flicker as though they are real. i love candles, but we are not allowed them in my uni flat. so mother got me these!!! how wonderful they are, too.

I did not finish creating all of my little presents and wrapping them for people until so very late on christmas eve, as there had been so very much else to do. but everyone seemed to like them very much. mother cried at the painting i made for herand father, which is always a good sign. happy tears. she always gets them when she recieves gifts that mean lots to her.

christmas dinner was delicious, and so filling. i ate so much i thought i would burst!! but it was amazing. lots of cracker pulling and paper hat wearing, and so many laughs that made my cheeks and my belly hurt. i thought of my wonderful moon best firend, my little lottie. her stars were all over the table. and then collected carfefully afterwards and put back in their special jar. the tree looked more beautiful than ever. our smiles sparkles. i wore glitter everywhere, on my eyes, my cheeks, my eyelashes, my clothes, my hair, my fingers, my wrists. tribbons like a christmas present. me and my boyfriend had our christmas on another day, and he came to stay, sharing my little single bed. but we do not mind.

i saw all of my family. we had a big party. lots of cousins, that seem to be growing far too fast. lots of games and dancing and laughs. lots of catching up and exchanging of presents. I got to see my cousins little girl, who is ever so cute. we had lots of cuddles and giggles together. she took lots of pictures saying 'cheeeese' really loudly as she took them, then ooohing and clapping at the results. and youll never guess, while playing with the pictures and pressing buttons on my phone, she made a blog!!!! theres an option on my phone that i never knew i had to do that. heres the link to little leahs blog: http://skawig967.blogspot.com/

the picture is of my boyfriend and leahs knees :)

i must go now. me and my little brother have a gingerbread train and christmas biscuits to make with my star and angel cutters. i hope you have all had a wonderful christmas. thank you for all of my lovely comments, it is rather difficult to reply at the moment, but i will try ever so hard to tomorrow. my new years resolution is to post more frequently than i am at the moment, and make my blog better and better!!! :) happy new year to all of you lovelies, i hope you have lots of fun and giggles!!

x ♥