Throw Back Thursday: My First Christmas

I'm so sorry I haven't done a post for a few days, I've been soooo busy. I'll fill you in on everything I've been up to (and might do a double post today - crazzzzzy) but first it's time for Throw Back Thursday!

If you're a regular reader (thank you ever so muchly) you'll know that I'm back in my hometown of Bournemouth at the moment for a cheeky holiday, and when I came back my Mum had put up a huge board full of baby photos. So I'm planning on using lots of them for future Throw Back Thursdays, stating with this one.

Spot the baby! Ha ha.

It might sound crazy because I know it's only September but I am soooo excited for Christmas!

This photo is of me on my first Christmas and I can't WAIT for bubba to have her first Christmas this year (if she comes on time ha ha - my due date is December 16th! Eeeeek). I'm already planning the festive outfits I want to put her in and what presents to get her. But really... what do you get for a week old baby?! 

Christmas is such a homely and magical time and it's still my favourite day of the year, even if I am 22! But it's even better when you're younger, and the smaller you are the bigger your presents are. Like everyone else I'm sure, me and my younger brother would both be desperate to have the biggest present ha ha and even if one of us was given an empty box, but the BIGGEST box, I think we still would have used it as bragging rights!

I'm definitely planning on using my first few weeks of maternity leave on festive fun - getting the Christmas tree and decorations up (if I can wait until then anyway, I'll probably have them up on November 1st ha ha) and getting bubba's stocking ready as well as all the tree presents. And when I say decorations I mean DECORATIONS. I think I might go a bit nuts ha ha.

My Mum, Dad and brother are all coming out over Christmas and hopefully bubba's birth, so it will be proper family time this year and I just CAN NOT WAIT.

And FYI if you're as excited as I am... there's only 103 days, 9 hours, 32 minutes and 54 seconds to go :-D

I promise I won't be so rubbish at blogging ever again, and keep your eyes peeled for another post later on today :-)

See you (very) soon!!

xx

Throw Back Thursday: Budget Holidays

I was flicking through old pictures on my phone looking for inspiration for a Throw Back Thursday image, when I stumbled across my holiday snaps from Cornwall.

I went to Trevone in Cornwall, near to Padstow, with my friends two summers ago and it was one of the funnest holidays I've ever had, despite it being on the cheaper side of life.

There was about 20 of us and we had so much fun - playing on the beach, swimming in the sea, cooking food together, having some cheeky bevvys and shopping for sunglasses and jewellery!

You definitely don’t need loads of money to have a good time, and I would recommend a holiday to Cornwall to anyone. Just grab a tent, some wellies and a bikini and you’re good to go for a week!

This year me and Sam’s summer holiday is going to England for two weeks, with money-saving in mind! It’s crazy that the smallest person ever is going to need SO MUCH STUFF. But she’s related to me so what do I expect ha ha. But with our little, expensive bean arriving in four short months we have to do everything on the cheap, so England it is.

I actually don’t mind this at all though, as I LOVE England, and there’s so much loveliness there that people don’t always realise.

I think cities can be just as stunning as beaches and forests - with the bright lights, tall buildings and inspiring fashion everywhere, so I'm mega excited to be spending half our time in London with Sam’s family, and then back to my hometown of Bournemouth for the other half! MASSIVE YAY.

I know I'm biased because my friends, family and dog (lol, she’s my first baby) are all there and I’m a homesick thing at the best of times, but I honestly LOVE Bournemouth so much! It’s got everything you need close-by – beautiful beaches, the New Forest, decent shops, good nightlife, and it’s a pretty safe place. What more do you need in life?

So I think this could definitely be one of the best holidays ever :-)

Hawaii can suck it… Ha ha.

Let me know where your favourite budget holiday destination is!

See you soon!!

xx

Throw Back Thursday

(creasing at my outfit ha ha!)

This is me and Grandad when I was younger (obviously ha ha) just doing some marching with really long sticks, as you do! He was the best Grandad ever! I have so many great memories with him and miss him a lot.

He is such an inspiration because he came from a really poor family, which was just him and his Mum as his Dad had left them when he was little. In those days it was unheard of to be a single Mum, so they struggled a lot. However he was super clever, and went from rags to riches big time!

He ended up inventing something science-y (I'm not sure exactly what ha ha) and sold it for lots of moneys, and even got an OBE from the Queen for it!

Looking at pictures of me and him reminds me of how important it is to take loads of photos all the time, as it's always so much fun seeing old pictures (even ones just from a year ago) and it always brings back happy memories. I definitely want to have that feeling when I look back at my time being pregnant, and even more so when bubba arrives!

So I've given myself an August resolution (ha ha) to start taking photos on a (mostly) daily basis! I got a Nikon 1 camera for Christmas last year and I have been using it, but no-where near enough.

I've got this weekend off work and plan to do some fun activities, and I'm going back to England for two weeks soon, so I've got plenty of excuses to whack out the camera. So watch this space!

See you soon!!

xx

Throw Back Thursday

Me, Dad and Grandad x