Rosie Joy Wilson.
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| Rosie Joy Wilson, 3 weeks old |
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| Rosie Joy Wilson, 3 weeks old |
Rosie is my eldest cousin Karen's little baby girl who was born in October. As you can see from the photographs, she is just perfection! As Rodger, her father, is verrrrry ginger, we are all expecting a gorgeous little red head girly as she grows up!
I visited Karen, Rodger and Rosie in reading week in October when she was just a few weeks old, so by the next time I see her she will probably be sitting up! It's always lovely when a new family member is born but it did scare me a tiny little bit knowing that when she is my age I will be 38. Shocking, absolutely shocking.
Joshua's 21st Birthday meal at the Italian Orchard.
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| Josh and I at the Italian Orchard |
You only turn twenty one once! Josh is my boyfriend and for his birthday celebrations is currently in Amsterdam partaking in elicit activities HOWEVER he had to celebrate it with his family somehow! We all went for a meal at the gorgeous Italian Orchard back at home where we ate sooooo much gorgeous food, I swear I'm still full! I had pate for starters - because what is better than pate, really? - and an Italian form of savoury pancakes with chicken, ham, cheese and spinach for my main meal. Obviously the birthday boy got an ice cream and cake for his dessert and an embarrassing singalong by the Italian waiters! After many glasses of champagne and wine I was pretty tipsy by the end of the night, but stayed up chatting with him and his lovely mum until about 2am - craaaaazy I know. For Josh's birthday I gave him some euros towards his holiday and also bought him a signed Red Hot Chili Peppers CD! Brownie points for me...
My babies' first birthday!
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| Dobby sleeping on Tonks' head |
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| [L-R] Tonks and Dobby as babies |
I am a huge lover of dogs. In June 2010, my dad was sadly killed in a motorcycle accident, and not long after we decided to get Luna as a way to complete the family after such a horrendous tragedy. A few years later, we thought she might want a friend. We were mistaken, by the way - Luna is the Queen of the house and knows it, and definitely did not want any little puppies coming along and taking her reign away from her! In January of this year, we picked up not one but TWO little baby puppies.
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| Luna - my little Queen |
My mother still holds a grudge against my siblings and I for the fact that we convinced her to buy two puppies instead of just one, but a year down the line they are more than we could've asked for! Dobby is the most mischievous little man ever, but is so cute you cannot actually tell him off without feeling guilty! And whilst Tonks is a bit of a dumptruck now - she has been put on a diet by the vets.. oopsie - she is the nicest dog you will ever meet. And yes, they are all named after Harry Potter characters... fan family here, I do apologise.
Manchester Christmas Markets.
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| So many Santa's! |
Already after writing this post I have found myself immediately happier and content!
See ya soon - Lauren x
