the happy little world of miss ktp!

Danielle at Sometimes Sweet has set another Journal Entry so here goes: "Looking at all of the life you've lived so far, can you pinpoint one time frame or instance that you feel truly contributed to your growth as a person?  This may be a turning point, a positive or negative experience, a moment or collection of moments that stand out in your mind...something that changed  you as a whole. " Firstly I'd like to apologise for how long this post is! I got started typing & couldn't stop! Yoink! At the start of my second year at uni we were given the chance to lengthen our course so we could spend our 3rd year in industry. I jumped at the chance of gaining experience in the Textile world & when asked where I wanted to go I asked for anywhere abroad thinking I'd get sent to New York or Paris or Milan......but none of these came up, the only country on offer was India! I'd never even thought about visiting let alone living in such a different co...

..the camping bug! We decided to escape the hustle & bustle of London for 3 days & headed 35min down the road to a lovely peaceful campsite in Loughton. It was great to think that we don't have to drive for hours & hours to feel cut off from our every day lives & hopefully this'll mean we'll have a weekend away more often After about an hour we got the tent up which wasn't so bad seeing as we'd never done it on our own before. Once we'd been to the little cafe for a jacket potato we came back & tweaked it slightly seeing as the ground sheet was a bit wonky then we were ready to start furnishing our little home away from home. Since our first camping trip we've been stocking up on things we've seen on sale (as well as a few additions from mum&dad) so now we've got lots of things to make us feel more comfortable. We decided to take a wander into Epping Forest where the campsite backed onto & found a scrummy blackberry bus...

Well it depends which one you mean cos there's loads of us in the blogging world! Out of all the blogs I read I follow 4 other people who are lucky to share their name with me! They all write in lovely styles, share wonderful stories, take stunning pictures & have great lives. So if you've got a some spare time take a gander around & see how awesome other people are with the same name as yours truely! * colour me katie * i go by katie * katie's pencil box * skunkboy creatures Hope y'all are having a lovely weekend whatever you're up to! Ttfn x

As I sat down on the tube the other day I looked across from my seat & was met by this sight. I put on my detective hat & came to the conclusion that there were 3 possible reasons for the shoes being there: 1. an invisible person was sitting there but their invisibility cloak didn't quite reach their feet (they also sit in a very awkward position & yes I have tried!) 2. the shoes belonged to one of these 2 guys but they were too embarrassed to pick them up when they left (I like to think this is the correct assumption!). 3. the most probable & boring - someone got off the tube after a day's work, their feet killing & either left them there on purpose (due to some nasty shoe bites) or forgot them. I wasn't even on the train that late so I don't think it can even be blamed on random drunken-ness. I wonder if she decided she'd had enough & pulled on some lovely comfy slippers & shuffled home, that's what I'd like to do some eveni...

I know, I have planners of planners of planners but this very lovely wedding planner was different, honest! I started a big old Excel "To Do" list recently to keep track of everything & to try & free up my brain so there's less wedding stuff flying around & more space for day to day things. Also, since more things are getting confirmed I wanted somewhere to keep all the info together & that's where this beauty comes in. Each page has sections to fill in for everything you need to know & the way it's been designed it'll make a lovely keep sake afterwards. Most people get shivers when they try on their wedding dress, I got shivers when I saw this book, that's how obsessively organised I like to be! I can't wait to find a lovely pen so I can start filling in the gaps & adding photos. I loved the fact that on the Best Man page you have to rate how reliable he is on a scale of 1-5! There's even a page for working out the dreade...

I first saw this post on Katie's blog & loved the way she did it from her & her son Max's point of view. When I then saw it on Mari , Danielle & Diana's blogs I realised I had to jump on the bandwagon too, so here goes: A. Age: 27 (you have no idea how long that took to work out, maths ain't my strong point! Yoink!) B. Bed size: Double - nothing as exciting as Queen, King or Super-duper-mega size, just plain double, but flipping comfortable! C. Chore that you hate:  Dusting - as soon as it's done there seems to be more dust, I hate it! D. Dogs:   Not yet but holding out for a little black Pug one day :) E. Essential start to your day:  Sh*t, shower & shave as most of my blokey mates would say, then back to sleep as soon as I sit down on the tube to work! F. Favorite color: Tricky, it used to be pink but now it changes all the time, right now it's minty green G. Gold or Silver: I always preferred silver but my engag...

Last night we decided we didn't want to just sit in front of the tv so instead we dusted off the Scrabble Scramble set that I'd got about 3years ago & never touched. While playing though my inner blond-ness sure did show through! Yoink! I wasn't off to a very good start when I spelt 'merth' & thought that was correct (my English teacher would be having kittens right now!). That was after I'd complained about getting blanks cos to use them I had to use my imagination. My next go wasn't much better when I shook out these letters & realised I didn't know any Polish words. First of all I was keeping score but after the following comments.... "....I can't add 5 to 2 so had to start with 5 & add the 2" "....If you let me do it on my fingers & don't rush me I'm fine" Adam decided it would be better if he carried on! My Scrabble mind was getting the better of me by this point cos I thought this spelt 'dus...

to the Autumnal weather. I've been trying & trying to put off getting my Wintery stuff out (it's only September for goodness sake!) but the time has finally come. So today I packed away all of my lovely summery sandals to the top of the wardobe & got my boots ready. My excuse for keeping them out was that I was due to go to India in October with work so I'd need them then, but now the trip's off, so I've had to admit I probably won't wear them again this year. I can't believe I've only worn my new gingham sandles once since buying them! I'm not complaining too much though cos Autumn & Winter are my favourite seasons, bring on crisp sunny days, the nights drawing in & being snug as a bug in big coats, scarfs & hats, nowt better! (Sod's law we'll end up having an Indian Summer now!) Ttfn x

What a great piece of graffiti! These shots were taken as part of our first Engagement shoot with Lou ( see here ) but needed a bit of a tweak. Adam did his magic fingers thing on Photoshop, edited out a lamppost & we're left with these lovely pics :) Seriously what council numpty puts a lamppost right in the middle of this?! Yay for lovey dovey graffiti! See our second shoot with Lou here Visit Lou's Flickr here Ttfn x

All hard work was interrupted yesterday afternoon when David Walliams swam past our offices in aid of Sports Relief (you can just about see him in between the rowers).   I can't believe he managed to swim 140miles in 8days in the filthy Thames. During that time he rescued a dog & battled Thames Tummy - that's dedication. When we saw him the tide was in his favour so he was zooming along pretty quickly & as we all clapped & cheered he even interrupted his stroke to wave at us all. What a legend! If you have a spare couple of pennies follow the link to sponsor him, I know I will. ttfn x

Last Sunday it was Isabelle's Christening. It's been a while since I saw all of Adam's family together so it was nice to have a good catch up with them all. I had a text the night before asking if I'd be official photographer so as soon as we arrived the Lumix was out & snapping away. Isabelle's turning into such a smiley cutie & a pleasure to photograph. The service was held at the church Nick & Lisa are getting married at next July so it was nice to get a sneak preview at the beautiful building. While we were waiting for the service to start Brandon & his pals all got together for a catch up, I love this photo below. Afterwards we all headed back to Nick & Lisa's & as we got back it started to pour down, typical, so the kids were all piled into Brandon's room to play instead of having the garden space to run around in. I didn't see the state of it after we'd left but I didn't envy the tidying up! Adam was Isabelle'...