the happy little world of miss ktp!

( pt1 here if you missed it ) After our speedy curry we hopped in taxis for a 15min drive down the road(!!) & arrived at the Great Central Railway. It was pretty deserted apart from a wedding on one platform (what a fab venue!) & after wondering why we were here a Diesel 45 (means nothing to me either!) pulled in & we climbed on board. Don't worry I'm not a secret train spotter, this wasn't just any Diesel 45, it was Beerex! Still got no idea what I'm talking about?! Well it's an old fashioned train, that took us on a return journey to Leciester with a bar serving real ale A pub that moves basically! Love it! All the stations we passed through were still all olde worlde & it was lovely time to sit & catch up with everyone while watching the world go by instead of trying to shout through a karting helmet at each other. I love how much of an anorak I look in the picture above! I used to drink ale quite a lot but...

I'm still not sure what to call my event a few weekends ago (stag / hen / c**k party) so I'll let you choose & delete as appropriate! The whole weekend had been left in Art's capable hands (I'd given him a list of all the guys to invite,  told him I didn't want to leave with bruises & that's about it!). I had no idea what I was letting myself in for but he came up trumps & planned a fab blokey weekend & I couldn't have asked for more :)  Believe it or not the theme wasn't naff jumpers! Ross picked me up from the house & took me on a magical mystery tour ending up in Lufbra - yay! I was really excited about the whole thing till I saw Art & then got really nervous about what was in store for me! group shot from left to right:- matt-towie, dave, ian, niall, moi, mattay, ross, paul & art Once the guys had all arrived, we'd had a cuppa (rock n roll!) & a bite to eat we drove to a nearby Karting...

One day when I was gazing out the window of the bus in my own little world (surrounded by unicorns & rainbows) I suddenly came back down to earth with a jump when I spotted a spaceman on some one's balcony, as you do! I've been meaning to get a photo but always missed it till the other day when I managed to get him & just as I was putting my camera away I looked at the balcony of the house next door & there was a huge cow facing the spaceman! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled to see if the spaceman house retaliates & I'll keep you posted (I hope they do!). Ttfn x

Well the proper wedding countdown has begun - 100days eep! I remember when I started counting at 555days to go when I bought my first (yes first!) pair of shoes for the big day ( click here for the post )!  Now that Adam & I have had our stag parties & the "days to go" won't be in three figures anymore it's feeling really real! I'm mainly excited, I can't wait to walk down that aisle to the man I love & marry him! Just thinking about it now I've got butterflies! I don't feel worried or have any second thoughts or doubts, I know 100% I wanna be with Adam forever. all of our green tape measure is filled in & now we've moved onto the pink :)   Ever since we got together there's been one big continuous link - music. It's what brought us together all those years ago on MySpace (remember that?!), we'll happily spend hours after gigs waiting to meet the bands & I get really excited when I get a text from him sayi...

Seeing as the weather might be getting slightly better (sshh don't want to say it too loud in case it changes again!) I'm hoping to find the wedding diet a little easier. So long to creamy hot chocolates & stodgy sausage rolls & hello to super salads! I was all motivated & ready to tackle my diet good & proper in Westfield when I was labelled a Tosser! Well excuse me! I only wanted to be a healthy happy bride! No need to be rude about it! Chuh! Once I sat down I discovered their salads are amazing (never dreamt I'd say anything like that about a salad!), I even ended up leaving with a doggy bag containing enough food for the next day too! I guess I'll forgive them for calling me names *  Ttfn x *& now maybe I'm even happy to be labelled a Tosser! :P

One word for the weekend MAGIC! Well I survived my c**k party, kinda (I'm typing this Sunday afternoon wrapped up in a blanket feeling sorry for myself & rather delicate!). There'll be a proper post about this later but wanted to say I had an ace time with all my boys hitting the streets & (tracks) of Lufbra & I didn't want it to come to an end! Here's one little pic to keep you entertained 'till I have the strength to type properly & tell y'all about it! and yes I came last! rubbish! Ttfn x

A few weekends ago Anna & I were invited to Her Imperial Highness, Her Grace, Her Excellency, Her Royal Majesty, the Queen of Hearts' Birthday Party! We'd had quite a manic day having travelled all over London from North West to North East to South & back up again to the East! Phew! It seemed like that Saturday was the day to do things & Anna & I (being the social butterflies we are) had invites to them all! We ended up having to get changed at Becca's house warming/engagement party which was pretty civilised into our fancy dress outfits for the Alice In Wonderland Theme Party! In case you hadn't guessed by now I was the Cheshire Cat & Anna was the White Queen....(no we have no idea who that is either she was just told she'd look good in that outfit & boy were they right!). Apart from the fact Anna's corset was a bit tight preventing her from sitting down very well or breathing the costumes held up pretty well! Can I just say I...

When I woke up yesterday to the weather reporter telling of more doom&gloom I groaned at the thought of having the wear my Docs again (nothing wrong with them, they go with everything but black boots again?! Yawn!). That was until I remember my pretty little wellies saved for camping & snowy days at the back of the wardrobe & dug them out. Walking to work it took all my willpower not to jump in puddles! On other more sunny news - I entered a competition on RockNRollBride to win a Trash The Dress Session ( click here ) with the lovely Emily from Photographic Blonde. Well the closing date was last week & on Friday I had a rather special email & a FB request from Emily saying I was one of the lucky 5 winners! She even announced it on her blog on Monday. I'm so excited & it's been hard to wipe the smile from my face! I'm not even married & I can't wait to trash my dress - surely that's not right?! I've had this idea in my mind f...

I have a little confession to make, I've been having a love affair. My new bit of fancy is the light of my life & makes me feel like a hundred bucks.... That's right I'm talking about my new high tops - sorry anyone who was looking for some juicy gossip! They ain't to every one's liking & seem to be a bit like Marmite but I love 'em! I've not been able to wear them as much as I'd have liked though cos of the blimmin rain so I might have to invest in a more waterproof pair (always looking for a good excuse to shop!) & I know the exact pair I want, if only that money tree would hurry up & grow! I've decided I must be getting old cos the bank holiday last week threw me completely. I had no idea what day it was in the office let alone when I should be posting on my blog! Wednesday had come & gone before I knew it & instead of just posting on Thursday I thought I'd wait till Friday & then BAM it was the weekend alrea...

Charity brings out the best opportunities - sky diving, marathons & throwing custard at Mike! While I'm still on the subject of Charity ( see Friday's worthy cause SUPED here ) I thought I'd share some photos from a few weeks ago when Adam leaped at the chance to throw custard at Mike all to raise money for Breast Cancer! It started off fairly tame with a small cup of pink custard, then Adam spotted the big red bucket.......... Poor mike was then covered in real custard & cream before another one of his work colleagues grabbed the big red bucket & threw everything (including the bucket!) at him. I love Mike pleading below.... He was such a good sport throughout. It was so funny as people walked into the ASDA at Leytonstone to be greeted by Mike in a bath covered in custard, as you do! Turns out I have some pretty charitable mates! Nat Nat was rather fantastic by completing the London Marathon in 4hrs 29sec. I've deci...

I'm taking a break from my normal posts all about me & my uber-exciting life (!) to bring you Arthur & his family. Those of you who've been reading my blog for a while will know he's my bestest bud & we're always there for each other. Just over a year ago I got the kind of phone call you never want to get - it was Art calling to say his 24year old sister Jane had died suddenly. I knew she had epilepsy & had been having a few fits but I (along with everyone else) didn't realise about the risk of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy). I'll never forget the moment at the full-to-burst Crematorium just after friends & family had shared their stories & songs about Jane when Art, Andy, Les & Sam just stood there in a group hug, supporting each other. They're such an incredible family, really close & always want to help & be there for others - a year on & they have 2 aims: AIM 1.  To raise the profile of SUDE...

After the previous evening's events ( click here if you missed it) the alarm was rather unwelcome but after making sure Adam was ok I dragged myself out of bed & met mum&dad to head down for breakfast. Wyck Hill House looked stunning & if it had been a touch warmer it would have been lovely to sit outside on the patio drinking fresh orange juice. Even though it was a bit nippy it was a really sunny morning & the view from the breakfast room was incredible - both on the table (yay for a big chunk of black pudding!) & out of the windows. After we'd cleaned our plates we went for a walk around the grounds for an explore & to help it go down a bit. Fun with shadows & looking at the bluebells on the way. We popped back in through the bar & I thought mum looked quite at home as if she was welcoming guests into her drawing room. After wishing the newlyweds well, we picked up a delicate Adam & set off on the long j...