the happy little world of miss ktp!

you wait ages for one then two come along at once! After getting all excited at seeing the Olympic Torch on Thursday (see post HERE ) we found out it would be coming along the river Thames on it's way to the Stadium for the opening ceremony. Our new office has a balcony so I got in early to hang out a Union Jack & get my camera ready! After doing my bit & standing on my own ringing in the Olympics using a cow bell iPhone app at 8:12 to 8:15am (no I've not cracked, see more about it  HERE ) we started to track the torch's progress on the the BBC website, when we saw it was just going past Kew we headed down to the river side to get a better view. While we stood there, in typical British fashion, the heavens opened. Thankfully we just had time for Simon to go & grab an umbrella before the excitement began. We could hear the cheers from along the river so we knew the barge was coming. It was being carried on Gloriana the Queen's barge. ...

It was beginning to feel like the world & his wife had seen the Olympic Torch, everyone that is except me! I got all excited when I found out it would be going down the bottom of my road, which would have been brill, except it was on a Wednesday, at noon. Useful! I really think they should do the torch relay from 5:30pm through till 9am, that way more people would be free & also it would be dark & so easier to see! Anyone with me?! I started to loose hope I'd see it & instead have to watch it on tv going past all the places I know. Adam made me even more jealous when he produced a photo he'd taken of the torch passing his work on Monday evening. Not impressed! Yesterday morning though my dream came true! I was checking the torch relay website when I spotted it would be lit at Chalk Farm at 6:48am (rather precise!). Bit of an early start but it made sure I wouldn't be at work & it's on my way in so how could I refuse?! I set my alarm for 4:45a...

Last weekend it was a fellow India Girlie's Hen Party. Step forward bride-to-be Cess. We all met at the Brunswick House Cafe  which was a fab venue right next to Vauxhall Station. It was the right level of quirky & full of random bits & bobs hanging from the ceiling. When we went to the table Cess' MOH had added to the decorations with tea lights & a pretty table cloth as well as our own place settings. Thankfully it wasn't obviously a Hen Party, though there were subtle hints like Cessie's straw on the table! :P The waiter was really lovely while he took these photos & was determined to get the best shot possible which was evident at the number of photos on my memory card! Once we'd sorted out the bill, overpaid by £67, got the money back & put it all into the drinks kitty we set off for Thamesis Dock  just down the road on Albert Embankment. It's a fab 1930s Dutch Barge that's been converted into a pub/club & the vie...

A few Saturday's ago I had a invite to see Dr Dee the new opera by Damon Albarn & Rufus Norris at the London Coliseum. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was brill. The set was incredible & the music was beautiful. The show was all about John Dee's life. He was an Elizabethan mathematician, astrologer & courtier & he lived in a time before magic & science were separated so no one knew what was real & wasn't. He owned a huge collection of books which he kept in his home in Mortlake (the way the books were shown on stage was stunning (I don't want to ruin it in case anyone else sees it at some point)). Dee ended up meeting a fraudster called Edward Kelly who believed he could talk to angels through a crystal ball & became obsessed with the occult & ended up being deserted by family & friends right up until he died with just his daughter by his side. Paul & I had heard mixed reviews of the show so went with open...

carrying on from my last two posts (click HERE & HERE ). Once we'd topped up on alcohol & sugar it was time for Nick & Lisa's first dance followed by the daddy / daughter dance. I'm not sure how much of it was the emotion of the day & how much was the ale but I must confess I blubbed a bit! Everyone looked so happy & you wouldn't have believed it was the first time the happy couple had danced together in 9years of being together! I was really impressed at how quickly the lads all got up on the floor to have a boogie I had visions of dragging them on there kicking & screaming one by one but no they were up there with the best of them! Brill! A few pics of Lisa, Jenna, Adam & Isabelle - the little trooper stayed awake all night till it was time to go home & Isabelle did too! :P I love the middle photos of Lisa with Isabelle. Adam then took over little Lumix & turned out to be a rather fab photography wingman! I...

carrying on from yesterday's post (click HERE ). After the church service (where I thankfully didn't blub) Nick & Lisa held their reception at the stunning Crabbs Barn , it really was pretty & thankfully we did quite well with the weather. In between posing for the official shots (we scrub up well don't we?! :P) I was off tottering around with my Bucks Fizz/Ale in one hand & little Lumix in the other capturing my own spin on the day. Thanks so much to Christina (on the left) for letting me post this pic that her little girl took (think she's got a budding photographer there & I might have competition!). Lisa with Jenna her maid of honor & Nick's best man (in more ways than one!) Adam. What a stunning family. While waiting for dinner Ash, Paul & Adam reflect on the day & the meaning of life. Before too long it was time to go inside, we cheered Nick & Lisa as they walked into the room as the new Mr & Mrs be...

Last week Adam's sister Lisa got married to his best mate Nick (you couldn't plan it better!). I was lucky enough to be a bridesmaid & part time official photographer (try & stop me clicking away)! It's been really fun planning our wedding alongside Nick & Lisa cos we both knew our weddings would be different enough to not worry about nicking ideas (or is it just me that gets overly protective with my plans?!) so we ended up going to quite a few wedding fairs together. We've always felt quite comfy cos we've known we're getting married 'after Nick & Lisa' but now that security blanket's gone & it's not that far away! Jenna, Tina, Christina, Jennifer & I all arrived at Lisa's house early to have our hair styled & to do our makeup while the kids were looked after at Jill & Keith's. It was quite nice to have a few hours to natter away excitedly with the odd glass of wine(!) while we got ready before the ...