the happy little world of miss ktp!

Last weekend we ate, ate a bit more & just when we thought we'd had enough we ate some more! It could only mean one thing, it was time for our (hopefully) annual Come Dine With Me dinner party with Phil&Jane & George&Claire. If any of you know me you'll know I don't cook. I went to uni to learn but ended up meeting Art who was great at cooking & fed me while I did his washing! Perfect! Not so perfect when you leave Lufbra though without even being able to boil an egg! We went first (partly to get it out of the way & party cos I wanted to cook the main courses the day before so they were ready & also had time to marinade). Thursday saw us up until 1am cooking & we'd only managed 2 out of the 3 dishes. I've realised I'm a pretty stressy cook & the slightest thing makes me flap! The worst point was when we were making one curry & cos it was from an Indian cookbook the wording wasn't very clear & we ended up putti...

After our sneaky cream tea we had enough time to have a quick run through of the first dance seeing as we'd only practised it in normal clothes & not a big floaty dress & heels! After spending the previous day setting the room up we'd thought it looked great then but once the balloons were in place & the lights were one it looked amazing (if I do say so myself!) One tradition we decided to keep was the line up & I'm so glad we did. It gave us a chance to say a proper hello to each & every person (all 139 of them!). After everyone was seated & ready for some more grub Mr & Mr P were announced into the room! Yay! One way we saved a few pennies was to serve the wedding cake as pudding so before we sat down to eat we cut the cake. How great did it look with everyone's names on it?! Again thanks to Slink for her wonderful cake topper. See her website HERE . Speaking of cake, I surprised Adam with a grooms cake. I'd never heard...

A couple of weeks ago we got the chance to see Chuck Ragan performing a solo set in Banquet Records in Kingston. I used to live so close to Kingston & didn’t even know this fab record shop was there! I’ve bought quite a few things from their online store & they always add a little personalised note of other artists you should listen to. If you’re ever in the area or looking for a place to get your music online I’d really recommend them. The shop was tiny & we formed a line outside while we waited for Chuck to turn up. I loved the way he just trundled along with his guitar in a case walking down the street like any other guy. Well I guess he is to everyone else, but to us lot standing there he’s an ace musician & lovely guy! He played for about half hour & it’s always great getting to see little intimate gigs like this. We were lucky enough to catch the Revival Tour group playing in the Lee shop last year (see link HERE ). We all enjoyed a bit of a sing-...

I apologise now for the lack of pretty pictures decorating this blog post but it turns out I share Too.Much.Info with y'all! Blogger has turned round & told me I've reached my limit of photos I can upload through Picasa (didn't even know that was how I was doing it or that there was a limit) so I'm trying to figure out the route of uploading through Photobucket but am having trouble getting the images the right size (I know I'm boring you all but hey stick with me!), so if anyone is a whizz kid at these kind I things please let me know. For now it's back to the interwebs to search for help! Ttfn x

(All posters were designed by my mahoosivly talented husband!) Seeing as we'd personalised so much of our wedding it was time to let the guests join in too. Instead of a guest book sitting on the side for people to write 'congrats' in as many different ways possible we decided to let our guests scribble all over our cake (with edible ink pens I assure you!) which acted as our guest book. Our cakes were plain iced with sponge & fruit inside from the one & only M&S (this wasn't just any wedding cake, it was an M&S wedding cake! couldn't resist sorry!) & went down a treat, it was really scrummy. The posters we'd hung around the rooms were a great way to keep our theme running throughout & linked all the areas together. Can't wait to get a few of them shrunk down a bit so we can frame & hang them around Chez P. While Adam & I were off playing at the park (see last weeks post HERE ) our guests were busy tucking into a...

Last Sunday we were up at the crack of dawn but it was all for a good cause so it made the early start  slightly  better! Adam & his mates decided to take part in Movember this year to raise money & awareness of prostate & testicular cancer. See more about it HERE . As well as growing a tash Adam decided to take part in the Mo-Run along with Paul & Ash. It was a 5k run (2 laps) round Battersea Park. Seeing as everyone taking part (both men & women) were rocking moustaches I thought I'd join in too even though I was just the official reporter, if I'd have run they'd have no one taking the photos you see?! Actually if I'd run we'd still be there over a week later!  Everyone running in aid of Movember Adam crossed the finish line after 26 minutes, Paul wasn't far behind & Ash finished about 10min later, everyone seemed chuffed with their times especially Ash who hadn't taken part in a run before. Nice one! Once they cro...

Last Sunday evening Adam & I were all set for a date on the sofa in front of the tv when we realised we had another date planned & we couldn't stand them up - Billy Talent! We'd completely forgotten about the show & it was a good job I spotted it on the calendar  At first we were a bit gutted we couldn't just relax on the sofa (how much of an old married couple are we?!) but once we got there our sofa & Wilfred were long forgotten. The. Show. Was. Awesome! It was one of the best shows we've been to in a long time, it was so energetic & fun. I can't really write enough to do it justice really so I'll let the video below do it for me! Enjoy! **Note for ma&pa - you might want to watch it with the sound off but you've gotta see the lighting it's stunning! :P** Ttfnx

After the confetti had been flung (& I'd rescued most of it from down my bra & in my hair) it was time to climb into our beautiful car that they'd managed to fix in time for us to drive away. Huzzah! Isn't she a beauty?! After crossing our fingers & a few false starts we were off! While everyone else made their way to the reception we stopped off on the way at a local park for a few silly (but brill!) pics. I hadn't realised how much swings make you use your tummy & leg muscles! I'm getting a swing in our back garden (when we have one that's big enough) fo sho then I can keep fit as I while away the hours in my own little world! Luckily there were only a few kids around & they all gathered round to watch these crazy adults in their wedding gear playing in their park! I love this shot above! We climbed on this spinny thing that wasn't really doing much, that was until Chris Barber span it round & my dress just went ...

Just a little late night post to wish y'all Happy Diwali!  We've been enjoying the fireworks all around us from our kitchen window while we make dinner! It was like being in Bombay just colder & without crackers being set off next to petrol stations & thrown at my rikshaw! Ahh India at Diwali time. Crazy but fun!  We've been treated to firework displays for about a week & a half now (ever since Bonfire Night) so hopefully we'll have our peaceful evenings back soon (with only the snoring downstairs to disturb us :S)! Ttfn x 

I can't believe I've reached the end of our Minimoon Monday series. Thanks for sticking with me through it all & hopefully it'll make you want to visit the fab place that is Jersey soon?! We realised we were about to leave without any photos of Jersey cows (shocking I know!) so when we passed by a field of them we had to stop to say hi. Adam has never been very good with nature being a Town Mouse after all so no sooner had he walked up to the field he was stung by nettles & then when he reached out to stroke a cow he got an electric shock off the fence! Oh dear! After I'd stopped giggling & Adam's arm had stopped shaking we noticed all the cows were walking away from us & towards a tourist bus, it was hilarious they way they all stood there & stared at the bus while everyone on the bus sat & stared at them & took photos! I don't know who was more fascinated! Our next stop was the Battle of the Flowers Museum. Next time we he...

Wow I had a feeling Friday would never arrive! I've spent most if the week thinking its Friday only to realise I had to wait another day, or two (or three!). It's not that we're doing anything mega exciting this weekend I just want my bed so badly! I think it's my inner hedgehog telling me to start hibernating or something. I'm so tired I've even set an alarm on my phone to go off every night from Sunday - Thursday at 10:30pm so I make myself drag my backside to bed instead if staying up watching Geordie/Jersey Shore! Yoink! On another note I've been really pleased to see how many people have been wearing poppies this year. I did my part a few weeks ago collecting for the Royal British Legion in Kings Cross. I don't think I did as well as previous years seeing as it was a cold, wet, Monday evening but every little helps! As you can see I've gone a bit poppy crazy this year & I especially love my blinging broach from the RBL website (find it...

After all the excitement of getting to the church I stood there in the doorway with dad next to me & my girls behind me ready to marry my man! I took a deep breath & the first notes of Here Comes The Bride sounded. I was really dreading crying in church but the only emotion I felt was excitement & the biggest amount of happiness it's possible for one person to feel! We started to walk into church & all I could see was a sea of our friends & family all together in my church & I felt a little wobble! The church is only ever this full at Christmas, it felt amazing to have everyone there for us :) I knew if I kept looking around I'd loose it so I fixed my eyes on the back of Adam's head & then he & Nick turned around.... ....they just beamed at me & Nick mouthed 'wow!' :D Once I was next to Adam everything felt great. I was really nervous about dad passing my hand over to Adam cos that bit always gets me blubbing at every...