Without a word of exaggeration, August 2023 has been one of the best and quite possibly the most expensive months of my life thus far. We’ve squeezed so much into the past thirty-one days or so it’s almost unthinkable but it’s been absolutely awesome. I only wish we could go back to the beginning of the month and do it all over again… Here are some of the things that we’ve #LikedandLoved this month. Florida Baby After two years of saving, spending, planning, and preparing we finally jetted off, care of TUI, to Florida for a fortnight’s holiday. We opted to…
fortieth birthday
Welcome to this month’s #LittleLoves post, which is part of a series that you are very welcome to join. August has been the most amazing, incredible, and awesome month I think we as a family have ever experienced. We flew out to Florida for a fortnight in Orlando on the 1st of August thus there’s been more than just #LittleLoves this month for all of us. I’m not even sure where to start in terms of sharing our memories as there are just so many of them and we will treasure them for a lifetime. Read Being the prepared type, I…
And just like that, I’m officially in my forties. Does it feel any different to being thirty-something? Not particularly… Did I celebrate the event? Not really… it was just another day. Most of my friends celebrated their big birthdays such as thirty or forty with weeks or even months of what appeared to be endless events; big birthday bashes, evenings out to see live concerts, meals out, cocktail parties, pamper sessions at posh salons, or even experience days at the likes of the racetrack. I wasn’t up for any of that, I haven’t been in the mood to celebrate any…
And just like that, my husband turned the grand age of forty. Paul was woken with cards and gifts including new Etnie shoes, new Croc slippers, a bottle of his beloved Jack Daniels, a huge box of beers, a Toblerone, and a large bar of Mini Egg Chocolate. We later celebrated with an evening sharing a takeaway with family and Paul got to blow out his candles (and the signage on his cake as I somehow managed to set that alight whilst carrying the masterpiece to the table) We plan to continue the celebrations by visiting the Chill Factor for…