So Mike is leading worship at a Church in Aylesbury this morning.
I am taking the time to tidy our house , drink coffee and update this.
It's almost time for Christmas..I am *so* excited. Our first Christmas together.
We are spending it just us . My parents are away in India for all of December. It is my first Christmas without them.
I keep buying things for Mike. He's so easy to buy for. We really have not got a lot of money at the moment. The wedding did not put us into debt. It is our rent, bills, food , gym memberships.
Oh dear!
Still we are only a thousand pounds each into our (agreed) over drafts & to be honest considering we have just got married, just got a house & went on a two week honey moon. I think that is not so bad.

This Christmas though. I want green ribbons on our chairs, real mistletoe everywhere & cuttings of pine (my favourite tree!) covered in glitter along all the fire places. Simple , natural & pretty. My favourite style currently.

I've made up a recipie for a cake which I am trialing on Friday. We both detest mincemeat but love the flavours of cinnamony, gingery Christmassy food. So I am making a : pecan, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger cake, which I will ice.
I might even make two tiers.
Very exciting.
Our Wedding album arrives Tuesday. All the way from Italy. We are so blessed. It should be ridiculously expensive. But is costing us £30 for a couple of extra pages. As it is a gift from my employers / friends.
I love our Wedding still. I keep looking back on it. It was so simple, light, pretty & relaxed, but elegant & natural .
I have been babysitting alot lately. With Mike. He is so wonderful with children, because he is such a kind, gentle but confident person, all his loveliness sort of magnifies. They love him. Last night he played "Twinkle, Twinle, little star" to Penelope on her pink guitar & she snuggled down & slept with a smiley face. Normally she will throw a tanrum when it is just me & her.
Mike is going to be a wonderful Daddy one day.

It is very cold.


I am wearing my equestrian jumper & leggings.

This outfit makes me remember my horse riding lessons when I was younger.; Hay in my mad, fluffy curls, a hat far too big for my head, my jodpurs which were black and my favourite item of clothing ever, big clunky heeled steel capped boots and a padded blue gilet.
Still now the smell of Autumn; wet leaves, earth, smoky warmth mixed with cold sharp air and horse manure. It takes me back to my childhood.
Oh! The smell of clean hay.

Today is a tidying day. Our house looks very messy today. Kathryn has placed poor Nala in the fire place, along with a pair of sparkly pink fairy wings. There are "Thank you" cards dotted around the living room, running magazines, heart wrapping paper. We are an eclectic pair. I love our contrasts.

Life has been strange. My Grandads death saddened me so deeply. How old bodies seem to steal young love and youth. I cannot think about it too much.
My Grandad has a new body and a free spirit now. Secretly I pray my Nana is not lonely and her time widowing is short. I cannot imagine being seperated from Mike. I am connected to him so deeply.
I am such a romantic..
When Megan Stammers and Jeremy Forrest were hunted down I cried. I completely shared the French's view. Let them be in love! I hope in a year they are reunited.