It's Been A While

So I haven’t written a blog post in absolutely ages, and for that, I apologise! I haven’t been overrun or in another country or doing anything that crazy, I’ve just been getting on with life and haven’t sat down and written anything in a while. So, how are you all?

Where to start! The never ending story of my visa is still going strong. It was a relief to have all the paperwork done, sent in, and then two weeks ago I had my medical. They poked and prodded and did x-rays of me, took blood, and charged me £227 for the privilege! So now, I wait for the final piece of the puzzle; my interview. The last part that could finally help Caleb and I, finally be together, or keep us apart for even longer! I wonder how it feels to have so much power to decide when and if someone is allowed to get married to the person they love! 

Down Set Go

I had a few days off work this week as I thought I might get passes to Reading Festival (and have my 10^th

year there); unfortunately, I didn’t end up receiving any (Caleb’s music label didn’t have anyone playing there this year, booo! ), so I decided that I would go to Southampton instead.

Since I’ve been living at home with my parents for the first time in many, many years, I tend to go to work and then come home and watch online TV / read / write, and then go to bed and start the cycle again. A lot of my friends that used to live around my parent’s house have now moved to various places, including London and even Australia, so at the moment there are only a handful of people to spend time with (now including new work friends). So, a few days off meant jumping in the car and driving to see my best friends.

Letters To You - Barack Obama

Dear Barack Obama,

I know that you have far more troubling things in this world to worry about, but I need your thoughts, or help for what is just a simple love story.

Sometimes, in this day and age, you meet someone who is not from the same place as you. One day, you get on a plane, land somewhere foreign and fall in love with the most wonderful human being.

They say the course of true love never runs smoothly, but even they can’t have been talking about immigration laws.

In Love and Death

At the weekend I was speaking to my friend about our favourite Amy Winehouse appearance on British music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. We spoke about her jokes, how funny she was; in general just her overall wit and happiness. At that point she was in the height of her addiction and somehow she still had charm that could take over an entire show – I don’t even remember who the other guests were. I don’t often get upset about celebrity deaths or well, anything to do with celebrities. I’m interested in their lives (I can’t deny it), but there just always seemed something so extra sad about Amy’s demise.

It seemed quite random that we discussed her as it is almost a year since her death. (I remember reading a tweet just as I was switching off my phone for a flight to New York to join Caleb on Warped Tour , that said she had died.) Two weeks before I had said to a friend (after Winehouse’s disastrous performance in Belgrade) that she would probably die soon – I didn’t expect it to actually come true. Today I read an interview with her dad about her death and the foundation that he has set up since to help people. What struck me most about the interview is that he professes that she was at her happiest in her whole life the 18months before she died, but with it there were some quotes that didn’t quite match that view.

You know this could be, the greatest day of our lives...

My first post on my new blog, can only be about one thing and one thing only - my sister getting married at the weekend! My sister, Jessica, finally took the plunge and married her boyfriend/partner/fiance on the date of their 12th anniversary! 12 years! They met at Sussex University became boyfriend and girlfriend at the end of their first year and have been together ever since!

My sister had been planning the event for at least a year, so it was great that it finally arrived and actually all went smoothly (althought I'm sure she wouldn't agree). It took place in Putney, London and I was there with about 100 other people.

For the day I wore the outfit below. A blue chiffon dress from ASOS  [£35], a grey waterfall blazer from New Look [£24.99], grey platform shoes with zip detail (from New Look about a year ago) [£25], a bronze swallow necklace from eBay and a bronze three star detail necklace from Top Shop [£10]. I also had to wear a cream lily corsage to show I was part of the wedding party as my sister didn't have bridesmaids. Caleb wore his new extra skinny fitted dress trousers from Top Man, which he found that morning and looked amazing on him.

Caleb and I in the hotel before the day started.