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Author: Roseanne's Blog
I'm Roseanne :) 33. Married to Tim 💗 I'm a Harry Potter fanatic ⚡ and a Bookworm 📚 I started this blog to document our wedding planning and its grown from there!
I Love Autumn & Halloween… here’s what we got up to !
Spooky fun at the farm.
We went out for the day, to a nearby farm!
It was brilliant.
There was SO much to do.. we made wands, got sorted into our Hogwarts house, had a spooky trailer ride, explored the spooky maze, picked and decorated pumpkins, pettee guinea pigs & rabbits, looked at loads of other animals and had a bug trailer ride.
With our Nephews 💙
A great family day out, themed really well and with lots of fun to be had.
A fanily Halloween party for the kiddies.
We had a fun little family Halloween party at my sisters house.s
She set up some fun activities for them, we also had a buffet of party food, spooky tunes and Halloween pass the parcel.
Halloween at ours
Me & Tim always do a few Halloween traditions at home – these include carving a pumpkin (we’ve done one every year that we’ve been together) and I make us ‘Spooky Sausages’ which are meant to look like mummies.
I also like to watch horror films but Tim isn’t too keen on those so thats usually just me haha
Some of my favourites are Scream, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, Nightmare before Christmas and Nightmare on Elm St.
Our local cinema was showing some Halloween classics on Halloween.
Me and my Twin sister Sarah always watch horror films together so we went along and watched the original Scream! I can’t believe its the 25th Anniversay 😱
Scream is my favourite ‘Scary Movie’ and it was cool to watch it on the big screen.
Take time out for yourself, buy yourself a coffee, go for a nice walk, read a chapter of your book.
Don’t just say yes all of the time – sometimes its ok to say, no I actually don’t want/agree with that.
Take the time to indulge in your hobbies.
Even if someone annoys you – take a deep breath & kill them with kindness.
When you are feeling down and being unkind to yourself, think about how you would feel if someone treated your loved ones like that – it makes you sad doesn’t it?! – so don’t treat yourself like that.
&
if all else fails, talk to someone, anyone. You are not alone.
So, as I said, I thought I would start up the ‘Holiblog’ series for the Summer… turns out I didn’t do a very good job… because here we are, quite a few days into Autumn and I haven’t posted a Part Two: August…
So here is that part… not because anyone cares but because we did alot of fun stuff in August and it deserves its own part too.
Let’s take a look!
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝕤𝕥 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
First Nandos in AGES!!So good.Our Sunday cinema fun & our first proper Nandos in ages, trying out the new Garlic BBQ seasoning YUM!
Sleepover fun continued… off to the cinema we go!
Follower by a Nandos just me and Tim ♡
𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
A prettt viewA lovely walk At the Maybush, Waldringfield
A yummy lunch with my friend Charlotte.
𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟛𝕣𝕕 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
The Waterfront
Lunch and a catch up with my friend, by the Waterfront. Followed by a stroll into town.
𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟞𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
A arts & craft afternoon with my favourite little girly.Yolo with my Rolo
The final Youth Club Farewell 😥
The Youth Club that I went to as a teen and have volunteered at for over ten years is closing. It is really sad and the end of an era! The leaders who used to look after us are now our friends and we had some great times that we will treasure fondly.
𝕊𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟟𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
We celebrated our oldest friends (who we’ve known the longest, since we were 3!!) 30th Birthday.
We had some nibbles, drinks and a noce catch up.
I can’t believe we are all turning 30 🎈
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟠𝕥𝕙 – 𝟙𝟙𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
Meeting Auntie Frances & BarryTime to packThe best scone I’ve ever had
This was our Summer holiday this year and because of COVID we thought we would keep it local.
We went camping (for the first time!!) Staying at Waveney River Centre in Norfolk. It was nice and relaxing and a bit different. We had some nice meals, played games, went on walks in the sunshine, swam and met up with my Auntie and Cousin.
𝕊𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟜𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
Me & my twin sister had organised our bestfriends Hen and finally (thanks COVID!!) it happened.
And it was SO much fun! We started with an Escape Room, followed by lunch, an amazing, hilarious, tipsy Cocktail Masterclass, Dinner and more cocktails 🥂
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟝𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
We started off with fun at ‘YaYas House’ a stay and play play centre, which would of 100% been my dream as a child, with its themed rooms.
The boys came over for a sleepover – its so good to be able to do them again.
𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟟𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
Today, we celebrated my Aunties 70th birthday. It was a lovely family get-together.
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟚𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
An excellent, if not a little, messy (and expensive) day starting with a yummy bottomless brunch. I work with great people.
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟡𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
Celebrating the birthdays of my two fave little boys 💙 My Nephews.
𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝟛𝟘𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙
I got my husband Tim a Meerkat experience at our local zoo. This was part of his 30th birthday present. He loved it.
I thought I would start up the holiblog series again, for this summer.
Here is how I have spent the later part of July, since the summer holidays began.
It’s been a fun start.
H a pp y • H o li da ys •
Saturday 17th July 2021
Out for a sunny walk, near our flat. We discovered a new part of the park.
Sunday 18th July 2021
Big Kids
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Moooooo
Fun at Alton Water enjoying the sunshine, mini golf, walking and ice cream.
Monday 19th July 2021
Breakfast with my friend Gemma & her boys.
Tues 20th July 2021
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Snacks!
The cinema really started to fill up
The boys first visit to our flat in over a year and a half 😍
Wed 21st July 2021
Summer Reading Challenge
Sharing stories
Reading
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The start of my Summer Reading Challenge Volunteering. Signing up these guys and meeting for lunch at the bakery.
Hot Dog Party 🎉🌭
Sat 25th July 2021
Coffee and a book
Sushi 😍
A chilled out Saturday. A bit of me time.
Mon 26th July 2021
Walking on the Heath
Lunch 🍽
Meeting up with Dan, a long walk followed by lunch.
Tues 27th July 2021
Wolves Wood
Walkinga
I made a friend 🐸
A walk in the woods together, followed by Arts & Crafts with Evie and lunch at Sainsburys with Charlotte.Painting at Pennikity Pots with my friend Steph and her boys.
Wed 28th July 2021
Summer Reading challenge week 2
The Waterfront
Dinner at the Bistro with Louise, Kerry & Rach.
Sat 31st July 2021
The boys first sleepover in over a year and a half . Dinner and lots of games.
I thought I would do a halfway through the year, book update!
Every year I have done a reading challenge of sorts, and this year, instead of monthly or quarterly updates I thought I would do two Six month updates.
So, here is my first reading update of 2021, January – June.
[Disclaimer: I’m not that fast a reader sometimes, it comes in fits and spurts, and I’ve had lots of revision to do, so its not as long a list as I’d like]
January – June 2021
The Winter GardenBy Heidi Swain
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning By Chris Colfer
Because of YouBy Dawn French
The LidoBy Libby Page
Pushby Ashley Audrain
The Holidayby T.M Logan
A Taste of Homeby Heidi Swain
Only Time Will TellBy Jeffrey Archer
The Sins of the FatherBy Jeffrey Archer
Until Next WeekendBy Rachel Marks
The Dead Fathers ClubBy Matt Haig
Saving the Day By Katie Fforde
The MotiveBy Khurrum Rahman
Best Kept SecretBy Jeffrey Archer
My favourites so far are, of course the Heidi Swain novels ‘The Winter Garden’ & ‘A Taste of Home’ as well as ‘Until Next Weekend’ ‘Push’ & ‘The Holiday’ which I could not put down. I love that feeling.
The suprise was the Harry Clifton series by Jeffrey Archer, the perfect example of not judging a book by its cover.
I thought I would do a little post to comemorate our anniversay.
I usually post a little something each year because, after all, our wedding is the reason I started this blog. I wanted to document the planning and experience of our wedding.
I can’t believe its been 5 years. It was a wonderful day.
Hubby ♡
Mum
Bridesmaids
Dad
The ceremony
The best man
The in laws
Auntie, Uncle & Nephew
1st dance
NEVER FORGET
Confetti
Our Cake
‘I do’
The date is the same as our original anniversary as I really wanted to get married on our anniversary.
So, today also marks 10 years together and that is absolutely mad. How time flies.
Especially when you are having fun 💗
To my husband…
I wish I could put into words how wonderful you are, but my words would never do you justice.
From our 2011 trips to the Heathlands, Nights out, Uni Visits & Cinema dates to now, 2021 … having just come out of a year of doing none of those things because we are in the midst of a Pandemic (who’d have thought it aye)
Thanks for always making me laugh, for always taking care of me and for always dancing like a fool around the lounge with me.
Marrying you is one of the best choices I’ve ever made. You are my bestfriend. 10 years later and I still find myself thinking, Wow, soulmates really do exist.
Roseanne Byford 