Snow Day!!

Can't believe the snow! Conditions here are quite bad, roads are icy and thick with snow! School has closed today so am going to tuck myself up on the sofa under a blanket....soooo cold! A50 just down the road from us is closed apparently which shows how bad it is! My sister is currently stranded in Sunderland-she went up last weekend to go and see a band (from Lincoln as she is at uni there!) and is still stuck there with many attempts to get home. Trains keep getting cancelled, buses are cancelled and taxis refusing to go to places in the North East due to the weather! Bless her...bet all she wants to do is get home! Going to catch up with my marking, do some wrapping up of xmas pressies and perhaps a little online xmas shopping! Stay safe everyone!xx

New hobby...baking!

Well, I seem to have found a new hobby....baking! I used to love baking with my Mum when I was younger. I have recently been watching The Great British Bake Off and it has inspired me to spend some time baking! I made just a few simple fairy cakes for my friend's little boy's birthday party....nothing special! Then I branched out and had a go at a Christmas cake...it seems to have gone well! Smells delicious and I think I'm going to get my friend to test it...she doesn't know it yet! Half will hopefully be going in a hamper of food that we have been preparing for the in-laws and the other half will be for Christmas for my Mum and Nan. Apologies about the quality of the pictures... Please give me your opinions as to how it looks! It is my Gran's recipe and a cake my Mum makes every year so I am hoping it tastes as nice as her cake does! (I can't test it though as I don't like fruit cake...the irony! Lol!)

I have been finding some fabulous baking blogs out there and I have found a baking challenge I might have a go at....might inspire me to get going! It will take a while to get back into it all but I'm really excited about starting again! We have also just finished decorating our living room so I feel like a proper little wifey at the moment!

Really looking forward to Christmas too so am thinking of combining my craftiness with baking and making some homemade treats. I have been eyeing up some Christmas chocolate moulds and cake tins today so watch this space! I also found out that you can create something called cake-pops (a lollipop but cakes!) Never heard of them before....has anyone ever had a go at them?

Anyway peeps...thanks for looking and watch this space for any treats I may have a go at!

xx

Blog Makeover...about time methinks!

Well, now the wedding is all over (:-() I felt it was time for a blog makeover and to rejoin the world of blogging! I have taken up a few more hobbies that I thought I would tell you all about but didn't feel I could begin telling you about those until I shared some of the wedding photies with you! Here are a few of my faves...there are so many it is very difficult to choose and I don't want to bore you all...here we go!

I had ironed some transfers onto hoodies and t-shirts for us girlies in the morning! Love this shot of the four of us!

Me and my Mum before the event! My Mum looked gorgeous on the day...when she tried on the dress she wore when we went shopping, I started crying! Knew it was the one! I was worse than when I got my dress! Lol!My fabulous bridesmaids! They did me proud on the day, running around like headless chickens...I'm sure they can be hired out if needed! Thanks girlies, you made the day really special!This was taken before we went to the Church, just after the girls had helped me get ready. I was so excited all morning!

Here is myself, my stunning two bridesmaids, Becky and Lindsay and Becky's son Dylan who was our gorgeous little Page Boy! This was just before we left for the Church!

I absolutely adore this picture of Dylan! He was a star all day, so good and we had a good old boogie at night....a future breakdancer me thinks!

Here is our gorgeous little flowergirl, Florrie! She didn't make it down the aisle-think she was a little overwhelmed, but kept us entertained for the rest of the day and looked so pretty in her dress!

This is one of my favourite pictures of Steve. I was so pleased he liked the surprise of his Mustang and I was so relieved it had shown up!

This was one of our first photos as Mr. and Mrs. Mellor! We had a dramatic exit...the doors opened and the clock above them fell and smashed everywhere! Luckily noone was hurt but it definitely made for an exciting exit!

Here is one of the group shots of our two immediate families together with our wedding party. They don't scrub up too bad do they?!

This is one of my favourite shots as it really shows the venue off! It was such a lovely day, the weather was brilliant. This shot looks as if we have been photoshopped on! It is real, I promise you!

The cutting of the cake! I couldn't believe how many people were taking this picture...it was like the papparazzi had arrived!

And finally, our first dance! I really enjoyed this...Steve kept making me giggle as he said he felt really silly everyone watching him 'dance' as we circled round and round! Lol!

Here is a write-up of the day that I wrote for the newsletter of the wedding forum I was on which helped me so much throughout all of the wedding plans! I warn you....slush alert!!

I won't bore you anymore but post this and then tell you all about what has been happening since!

Thanks for looking...hope I haven't bored you silly with all the photies!

Arline

xx

Hair and Make Up Trials!

Today I went with my bessie mate and bridesmaid Becky, for my wedding hair and make up trial! Piccies are below...what do you think?! I think the front looks better when the curls have dropped...ones with the veil are from when I got home after getting windswept walking around town! Please excuse the dodgy one in the mirror! Becky had a lovely bun on the side, I was fascinated when the hairdresser was putting it up! We had such a giggle today though...fab day! Thanks Becky!xx

Bridesmaid Dresses!

Well, I picked up the two bridesmaid dresses last year and paid the balance. They now just need to be altered when it gets nearer to the big day! Becky has bought her silver satin shoes to go with her dress....£3!! What a bargain from BHS! Lindsay is still on the hunt for hers. I wasn't sure whether the colour was going to be ok as the swatch was a bit grey but they are a lovely shade of purple-possibly a bit lighter than we wanted so we are going to take one to the suit shop to match the colour with the men's ties. Here are some pics!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Thought I'd take a bit of time to update my blog. As we only have 7 months till the wedding -eek!-most of my posts are going to be wedding related! Haven't had chance to do much crafting recently apart form making some wedding invites for somebody! I've had a blog makeover as you can see-tried to get colours that matched the wedding colour scheme but couldn't! I like it though, nice and fresh for a new year! I shall be posting quite a lot today, uploading lots of pics and getting you up to speed with wedding details!xx