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This week has been a week to be thankful. I like to think that me & Emily are very positive people and we’re always very grateful for everything in our lives but sometimes something happens that can turn your whole world on it’s head and make you more thankful than ever for the people and support around you.
JESS LOVES…
♥ Emily’s Mr T! As you’ll read in Emily’s section below this week has been rather crazy in an awful way. It’s terrifying to know that something like this happened in our own town but we’re all very thankful that Matt is ok, he really is one of the nicest guys in the world!
♥ Attending Hannah’s baby shower! Hannah is one of my best friends and seeing her glowing so much in her pregnancy really is beautiful! You know how much I love DIY too so naturally I made little baby themed drink stirrers, bunting, a thumb print tree guest book & cake pops! It really was a lovely evening.
♥ Celebrating our friends engagement with a surprise party! We drank lots, ate some delicious chilli and I got to meet one of their amazingly fluffy ginger cats! He was so cute!
♥ Working in front of the fire! The weather has been absolutely horrendous this week and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed cosying up in front of the fire with a cup of tea and my laptop!
♥ Going out for dinner with Nan & Gramp, we went to The Woodman in Parkend again because it was so god dam good last week and we even indulged in a deep fried bri starter this time, yum!
♥ Making thanksgiving plans! Me and Emily are hosting a dinner this year for friends and we can’t wait to celebrate everything we’re thankful for with a nice hearty meal!
EMILY LOVES…
This week has been hard to say the least! I can’t quite believe that I am writing this but Mr T was the victim of a horrendous attack at the weekend. He was rushed to hospital with severe head injuries and the few hours that followed have to be some of the worst in my life. Thankfully he was able to return home the next evening and was very lucky to have escaped with 20 stitches and a severe concussion. Since then I have struggled to leave his side, worried that something might happen and scared to leave him alone, but he is slowly but surely on the mend. Although this week has been traumatic it has certainly highlighted many of the positives in my life and I wanted to mention just a couple of them here today…
♥ Mr T! I have never met anyone as kind, thoughtful, loving, gentle and as caring as him. I know it sounds corny but he is my world! After learning about the severity of the attack I have realised just how lucky he is to be alive and I want him to know how much I love him, he is the most wonderful thing to ever happen to me and for that I am extremely thankful!
♥ All of our amazing friends and family! Their support this week has been phenomenal! We have received hundreds of goodwill messages and I really think it has made us realise how lucky we are to have so many fabulous people in our lives.
♥ Our National Health System. Fairplay the NHS get a bad rep sometimes but they were so amazing at the weekend, from the paramedics to the nurses, the doctors and the specialists, I can’t thank them enough for the care and support we received whilst we were there.
WHAT WE’VE BEEN LOVING AROUND THE WEB…
DIYS:
♥ Pop Up House Party Invitation (Perfect for all the parties coming up over the Christmas season! Above images via Mr Printables)
♥ Colourblock Envelope Clutch DIY
♥ Watercolour Flower Confetti (So cute!!)
♥ Dip Dyed Escort Cards with Vegetable Juice!
♥ How To Wrap The Perfect Gift
♥ Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Recipe
♥ Glazed Donuts with Macaron Sprinkles
WEDDING PRETTY:
♥ Colourful, Folky Wedding Shoot with Affordable, DIY Ideas (OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! Above Images by The Quirky via Rock n Roll Bride)
♥ Written In The Stars: A Mystic Styled Shoot (Above Images by Mackensey Alexander via Swooned)
♥ Kate Spade Inspired Shoot Turns Into Surprise Proposal!
♥ Secret Hideaway Engagement Session
♥ Bohemian Meets Nautical Wedding In Beautiful Santorini
♥ Bold & Earthy Woodland Wedding Shoot
WORDS OF WISDOM:
♥ How To Stay Motivated & Achieve Your Goals (Part 1: List Making) (Above images by Sarah Rhodes via A Beautiful Mess)
♥ Be Here Now: 3 Ways The Present Moment Can Help You Manifest Blessings
♥ What Success Means To Me
♥ How Can I Get More Blog Traffic?
♥ 5 Ways To Make Even Your Most Gratuitous Blog Posts Useful
FUN READS:
♥ Bloggers That Brunch! (Above images by Teri via The Lovely Drawer)
♥ Anatomy Of An Office: 15 Awesome Artists To Cover Your Walls!
♥ 9 Fall Desserts That You’ll Want To Eat All Year Round
♥ Scrapbooking Supplies 101: What You Really Need To Get Started!
♥ Master Disaster: A Master Bedroom Goes From Yellow to Hello!
And finally, here’s my favourite videos from this week! Don’t forget you can also keep up to date with our videos by subscribing to our YouTube Channel!
Taylor Swift’s new video gave me a little smile, she’s a total phsyco in it haha love the song too!
Merry making with Oh Joy for Target Winter Collection! Dammit, I pretty much want everything in this collection! I’m getting so excited for Christmas eek!!!
And lastly I’ll leave you with a video of Danielle Radcliffe rapping. You know. Just because. Happy weekend! xx
Loved that pop up house party invitation. I am going to send it to my guest for my upcoming December wedding..
Very pleased to hear Mr T is recovering well. I hope they find the people/person that did this and punish them accordingly. I’m sure the people that helped him would be very pleased to hear he is recovering well. As a Paramedic myself, it’s always good to hear if my patients are doing well after I have got them to the hospital. Big hugs to you all xxx
Thank you so much Sarah! It has been a stressful week but I am positive that justice will be served 🙂
xxx