I actually cannot imagine how long it is been considering the fact that I’ve prepared a everyday living update on the blog. So significantly has altered in my lifetime, especially in just 2022.

I’ve begun my desire job at the aspiration organization (The residence of mouse!), and actually started out emotion myself once again, and in the final month… I have turn into engaged!

Visitors, you’ve noticed me by means of ups, downs, the worst periods and the very best. Around the rollercoaster that was the final 8 yrs, my web site has been my sanctuary – my position to produce out my inner thoughts: on heartbreak, prolonged-distance, relationship as a relationship blogger, unrequited really like, you identify it – I have published about it.

I have arrive to this website post, freshly refreshed, making the most of my new career so a great deal I do not truly feel the have to have to publish my blog as significantly, and super excited…

On 20th March 2022, Matt, my boyfriend of 7 many years (who I’m guaranteed you all know!) requested me to marry him. To say I was surprised was an understatement – though we have lived collectively the very last 5 many years, I don’t believe I was entirely ready for when it did, in actuality, transpire. Additionally, certainly I’m not previous plenty of to be engaged, suitable?! The place has the time flown!?

It was Matt’s birthday weekend and I dealt with him to a working day out in London, the Purely natural Background Museum and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, lunch at our favorite Vietfood on Wardour Street, then supper at Brasserie Zedel, and drinks at Bar Americain. All this followed by a evening stroll alongside the Thames and lovely continue to be at Indigo Resort, Leicester Square. The next working day we built our way dwelling, and later on in the afternoon went on a nearby walk up Ivinghoe Beacon.

It was a wonderful night, the sunshine was environment and he very incredibly anxious ahead of he acquired down on a person knee and popped the problem!

So Matt didn’t basically propose with a ring! He understood how fussy I was with jewelry, and how I wished an antique or 2nd hand ring. A several months later (obtaining worn my terrific-grandmother’s ring as a temporary ring) we frequented Hatton Backyard garden and observed my aspiration ring, a vintage diamond cluster, with yellow gold 💍 it was as well huge for me so it was resized down on the day… and the over picture is me ultimately wearing my engagement ring!

On to wedding preparing and seeing 2022 via! I may not be blogging as a lot, but I’m however so glad I have my small put on the world wide web.

Here’s the very little video clip I created for the engagement announcement, exhibiting our journey via the years (and how various we appear!)

If you want to comply with alongside all the Marriage Journey – head more than to You Had Me At Harrow, my focused marriage ceremony Instagram account.