The story so far.....

I've been with my boyfriend now for nearly three years. 

I never thought we would end up being as serious as we are but I'm so so happy with my Gavin :)

We met at work, Waitrose, back in 2007 but I was with my ex still. At the end of '07 I split with the ex, couple of months later Gavin and I get messaging on facebook. He worked on the meat and fish counter and I worked on the deli...so I guess you could say we fell for each other over a fillet of fish, he taught me how to do it :P

After splitting with the ex I went to a party with the girls and ended up leaving early. At home on msn I was talking to his best friend (now engaged to his sister) who gave me his number, thus begun the set up of a date the next day.

After that we saw each other everyday and became inseparable. 

We've just bought a flat together and are slowly doing it up. 

I've had long-term relationships in the past but I know now that he's the one...

Enough of the gushy stuff...here's some photos in as good as chronological order as I could manage.

This photo was taken on one of the first nights out we had together back in Feb 2008

I was rocking the black hair so I could use someone else's ID...

And another early photo fro nights out, the brown hair looked much better :) 

I seem to remember this night really clearly, he was late coming to see me and I got really annoyed...but he took me out for dinner so it was alright

Gavin said I should wear blue eyeshadow here...really doesn't suit me!

April 2008 we went on a ship launch for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship

An amazing night 

Random trip to the beach :) 

My 18th birthday

Frankie and Benny's meal

First holiday together in Cyprus

I want to go on more holidays but Gavin doesn't really like them so I go with Mum and friends...

Christmas Eve 2008

Our first Christmas together

Mucking around...

Love his face here

This was the Christmas when I decided to lose weight after seeing the photos...

I lost two stone and since then my weight goes up and down. I'm going to write a post about that at some point......sensitive subject

Gavin's 20th Birthday

Gavin's 21st Birthday

Summer days in Tilgate park

Gorring Beach on a windy day

Something about this photo makes me smile...it's just so natural of us

So is this one, just being our usual, weird selves

This is my favourite EVER photo of us

I love it

<3 

My 19th Birthday

Gavin took me out for a meal where we went for our work's Christmas do, when we got together 3 days later

Another meal for my 19th, joint with my Mum's bday

Summer BBQ at my Mum's

A friend's wedding

Christmas 2009 

Snow days early 2010

Gavin's sisters party...I got really quite drunk and inappropriate around his siblings :/ whoopsy!

My 20th birthday

Love the hat :D

Down the pub for my 20th

Pub for Gavin's 22nd

I swear to God we've been down this road before

Haven't posted outfits for a while...

Here's a selection of a few recent ones

Dress: H and M

Cardigan: Topshop

Belt: Topshop

Coo-ee :)

I actually like how my hair looks here :) this is rare!

Casual uni outfit for an extremely busy day of running around none stop

White top: Forever 21

Grey top: Abercrombie and Fitch

Cardigan: Abercrombie and Fitch

Jeans: Torrid

UGG boots (short chestnut)

Another face shot...

This was just for a lazy saturday but I really felt the need to dress up for a change :)

Top: Topshop

Skirt: Primark

Cardigan: Abercrombie and Fitch

Tights: Primark

Mmmm Luella handbag...I really don't use this as much as I should

Anywho, uni work is very nearly done. One more 3,000 word essay to write tomorrow, done the research so just need to type it.

Then I can blog till my hearts content :)

I really want to do some reviews but I always seem to find something else to do.....

Belle x

Christmas!!!!!!!

I love love love Christmas :)

It's my favourite time of year and this is our first one in the flat together.

Because of all the Christmas shopping I've been doing I haven't been buying anything for myself so no hauls for the minute but soon my friends :)

I happen to know there's some lovely clothes coming my way in exactly two weeks

I've also been up to my eyeballs in uni work aswell, it's deadline week next week and I've had four essays and a project to get done...PANIC!

Got a cocktail party next week so photos of my outfit to come :)

Our beautiful tree, it's real and pretty :)

Me and my gorgeous cousin at our family Christmas meal the other day

She's the most amazingest cousin I could ask for and is always there for me, I love you Kayla :)

(I know your reading this :P)

Look at the size of that yorkshire pud/roast potato! NOM NOM NOM!

Me, Granddad, and my cousins Kayla and Andy

Outfit:

Top: Topshop

Jeans: Torrid

Boots: Primark

My Mummy and one of her beautiful sisters

Need to get one of all three girlys!

And a silly picture of me in my silly hat :)

I love it, Mummy bought it for me when we went out for coffee the other day

Belle x

Our lovely little flat

I have finally gotten round to uploading the photos of our little flat...

In no particular order though :)

This is my area...Gavin moans I have too much space for everything 'girly' and 'smelly'

I love my set-up though, for now...I have dreams of gorgeous white wooden furniture and lots of flowers but until we can afford it this will do

My side of the bed with my box of shoes

I made this for Gavin for our first Christmas together

Needs updating as that was two years ago now!!

My new mirror :) Needs a clean though

Our lovely bedroom in all it's glory

You can see my slight obsession with pandas

And Gavin's slight obsession with being british and all things union jackified....

This would be the hallway

Our horrid bathroom, I really don't like it but it's the next thing to be re-done...helps having a kitchen/bathroom fitter as a boyfriend!

My little kitchen :)

Again I don't really like the layout or the cupboards but we are waiting for cabinets to turn up at work. Everything else is wonderful though

The fishy's corner in the living room....this is really just the 'dump-it and go' corner.

Bit of a mess to be honest

The totally pointless little window in the lounge, good to use as a shelf

First room we redecorated properly was the lounge

I think Gavin did a good job :)

All my book and DVD shelves

Plus the uni corner...yuk

The new sofa, love it! So bloody comfy!

Well that's the flat, simple but homely

Belle x