Mums Birthday Treat

For a special birthday treat for mum we organised a trip to Gaucho Picadilly for dinner before we saw Joseph and his amazing technicolour dreamcoat. The restaurant was so cool, it had such a great atmosphere. The mood lighting was really dark so you could barely see the food. Its an argentine steak restaurant which serves the best meat in London. Its not for any veggies! We had a great time chatting and catching up with everyone.




We then strolled through trafalgar sq to get to the strand where the theatre is. Joseph was such a great show, I was singing along and enjoyed every minute!

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Halloween in Holloway

Last weekend we spent dressing up and having fun at our flat. I dressed up as a Gothic bride and Ry decided to be a psycho with a weird crazy wig . It was so much fun!

A Snow Angel

Today we had some snow! Its quite wet out now so I don't think we will be lucky enough to have it settle. We hardly ever have snow in England so this is crazy! Ry and I enjoyed it so much I had to whip the camera out to make sure we have a record of it - Ry of course provided extra entertainment!

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Lonely in London

Today was really stressful with the markets how they are and we are all working crazy hours. I worked late, had to buy dinner and came home to an empty dark flat. It was so lonely walking through the tube, there were no smiley faces no one to say hello to. This place is really hard sometimes...
I know I need to appreciate the good things about living here but sometimes its just so hard to.
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Wee Scotland

This weekend we flew to Endinburgh for Ryan's birthday trip from me. We arrived about midnight and had the task of getting to our tiny little rental car and drove to our hotel for our only night in the city. Our hotel was dodgy and I didn't really want to take my jacket off! It was freezing. The only good thing was that we woke up and got out of there about 8am!

We decided to drive to Loch Ness, it was awesome. We drove through Glencoe which was completely breathtaking, we stopped a number of times and saw so much natural beauty. It was great for us to get out of the city and breathe in some fresh air. I loved Loch Ness the best as we walked around Urquhart Castle. Scotland was so beautiful, I enjoyed the trip so much its close to England but felt like a completely different world.

Jacqui update...

Last weekend I went home to see my friends and family. Was so much fun to meet my friend Natalie's baby Finley, he was gorgeous and was great to see her and Lindsey too. We had a great meal at our favourite southend restaurant the Pipe of Port. We had chicken and Chestnut Pie! yummy! I also caught up on all the gossip with Becky and Kirby, so much always seems to happen. It was really nice to be back in my real home :)

Im kind of into Big Brother at the moment, its super addictive and Ry even likes it too. i think thats because we live in the city and all we seem to do is work, watch big brother, sleep, work, watch big brother.... Hahah it sounds depressing and it has been a little bit recently the weather has been awful. I don't even remember the last time i sunbathed. Sunbathing is a passion of mine so im understandably extremely jealous of Joey and Dans up and coming trip! They get married then go travelling the world for 5 months. In a flash they will make my trips look minimal this year. They leave tomorrow from Heathrow so are staying over at ours tonight. First stop is LA, then Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Thailand. Im so green with envy right now... :( I dont want to work everyday knowing all the amazing memories they are going to be making.

I dont really have more of an update than that! Apart from I have a really good new mascara, but me getting excited about that seems a bit lame...
Im missing out on buying so many clothes since we moved in I have so much less money. Living in the real world just isnt too much fun.

Jac xxxxxx

Mummas in Paris!

Ry and I are taking our Mums to Paris!


Ry and Nancy














Nancy is visiting us from Utah for the week so we decided it would be really fun to go to Paris and spend some time together. I know they have both wanted to go and as neither have been it will be even better. We've booked the hotel and the Eurostar so we are all set :)


Me and Mum














I cannot wait! xxxx

Utah and San Diego Trip

Here are some of my favourite pictures from our recent trip.



Ry and I in La Jolla, San Diego



Heidi, Carlos and Me!



Ry and I at the McMahon house



I loved the Pandas!

My poor hand

Thursday night I went out for some drinks after work with some work friends. I had a great night, although I managed to hurt my poor hand. I was wearing high wedge platform heels, which didnt help! i fell over a small wall literally a few feet from our apartment. I didnt feel the pain for a few hours, i was then screaming at Ry telling him it was broken! a bit dramatic but i couldnt help it! I was at work and saw the nurse on friday morning, i was thinking she would just strap it up, but no she told me to go to hospital! i spent 4 hours in there had an x ray and now have my wrist in a splint. I have to wear this for 10 days. I can only type one handed which is a pain! I have to go to the fracture unit a week on monday to check it out again. I feel a bit stupid, and it still hurts. It makes me feel blessed to have such great health, ive noticed just how hard it is to do anything one handed.

im wearing flat shoes from now on! :)

Highgate Cemetery

Today was a fantastic day. My dad stayed over with us on friday night, we spent the night chatting together which was great as I do miss seeing him a lot. We woke up pretty early and headed over to Hampsted Heath, its such a beautiful part of the city. It really felt like we had been transported to somewhere miles and miles from where we live but its really not that far. We spent some time walking around and taking in the amazing views from Parliament Hill. My Dad then decided he wanted to swim in the outdoor ponds, they are freezing but he is crazy so I expected nothing less!

We then treked up to Highgate Cemetery, I had never really heard about it before today. It was incredible, covered 17 acres and was built in 1839. We learnt a lot about the history of the Victorians and the stories of those who were buried there. I would definitely recommend a tour around it.

I had a great day, working my mind body and soul. :) and then I pigged out on Ben and Jerrys ice cream tonight to treat myself!!

More wedding photos!

So our suitcases were lost on the way home to London, luckily we filed reports and actually got them back two days later. I was so unusually calm ( considering I had some super cute Banana Republic clothes in there!) so I now have my camera and all the wedding shots so I thought I should upload some of my favourite ones! The party in the evening was pretty raucous and full of some crazy dance moves. I have so many great memories it was an awesome celebration!

Mrs Clayton

The wedding day has been and gone in such a blur, it was a truly magical day. Joey looked incredible and had the day she always dreamed of which was what it was all about. I cried the whole way through the vows ( i didnt know i was so emotional!) I was so so happy and i think everyone else shared in their happiness and love that day. We were blessed from above with such warm summer weather. Congratulations Joey!!!

The Booths come to town!

We had a fantastic week showing Heidi and Danny around. Here are some cool pics Heidi took...

Ry's Birthday

Ry turned 27 on tuesday, I think he had a great time! We stayed up til midnight the night before so he could open his presents (you'd think he was 12) it was fun though, i also made him a birthday cake. A birthday treat for Ry was the cinema and mexican food, i have to agree thats my idea of a good night too. As usual we had fun, its also the year anniversary of him moving to London. Its gone so quickly i have no idea where the time went. We've travelled, laughed, cried, both moved away from our family and friends, challenged our ideas, thoughts, everyday we seem to challenge what we think. Its been hard but living with Ry its always fun. Im always laughing with him!

As part of my present we are going to Edniburgh for a weekend in September. It should be beautfiul that time of year :)

On my mind

Recently I've had a lot on my mind, one minute I'm fine and can feel quite positive about work and stuff, but other times I just want to do anything but get up and go there. Its such an intense time right now, having moved in, moving away from my friends and family its hard to remember who you are, I just want to focus on who im going to be. My life has changed and I know I can only rely on myself to get through all of this.

Rockferry

Im completely obsessed with Duffys song "Warwick Avenue". Its such a sad sad song but i just love it. Yesterday I kept coming out with the only lines I know - "you think you're loving but you dont love me" I think im doing everyones head in but i cant help singing it all the time.

Check it out on my playlist. :)

Spain!

Last weekend I was lucky enough to go to Spain with my lovely sisters and Mum to celebrate Joeys last few days as a free woman before her wedding. The weather was incredible and we had a great time chilling out on the beach, drinking sangria (them not me!) and reading our books. It was so relaxing, I had a lovely time.

Banana and Pecan muffins!

I have made some really delicious muffins tonight. They taste similar to Banana bread but the pecans give it a more indulgent edge. With a glass of milk they made the perfect after dinner treat!

Why I love Ry

Need I say more....

The Hen Night

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We had an amazing weekend of Hen do activities, unfortunately I ended up losing the clay pigeon shooting winning a wooden spoon! Oh well, Joey, Jen, Catz and Mum all came joint second so did actually put me to shame. We then had a great BBQ and drinkies at joeys while she got ready and had her hair done in an awesome curly up do. It looked fab and she looked so different. We then got in our tacky white limos up to london to a really posh place called Floridita which played funky salsa music, we sipped mai tais and cosmopolitons, it was all very Sex and the City!