The Missing Christmas Photos

On Christmas day my Dad took some photos of me and Stu and I wanted to share them because well... I love them. We look so happy. We are so happy. I have definitely become one of those people who used to make single me a bit nauseous.

My Mum wanted us to pose with champagne flutes to look all extra celebratory. I'm teetotal so this made me laugh, but I played along!

Stu's beard is magnificent.

I think these two are my favourites. We are planning on getting a photo from this lot printed so we can frame it, it'll probably be the top one of these two. I think I prefer the bottom one but it's slightly out of focus.

My top is from New Look @ ASOS, and my necklace is BloodyMary Metal. Stu's amazing shark jumper is also from ASOS.

Thank Skid Row I had a good hair day!

And for a bonus, another close up of my ring. Stu picked so good!

Thanks for the photos Dad!

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

Christmas Loveliness

I was so lucky this Christmas! My loved ones totally spoiled me. We are really into Christmas and love giving gifts. I finally got a chance to photograph some of the lovely things I was given to share with you guys.

This amazing candle holder was a gift from my parents. We saw it when we were in Chester earlier in the year and were so pleased when someone agreed to get it for us for Christmas. It's such an unusual statement piece! It's front and centre in our bay window in the front room and I love it so much!

My brother and his girlfriend Jess got us these amaaazing stag head pillows! I love them so much! They got us two of each, so one of each is on each sofa and they look so cute. They are really soft and beautifully made. Such a thoughtful gift featuring one of my favourite things, stags!

 I could not believe it when we opened this. Our adorable friend Chacha got us a Pyro Pet! If you haven't heard of these, go check out their website. As these candles burn, they reveal a cat skeleton underneath!! I can't wait to burn it and see the process. So amazing.

My Uncle made us this! How cool is that? He is really into woodwork, and carved this for us out of some beautiful wood. Having something handmade is so special, thank you Rob!

My Auntie and Uncle also got me this stunning Rosa Pietsch necklace. The design on this is so intricate and lovely. It's really different and I've already asked for more from Rosa Pietsch for my birthday in February. I love the lunar theme that is throughout Rosa's designs.

There may be a slight stag theme to my Christmas presents... This adorable ceramic stag's head is from my friend Max. It was totally unexpected, and so wonderfully me. Thank you Max! He looks like he is knitted, but he's actually totally solid, I love the style.

How amazing is this?! My Nanna got me this 'Dead Tidy' for my desk at work. He's so awesome!! You stab the pens into him to keep your desk clean. I love him!

This was been on my Sugar & Vice wishlist for such a long time. I love the colours of autumn, and the mirrored acrylic used in this necklace are perfect for it. My Auntie is really great for helping me support small businesses. Don't forget, you can still support their Indiegogo campaign to help them get back on their feet after their recent fire!

This hologram clutch from ASOS is lush. The colours as it moves in the light are wonderful. It's a really good size for fitting my wallet, keys, lipstick and phone in. Thanks Nanna!

Stu's brother Simon got me this badass Heavy Metal activity book! It's hilarious. From 'Join the dots on Lemmy's face' and Satanic Sudoku this is awesome.

Stu's Mum got us a George Foreman! We've wanted one for ages, and she bought us one. Thank you so much!

Stu's brother Simon and his girlfriend Claire also got us this amazing Crystal Skull Vodka!! It's bloody amazing. I wish I drank. However, I am going to encourage Stu to drink it so I can reuse the skull as a vase or something.

My Mum got me this Crystal Antler necklace from BloodyMary Metal. I featured it on my blog a while ago and she is sneaky and got me it after seeing that. Sneaker! It's a lovely length and perfect to wear with so many of my outfits.

My Mum has had a Scentsy burner for a while and kept recommending we get one, so instead she got us this skull one for Christmas. Much like a traditional candle burner that you put wax tarts in, this takes little wax cubes that smell divine and it lights up while it warms the tart. It's so cool! The scent is quite strong, so you only need half of one of the little squares you buy, which means a pack of 8 is actually 16. So it's gonna last ages!

My parents also spoiled me with this unbelievable new lens. I took all the photos on this blog with it and love it already. The quality is amazing and it's so sturdy, you can feel the quality of the glass from the weight of it.

And the final, and totally best present, my engagement ring from Stu. It's so gorgeous and I am on such a crazy high still! I'm gonna get married to the man of my dreams!! I love you Stu!! Best day of my life so far.

I hope your Christmas was fantastic too, and that you have an amazing new year.

Much love,

Kitty xxxxx

The Best Christmas Ever

So this Christmas I got something I wasn't expecting.... a fiancè! Best Christmas present ever.

We woke up about 7:40, and Stu asked if I wanted my present, I said no, let's just have a snuggle before we get up, and he insisted on giving me it. A felt bag that looked like Santa. I opened it and inside was a bag. I opened that and inside was a box. And inside that was a box. And inside that a box. And inside that, the box. I opened it. A stunning ring looked back at me, with a slip of paper inside, which read...

(Steff is my real name, but everyone calls me Kitty most of the time)

I freaked. I think I actually said yes about 20 times and cried for about the next hour I was so happy.

Stu picked my ring out by himself, and picked the right size. It's a black diamond surrounded by diamonds. It's absolutely stunning, so me and just perfect.

Isn't it stunning?! So glad my Mum got me to paint my nails! A lot of my family knew, and a lot of Stu's, as well as some of our friends. I had no idea! Stu asked my Dad for permission at his 50th birthday party back in September. Just wow. I can't believe he kept it quiet for so long!

My Dad took some photos of us with his proper camera that I'll post up when he sends me them, we are planning on getting one of them framed for the house.

I couldn't wait to tell my family, I facetimed my Nanna and Grandad and Auntie and Uncle, and got to tell my Grandma and Grandad face to face. Then I texted everyone else important, snapchatted my bestie and then posted on facebook because I couln't hide my excitement any longer and not tell everyone!

Happy faces! We are having an engagement party in February and we can start planning the wedding!! Yay!

Much love,

the happiest Kitty ever

xxxxx