I have created this blog for use by Emily and I to share photos, videos and all sorts of other food and animal related links. We can stay in touch when one of us is, or both are, away from home and hopefully we won't feel so far apart. This is blog is not aimed at friends, family or anyone else, but if you have stumbled across our (ongoing) adventure we very much hope you enjoy reading about it.
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
I'm Thinking of You
I know you're worried about today but you'll be fine.
I wouldn't let anything happen to you.
Xx
I wouldn't let anything happen to you.
Xx
Sunday, 14 October 2012
We may have our fights and I may get upset and frustrated and you may feel useless. However no other man alive can make me smile like you do and you chose the day when I needed it the most, on my tip of my emotional breakdown, when China became all too much for me, to send me the most wonderful bunch of sunflowers and Lily's in Luxury purple wrapping.
You're my rock xxxx
This week I really want to go home. I miss you and I have spent 5 months missing you.
I think it's about time I go home and get to kiss you and cuddle you and eat with you, go to the cinema, go for drives, have tea, have our morning bed time chats, make love, go for walks, miaow....
Take me home, Al. xxx
I think it's about time I go home and get to kiss you and cuddle you and eat with you, go to the cinema, go for drives, have tea, have our morning bed time chats, make love, go for walks, miaow....
Take me home, Al. xxx
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
3 Years Together
I love you.
Over the last 3 years; 36 months; 1'096 days; 26'304 hours; 1'578'240 minutes; 94'694'400 seconds; and 110'476'800 heartbeats you have been my best friend and soul-mate.
I never want to lose you.
Congratulations to us on 3 wonderful years.
Xxx
Over the last 3 years; 36 months; 1'096 days; 26'304 hours; 1'578'240 minutes; 94'694'400 seconds; and 110'476'800 heartbeats you have been my best friend and soul-mate.
I never want to lose you.
Congratulations to us on 3 wonderful years.
Xxx
Monday, 8 October 2012
The Good Wife’s Guide.
Extract from Housekeeping Monthly, 1955.
- Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
- Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you’ll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
- Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first – remember his topics of conversation are more important that yours.
- Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.
Don’t complain if he’s late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day. - Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
- Don’t ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember he is the master of the house and as such will always excercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
- A good wife always knows her place.
I want to print this out and frame it and hang it in our kitchen while you make me dinner :) xxx
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Saturday, 8 September 2012
Friday, 7 September 2012
It's 04:18. I'm miserable, we're fighting and I haven't heard from you all night and I've spent the last 2 hours ringing your phone. No answer. I'm so scared something has happened to you.
This will be the most miserable night. I have to be up in 3 hours but I won't sleep.
I want you here. I need you to tell me it'll be ok and kiss me and hug me.
I feel so sick and scared and empty and alone and horrible.
This will be the most miserable night. I have to be up in 3 hours but I won't sleep.
I want you here. I need you to tell me it'll be ok and kiss me and hug me.
I feel so sick and scared and empty and alone and horrible.
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
I love us!
I love our kisses, the quick ones, the sexy ones, the long passionate ones after sex, the sad ones when we're clinging on knowing there's a goodbye!
I love our embraces, safe in your arms, lying in bed, or sitting in our armchair or just out for a walk or when I greet you at the door in grans.
I love our chats, our brief "I'll be at yours in a minute", our long skype ones, our driving home in the dark chats about life and people we know, our planning, our revealing of secrets, even our horrible upsetting fights where we talk endlessly for hours trying to fix it-and always do! It's because we talk that we do.
I love our mutual friends, our ability to be independent too and have our own lives and universities. I love how we still mash it all together though and include eachother because we wouldn't want the other not to be a part of it!
I love our families, how we mold perfectly into each others, how they get along individually, how we interact with them.
I love how we can talk about babies and houses and commitment with not a flinch nor a bat of an eyelid or a fear KNOWING that it won't be premature and that when it all happens in good time, it will be spectacular.
I love that we trust. I trust you to always love me and listen to me and try to understand where I come from. I love that when I get upset and angry at you, you don't swat me away, you listen and even in your silence, I know you're going to accept what I am upset about and you will try! And I love that I will always apologise when i'm wrong and I will always try for you too! Try to understand, try to appreciate and try to accept even if it perplexed me!
I love that we have all this promise! We have years to go and places to see, dreams to attempt! Pain to feel, bad times to overcome.
Most of all I love that it's you. That we met in the ugliest of boring suburbia. That I found you when my heart was broken and you fixed me and made me stronger. You made me, me. And you continue to do it! I am most definitely myself with you! And you are yourself with me.
No secrets, just honest to god love and friendship that would baffle even the greatest minds and authors to translate into art! xxxxxxx
I love our kisses, the quick ones, the sexy ones, the long passionate ones after sex, the sad ones when we're clinging on knowing there's a goodbye!
I love our embraces, safe in your arms, lying in bed, or sitting in our armchair or just out for a walk or when I greet you at the door in grans.
I love our chats, our brief "I'll be at yours in a minute", our long skype ones, our driving home in the dark chats about life and people we know, our planning, our revealing of secrets, even our horrible upsetting fights where we talk endlessly for hours trying to fix it-and always do! It's because we talk that we do.
I love our mutual friends, our ability to be independent too and have our own lives and universities. I love how we still mash it all together though and include eachother because we wouldn't want the other not to be a part of it!
I love our families, how we mold perfectly into each others, how they get along individually, how we interact with them.
I love how we can talk about babies and houses and commitment with not a flinch nor a bat of an eyelid or a fear KNOWING that it won't be premature and that when it all happens in good time, it will be spectacular.
I love that we trust. I trust you to always love me and listen to me and try to understand where I come from. I love that when I get upset and angry at you, you don't swat me away, you listen and even in your silence, I know you're going to accept what I am upset about and you will try! And I love that I will always apologise when i'm wrong and I will always try for you too! Try to understand, try to appreciate and try to accept even if it perplexed me!
I love that we have all this promise! We have years to go and places to see, dreams to attempt! Pain to feel, bad times to overcome.
Most of all I love that it's you. That we met in the ugliest of boring suburbia. That I found you when my heart was broken and you fixed me and made me stronger. You made me, me. And you continue to do it! I am most definitely myself with you! And you are yourself with me.
No secrets, just honest to god love and friendship that would baffle even the greatest minds and authors to translate into art! xxxxxxx
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
"Rory was stubbornly devoted to Amy. Perhaps the greatest testament to this was his willingness to guard Amy in the Pandorica for almost two thousand years."
Two thousand years!! See 7 months isn't as bad as we think. Although I would wait by your side for 2 thousand years if I had to. xx
ALSO THIS IS REFERRING TO DOCTOR WHO! We're having a Who-athon when i'm back :D
Two thousand years!! See 7 months isn't as bad as we think. Although I would wait by your side for 2 thousand years if I had to. xx
ALSO THIS IS REFERRING TO DOCTOR WHO! We're having a Who-athon when i'm back :D
Saturday, 25 August 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Monday, 13 August 2012
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
I have spent the day recovering from a very successful night out of drink and dance and 5am wanderings home, barefoot!! I love that, it's exactly what we should be doing in our twenties!
Thinking of this makes me think of life with you! I've never ever been so confident and happy and sure of myself than with you!
Fears I used to have about having as many friends as possible and making a great impression, just seem ridiculous. Fears I had about not succeeding or doing amazing things, seem silly.
With you by my side I feel safe, that you will encourage me, support me and love me no matter what!
I will always do the same for you!
I wish you were here with me now, kissing me, cuddling me, making love to me. Having tea and kit kats with me!
I miss you handsome! I will love you forever though, so this distance is bareable!
xxxxxxx
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
We'll be more than fine!!
Can't wait to live with you!
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/living_significant_other
Can't wait to live with you!
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/living_significant_other
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Monday, 2 July 2012
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Sunday, 24 June 2012
I read back on all our facebook messages from the very beginning and it's really sweet how we spoke to each other. There's also that video we sent to Natalie where we're obviously nervous and waiting to kiss again, the sexual tension :)
It's great to see how far we've come. Sometimes it's sad though, I want us to always talk to each other like that. I would hate to look back on our emails a year from now and realise that we don't talk in the excited, anticipating, head over heels manner as what I read last night.
I love you and miss you. I'm getting really sick of long distance Al. When you've done your Uni work placement in 3rd year I don't want to be apart anymore. After that I want to be with you wherever you go! I think we'll have done enough alone time by then! xxx
http://www.state.ie/42715-news/single-premiere-ham-sandwich-long-distance?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StateMagazine+%28State+Magazine%29&utm_content=FaceBook
Listening to this on repeat. I love you handsome! It's thunder and lightening here, would love to cuddle up in my bed and watch a movie and eat dumplings! xxx
Listening to this on repeat. I love you handsome! It's thunder and lightening here, would love to cuddle up in my bed and watch a movie and eat dumplings! xxx
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/pictures-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity
This made me smile (and cry a little in a good way). The last one will most definitely be our baby!! xxx
This made me smile (and cry a little in a good way). The last one will most definitely be our baby!! xxx
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Alan is now off on his adventure Interrailing around Europe!! Be safe and have an amazing time! I will be thinking of you everyday!
Take lots of cool Lomo photos and don't get lured into sexy sleazy laps of too loving ladies! (ah assonance and alliteration)
Love you mon paon, my love, handsome, sexy, Al.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Friday, 25 May 2012
Had such a lovely day in Long Strand yesterday with Al. After we went to see his Grandad in Roscarbery. We saw the sprigging school and nearly killed ourselves being Romantic by the well. It really made me feel more relaxed, a chance to chill out in the sun with Alan and not be sad or anxious. Perfect!
It's a must to stop for fish and chips after the beach, so we went to the Lantern in Enniskeen.....I wasn't a fan i'd have given them 4/10 but Al being a lover of all things Chip, enjoyed them.
It's a must to stop for fish and chips after the beach, so we went to the Lantern in Enniskeen.....I wasn't a fan i'd have given them 4/10 but Al being a lover of all things Chip, enjoyed them.
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Last Week Together
So it's our last week together before Emily heads off. But there's no need to be too sad- we're embarking upon exciting adventures: Emily in China and me around Europe. On top off that we've an exciting week ahead off us which is sure to be food and fun filled!
So let's stay happy...
So let's stay happy...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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