A/W Wish List

The weather has turned, earlier than hoped, and I'm starting to think about cosy knits and boots. I'm getting excited about finding a new coat, scarf and gloves combo.
I've been doing a little window shopping. I've just started a new diet and am trying to put off buying clothes while I'm in between sizes so just looking for now.

Here's a little selection from New Look. I'm, obviously, loving deep reds.I've never really been a brights person so Autumn is great for me!

I'm desperately seeking a new winter coat. Something cute and warm but not bulky or cumbersome. I've seen a few nice ones on ASOS, just trying to make my final decision. Most coats I like don't flatter my figure. I have a tiny, high waist and large hips / thighs so I definitely need a belt or I look so wide.

I could spend all day looking at lovely new things to fill my wardrobe but I'll give it a rest as I might accidentally click buy on my overflowing online basket!

It's like my girl Beyonce says.

Many of my twitter pals and besties know that almost 2 years ago, I saw an opal ring in the window of a small independent jewellers in town. It was second hand / vintage and BEAUTIFUL. I've loved opals since I was in middle school and had an Australian teacher who wore opal jewellery from her home town. I was facsinated by the colours and the way they seemed to change.

I'd go and look at this lovely ring on my way to my favourite sandwich shop on my lunch break. I'd go with a  work friend and we'd scour the shelves til we saw it. It was always moving! I'd show anyone who came to town with me on the weekends. I'd tweet pics of it and even showed my mum! It was close to a grand so hardly some thing I could buy for myself on a whim.

One day, I went to have a quick peak at it and it was gone! I checked every time I went past the shop but no, it had vanished. I was gutted. After a while I stopped looking. There had been a similar ring in the window so one day, a while later, I went to look at that one and I was amazed to see 'my ring' back in the window, at a discounted price! Meant to be. I had an idea to start saving and buy it for myself but..

My 25th birthday was April this year. I was lucky enough it was on a Saturday! Adrian got up to make my birthday breakfast and I had an awesome lie in. Ade came to wake me up but opened the bedroom a bit strangely, so I couldn't see out. He told me to get dressed and have breakfast in the front room. I had this weird feeling there were people in the flat as he was making me put my dressing gown over my PJs. When I opened the door, instead of people, I saw this!

Which lead to

and my breakfast looked like this

So I ate some of my awesome breakfast but I was too excited for presents. My last present felt like a book. When I opened it it was a slightly sellotaped up, obviously second hand copy of Breaking Dawn. I just looked at Ade. I have never expressed any interest in the series and who buys someone a book from a series they haven't started? So I opened it and there was a hand written message from him, ending 'Please be mine?' I was confused, that sounded more like a valentine's message. I kept turning pages til I saw the middle of the book had been cut out and there was a ring box inside. OH MY GOODNESS. My hands were shaking as I took the box out and opened it. IT WAS THE RING FROM THE SHOP. The ring of my dreams. My amazing boyfriend was proposing to me on my birthday, with the ring I'd loved for months. Does it get any better?! I was too excited to speak and just started hugging him. He later said he was worried that I didn't answer right away.

I then got to spend the day celebrating my birthday AND engagement with my favourite people, having a BBQ and drinks. Won't be forgetting that birthday any time soon!

Where have you been, all my life.

Good evening lovelies!

My arm is progressing at a lovely pace. I've had quite a few sittings since my last update. I think there's around 4 hours max to go! Although it's not a full sleeve or even that dense, it's still around 30 hours of tattooing!

This is going to be an amazing reminder of 2012. I've had such a good year so far. The positives are far outweighing the negatives and I have so much more great stuff planned for the last few months.

Seeing as I haven't touched this for so long, did you know I got engaged on my birthday (7/04) this year!! While there are no wedding plans as yet, I get so excited knowing I'm going to marry such an amazing man and am filing away little ideas in my brain!

Here are some tattoo photos and a bad shot of my engagement ring. Its a vintage / second hand starlight opal, surrounded by diamonds on a gold setting and band. My dream ring! I might blog my engagement story. Would that be of interest?