memories

This Weeks Happy – Celebrating 17 Years

- Vicki 9 Comments
2000

2000

Portsmouth 2000

2002 New York

New York 2001

John and Me 2003

London 2002

2004 Manchester

Manchester 2003

2004

Manchester 2004

2005

London 2005

SF 2006

San Francisco 2006
London 2007

London 2007

Edinburgh 2008

Berlin 2010

Berlin 2009

Perth 2011

Perth 2010

Dundee 2012

Dundee 2011

2013

Wiltshire 2012

Merseyside

Liverpool 2013

2014

Amsterdam 2014

Cornwall 2015

Cornwall 2015

Scotland 2016

Dundee 2016

2017

Cornwall 2017

This is a different kind of post from me today, I’m taking a day off from beauty products to celebrate my lovely husband, John, the love of my life.

I thought I would share a photo of John & I from each year that we have been together & I am proud to say that 17 years ago this week I met John who quickly become the love of my life. He was just 16 in the first photo back in 2000 and I had just turned 21, how young we look! I just can’t believe how quickly the years have flown by. We have lived through so many major life events at both ends of the emotional spectrum and I have never doubted our relationship or questioned John’s love for me. John is the most selfless, humble and determined man I know and has shown me that through the most unimaginable pain and grief you can still be optimistic and let go of anger.

I feel like the luckiest lady in the world to have such a supportive, understanding and damn right handsome partner. I could tell you so many stories and reasons why I love this man but one of the earliest ones which stands out for me and it isn’t one that is OTT with fancy gifts or involved spending money.  So way back in 2002 when we lived in our first, very small flat together in Scotland, we didn’t have a car or a mobile phone, I worked in quite a rural location and there wasn’t any shops or facilities near by. After I had left that morning to go to work John noticed that I had left my lunch at home in the kitchen,  he knew I would not be able to get anything else and be really hungry (and grumpy) so he walked 5+ miles each way just to bring me my lunch. All my colleagues couldn’t believe that he walked all that way in the freezing Scottish Winter just to drop off my lunch, which was just a simple can of soup and walk all the way home. What a sweet thing to do & still 15 years later it still makes my heart full of love just thinking about John walking all that way.

Here is to 17 more years of happiness, living adventures and perusing our dreams but mostly to snuggling up on our sofa talking about everything and anything.

Cheerz X Polaroid 3000 Instagram Prints

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Cheerz Polaroid Prints

Cheerz is French company who love nothing more than to bring your digital pictures to life. Their products are a great way of printing your photos and they have so many fun and creative ways of doing that. I think its nice to have photos as a memory and if you’re like me I hardly ever get them printed these days. I tested out a couple of their products last year & really loved the quality & just how easy it was to turn my digital images into something a little more fun.

More excitingly they have now teamed up with Polaroid to give you that classic, retro and pretty cool Polaroid vibe to your digital photos.

The Cheerz Polaroid 3000 instant prints are developed using stiff, glossy, embossed paper and look just like the real thing. There’s is even a special filter to give your prints an authentic “Polaroid” look.

Cheerz and Polaroid

New Cheerz Instagram Prints

All you need to do is select the Polaroid 3000 option,

  1. Select 18 of your favourite photos
  2. Add text (if you want to)
  3. Add to cart & checkout

You can upload digital images from your computer, Instagram, Facebook or your Google Account.

Its that simple. I didn’t add any text on my Polaroid Prints because I wanted to use some Washi Tape and add my own little DIY notes on the bottom. I think it adds a personal touch, I also used some small pegs and brown parcel tape to clip the photos to and I have hung them in in office.

My Cheerz Polaroid Instagram Prints

Cheerz Polaroid Photos

The quality of these prints is so good and they feel just like the instant Polaroid Prints. Its so cool that Cheerz have collaberated with Polaroid and are keeping the brand alive & current. So if you are looking to have some of your digital photos printed then why not treat yourself to a box of these. In a world where all of our images are digital its nice to have few memories that are tangible and there is nothing like looking back over old photos. These are great if you like to do scrapbooking & project life.

My prints arrived very quickly, within a couple of days of ordering.

You can use the Cheerz app via the App Store or Google Play Store I used the Cheerz website which was easy to navigate & very quick to use.

Why not print some of your memories & have them to keep. I think photos always make such a beautiful gift too, no matter what time of year and Cheerz have some really creative options for you. I have a discount code for you that will give you £4 off your first order. Use the code VICITK at checkout or just follow this link

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Cheerz – Print Your Digital Photos

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Instagram Cheerz Photos

La Boîte å Photos from Cheerz

Cheerz is French company who love nothing more than to bring your digital pictures to life. Their products are a great way of printing your photos and they have so many fun and creative ways of doing that. I think it’s nice to have photos as a memory and if you’re like me I hardly ever get them printed these days.

With Cheerz you can print photos from your Instagram, Facebook, Dropbox or Camera Roll so you can select your favourites, upload them and pick how you want them printed. I picked photos from my Instagram feed and I’m so happy with how they came out.

I opted for the La Boîte a Photos* as it looked like a great way of being creative and I have always wanted to display my photos like this from cute string with mini pegs & this box gives you all the supplies that you need & if you’re feeling extra crafty/creative you can add a little extra flair with supplies you have at home. It’s that easy!

1. Choose 40 of your favourite photos
2. Customise them with cropping and filters
3. Receive your DIY home decorating kit
4. Let your creative juices flow!

Instagram Photos from Ceerz

You get a box full of treats including 40 photos which are incredible quality and very glossy. A sweet bag of mini wooden pegs, cute red and white string, washi tape and photo corners. It really is a great DIY project.

Instagram Cheerz Photos

Get creative with your Instagram-photos

Next up I picked the Strip Photos*, these look like the kind you used to get in the old school photo booths. I thought they would make great bookmarks or frame on my desk.

Cheerz Stip Photos

Instagram Prints from Cheerz

1. Select up to 40 photos (4 photos per strip)
2. Customise your strips with border colours and filters
3. Add some text
4. Receive them all in a cute little envelope

These were so easy & quick to make – I tried to theme my strips so I have one with Amsterdam photos on, one with Cornwall photos, Christmas in Scotland, family & one with Liverpool photos on. I love how well these came out, the quality is perfect and they look bright and glossy.

Get your Instagrams printed from Cheerz

Each strip is 9.8”(20cm) long and 1.8″(5cm) wide, containing 4 photos, each 1.6×1.6” (4x4cm). The strips are printed on high-quality matte paper and can be customised with orientation, border colour, filters, cropping and text to make them unique to you.

The prints come beautifully packaged and presented, I found the site very easy to use and I loved their selection of products. You have such a great choice of products from the standard Polaroid-style photos to the more fancy photo albums. Your prints feel luxurious and are printed in incredible quality. I was very pleased with the two products I picked and they were delivered within 2 days (and that was during the busy Xmas period).

Cheerz Photo Options

You can use the Cheerz app via the App Store or Google Play Store I used the Cheerz website which was easy to navigate & very quick to use. I have been impressed with the service from start to finish & I am already planning on using them for a few birthday presents over the next few months.

Why not print some of your memories & have them to keep. I think photos always make such a beautiful gift too, no matter what time of year and Cheerz have some really creative options for you. I have a discount code for you that will give you £4 off your first order. Use the code VICITK at checkout.

*PR Sample

2013 Memories in Photos

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Jan 2013

January – Was a cold start to the year one the NW of England. I wanted to have a quiet January as 2012 had been a very hard year for me, my dad had suffered a very bad stroke and I had to live in Scotland sleeping on my brothers floor for 7 months whilst my dad was in hospital. So I wanted to start 2013 in my own house and took full advantage of the snow to go on long wintry walks and enjoy being out in the open just chatting with my husband and trying to plan what 2013 was going to look like for us. We also took a trip to Staffordshire to the Mini Day and had a great time looking at all the old classics. My husband is quite the Mini enthusiast and thoroughly enjoyed himself.

February 2013

February – Was quite an uneventful month. We were saving for my friend’s wedding in March so tried to keep our spending down. We did discover a lovely new cafe in Manchester called Takk & we have been regulars ever since. It is very relaxed and we often work from their during the week as a little treat.

March 2013

March – This was a busy month, I was Bridesmaid at my friend’s wedding at Beechfield House in Wiltshire (gorgeous location) and was delighted that our trip took us past a giant Whole Foods in Cheltenham which I visited on the way to the wedding & again on the way back! It was magical in there & I stocked up on lots of Vegan treats. I did a post about it here. I hope in they open a store in the North soon! My dad also go some bad news which meant a trip to Scotland and lots of stress & my business got a huge order from Urban Outfitters which meant I was crazy busy. It’s all ups & downs.

April 2013

April – We spent the first few weeks of April in Scotland with my dad and we managed to sneak away for the day to St Andrews and enjoyed a glorious walk along the beach and visited the Cathedral. I love popping across to St Andrews when I get chance, it is such a pretty historical city. We saw Micky Flanagan at the Caird Hall in Dundee and laughed until we cried. He was so very funny.

April is also the month we head to London (for the past 5 years) to support my brother who runs the London Marathon. We burst with pride as he pushes himself to better his time each year and raise thousands of pounds for charity. We make a weekend of it & my mum comes too and we enjoy a long weekend in London and all the vibrancy of the Marathon (I’m never tempted to run). This year Gary ran it in a PB of 3 hrs 9 mins.

May 2013

May – This is the month I remember the least. I know we were in Scotland for a week, but apart from that we were saving for and planning our holiday in June to San Francisco. We booked it at the beginning of December 2012 and it was coning round so fast. My dad was able to walk for short amounts of time and this was amazing. He lives opposite a small castle so we took a walk around the front of it on a sunny May morning and I was so proud of him.

June 2013

June – Was our summer holiday to San Francisco. Me & my husband had been before 7 years ago and always wanted to go back. We booked for 8 nights and loved every single minute of it. We hired bikes & cycled the Golden Gate Bridge, walked Lombard Street, visited Haight Street, shopped, ate and drank our way around the City. It was amazing.

I’m going to split this post up into 2 parts as it is going to be huge otherwise. So check back tomorrow for July – December.

My good friend Hayley did her year in photos and that’s where I got the idea from. She has had a very exciting year if you want to click over & have a look.