1 Year! | Lifestyle & Personal

Hello everyone!

This is a very special belated post, about a very special few days that have just gone by. Because he's mentioned in almost every post nowadays, I'm sure you all know who Tom is very well by now. 

Whether you know him or not, here is a little timeline of our first year together..

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19th of October, 2014

The first message. I was somewhat rude when receiving the friend request from him, sending a message saying 'erm, do I know you? :L'. Poor bloke. 

Luckily he didn't give up and I was given the reassurance he was friends with one of my old friends. From then on, we just started talking and got on like a house on fire...

20th of October

Still talking...

21st of October 

First meet up. Tom and I had spoken about gaming, and wasn't it convenient that I met him by the games aisle where I saw him suddenly pick up this indie witchcraft game and pretend to look interested. 

We then moved on to this swanky coffee shop where I made myself look like a complete village idiot by ordering a hot chocolate and being asked why I was brought milk with this chocolate stick. Obviously had to mix it in myself...

Around the afternoon we got bored because we did meet up in Uttoxeter so we decided to go and see The Maze Runner. Well, we didn't actually watch it we just spent our time talking and we then decided to meet up again...

23rd of October

I was already going to see Asking Alexandria with a friend, but another friend had a spare ticket and considering Tom told me he liked Asking, I got it for him. It was such an amazing night and started to go further for us. 

25th of October

Alton Towers.

This was quite funny actually.

My friend and I went to pick up Tom and his friend, and he'd over slept so we went to the Towers and agreed to call them soon during the day.

While queuing up for a ride I was so relieved when I got a call, saying they were on their way to meet us.

When we met up, we went to pay for the scare maze tickets, which were nearly £20. We agreed to make our way to the first maze at around 1.00pm, so we had an hour to kill on some of the rides.

In the first five minutes of the first maze, I had a complete meltdown and said I couldn't do it, but told the others to go on whilst I tried to get out. Tom was a true gentleman and was adamant he came out with me and he gave our tickets to two other people. We still look back on that and laugh to this day. £20 down the drain!

Whilst waiting for the other two during the second maze, Tom finally asked me to be his girlfriend while I hyperventilated and wheezed. Once I got my breath back....I said yes. 

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First sleepover

I know this is really weird to add but this is one of my fondest memories.

I came round really early in the afternoon, just two days after we made things official. We basically pottered about his house, watching Adventure Time and I met his lovely mamma and mum. I was so scared because I thought they would think of me as anti-social because when I first go to people's houses I like to keep myself distant and stay upstairs, but I stepped out of my comfort zone and said hello.

The best bit about this sleepover was not only meeting his family, but also staying up until 3am while Tom played on his PS3, dozing off then being woken up and offered a piece of quiche...

First Selfie...

Taken on the Ashbourne Fireworks night (early November 2014) ...we literally only made in time for the last five fireworks or so and got mad at year 7's blocking up the entrance to Bargain Booze because we were gasping for a drink. 

My 18th

Two days before, we went to Bradford for a university open day on the 17th of December. One of the best parts was getting free pizza for lunch but Tom had a reputation to uphold with the people who were interviewing him so I had to resist the urge to fill my boots as much as possible. I wouldn't have done that for anyone else...

Another one of my favourite parts was after the open day when we were walking to the train station and there were loads of Christmas lights and buskers and it felt really surreal...like I was in a scene of one of those cringe romance films. But it was actually quite nice. 

Then my 18th...where Tom met my whole family who adored him instantly. Followed by a night out with some really amazing friends, and a hangover birthday meal at a Chinese all-you-can-eat the following night. 

Essex

My turn to meet some of Tom's family and I was absolutely petrified. Especially with all the trains we had to catch! But they were all so lovely and welcoming. It honestly felt like Christmas and they made me feel like part of the family. 

Train journey en route to Essex

Christmassy Things

We soon found out we both loved Autumn and Winter loads and got really excitable, just like children. We spent most of our evenings together playing with Lego, going to the local pub and one night we even made the most artistic gingerbread house ever...

Tom's 19th

This was when I started to really get to know Tom's friends. Another really accepting bunch of people, some of whom I love to bits and really enjoy spending time with! 

We also got to spend some time with Tom's family too and had one of the family's famous 'help yourself' meals. We had such a lovely time and played games, conversed about random things...I've never had so much fun in my life for a while before my family and Tom's family came together.

Valentines Day

I'm surprised he'd put up with me for this long. It was a really simple day but we spoilt each other a lot and ended up eating somewhere where we went just a week after he'd asked me out, with his dad. 

Then I was dragged the long way up Toot Hill, which is a trek and a half...

Our really, really nice photo that everyone compliments us on...

Spring 2015

Trips to the zoo, seeing each other for days in a row, time off work and a bit of sun...

Our first holiday 

A whole week together of sun, drinks, sand and not even arguing once! 

A fond memory of ours will always be sitting in our room with the door open listening to this massive bitch fight over someone losing their phone! You can read more about the amazing experience here. 

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Now...

Tom and I celebrated our 'one year anniversary' together at Alton Towers, where it all began. So many things have changed in the past year, but none of this has affected us, or the way we feel about each other.

I really don't like cheesy things, which makes it hard to express the way I feel about my relationship but I will try my very best. 

Last September I wasn't me. I was in a completely warped mind set and thought nothing of love and relationships. When Tom added me, I just thought nothing of it until we started to really talk and get to know each other. I'm so lucky because now-a-days, relationships aren't always as straight forward as they used to be. I was lucky with the fact I had someone who really was interested and wanted to get to know me in the same way I was interested and wanted to get to know them. 

Although I've had relationships, this will be my first serious one, and the only one I could ever want. I want it to last. I couldn't picture my life without all the laughs and memories we make every single day. Whether it's through a simple phone call and one of us says something a little silly, or whether it's a planned event like a holiday. I couldn't picture experiencing any of this with anyone better. No one has ever made me feel this way before. Although Tom still finds it amusing to jump around the house with socks on his ears pouting (so do I to be honest), and just comes up with some of the weirdest things, he puts up with a lot of my antics too and coped so well with me! 

His family have been so welcoming and supportive too. I honestly feel like one of them now, just as he should feel like part of my family. And he does (I hope). 

I honestly, truly do love him more than anything.

I cannot wait for many more years of memories, laughter and happiness.

Gross moment of appreciation over.