Signing Off

I'm probably not going to get time to write another one before the wedding so this is me, Miss Helen Carissa Amos signing off........

 

I've absolutely loved writing this blog and think that it will be a really lovely memory for me to keep in years to come.  I've found a company that will turn it into a book for me which will be brilliant.

 

There will be one last post though - although my journey from Amos to Elliott will have ended technically by then, but the wedding is my finale and I couldn't not document that for me and you all to read.

 

So it's not goodbye but au revoir and I will see you on the other side!

 

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!

 

Love and Big Kisses

 

Miss Helen Amos

 

xxx

 

ooooooooeeeeeeehhhhhhhhwwwwwwwwww!!

The above is kind of how I'm feeling today, on my last day in the office as Miss Amos. 

I arrived this morning to a wonderful desk full of little champagne bottles, a big poster saying Good Luck Helen and Tom and messages in the reception, lift etc..  I was quite emotional actually and it was a lovely touch from the girls at work.

I'm still trying hard to figure out how I'm feeling.  Tired would now be added to the list as I'm not sleeping as much as I'd like and waking up pretty early with a head full of stuff to think about.  I think once today is over, I can fully concentrate on the days ahead and my head will be a little clearer and I can concentrate on just the one thing!

We've spend our last night in our bed together as singles and said goodbye to Mayfield this morning.  I'm getting the train up to Buckden tonight with a full day of beauty treatments and organising with Rocky tomorrow.  I can't wait for Rocky to get to me so that the fun can really begin and it will be lovely to have her with me for support.

Mrs E to b!

xxx

Inside Helen's brain

I'm going to try to explain how I'm feeling one week away from my wedding, I jump from one emotion to another.  It's taking just one little thought for me to have tears prick in my eyes or for me to have to swallow back tears - so I thought I'd take a moment to write this all down so that I don't forget just how surreal, strange and simply amazing these last few days are. 

 

I think it's because you don't have anything you can compare the day too.  It's not like a birthday or Christmas where you know roughly what the gist of the day will be (Presents, balloons, cake, turkey, mulled wine, games, family traditions etc..) It's a complete mystery of unknowns, which is making me feel a mixture of totally excitement, sheer terror, nerves, slightly stressed at times (although that's getting less and less) happiness, joy, humbled with everyone's plans for our day, and overwhelmed. 

 

Excitement, Happiness and Joy for the actual day, seeing Tom waiting for me at the end of the aisle, becoming Mrs Elliott.  I can't wait to see Family and Friends that I've not seen for ages, smiling at me when I walk down that aisle, and then for me to give them a massive married hug!  I also can't wait to spend some time with my mum, dad, nephew, sisters and brother in laws (yeah I put John in that camp!) before the big day and just be with them and no one else, whilst I contemplate on the big event.

 

I'm looking forward to hearing our vicar say those seven words which means that me and Tom are joined together forever!

 

Sheer Terror for the enormity of what I'm about to do; something that I've dreamed and thought about since I was about five years old.  This is it! - It's going to happen and that is sometimes a bit too huge for me to get my head around.  Everyone that I care about will be there and be watching as I say my vows - at times that frightens the life out of me.

 

Humbled as I see everyone around me prepare for our special day, as Kim goes clothes shopping and sends me a picture of each dress in turn to check that I like it, as Katy boards a flight home to the UK, as Ann goes swimming to look amazing, as Karen does Ellie's hair so that I can check if I like it, as Rocky and Vic both get up at an early hour to see my dress and check they know how to do it up for me and get it ready for the evening - the list goes on and each person's plans brings me that much closer to the day, its so humbling to see everyone make so much of an effort for little old me and it brings a lump to my throat.

 

Overwhelmed for all of the above reasons.  Me and Tom had a lovely day last Saturday for Valentine's day and our two year anniversary and we sat in The Oatlands Chaser with our Champagne and just reflected on just how massive this felt to both of us.  Many people often say that buying a house is much bigger and more of a commitment than getting married but it doesn't feel like that to us - it feels like the biggest and most important thing that we will ever do - and indeed it will be.

 

With all this going on, you can imagine how difficult it is to try and keep some kind of normality running with work and normal life - virtually impossible!

 

Anyway that's all I wanted to write about.

 

Miss Helen Amos

 

xxx

 

 

We're famous! (Well not really but kind of!!)

See I told you it was a cracker of a hen weekend!


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One tiny small week to go now!

Helen Amos
got to get as much use of of Amos as possible....:-(

xxxx

My Brilliant, Bouncy, Bestest Ever Brighton Hen Weekend!

My highly anticipated Hen Do started with Victoria telling me to meet her at 8:45 at Clapham Junction station.  After a mad dash to buy another pair of tights, I met her at Platform 13 and she gave me a intriguing brown box tied with a pink and white striped ribbon.  Inside told me that I was going to Brighton!! - YAY!!!

So I was off to Brighton and couldn't have been more excited.  I love Brighton! I love the sea air, the freedom of the people there, Fish and Chips on the beach and the vibe and feel of the place.  We met Mia and Sam and boarded the 9:08 train.  The train journey went really quickly and before I knew it we had arrived!  We met Kim at Brighton station and lept in a taxi to an unknown location. 

We pulled up at an apartment and Rachie and Mum were waiting for me inside.  It was a gorgeous house which was decorated especially for me with a Brighton theme - I couldn't contain myself and we all had tears in our eyes as I looked around.

I was immediately given a nice glass of Champagne (my first since New Year's Eve and it tasted amazing!) and we had a nice chat until Sarah arrived and we ate some of the delicious goodies that Rachie had made for us - it was so nice to eat some treats as I've been really strict with myself in order to look my best for my big day.  Our placenames had a little fish game on them which was something that I'd always wanted to get every Christmas - another thoughtful touch!  Everything tasted yummy and I knew the day was going well.  I was told what we were doing for the day.  We had a lovely lady coming for a wine tasting lesson, then onto a Japanese restaurant in Brighton, moving onto Lucky Voice and from then the choice was ours! - WOW!!! I couldn't wait!

I was then given some presents - including a beautiful keep sake box from Victoria which went through some things for the perfect marriage - it was stunningly beautiful and again I felt quite emotional.  Mum then gave me a beautiful photo album and brought our Rosie - one of my childhood dolls - hilarious!  I was then given another surprise which was a Mr and Mrs quiz from Tom - he'd been asked to give his answers to Vic but instead decided to record his answers - 'Live from France'  it was typical Tom but totally adorable and I didn't disgrace myself too much.  I was also given a gorgeous book from Mia, written from a child's perspective about getting married, which was really lovely, Claire got me some gorgeous smellies in a beautiful bag.

It was then time for the wine tasting.  A lady came and set up lots of different wines and a selection of cheeses for us and we worked our way through them.  We sampled two Rose sparklings and had to guess the Champagne, we also had a blind taste test and had to guess the wines.  I think she educated us all.  It was a really thoughtful activity for Rachael and Victoria to choose as they know that this is my thing and it didn't disappoint.  At the end she put a blue blob on our tongues of something, which enabled her to tell if anyone were super-tasters - the result was that no-one was, which is probably why i'll try and eat anything, why I like brussel sprouts and which may indicate that Tom is more of a taster than me. 

After the wine tasting we all started to get ready to go out.  I got quite dressed up in a lovely silver dress and curled my hair - I need not have, as once I got downstairs - everyone dressed me up!  Sarah got out a box of goodies including tiarra, wand - I got a flashing garter from Sam and two sashes.  Later on Kaz gave me another garter and a delightful willy whistle! 

We went outside to wait for the taxi and another highlight of my weekend arrived outside - A HUMMER!  Seriously the most brilliantly tacky thing ever, complete with bubbly, lazer lights and it was just amazing, I couldn't stop laughing in my hummer, singing bump and grind!

We picked up Ann, Karen and Tracy and drove around for a little bit in my hummer until we all got a bit car sick and got dropped off at the restaurant - moshi moshi.  I love Japanese so it was such a treat that they had picked this place for me.  I was thrilled to be there with everyone - especially as there were lots of girls that had never had that style of food before - my mum even used Chopsticks bless her.  I probably didn't really eat or drink that much as I was too busy chatting away and having fun.  I had the tasting platter which had so much food on it! Some nice Sake and some mint tea.   Me and Rocky also had one of the sushi's from the conveyor belt Kaz had bought lots of L sticks and funny sparkley table jewels which was a lovely touch too. 

After dinner Claire and my mum went home and the rest of us went to Lucky Voice - a Karaoke booth where you can choose your own songs and sing them - Again its one of the most fun things to do and highlights including a lot of old school hits from my childhood - complete with the PJ and Duncan dance moves to Lets Get Ready to Rumble!  Me and Vic had an emotional moment signing our favourite Celine Dion song ever!  (Tell him for those of you that wish to remember!)  A probably quite embarrasing moment where me and Rachael did 'Let's talk about Sex!!!' We also played Mia's first dance song - Suddenly which was really sweet.  We sang some classics from Bon Jovi, Take That, Spice Girls and loads more.

I had a moment towards the end of the evening where everyone was singing A Million Love Songs where I just looked round the room and thought - WOW! this is it Helen - you're doing this and it feels just out of this world!

This was really where the evening finished as drinking for 12 hours is going to make us all a little bit tired!  We were totally exhausted so had a last drink in Elliots Bar - nice touch!! and then headed home.

I would like to thank my sisters for an amazing and totally wonderful Hen Weekend - they know me so well and I'm absolutely bowled over by the effort, thought, preparation and style that went into the day.  A massive thank you also to all my friends that came, you are the best friends ever and I cannot wait to celebrate my wedding with you all!

Love a suitably Hen-ed out Helen

xxxx

Happy February

Just wanted to say that I get married this month!

That's all

My amazing and wonderful Hen Night report to follow shortly  - just waiting for pictures!!

Helen xxx