January

Hello 2012, I feel you are going to be a good year for me. Already there are lots of things planned and in the woodworks and although by the end of it all I may be broke, I will be happy!

Where to start .. Dhillon and I had our 5 year anniversary last November. We went all out and stayed in a fancy hotel and ate a just as fancy meal before having an awesome night’s sleep in a fancy bed. Not long after, his parents came over from India to meet me. I was so nervous the first day I met them, I don’t think I said very much and I felt very warm! They were both lovely though and asked me lots of questions (some translations by Dhillon and his sister required). They stayed for just over 2 weeks and joined us for the family Christmas lunch. We also watched the family New Years Eve fireworks together, along with lots, and lots, and lots of shopping.

Why so much shopping? Well, now that I have met his Mum & Dad and they have met my family, I am excited to announce that Dhillon and I are flying to India in February to get married!! So shopping that was done was for wedding shoes (height approved by Dhillon’s Mum), makeup to take over as the makeup artists there won’t have my shades lol and the all important engagement ring which arrived back from the jeweller this Friday just passed after being resized. Dhillon’s Mum had also brought over some traditional dresses for me to try on to get the sizing right. These are for me to wear to the other family weddings that will be happening while we are over in India. My wedding and reception dresses will be made for me when we arrive. My Mum, Aunty and her boyfriend will be coming over as well, along with some of Dhillon’s friends, so I wont be alone, but I am still excited and scared at the same time!

We will also have a small registry wedding here when we get back to make it legal, and a reception later on in the year.

In the mean time, my 30th birthday is coming up soon and it just so happens it falls on the weekend before we are due to fly out which means that lucky ol’ me can join my hens and birthday celebrations together! Dhillon will also have his bucks party on that night so hopefully he can drag his mind off strippers at some point during the day to wish me a happy birthday!

I’ve neglected my blog lately but I’m sure at least the first half of the year will give me plenty of opportunity to upload photos if not write blogs and I promise to try and give updates while I am in India, but we will be super busy so who knows. All I know is I will be able to kill you all with the sheer amount of photos that will be taken of us over there, so hold tight!