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Yearly Archives: 2012
We’re not long home from one of the most incredible weddings Clare and I have ever been to, the Wedding of our good friends Rach and Rich who got married this weekend in Henley On Thames. The couple were wed in a small church in the village of Remenham before a short boat journey took us all to the reception, held on the beautiful Temple Island on the Thames.
With our September ‘Indian-Summer’ in full swing, the setting could not have been more spectacular
This was the theme to Ed’s 30th birthday, where we were invited to attend in costumes depicting what we wanted to be when we grew up. There were plenty of pilots, train drivers, dancers, figure skaters – Andy Blagrove wins the award for best costume, a Stormtrooper…
On the 11th August, our friends Chris and Michelle got hitched on what turned out to be a gorgeous summers day! They had a big wedding in St Leonard’s Church in Eynsham, where some of our friends surprised Michelle with a parade of John Lennon’s “All You Need Is Love” as they left the church.
We all headed off to the reception at Heythrop Park and enjoyed a great wedding breakfast…
Clare and I recently spent a week in Meganissi, Greece with my family. It’s a beautiful part of the world, unspoilt by tourism at the moment and home to only 3 small towns on the island, each offering a few taverns on the shore line for lunch and dinner. It was bliss!
We had a villa with a pool on one of the hill tops overlooking the bay of Spartochori…
It’s my sister-in-law’s due date today! The first baby into our family is expected any day now and we’re all very excited!
Clare recently hosted a lovely baby shower for her sister Kate, with lots of tea cakes and afternoon snacks that she had spent the previous day baking…
A few photos from a Barbecue at the Malloy’s to celebrate Amy and Dave’s joint birthday weekend! Lots of photos of baby Noah too, who was passed around for the girls to have a cuddle, whilst us men did manly things – such as trying to keep the barbecue alight!
Of course, we succeeded – barbecues are what us men do best, aren’t they…
So I was flicking through some old albums last night and I found these! Photos from the OxOps Dinner Dance held last October (two weeks before our wedding – which is why they slipped through the net…)
There are some great photos in here…
Clare and I took a few days out this spring and drove down to Marazion, near Penzance in Cornwall where we stayed in the Mount Haven Hotel overlooking St Michaels Mount, which offered fantastic views! We stopped off at the Eden Project on the way down which is pretty cool, lots of things to see in the bio-domes…
Last Saturday was the naming day for my God daughter, Lauren. When we arrived we found her sound asleep in her little carry-cot, but was soon wide awake and excited to see all her guests arrive!
We all enjoyed a lovely speech by Charlie, followed by a great presentation of photos that Amy and Craig had put together…
So here we are, 2012 – another year on. And what a year! Clare and I bought our first house together, attended nine weddings, got married (!) and enjoyed the Christmas holiday with close friends and family before driving down to Wales to see in the New Year with friends.
Around fifteen of us stayed in a lovely cottage near Chepstow, not far over the Severn Bridge into Wales. The cottage offered great views over a valley with a small river running through. After enjoying some great food Ed and Tony cooked up for us on the Friday night, and a game of Articulate, we set off Saturday lunchtime for a brisk walk to the pub…