I think that throughout your life there are a few moments where the world just seems to stop turning. Where you realise that you are in the middle of something really special. There have been a few moments like this for me over the years. Even though they are personal to me, they are also some of my happiest ever memories. I thought that for a lovely little blog post today, I would sit down and share them with you. These moments in my life have helped me to define who I am. They have moulded me into the person that I am continuing to grow into.

 

 

Dancing with my grandfather.

When I was younger, I would go on holiday with my grandma and grandfather three times a year. There was a deal on where it was cheaper for two adults to go on holiday if they took a child under the age of 16. I was that child. I will forever be grateful for that one-on-one time that I got with them both. This one morning I went to breakfast with my grandfather at a restaurant on the water’s edge. Frank Sinatra came on and he took my hand and taught me how to slow dance. It was magical and my fondest memory to this day.

 

Kissing my first-ever boyfriend.

I met my first-ever boyfriend on a family holiday when I was around 13. His mum was best friends with my new step-mom. We fell head over heels in love under the stars in Greece. When I think back, I have no doubt that he was my first love. Our obsession with one another went on for many years with only distance getting in the way. As we reached our late teen years we knew that we had gone past the infatuation stage. We were best friends through and through. The early memories were just so pure and simple that I cherish them. Even if now they don’t have the same emotional attachment which they once did.

 

My first day at work.

After finishing my degree at the age of 17 after being fast-tracked through school. I started working. On my very first day, I sat down with the Managing Director of the company. We had the best chat. We had a connection immediately and he would become my mentor from that point. He was like another father to me. He guided me through my whole career and helped me to find where I want to be. And what I want to be as I grow older. I owe a lot to that man and our conversation that first day.

 

Singing in the street with my husband.

Another defining moment in my life was when my husband and I first started dating almost a year ago, we headed into the city centre and we were running to get the last train back home, which we ended up missing because we were drunk out of our minds. From the student bar near the train station, we could hear Oasis – Acquiesce playing out and we sang at the top of our lungs and danced around in the street. That would later be the song that we had playing at our wedding as we signed our registry and it was such an amazing full-circle moment.

 

Seeing Fleetwood Mac with my dad.

When tickets first went on sale for Fleetwood Mac a couple of years ago we knew that we were going to go because they have always been one of our favourite bands. But there was a specific moment when we were stood on the floor at Wembley arena when the song ‘Everywhere’ started playing out and it was just freeing. Everybody was dancing around in the aisles like hippies and it was the lightest and more uplifted that I have ever felt in my life and I know that my dad was right there with me.

 

Picking up my Golden Retriever.

After being crippled with anxiety for longer than I care to mention, my dog helped me in more ways than I ever thought. She was never intended to be a therapy dog, but she gives me emotional support that I have just never been able to get from a human before (even though they always try). She is there for me, sits by me and you just know that the love that they have is so pure. The moment I picked her up and put her in my car to bring home it was like a weight had been lifted.

 

I hope that you guys liked this blog post and learned about the defining moments in my life. I just wanted to spread a little happiness and share some of my favourite memories. Don’t think that for any of these things that I have actual photographs of the moment in time. But I think that makes it all the more special. These are memories that I hold in my mind. I am grateful that I got to live through these things and experience them for myself. I would love to hear if you have any life-defining moments like these. Leave me a comment down below!