Engagement | My Mills Baby

c3397a936d8b9e06ac9a82fb19fe3805 Summer Holidays and Wedding Venue Hunting!

I haven’t even got a ring on my finger yet I’m constantly dreaming up places to get married. It’s not that Craig hasn’t proposed (he did this within the first few months of us getting together) - I just haven’t found my dream ring yet. I want something unique, and a bit of history so am holding out for something I’ll truly cherish. I’m not being lazy about it though! It is really important to me though as I hate not having the same surname as Dexter. I already call myself Gemma Mills even though I’m technically still a Chamberlain.

Ring or not, I’m on the wedding venue hunt!

As a girl I dreamt of getting married in a church then celebrating in a beautiful stately home - but given I’m not religious (and Craig has a mortal fear of anything vaguely God-related - long story) Craig and I have often spoken about getting married abroad. I’ve fallen in love with the idea and I’m now border-line obsessive about it.

I’m open to the idea of a beach wedding, or a garden wedding but we want somewhere warm, sunny and beautiful that can double up as a holiday for our friends and family. Problem? We have NO idea where this might be. As we’re not in any great rush (I have to keep reminding myself this) we’ve decided that all our summer holiday’s will be scouting missions to find idyllic places that we can forge an emotional attachment to.

1030 Summer Holidays and Wedding Venue Hunting!

I don’t tend to get as involved as I should do with holiday planning. Craig’s a bit of a research fanatic (he spent months reading reviews of tv’s before we bought ours) and seems to enjoy this side of things. He spends hours trawling websites to find the perfect place and I have to admit he’s pretty amazing at it - so far our holidays have been really epic. He’s currently looking at Lake Como, Puerto Pollensa or one of the Greek Island’s for this years adventure. I have to admit, I can’t wait. We could really use a break after such a disastrous start to the year.

My part in holiday planning is shopping for clothes for the family and all the travel essentials. With my wardrobe looking decidedly tired (and sadly much of it is now too small - but less said about that the better!) I’ve been looking for affordable and pretty dresses for the beach. I could welcome in the sun with a Zalando summer dress! I picked out my favourites below, let me know what you think. There’s a style for every body shape and so many bright and vibrant colours. Let’s face it, I have to look stunning everyday so Craig will get as excited about marrying me as I am him!

hh Summer Holidays and Wedding Venue Hunting!

I must admit it’s hard dressing for my shape at the moment. Since having Dexter I have new lumps and bumps that don’t seem to be in a rush to iron themselves out. According to She Know’s Beauty & Style advice on dressing for your shape, I’m a cross between a pear and an apple - now there’s a sobering thought!

Has anyone else had a wedding abroad? If so, let me know whereabouts - we’ll add it to our never-ending list of places to check out!

This week is nearly over and there’s lots to report!

Last Saturday your daddy went off to celebrate his 41st birthday with his friends in town. Yes 41! That means he’s OLD! Mummy is still a young wrinkle-free 28-year-old so you’ll have the best of both worlds! We’re very lucky to have daddy as everything he does is for us. He works hard, he cooks us yummy food, he kisses us both every evening (even when we’re both tucked up in bed), and he loves us both soooo much. He put together your bed the other night - it took him little under an hour, surrounded by screws and alan keys. I remember thinking how lucky we are, and how safe we’re going to be here with him.

Baby's bed!

Turns out Billy the cat likes your bed too which is a little worrying. Naughty Billy has left his fur all over your mattress so we have to buy you a new one. He won’t be allowed near your bed until you’re old enough xx

Daddy and Martin turned 41

Back to Daddy’s birthday - he went out into town with his mates. He has another friend, Martin, who shares the same birthday as him. Unfortunately mummy couldn’t go with daddy as she’s carrying you and can’t drink alcohol with you inside her. He got home at 3am-ish and mummy was already in bed sleeping. Mummy wasn’t annoyed for long though as daddy won lots of money on roulette at the casino. Daddy never gambles so this was really lucky. This money will probably be put towards your crib that you’ll sleep in for the first couple of months.

Daddy's winnings!

We put up the Christmas tree on Monday - or rather daddy did. Because this is the first tree that mummy’s had in 5 years, she wanted a big one with lots of decorations. This was all neat in theory but we didn’t give much thought as to whether it would fit in our house, or indeed stand up when we got it in. The tree actually spent Sunday night in our bath before daddy was able to cut it down to size and buy a stand wide enough to support it. Looks lovely though - this is the last one you won’t be here to share with us so we’re getting the practice in!

Christmas Tree

To round off the week, mummy and daddy went to Grandad Dean’s and Nanny Di’s in Southampton. As we won’t see them over Christmas, we wanted to see them before the New Year. This was our first time to Grandad’s new house and it was really lovely. You’re lucky to have a grandad by the sea as we can go and visit them and enjoy the beach in the summer time.

Mummy found her dream engagement ring in Bournemouth this weekend too! She had asked uncle Paul for advice but turns out she wasn’t sure what she wanted then. Having looked at millions since, this is definitely the style she’s going for. It’s so beautiful and hopefully mummy will have one on her finger soon!!!!