We got married on the first of October
this year. We were fortunate enough to
have a new addition to our family. In
March this year, the gorgeous Lucy and
we've already got her big sister Rubes
which is wonderful, but Lucy bless her has had
a few well, more than a few health
problems since she was born.
We had lots of scares in the run-up to
birth and then she was diagnosed with
craniosynostosis so needs a big
operation when she's about a year old
and urm, a deep breath, and it has been a real
roller coaster over a year, so we were
very late in booking our honeymoon.
I spotted the BA appeal on Facebook and they were
asking for people who had special
holidays booked so they'd have the
opportunity to make them unforgettable.
We'd just picked our honeymoon to New York
so I thought it was worth sending
an email in and telling them a little
bit about our story.
Fortunately we were lucky enough to be chosen.
We've upgraded your ticket today so
you'll be traveling First class with
British Airways and we've also arranged
for you to have access to our First class
lounge. [Thank you so much] That's no problem.
When you see, first of all your large seat that
you know it's going to be your bed that
you've only ever seen on websites and
pictures before
So many lovely little
touches and for somebody to have thought of all
those things was really memorable for us
We were greeted by the General Manager
at the Intercontinental New York Barclay
who showed us to our room and we
couldn't have prepared ourselves for what BA
had in store for us. [We decided to offer
you the presidential suite,
So that you just don't
forget this trip]
It's what you deserve. [Wow!]
To call it a hotel room isn't good enough really it's
bigger than our house, it's absolutely
out of this world.
Some photos here. [Oh my goodness]
that really got me, got me going to see
pictures of my little girls and wedding
photos in frames to make us feel at home
just so many wonderful little touches.
We were taken to Bar 65 at the Rainbow
Rooms at the Rockefeller Center never
having seen the New York skyline before
was absolutely breathtaking. [I've been
telling Hannah just how magic New York
is, especially at Christmas which is why we came at this
time of year and Hannah's not fantastic with heights
and proved a special moment that Hannah's
able to share as a first moment with me and it really
sinks in just what special place it is]
I mentioned my dad actually built part of
the first Concorde which was a story I
grew up with and something else
that I was incredibly proud of him for. Jane then
told us that we were going to see
Concorde at the Intrepid.
[How the other half lived]
I was just blown away
that somebody would have the thought to
arrange something like that and I can't
wait to get home and show my dad all the
photographs
Welcome to our beautiful store.
Welcome
Is there anything I can get you for Christmas?
We've got a baby daughter who will
be having a major operation on her head next year
So all that we can ask for is your best
wishes that she comes through it brilliantly.
We thought we'd start you off with the
$200 gift card from Macy's
which is yours to spend on yourselves
and your two girls. [Thank you]
They just go overboard that the place was just amazing
I've always wanted to get Lucy a big
teddy bear so this little lady's, or not
so little, lady's coming home with us
To finish off our trip in Macy's we had a
lovely lunch in Stella 34. It was the
perfect end to a wonderful experience in
Macy's
On my birthday in New York, Jane took us to
the Rockefeller Center and to the ice rink
Some fantastic skating
especially from my new husband.
Whoa, woo sorry! This is knackering
Whoa .... saved it, saved it
It really was that magical Christmas moment
I'd hoped would happen
Whoa, woo sorry!
Hey! ... [Hi]
This was the first time really since
Lucy's born that I've been away for any
length of time from her. I have while I have been
here been really nervous about the fact
that she might regress that because she's
been away from Mummy and Daddy whether
she would cope and not break down.
She's obviously been in our thoughts
every day being able to FaceTime her
when she's at home and speak to Ruby
well and to know that they're happy at
home with Grandma and to see a little
smiley face each morning has made it
such a wonderful experience, it's been
really good
And we need to show you the bathroom
Everything that British Airways have
done for us is taking a lot of pressure
of me because I've so wanted to make
sure that everything was perfect not
only for our honeymoon, for Hannah, but also for
a birthday and to experience everything
that is magical about New York.
This is our lounge
We've had such an amazing weekend in New
York it's just been surprise after
surprise and I know we're going to look
back at this in years to come and have
so many amazing memories to share with
our two little girls.
Can have a big hug when I get home?
[Yeah]
Even without all the amazing surprises
British Airways had arranged for us to
actually be able to have a few days away
together, to celebrate our marriage
and also to take a bit of time for
ourselves after what's been a real
roller coaster of a year has been
absolutely fantastic