angelabjessica: A Santorini Fairytale...

In the middle of September Nicki and I whisked ourselves away to a romantic Greek island in the middle of the Aegean sea called Santorini. This has been a place to visit on my bucket list for the past year or so and after going 6 years without a holiday abroad we decided we deserved to go all out and booked our two week trip to this little paradise.

I have never seen such a beautiful place, I had divulged myself in photos of this gorgeous island on pinterest and instagram before we went but seeing Santorini in real life is just like a fairytale.

The island is simply stunning - there are beautiful crisp white hotels and churches that trickle down the sheer cliff edge, glistening in the sun. The Santorini sunset is like a dream as you watch her set behind the sea, casting light over the island and drowning everything in her golden glow. At night it is like a dream as you gaze over the caldera, the Aegean sea dotted with twinkling cruise ships and sail boats. The hotels all lit up and glowing, you just can not get tired of the view. We would sit for hours after our day on our balcony just gazing out onto our magical view. Your worries and woes drift away like the boats passing by, I have never felt more relaxed in my life. It was definitely a well needed holiday and I feel so refreshed and lucky that we got to see such a breathtaking place.

It was bliss that Nicki and I got to spend an uninterrupted two weeks with each other. I feel we have become more close as a couple again (I know it sounds mushy!) like we have rekindled our love, as it's all too easy to get caught up in the daily stresses and busy-ness of life and forget to actually sit down and look and talk to one another! Time is precious and I feel you cannot take it for granted, this is one thing I have taken away from our holiday!

Wow - it all sounds really deep and mushy... I am just the happiest I think I have ever been. Our trip also marked the beginning of our new lives together as Nicki popped THAT question and lucky for him I said Yes :)

So it has been a busy week filled with family, visits and wedding talk, I can't quite believe it still. It all just seems like a dream. Back to reality now but there are lots of exciting things to look forward to and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!

Here are some (from the 1500!) photos that were taken on our trip. I had to share them as I am just a great big ball of love at the moment and I want everyone to feel as happy as I do :) (I promise that's the cheesy-ness over with now!) Have you ever been on a trip of a lifetime? Tell me about it, I'd love to hear your story or fairy tale...