17th
Aug
Aug
Last week, on August 13th it was my birthday. My
boyfriend and I aren’t the ‘big party’ and celebrating kind. We usually
celebrate are birthdays with just the two of us. But this year my boyfriend
told me he had a surprise planned for me and that we wouldn’t be home the whole
day. I honestly had no idea what he planned. I kept thinking of things but my
mind just came up empty every time. As you can probably imagine, I was super
excited for my birthday this year. And honestly, this is a big deal because I
normally just want the day to be over.
So on August 13th, my boyfriend woke me up at
05.30 a.m. He told me, we had to get up and eat our breakfast really fast. I
was really confused and just figured I would do what he told me. At 05.45 a.m.
I got a present. It was a beautiful London themed bag. Since I love London and
we just visited London in May, I was super happy with the bag. I really didn’t have
a lot of time to enjoy or think about it, because before I knew it we were on
our way to the car. In the car my boyfriend told me to look inside the bag
where there were some papers. Reading the papers I couldn’t believe what I saw…
Tickets to London!!!
05.30 a.m. He told me, we had to get up and eat our breakfast really fast. I
was really confused and just figured I would do what he told me. At 05.45 a.m.
I got a present. It was a beautiful London themed bag. Since I love London and
we just visited London in May, I was super happy with the bag. I really didn’t have
a lot of time to enjoy or think about it, because before I knew it we were on
our way to the car. In the car my boyfriend told me to look inside the bag
where there were some papers. Reading the papers I couldn’t believe what I saw…
Tickets to London!!!
Yep, it’s really true, we were going to London for my
birthday. I felt completely overwhelmed and just couldn’t speak. This was the
sweetest, greatest, most amazing birthday gift I have ever had. So I was really
surprised when my boyfriend told me there would be more surprises today. I
mean, how could there be more??
birthday. I felt completely overwhelmed and just couldn’t speak. This was the
sweetest, greatest, most amazing birthday gift I have ever had. So I was really
surprised when my boyfriend told me there would be more surprises today. I
mean, how could there be more??
Soon we arrived at the airport with just my London bag
and my handbag. At 08.40 a.m. our plane left from Amsterdam to London Luton.
After the plane left, and we were in the air, my boyfriend told me the second
surprise. He had been in contact with C., a Press Officer of the Little
Brown Book Group Publishing office in London. I’ve been emailing with C. for
over a year now, and I receive many amazing books from her in exchange for my
honest opinion.
and my handbag. At 08.40 a.m. our plane left from Amsterdam to London Luton.
After the plane left, and we were in the air, my boyfriend told me the second
surprise. He had been in contact with C., a Press Officer of the Little
Brown Book Group Publishing office in London. I’ve been emailing with C. for
over a year now, and I receive many amazing books from her in exchange for my
honest opinion.
When we were in London in May, I really wanted to see the
office of the Little Brown Book Group and meet C., but unfortunaly they were
closed because it was a bank holiday. I was disappointed but I understood that
it just wasn’t possible.
office of the Little Brown Book Group and meet C., but unfortunaly they were
closed because it was a bank holiday. I was disappointed but I understood that
it just wasn’t possible.
Now, my boyfriend had got in contact with C. because
he just felt so bad for me that I couldn’t visit C. and the Little Brown
Book Group in May. He got in contact with C. without me knowing about it,
and they made an appointment for my birthday on August 13th.
he just felt so bad for me that I couldn’t visit C. and the Little Brown
Book Group in May. He got in contact with C. without me knowing about it,
and they made an appointment for my birthday on August 13th.
I seriously have the most amazing, sweet and kindestboyfriend ever!! I was so completely overwhelmed I even cried. So we arrived in
London at King’s Cross St. Pancras around 10.30 a.m. London time. We walked
around some beautiful buildings, visited some shops and had a lovely little picnic
on a bench near the Thames. It was perfect! The weather wasn’t great, but it wasn’t
cold and we really had a wonderful time.
At 01.00 p.m. it was time to go to the Little Brown Book
Group and meet C. I was really nervous and excited at the same time.
Meeting C. and visiting the Little Brown Book Group was amazing. It truly
was a dream come true. First we went to the restaurant were we drank coffee
with the three of us and got to know each other a little more. I loved talking
in English and talking about books (obviously). I honestly couldn’t stop
smiling. C. was just so kind and I really enjoyed talking to her. After a
little while my boyfriend and I got a tour through the Little Brown Book Group
office. It was so fun to see the office. There were desks and books everywhere.
But the biggest surprise was when C. told me I could grab whatever book I
wanted, because it was my birthday!! I seriously thought I died and went to
heaven!! There were amazing books everywhere and I could pick all the books I
wanted. It was so much fun.
Group and meet C. I was really nervous and excited at the same time.
Meeting C. and visiting the Little Brown Book Group was amazing. It truly
was a dream come true. First we went to the restaurant were we drank coffee
with the three of us and got to know each other a little more. I loved talking
in English and talking about books (obviously). I honestly couldn’t stop
smiling. C. was just so kind and I really enjoyed talking to her. After a
little while my boyfriend and I got a tour through the Little Brown Book Group
office. It was so fun to see the office. There were desks and books everywhere.
But the biggest surprise was when C. told me I could grab whatever book I
wanted, because it was my birthday!! I seriously thought I died and went to
heaven!! There were amazing books everywhere and I could pick all the books I
wanted. It was so much fun.
(Thank you so much C. for the amazing tour, the lovely
books and the time you took to speak with us!!)
books and the time you took to speak with us!!)
Around 02.30 p.m. it was time for us to go back to the
train station so we would be back in time to catch our flight back to
Amsterdam. Unfortunately there was some trouble with the trains, and we were
stuck inside a train for almost two hours. Because of that we missed our flight
back home. The organization we were flying with, wasn’t very helpful and they
told us the next available flight would be the next evening, and we would have
to pay for a new ticket.
train station so we would be back in time to catch our flight back to
Amsterdam. Unfortunately there was some trouble with the trains, and we were
stuck inside a train for almost two hours. Because of that we missed our flight
back home. The organization we were flying with, wasn’t very helpful and they
told us the next available flight would be the next evening, and we would have
to pay for a new ticket.
In the end we called my mom in Holland, who helped us tofind a way back home. It wasn’t possible the same day, so we had to buy train
tickets to Amsterdam on August 14th.
Since this was supposed to be a one day trip we didn’t have anything
with us. No clean clothes, no toothbrush, just my new bag with a lot of new
books. But since it was still my birthday and we had an incredible morning and afternoon,
we decided to make the best of it. Fortunately for us, we could stay with
family in London were we could spend the night.
So we had an unexpected extra night and morning in
London. We spend the morning around St. Pancras Station were there were a lot
of nice stores and buildings. I had some English Breakfast and around 02.00
p.m. our train would leave to Amsterdam. Believe it or not, but there was an
overhead power problem in the Eurotunnel which caused us even more delay. Friday
night around 08.30 p.m. we arrived back home with an amazing story to tell,
great memories and a lot of new books. It was the best birthday ever and I just
am the luckiest girl alive.
London. We spend the morning around St. Pancras Station were there were a lot
of nice stores and buildings. I had some English Breakfast and around 02.00
p.m. our train would leave to Amsterdam. Believe it or not, but there was an
overhead power problem in the Eurotunnel which caused us even more delay. Friday
night around 08.30 p.m. we arrived back home with an amazing story to tell,
great memories and a lot of new books. It was the best birthday ever and I just
am the luckiest girl alive.
Thank you baby for my amazing birthday!! I love you so much!!!
Thank you for visiting Maureen’s Books!
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Superleuk! Zo te lezen echt genoten!! X
Jaaaaa!! Het was echt zo gaaf!! Ik ben er nog helemaal onderste boven van 😀
That is an amazing day! And that was so great of him to reach out to C so you could see Little Brown! And all those books, awesome!
I just love how in Europe you guys can take those day trips to places. I wish I could easily go to London for a day!
It really was amazing. I still can't believe it really happened. It was just the perfect day! The books were awesome and I loved how everything looked. And those bookshelves… they were electric!! :O
It's funny how close London really is. I kind of forget because it feels far away but it's only an hour flight! I could do it everyday if it wasn't so expensive 🙂
What a wonderful boyfriend and despite some travel hiccups it all sounds like it was lovely!
He really is wonderful! I'm so lucky! 😉
The trip was amazing and even though we spend a lot of time in the train, I loved it all the way!! 😀
This is the absolute sweetest story! I love that your husband (well, boyfriend then) planned out this whole surprise for you!!