Throwback Thursday | Dad's Actually In A Photo!

Hola Sparkly1s

How are you today?  I'm feeling all sun kissed after my wonderful day in the sun yesterday.  What's the weather like where you are?

 

I haven't done a #ThrowbackThursday for a few weeks so I thought I'd do one today as I do love myself a bit of nostalgia.

 

This weeks #TBT is from way back in 1987, I think. That's a guess as my little sister was born in 1987 and she looks under 1.

 

Check out my little star badge I'd got from school!  I don't remember why I got it - I think it was possibly star pupil of the week or something. I love that it's got a crease where it's been folded over to either fit in a wallet or photo frame.

This is a photo of my Dad with us 4 sisters outside his work.  I dunno what we were all doing there?  

 

You may know that my Dad died of cancer 3 years ago so photos like these become even more special.  Also, my dad was always the 'picture taker' never the 'picture subject' so it's sad to say that he's not actually in all that many photos.  Have you got a 'picture taker' in your family? I'm definitely it in my family.  I've always got a camera / iPhone in my hand to snap those happy moments.  Sometimes I feel I should put the camera down and just enjoy the moment for what it is but I can't help myself.

Throwback Thursday | It's My Birthday!!

It's my birthday!  Yeayyy!!

 

I like to pretend its my 21st. It's been my 21st for the past 12 years now. Wow I'm officially old. Really old. 

Throwback Thursday could only be one thing on my birthday - a look at a birthday past.

These pics are from my 6th birthday way way back in 1988 (as you can probably tell by the fabulous 80s party dress I'm wearing) 

My cake looks like a computer with a unicorn on the screen. I didn't even think we had a computer in 1988! Maybe we didn't, maybe I wanted a computer for my birthday and this was the nearest thing I got to it.  I'll have to ask my mum.

Seeing as I say each birthday is my 21st I couldn't do this post without throwing in a picture from my actual 21st.  This was taken in Kardamena, Kos.  I'd just split up with my boyfriend of 4 years and went on my first (and only) girlie holiday.  It's a pretty fair assessment to say I don't remember that much about that holiday apart from sun, sea, cocktails and bunch of fun.
 

 

Throwback Thursday | Sisters Graduation

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One of my favourite photos of my Dad and Mini Greenoid

Thursday only means one thing here on Gemzicle Sprinkles... #Throwback Thursday. I say it every week but I love looking through old photos.

This weeks #TBT is more recent, just over 3 years ago.  

My younger sister Lara got the super brains in the family and went to Oxford University.  I didn't know this but, apparently, you can choose when to graduate? Have you been to uni? Could choose when you graduate? When I went to uni I just graduated as soon as I finished my course but she delayed hers as she wanted Mini Greenoid to attend.  When we found out my Dad was sick she booked her graduation as quick as possible so our Dad could attend.

I don't know if you've ever been to a graduation ceremony but they're not the most exciting of things but this one, jeez, this one took the biscuit! It was in Latin! Yeap. Latin. Hours and hours of someone speaking something about something I couldn't understand.

It was a fun day overall though.  We watched the ceremony, then went to the celebration lunch.

Link your #TBT in the comments. I love seeing them.

Throwback Thursday | Benidorm

Hola Sparkly1s

 

Hope your having a good day so far.  It's Thursday which can only mean one thing #TBT. I'm loving these Throwback Thursday as it makes me sit down, look through old photo albums and reminisce.  Too often we take lots of photos but never really look back and appreciate them.

This weeks #TBT are some embarrassing lovely photos of my teenage years.  These were taken in first year of college, so I would have been 16.

I took Spanish A Level and as part of our course we went to Benidorm, Spain for a week. We had a blast.

 

I'm off to sit in the sun as we're finally getting some nice weather here in the UK.

 

What's the weather like where you are?

Hasta Luego Sparkly1s

Gemzicle Sprinkles

xoxo

Throwback Thursday | Baby Greenoid

It's been nearly 9 and a half years since I had Mini Greenoid & I just had to do my first #tbt post on when he was born.  He arrived on 28th December 2004 early in the morning after a very quick, 3 hour labor.  I know, I know, I was extremely lucky with that!

These pictures were taken when he was between 5-8 weeks old. He was so tiny. He only weighed 5lb14oz when he was born and nothing fitted him.  I didn't find out what I was having so a little, baby boy was a complete surprise.  I remember being pregnant & going through stages of really wanting a boy one week then the next really wanting a girl.  I suppose I didn't really mind either way. 

 

It made me quite sad looking through the photo albums (yeah, that's right - I said photo albums, 10 years ago I still had films that I had to take to the shop to be developed, so these are all actual physical photos.) I've always been the photo taker as opposed to the photo subject and there are hardly any photos of me and Baby Greenoid.  I love this one though as we're both smiling.  Well I'm smiling, he's probably got wind.

I hope you enjoyed my first Throwback Thursday.  If you do #TBT on your blog let me know down in the comments.  I love a little story behind the #TBT & not just the picture.

Hasta Luego Sparkly1s

Gemzicle Sprinkles

xoxo