A Very Special Day For All Of Us

As you know, we left Valentine's Day for Alice to Nigel, at his own very insistent behest .......

......... and boy, did the boy dun gud, because what he'd put forward to Darrell and I was that as Alice had become such a mahoooooosive part of our lives for almost a year now.......

......... with so many wonderful adventures in the bag, the best Valentines gift we could give was to ask her if she'd like to move in with us on a permanent basis, as she really does feel one of us and, to be honest, we could never be without her.

Let's just say that when she opened our card with the invitation in over morning coffee this morning, it got emotional, very, very emotional, especially when the answer was a resounding and unequivocal "YES" .........

We knew that the arrangement was already alright with Kata, as we'd taken the liberty of asking her in advance if it would be OK with her, as soon as Nigel came up with the idea.  Naturally, she said, she would miss Alice unbelievably, as she was such a treasure, but she always knew that it was only a matter of time before she moved with us, after seeing how inseparable and at one we had all become, and well, Alice would only be moving across the hallway! So later today, once we've composed ourselves, Alice is going to pack her bags and then we'll carry them and her over the threshold, as it were.

And to mark the day, there were a few presents too ......... 

........ the obligatory and celebratory Alice type hair slides, and three brooches that just screamed Alice!!!  The heart she decided, very stylishly, to wear on her sleeve.

Quelle fashionista!

What a WONDERFUL inaugural day of new beginnings .......... we hope your Valentines Day is just as eventful and loving!  Happy, happy days!