Life with Helen Johnson

 I still get asked a lot how Andy and I met, when we got engaged I had so many people wanting to know how Andy proposed. I think our love story is beautiful and has God right at the centre of it, so I want to share some of the main events in our love story....enjoy! October 2019 Andy and I had seen each other around work, I was instantly attracted to him. I plucked up the courage to message him and see if he wanted to get a coffee after work. I was very excited when he replied to my message saying yes to coffee.  We went to Starbucks and spent a good hour or so getting to know one another. Andy and I both have said since how it felt very comfortable being around each other, it was one of the few dates I'd been on that didn't feel awkward. Andy walked me to the train station and shared with me that he wanted to keep our relationship as a friendship. I found that upsetting at the time as I thought I'd met someone special. December - March 2020 Andy kept coming up to me at wor...

  Andy and I got married on the 21st January 2023. It was a wonderful day, finally months of stress had been worth it, we were married!  Enter marriage, or should I say enter months of wondering 'is this what married life is like?'. Do not get me wrong, I love being married to Andy, the first year had some incredible moments and I was so thankful to have him in my life, as my husband. But what shocked me, was how much preparation I thought I had done, to only realise I had overlooked so many important things! So here are four things I wish I would have known before saying 'I do': 1. I wish I would have realised how selfish I was When you're dating or engaged it's so easy to love the person whilst still having independence and have certain things your way, however once you're married it feels like every decision is one you need to make together. A light-hearted example is when I realised that I wanted to pick every film we watched, every film my husband recom...