Hello!

So this is my first, some say premier, blog. All I intend to do is tell you all a little bit about myself and my life, before I go on to post something a bit longer.

I'm 25 years old, and live in a little town called Featherstone in West Yorkshire. It's a former coal mining town, with a strong history. It's probably most famous for it's rugby league team, Featherstone Rovers, who I follow with all my heart!

I live with my fiance, who we'll call J. We've been together since February 2007, and we've been engaged since December 2007 (Christmas Day to be precise). I've honestly never been as happy in my life! Life was pretty grim before I met J (but more about that at a later date), and he has given me nothing but sunshine and hope in my life ever since the first day I met him.

J also has 5 children (all boys aged 13-22), which also means I have a ready-made family, so to speak. That was something I never expected would happen. Also, we've been trying to start our own little family for about 18 months now, but with no luck as yet. This is also something I will blog about later, as it's a big part of our lives at the moment.

I come from quite a large family. While my immediate family is just me, my bro, my mum and dad, our extended family is pretty huge. My dad has four siblings, and my mum three (although sadly my mum's oldest brother passed away about 5 years ago). Consequently, I have plenty of cousins, some of which also have children of their own now too! My brother (who is two years younger than me) has two beautiful daughters who are aged 3 and 1. They are truly gorgeous, both inside and out. They are a joy to just be around, and I love them dearly! :)

I work at a nearby hospital, as a supervising technician, and as such, am responsible for training new staff on our department, and overseeing the running of the department when management aren't around. I've been there for nearly 7 years, and I love it!

I have a small but completely brilliant group of friends, who I love and trust immensely. My best friend, P is my oldest, closest friend, and the most brilliant of all! We've been best friends for 16 years, and I trust her with my life. I'm also her little boy's godmother.

My pleasures in life are not what some people would call tremendously exciting, but hell - they're my pleasures! I love love love listening to music. I'm open to listening to any genre, but my heart always goes back to punk, indie, and rock. I do have a soft spot for Girls Aloud, but that's really the only 'pop' music I like. To be honest I'm not really into labelling music as one thing or another - to me, if you like it, you like it, it doesn't need to be categorised.

I read a tremendous amount, mostly autobiographical books, sports books, and anything factual. I have this sort of deep-seated thirst for knowledge. Having said that, I also have a copy of every Stephen King novel, so don't go typecasting me as some sort of intellectual, because really, I'm not!

I love watching any kind of sport, although I left my playing days behind at school. Rugby league and football are my favourites, but to be honest I will watch any! Thankfully, this is a hobby I share with J!

I'm gonna finish now, as I think I've covered everything I wanted to in my first post. I hope this has given you a little bit of an insight into my life, and what I'm about. I'll look forward to posting again soon! x-x-x

P.S If you've got any questions, please feel free to leave a comment :)