This past weekend was Oscar’s and my 5 year anniversary. Each year we take it in turns to plan what we are going to do, and luckily for me this year was Oscar’s turn. Now we are supposed to be saving for the ‘future’ so I made sure to say “don’t spend much, just take me somewhere with nice food!”
On the Friday night when Oscar arrived home from work, he packed up the car and we drove 4 hours South, it wasn’t until I saw a sign for ‘Bude’ that I knew we were in Cornwall! And not only where we in Cornwall but Oscar had found the most incredible, romantic, totally ‘us’ place to stay (Stargazey Cottage), seeing it at 10pm when we arrived I was honestly breath taken. A studio cottage, which had this huge round copper bath tub behind the bed, not to mention the towel swans on the bed, it was stunning! 
So we got into bed after the long drive and decided tomorrow we would wake up bright and early and seize the day. Seize the day we did, we were up and out by 9:30 and made a trip to Widemouth Bay (being on crutches made the walking a lot slower) and then took a trip into Bude where we wondered around the shops, up to the castle and of course grabbed a real cornish pasty. We then went back to the cottage and I was told to change into some ‘comfy’ clothes, and at 2pm Oscar walked me around the corner of the place we were staying and into a beauty therapy room for a Hot and Cold Shell massage. I’ve had a hot stone massage in the past and loved it, but this hot and cold shell one was on another level, the most relaxing and satisfying massages I have ever had, and I felt truly blessed to have Oscar in my life.
The rest of the afternoon was quite relaxing with Oscar having his massage after me, then having a cream tea (to die for) and watching a movie (and a nap) before we knew it it was 8pm and Oscar was cooking us dinner, fried seabass with pancetta on a bed of mango chutney and chilli sweet potato with a side of veg, it was honestly delicious!
Now it was time for the bath, which turned out to be a jacuzzi! I need one in my house, it was so romantic sitting in the jacuzzi with candles everyone and champagne!
Oscar really made it so we celebrated our 5 year anniversary in style….now I’ve got to try and beat him next year 
“When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
– When Harry Met Sally
THE JOURNEY TO THERE 