my mad melon!

Marks been here this week, and its been good as ever, sure we have got to learn each others worser habits, picking noses etc hehe but its been great specially cos he spent alot getting me clothes MWHAHAH!

On the way to taking him home to the airport to fly back, we went to the temple and dad took some pics of us together, i really loved having them with him, i know many couples have photos done here from their weddings etc and so i felt really nice being with him and havin that half an hour jsut walking round and feeling happy to be beside him.

he said "its nice to tour the temple you will get married in" and i knew this would be rightly so...other things we did consisted of,

saturday, picking him up sleeping and eating a chinese take away and just chatting.

sunday - church , ysa and nursery followed by sunday dinner and then the leeds easter concert while marks hearing aid popped during emma t's performance that made me chuckle sooo bad!

monday - we slept in quite late but went walking to my old school and saw places right near where i lived, walking and chatting and then went to boots and good old morrisons for a bit to eat and prepared for our picnic for the abbey the day after, we then had family home evening and watched special witnesses of christ. what a great vid!

tuesday - went to kirkstall abbey and had photos done and such had our nice picnic which i prepared mark had turkey and tomatoe lettuce and mayo/butter, and i had ham and lettuce and mayo, original I KNOW! anyway we had a nice time walkin arround and just talking again and having chance to freeze round the grounds! but it was lovely all the same i told him of the great legend ghost the blue lady he seemed a little scared after that! we departed shortly after which made him forget our blanket we took hehe but we got it back, then that night we went for a chinese buffet only to be greatly dissapointed the place had changed and hardly had anything i liked i was MIFFED! and mark got mad at the staff for not being helpful. but we got the bus while freezing again and got to walk hand in hand always lovely!!

wednesday - we went SHOPPING and made preparations for my uni shoot, the plan was to make a jekyl and hyde character, and so i wanted to do that so we got some hair gel red/blue and also got other things for it, we went round our fave place IKEA and saw some of the things we want in our future home. plus mark got me some new clothes and they are beautiful i have to thank him. also went to borders and TGI FRIDAYS which was a whole lot better than the night before because we got proper service and I GOT CHEESE STICKS the Lord really does love me!!! he sent cheese sticks to england! hehe we got home and chilled out after that and just spent the night talking about all sorts.

Thursday was STRESSFUL but also VERY worth it, i spent the day setting up studio and putting marks makeup on, took like an hr to do, and then i went to shoot for an hour too. the results where amazing, and i really am impressed with them if you would like to see the results please follow the weblink to my fickr account...you will see them there. we also got to spend some time watching lost, cool runnings and hockey. he loves it, well i had to prepare for uni again so we had an early night...

Friday - uni resumed as normal we had a portrait challenge to go on the front of a mag so i grabbed mark again and my work wasnt the greatest in comparison to the work the day previous, but i got on with it. it seemed the week went as fast as im typing it or even faster! we spent the last night watching church vids and also a family vid and 7 brides for 7 brothers HINT HINT hehe. but no it was great, we had moments where we hugged or talked or annoyed or got bossy ME MOSTLY! and also we saw each other in like tiredness and makeuplessness...

saturday - was our last day together, he stroked my nose and we sat in the back of the car just sleepingon each others shoulder and went to the temple, which i loved, going to the airport shortly after was fine for me well we had a breakfast and talking holding hands, i thought im doing great here!!! i wont cry like last time! then it was time for him to say bye after all the play fighting and teasing at the breakfast table it was time for me to take him to the security desk and say bye, we kissed and hugged and i jsut kept saying its ok go but we jsut couldnt seem to leave each other. but we finally did and i knew id see him again soon as im going for a vacation there. it will be excellent but it didnt make it any easier, he went through the door and i cried again and i couldnt stop, im sure people thought i was on something. but i just got in the car and drove away, dad jsut spoke to me and comforted me, but i seemed to get better.

And now...hes at home resuming our msn time together and phone calls, i miss him greatly, but i wouldnt change having this time together. the test will be in june...but i know love and faith can move mountains. he is my greatest supporter, even if its to shout at a chinese waiter for not getting me water.

i love you markie!!!

Bex

one more week!!!

today would make the one week mark for when i get to see rebecca's eyes in person again.

to feel her close to me again.

it's been a long time since i've had her in my arms, 3 months to the day actually. on the 15th it will be our 6 month anniversary since we've been together.

she's always able to make me smile..
her voice is so soulful and angelic
her pictures are wonderful and spiritual
her smile is addictive.
she's supportive of everything i do
she's able to lift my spirits by simply talking to me

she makes me smile

every

single

day.

i may not know what love is.
i feel it deep inside
i may not know how to let it out
i'll hug and kiss and try

as sure as water flows
i'll be drawn to you
your spirit's high, your heart is deep
i miss you once you go to sleep.

you're the one for me.
we fit together
we laugh together
we're friends together
we cry together
we love each other
and i want it forevermore.

the perfect colour

I've always dreamed of singing a great duet with bex. whether it's just a little song in the living room of her house, or in front of a lot of people at a karaoke place, or even in fron of a large audience for a concert (ok scrap that one)

but yeah the main thing is that rebecca has always made me inspired to be better. she has inspired me to write, to create and do all sorts of wonderful things for her.

my art is very visual, usually in words or on paper in a drawing. rebecca's is capturing the spiritual side of things, she can sing to the heart, and capture a spirit in a picture. when we were a much younger couple i wrote a song for her that somewhat goes with this.

"the best cure for blue is the color red"

i've lived a long life with this here blue
it's been dwelling in everything i do
i've been let down, from town to town
and in every place there's a face looking down
a man who laughed at all i had to say
that smirks at me then walks away.

aw, baby i've got a way to end that blue
it's in my blood and it's in yours too.
so why don't you lift your sorry head
cause i'm gonna give you the colour red.

well, we got love and it's ours to keep
this colours strong and it's power's deep
it helps to heal all that hurt and dread
yah, the best cure for blue is the color red

well we mix together and our love's true
i no longer have a need for that blue
cause you've come along and gave me your red
and never once could we have said
our red is weak and are blues are strong
well lookie here i know that'd be wrong

well, we got love and it's ours to keep
this colours strong and it's power's deep
it helps to heal all that hurt and dread
yah, the best cure for blue is the color red

lyrics copyrighted by mark northcott and rebecca winter 2007

Thanks to you…

Thanks to you I feel an affectionate touch
A loving example that means so much

Thanks to you I know what love feels like
Now I don’t feel so lonely at night

Thanks to you I strive to be better
Even though I can be known to natter

Thanks to you I know I am cared for
To be loved and protected forever

Thanks to you I can smile and to laugh and sing
Without you I know id be lost in myself without meaning

Thanks to you I feel grateful to say
You always help me in every way

Thanks to you I want to spend time with eternally
I can’t wait for the day together so longingly

Thanks to you I'm never afraid
Were a team, you’re my friend and my comrade

Thanks to you I vow to be greater each way
Let’s share in this happiness day after day

Thanks to you Mark Gregory Northcott…

By Rebecca Ellen Winter © 2007-02-18

It got me thinking...

When I was doing the photography this weekend for my friends Ryan and Mary, I fell upon a photo (to the right) it was where Mary was holding her baby cousin and Ryan her new husband was in the back ground laughing, I had to capture the moment, but it got me thinking about family and having children. once upon a time you would not have me talking about kids or giving birth in a positive way.

Since I got a calling in Nursery I now love children and its been a desire of mine to have them. yes they are hard work and you have to become unselfish and think about them, but I cant wait. I consider mark practically my husband now, no we are not married yet, but we live our lives like we are ALREADY living together! in the sense of we talk all the time, and we just get on so well.

Sure like any other couple we have harder times, but I still love him! it amazes me when you love someone you forget their faults and you still walk the path of life with them, when mum told me this when I was younger I thought, if someone hurts me ILL LEAVE THEM but now I understand the concept! I fully grab that with my two hands!

 I was so happy for Ryan and Mary but I also know in the not too distant future I will be in their situation AND I CANT WAIT! bring on the ring ;) teehee

MY lil Tiny!

When mark was here he decided to buy me a teddy panda as i have always been called a panda or been likened to one, dont ask me why! maybe because im cute and cuddly teehee!

well this past weekend i decided to take some photos of tiny hes so cute, hes been squeezed to death! when mark left for the airport i hugged tiny and cried all into his fur. so he has alot to do in my life, you may think shes 22! whyyyy is she still hugging a panda bear! but it wasnt so much that it was a bear, but that it was from mark.

nevertheless tiny sits on my bed each day and when im missing mark, ill give him a hug and i feel better! Mark was like "are you going to give him a name?" i couldnt think of one for ages but mark used to be called tiny and because the bear is meant to be a "tiny" version of him...i named him TINY!

i love him hes so huggly! but i want the real tiny too! LOVE BEX

Never our flower shall wilt

sleep better knowing we're forever

the dreams may we endeavour

through the sweet humble slumber

to no end ever wonder

you and i,

together no lie

hand in hand through eternity.

not a splash in the pond,

may way live far beyond.

our love cannot be sold

for any silver or gold

never the our flower shall wilt.

happy birthday bex!!

stopping to smell the... tulips?

So yesterday was Rebecca's 22nd birthday. She was a little down about being a year older, i reminded her that she's not anymore than a day older than she was yesterday, just that she can now formally say she's a year older.

She opened my presents for her a couple weeks back. I didn't know they would get there so early... Just to remind her that I love her and that I think about her every second of every day and to help brighten up her birthday I did what any romantic man would do...


Get her flowers!!

Bex being the great photographer she is took many pictures of these flowers! They're beautiful Fuschia tulips! You can see all of her pictures of these flowers on her Flickr page..










LOVE YOU BEX!!

lets get PRETTY!

This is Mark in Paperchase i decided
to pretty him up lol i demanded to
put on makeup but there u go!
dont it look great!!!