Late April , which was a few days before the last day of April - the last weekend of April 2024 .
I have known about this trip for a while now , however I had been so excited & also a bit nervous at the same time .
Hopefully you know if you have read my blogs before & with any luck that I have already mentioned this information previously .
So I live in Cornwall United Kingdom , & I am originally from Guildford Surrey , I was born up in Guildford Hospital in 1994 . Which was now officially 30 years ago as we are currently still in the year 2024 .
I made the journey up with my Mum / Mother this previous weekend now , for a family event . I won’t share too much information of course , however we made the journey from Cornwall up to Guildford , with one stop there as well as one stop on the return to Cornwall .
It is so strange yet so exciting to see glimpses of Guildford , Mum also drove briefly on the return back to Cornwall day ( Sunday ) , right into the main centre briefly , which wasn’t too far from the memorable old cobble main high street which I still remember 20 something years later .
Back then , in the 1990’s I must have been ages 3 to 5 years old with that memory , The Body Shop were still a thing ( unfortunately this 2024 , 30 years or just under , that has unfortunately closed down now ) . I remember looking in the shop when Mum had to go in for their products - also animal cruelty free & vegan as well as fair trade . There is this one lib balm I remember has a child , it was the little mini strawberry lip balm , a Red little tub which the mini logo printed on the lid . Which also , made me decide before closure that from this memory way back in the early 1990’s , was the reason as to why I wanted to attempt to be an ambassador for them briefly before full disclosure this year in 2024 .
With that memory of the cobble high street in mind as well , Mum drove through the main town .
Once she had done what she needed to do , we set back toward Cornwall way , which was totally in the opposite direction to where the main part of Guildford was .
We only went for a quick trip back up to Guildford for a family event which was absolutely stunning .
It is so strange , as there were people at this event that knew of me or even knew & remembered me from back in the 1990’s young age .
It is crazy in a way how many people remembered me or had heard of me . Some of them I vaguely remember myself , small clips in my mind popped into my head as well from their conversations with my & my Mum present on how they remembered…
“ Little Me ” as I would & still put it .
It was absolutely amazing to be honest & I would so much love to return back up there to Guildford with Mum is given the chance in the future .
Yours Sincerely ,
Yaz / Yasmin
