Through My Eyes

I first saw Rebecca back in 2015. She was at work at a shop called The Watch Hospital. I went on the premise of getting a watch resized, but I knew she was working that day, and I wanted to check her out. I thought she was gorgeous. I didn’t know I was meeting my future wife, but I did know she took my breath away.

And then I got to know her, and when I did, she was always on my mind. When I was away at university, I took every opportunity to come back to be with Becky. We went on our first holiday together, and when we came home, I never left. We had become so comfortable with one another. We were able to laugh and joke about anything and just smile together. And I never had that with anybody else. I just knew at that point that I'd spend my life with Becky, raise a family and just spend a life journey with her.

I first saw Rebecca back in 2015. She was at work at a shop called The Watch Hospital. I went on the premise of getting a watch resized, but I knew she was working that day, and I wanted to check her out. I thought she was gorgeous. I didn’t know I was meeting my future wife, but I did know she took my breath away.
And then I got to know her, and when I did, she was always on my mind. When I was away at university, I took every opportunity to come back to be with Becky. We went on our first holiday together, and when we came home, I never left. We had become so comfortable with one another. We were able to laugh and joke about anything and just smile together. And I never had that with anybody else. I just knew at that point that I'd spend my life with Becky, raise a family and just spend a life journey with her.

Becky and I have so much in common. We share a love of thrill rides, great holidays, flapjack and cookie dough, and an overall sense of adventure. Becky knows me. Life can be a little bit more difficult for me, and there are things that I tend to struggle with quite a lot, but Becky gets it. I don't have to explain anything to her. It's not very often you come across somebody that just understands. She's a caring and kind soul. She's an incredible woman

We managed to get a trip of a lifetime to Disney World in Florida. It's something I've wanted to do my entire life, and to be able to do it with Rebecca was incredible. The memories of the two weeks spent in that environment, seeing her face watching the parades, the fireworks, and the magical atmosphere, will always stick with me. But our greatest adventure is just sharing every moment and being able to be Becky and Tom.

I'd known for a good while I wanted to propose to Becky. I wanted it to be much more romantic, but it turned out to be Christmas Day 2016. We’d been to both our parents' houses and spent Christmas. We'd come back together in the evening, and I was a nervous wreck. I had the ring in my pocket, waiting for the perfect moment to get down on one knee. But instead, we had a big cuddle, and I kind of just said to reach into my pocket. It's really not romantic at all. Thank goodness she said she said yes! Honestly, even though I wanted it to be much more romantic, it worked, and I suppose it just sums up how we are. Taking life with both hands and just doing things without worrying about it.

Becky and I have this daily banter with each other about everyday things. I might say something snarky, and then she might pull a funny face, and we’ll make each other giggle. We can laugh over anything because we’re so comfortable with each other. The everyday things of our life journey and spending time together, whether at a theme park or walking the dog, solidify our relationship.

And then our family started growing. After a tough pregnancy for Becky, Isabelle was born on the 12th of April, 2017. Seeing Isabelle for the first time was absolutely incredible. I cried a lot. I was so proud of Becky and just so amazed.

And so we became parents, Becky and I. We were kind of thrust into this role that we're both like, oh, geez, what are we doing? But I suppose it's just become natural. We realized just how much love you can have for such a tiny little thing, and it made me realize how much love I have for Becky and how strong she is and solidified the knowledge that I had of how much of an amazing person she is. She's a fantastic, fantastic mum. She’s a brilliant mum.

Becky and I were married on the 28th of July, 2019, at Whitley Hall Hotel in Sheffield. Rebecca looked stunningly beautiful in her white dress on our wedding day. Breathtakingly beautiful. I remember being so nervous, waiting for her to walk down the aisle, tears flooding my eyes. When I heard the wedding entrance music we had both chosen and I turned to see Becky, my heart literally skipped so many beats. Tears in my eyes, I couldn’t believe how lucky I was that I was going to marry Becky, and I was so excited that we were going to spend the rest of our lives together. We went to Tenerife with Isabelle to the Hard Rock Hotel to celebrate our honeymoon, and then Archie came along on the 21st of February 2021.

Becky was in the hospital with Archie during the lockdown. I only got to spend an hour a day with him. It was heartbreaking having to leave Becky and Archie, but knowing Archie had Becky there with him made it a little bit easier.

Over the last few years, we have become more tolerant and more understanding of each other. Spending all your time in one place together makes you see everything about people and embrace it all. Because you suddenly see them differently, more clearly. And so now, I want to show everyone what I see. I want people to know how much love Rebecca, the children, and I all have for each other. I want you to flip through our album, look at all the good times, and forget whatever frustrations or bad times are going on in life. I want our story to make people smile, giggle, and share the odd tear. I just want it to be about us and everything good about us.

This is a love story about Becky and Tom. This is a story about our adventures and the journey we’ve been on together. This a story we’re still writing.