What I Got For My Birthday

I was absolutely spoilt on my birthday and I feel so lucky to have so many lovely people who care about me and who bought me such amazing presents! I am in no way boasting or bragging about what I got, I honestly appreciate every one of them, but I thought it would be nice to do a post on what I got seeing as I barely posted last week - shameful I know!

Abi :)

p.s. a lot of family members helped pay for my car (my first eek!) it isn't something I get every birthday!

Top 10 Easter Egg Picks

With Easter just a few weeks away I thought I'd make a list of my favourite Easter eggs I've seen so far this year! Enjoy!

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Thorntons

Sainsbury's

Hotel Chocolat

Tesco

Cadbury

Abi :)

Wishlist #4

1. VW Campervan - I've loved campervans for ages and I think it would be so cute to own one and go on random weekends away and road trips! Check them out HERE
2. Lindor Lindtt Chocolate - I FUDGING LOVE THIS CHOCOLATE! Check it out HERE
3. Disney DVD Boxset - for a movie day is so perfect, I did a mini Pixar movie marathon once I watched about 3/4 movies though out of so many! Check them out HERE
4. DSLR - I do want one so much but they're so pricey and not to mention the cost of the lenses! One day...Check it out HERE

Anything you like?

Abi :)

Chocolate Fountain Time!

The other evening my boyfriend and I decided to whip out the chocolate fountain for a bit of fun - and food! I bought this for him as a present two Christmas's ago, it's a miniature one but is perfect for when you just want a bit of fun and not for when you have about 20 people round because it's your birthday or something!

 

We used strawberries and grapes, and with the left over chocolate we made our own hot chocolate!

Charlie's idea of romance!

Abi :)

I Wish...#3

1. An American candy hamper! I thought this was so cool, you don't need to travel there to taste their food, and I really love Reeses! Buy HERE
2. An Earth by day/night globe! I REALLY want this! It's so cool, and I love the whole lighting thing! Buy it HERE
3. These are so cute! I love the film UP and I thought this book was so cute and special in the film! Buy it HERE
4. I've wanted a tablet for a while but I don't actually know if I NEED it or not! Buy it HERE

Abi :)

BLOGMAS: DAY 7 - Handmade Christmas Favourites

I don't tend to make things at all if I'm honest, less face it it's probably less effort to buy something for yourself or for others! My Mum usually makes a Christmas cake and has made mince pies but my favourite has to be her sausage rolls which are so nice warmed through with cheese and some herbs!

Anyway, last year my boyfriend and I made a gingerbread house, some glow jars and chocolate mice so I think we did pretty well considering neither of us tend to make things! I really loved the glow jars because I'd seen them on tumblr and what not and really wanted to do them! I'm probably going to do them again this year too haha!

Abi :)

BLOGMAS: DAY 5 - Favourite Christmas Food

I'm not really one of those people who particularly likes mince pies or Christmas cake or pudding but I love all the selection boxes at Christmas and of course everything sweet, here's some photos of a few of my favourites!

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Abi :)

Advent Calendar Picks!

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Abi :)

Presents From America!

Last week my boyfriend FINALLY arrived back from travelling around America and gave me a nice bundle of presents which I thought I'd share with you!

I was lucky to get lots of 'American' treats such as Reese's, Twizzlers, Hershey's and an I <3 NY t-shirt so I was happy about that as (obviously) we don't really have them in the UK and what we do have are a lot more expensive here than over there!

What are your favourite American things?

Abi :)

Sweet Surprises

The other day my parents went to Bath without me (as I was working) and after a long day at work I came back to find that they had bought me a nice jar of Rhubarb and Custards and some chocolate Fish and Chips! They are mostly all gone now but I thought I’d do a short post on them anyway! I love rhubarb and custards, they’re colourful and small and just really nice and my favourite side is the yellow custard bit haha!

What are your favourite sweet treats?

Abi :)

How To: Have a Lazy Day

My life can sometimes be pretty hectic and busy - not to mention stressful - so occasionally I'll have days where I pretty much do nothing but lay in bed all day on my laptop. I thought I'd share with you how my lazy days pan out!

Firstly, I love my teddies! I don't care that I'm WAY past the age of having them, they're soft and comfy and have been with me since I was very young so I love being in bed with them haha!

Another thing I love is my dressing gown, I bought it from Marks & Spencer and it's really big and nice and fluffy, I look so frumpy in it but I'm too comfy in it to care! Also cosy socks are a must!

I usually watch TV catch up, YouTube or films on my laptop in bed or sometimes I look through old photos of past holidays etc. 

Sometimes I'll have some treats with me too and if I'm feeling really lazy and in need of some real comfort I'll order a pizza! A hot chocolate is a must have for me on a lazy day too.

Hope you liked this post and it gave you more of an insight into what I get up to on my down days!

Abi :)

Recipe: Tanya Burr's Cookies!

So the other day I watched Tanya Burr's video on how she made indulgent cookies and I thought I'd give it a go too! I'll leave the video here:

Ingredients:

300g Caster Sugar

200g Unsalted butter

1 Large egg

325g Self-raising flour

200g White chocolate

200g Milk chocolate

Extra milk if needed

First, I creamed the butter into the caster sugar. I am not blessed with the luxury of having a hand mixer so had to do it all by hand with a spoon!

I then added the egg and mixed it all in and then bit by bit added the flour - it was really tough doing it by hand I felt like I'd had a proper workout!

Next, I broke up the chocolate (like Tanya I used 2 bars of white chocolate Milkybar and 2 bars of milk chocolate Cadbury's) and then mixed them thoroughly into the mixture making sure there was an even amount of chocolate in each cookie. I then put them in the oven for about 12 minutes.

Once out of the oven I waited for about 40 minutes for them to cool - they were so gooey and floppy that some of them just broke when I picked them up!

These are very nice indulgent cookies for the occasional treat, I'm sure I'll be making them again soon!

Abi :)