A snapshot #7

001: Obviously the highlight of this week was my birthday. We are still eating the leftover food!

002: I have been hardcore shredding this week. Well four times which is better than none. I absolutely hate it but I am determined to shift some pounds so needs must. After I do it 2-3 days on a trot my legs are in such agony I struggle to walk down the stairs. Yep I really am that unfit!

003: It was my boyfriend's sister's birthday on Friday and we all popped out for a meal to celebrate. It's hard to believe she turned 20 as when I first started going round their house she was only 15. Time flies eh?

004. Popped to Brixton to see Ed Sheeran yesterday. He was really good live but in between songs he started to annoy me. I don't like being told when to sing along, I perfer to do it when I want! Brixton is a really nice venue, didn't realise how big it was.

005 - 006. Saturday was such a lovely day. We must have walked miles. After getting off at Monument we walked along the river to Somerset House to see a war journalism exhibition held by Sky News. It was good, very interesting. It was awful to see the London Riots played out again. Then we walked along the Strand past St Pauls, to Covent Garden where we stopped for a few much needed ciders in The Punch and Judy before settling for dinner in Leciester Square.

How has your week been?

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Birthday gifts

Here are my birthday presents if you fancy a nose!

After lusting over the OPI gold shatter on various blogs my shoe queen friend surprised me with it! Shes such a darling! I'm going to try it out on my birthday outing! I can't wait to try it all the Soap and Glory make up too. The tote bag just about sums me up!

I also recieved a lovely pink scarf and a sparkly necklace from the lovely Sophie. Thanks so much, it was very kind of you!

I think I'm set up with Soap and Glory goodies for life, my friends and family know me so well! It's my favourite!

The boyfriend brought me the owl kigu along with the beautiful Tesor Paris bracelet and the Harry Potter boxset. He always does so well and has me down to a T!`

My best friend obviously knows me well as she brought me a bottle of Sourz and she's also treating me to see a show in the West End. Not sure what one yet but we are thinking Ghost? Has anyone seen it? Any good?

My wonderful nan treated me to the Daisy gift set. I literally have like 2 squirts left in my current bottle so this came just at the right time!

I was also lucky enough to recieve some money so cannot wait to blow that! It's currently burning a hole in my pocket and I'm meeting up with my friends after work on Wednesday to blow it all at Oxford Circus Topshop.

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Birthday Girl

On Monday I turned 23 and it wasn't as scary as I thought. I had such a lovely day surrounded by my amazing family and friends. I was utterly spoilt and felt very lucky. I met my mum and nan for lunch and had my favourite noodle dish Yum Yum chicken. Yes it was just as delish as it looks! My dad whipped up the Hummingbird cupcakes, he's a bit of a dab hand in the baking department!

In the evening my mum put on one of her famous buffets where we end up still eating the leftovers days after. She always puts on the nicest spreads and the way it was demolished by family and friends showed they agreed! I'm not going out with friends until the end of the month. I have to choose payday as everyone is so skint after Christmas. Not that I mind as I get to drag my birthday out for two weeks!

A few snippets of my presents. This completely unflattering owl kigu was an amazing gift from my boyfriend. I absolutely love it even if it does make me look like a two-ton Tessa. In fact I am monging around in it now! My parents treated me to a beautiful Mulberry purse. It was a complete surprise and I can't stop sneaking a peak at it in my bag. It deserves a post of its own. I am going to do a birthday gift post in the next few days as I personally love seeing what other people got!

A massive thanks to everyone who wished me happy birthday!

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