Soo much fun babysitting today :D the weathers stayed gorgeous and we went out to the peace gardens to have some fun in the fountain :) Can't wait to do it again, although it really makes me want to go to the seaside :(

Ahh it's been soo hot in the UK over the last few days I love it! Although it's exam time and can't really do that much at the moment, I really do love it! Having all the windows open in the house and still feeling hot feels good :D
I'm just hoping this lovely 25 degree heat stays until my exams are over ahh!
Had a 9am exam this morning which wasn't fun at all, waking up so early is harddd! Who would think that Ali would be better at waking up at 7am than me lol! When I used to get up at 6am every day for college.. hmm.. I think my gap year / uni has made me a tad lazy.. ahwell!
After the exam went to the pub with Mitra, which was so lovely, (minus the bees) sitting outside in the sunshine eating our fat burgers.. They had some reaaaaaaaallly strange stuff on the menu, like burgers with bacon and banana and maple syrup wtfff?! Anyway, 1 hour sitting outside in the sunshine and I already have a sunburn... oh it's so fun being white... (not..)
Although talking about California life was fun, and hearing that I can maybe go with Mitra next time she goes was DEFINITELY fun :P
Ali's at work till late and probably won't be back till like 11pm, so just came home and have basically just been watching films with Hasan.. watched 2 films already, and getting ready to watch the 3rd! I loveee movies! Only thing missing is some ice cream grr... such a lovely evening outside! Tomorrow I'm going to phone up the gym to get an induction set yay!
:)

So on Thursday Grace and Wendy came to see me in Sheffield :) It made me sooo happy I don't think I can explain..
I actually cried when "Reach" by S Club 7 came on because I love and miss them all so much! Honestly didn't want them to leave..
Had lunch at the pub which was lovely - Jacket potato yay!
We went to a few bars and unfortunately for me I drank quite a few shots of tequila.. I think the fact it was tequila mixed with the fact I'm on evil antibiotics made me have to go home early and resulted in very nasty throwing up! (which for everyone's sake I won't go into here... lol)
But it was still a lovely night and I really can't wait to see them again! Hopefully they will be coming again next month for my birthday yayyy! :D



You can actually tell I'm crying in these 2 pictures..

So on Tuesday night we had our end of year ball :D it was at Sheffield City Hall, which was really nice because it's so fancy and posh!
It started off badly, considering I was meant to leave at 6oclock to go to the pub beforehand, and I couldn't fit into the dress I got for the ball :( It was such a lovely dress and I was soo excited to wear it! Did my nails grey to match and everything... turns out I've actually managed to gain enough weight that I couldn't zip the dress up... I raided through my wardrobe and managed to find the old American Apparel dress I got which is a multi-way, so I tied it up in a bit of a fancy way, and added a flower! Did feel veryyy under dressed though, considering how many girls were wearing floor length ball gowns!
Anyway, it was a lovely night, we got 2 free bottles of wine per table (not that I drank much of it, I really hate the taste of wine, Rose is the only one I can handle!) and a 2 course meal (lovely chicken main, and a massive cake with custard - came out really blurry so no pic!)
There was candle light, and a fancy band playing, which actually made me feel like I was back in the olden days :D
Then the DJ came, and although I didn't like a lot of the music he played, he did play some awesome songs like California Girls :D which was good!
Unfortunately I didn't take my good camera, because it didn't fit into my bag, so most of the pictures are rubbish!

Full blog and more pictures to come soon :)

I got to see Tabz today :D properly after ages, I'm so happy! She came in the morning and came to our house for a little bit, then we went out to Starbucks and had some lovely paninis and cake :D
Unfortunately the weather was really bad, it was pouring with rain and really cold so that sucked a bit but it was still soo nice to see her and spend time with her! Just like old times :D
I wish she could come more often!
She also baked some really cute cupcakes that I don't want to eat because they're just sooo pretty hehe! She's so talented!
It's been a hectic time recently though with the last few weeks of uni and so many assignments, and on top of that having to work all the time! Hopefully I can blog a bit more soon :)
The photo is really bad quality because my lovely professional camera went out of battery and I'm too lazy to charge it..oops!

So last night, I went to this beauty talk thing at uni, given by John Emsley, with Mitra. We got a free drink and cake from Coffee Revolution before, and just sat down and had it, then went into the auditorium for the talk. I have to say, it was a bit different than I thought - it gave a lot of information but it wasn't as fun and informative as I expected. He didn't really explain the ingredients and stuff, just showed us a list of them, which was a bit confusing seeing as they used the phrase "Have you ever wondered why there are 30 ingredients in a Lancome lipstick?" as one of the catchphrases. Afterwards, we went back to Coffee Revolution, where they had set up lots of stalls with fun beauty-related things to do. We got mini massages from a lovely lady who had a BEAUTIFUL golden retriever guide dog, unfortunately I'm not allowed to post up the pictures, but she was so cute and made me remember how much I want a golden retriever :( they're awesome!
But yeah, they also held a raffle, where unfortunately I didn't win anything (surprise..) but Mitra did win some tealights, so that's good!
I do think I shouldn't have gone out though, because I was quite ill already and now I'm even worse!


Free hot chocolate and cherry cake:)




Beautiful stuff handmade by lilidrawspictures was on sale on one of the stalls!



Mitras prize from the raffle

On Wednesday we went to Corp! School uniform night.. I still can't believe I got persuaded into going again - that place is so filthy, eww! But they do play really good cheesy music so it's always fun! :D A mix of good old tunes with new stuff makes it a great night. Although to be fair I think the older stuff makes everyone have more fun because it's just more.. erm.. well fun!! ;) Hearing songs like "sound of the underground" and "crazy" and "all the things she said" in a club is awesome! Did end up taking cab home even though Corp is like around the corner.. but it was like 2am. Not many pictures because my camera fails :(

Happy 2nd Birthday to Harry :)
A lovely morning in the play arena on Saturday morning, can't wait to have my own kids really!

Today is Ali and Hasan's 22nd birthday! I'm so glad to have known them for the last 7 years, and we've all been through so much together! Really glad that we get to live together now! Can't wait to celebrate this weekend :) Love you guys!

Hehe, we finally made these on Friday - they're actually quite easy to make, although I have to say the white chocolate icing was a bit of a let down. The packaging burnt in the microwave, which was a put off because it made the icing smell like burn plastic - not what you want on your food. We had to throw away most of the pack :( But they do look lovely, don't they? It'll be fun to try more recipes, and to make mini doughnuts in it - although I think maybe it's best to stay away from that for a while considering we just had 2 whole boxes of Krispy Kreme's ;) Eek I'm going to get so fat! 
I also had an osteopathy appointment yesterday afternoon, and I have to say I do think it was worth it. Although not what I expected, seeing as I was hoping for a nice relaxing back massage that is going to help my back, and what I got was lots of spine and neck cracking, but it sure did feel good after! Definitely need to buy a new mattress now though, I miss my old hard firm mattress that felt so good to sleep on. This awful one at the moment is just killing my back!
Afterwards I went to get my eyebrows done, seeing as we were actually planning to go out to Centertainment that night. I swear I never want to trust any beautician with my eyebrows again. They ALWAYS mess them up!! I never said make them look like two strings. I spent months growing them and I just wanted to shape them up a bit more, as it's sooo long to pluck :( it seems that every time I go to get them done, they overdo it. Never again. Anyway, we ended up not being able to go out because we took the rubbish out and saw that there was huge amounts of snow outside! Eek! Not ideal to be honest, considering we want to celebrate for Ali and Hasan's birthday this month, and I'm starting uni again tomorrow :( LONG!
But yeah, I'm off to eat rice pudding with polish raspberry syrup :)

Ok so I'm a little late writing about this now, considering it's Thursday, but on Sunday night we had a lovely work meal at an amazing Chinese restaurant! It was a lovely night, and I'm definitely going back there soon :) Most of the staff went, so it was nice to see everyone outside of work. I had like three plates of food, and dessert! Soo full after, had to undo my jeans haha! It was so nicely decorated, it was a really pleasant surprise :) I think we might go there on Saturday, after my Osteopathy appointment :)

So in a few day's it's going to be February... and we all know what February brings.. Valentine's Day!
It's always so hard to find gifts, and as I work in a lingerie shop I thought I would do a little guide to lingerie for Valentine's Day ;)
Considering Lasenza has gone bankrupt and is now in the process of being transferred, there is no Lasenza online so I can't really use that :( Although to be honest, all our stock is sale at the moment anyway, so it's going to be quite hard to find stuff... so yeah here goes!

Babydolls

I loveee babydolls! They're probably one of the best sellers come Valentine's Day too.. it's definitely worth buying one if you haven't already got one! You can go from stuff like corset type babydolls, or one's which are flowy at the bottom. My personal favourite is the sort of inbetween babydoll (2) - a corset type in the way that it hugs your body, but with really thin (usually lacy or see through) material. It's the perfect blend between the two! Second favourite is the flowy babydoll (1) because it's very feminine and girly but sexy at the same time. Lastly, the corset babydoll (3) is really gorgeous and sexy, but I just don't like how stiff and tight it feels when you have it on. Of course it depends on your preferences, but there you have, the three main types :)

Underwear

Ok, so it's not exactly complicated this one.. if you're not brave enough for babydolls, a simple bra and knicker combo will do just fine I'm sure! Of course it might be hard to find the perfect one.. Well the design of the bra will be completely dependant on your own preferences.. Wether it's red, black, pink or even green, that doesn't really matter, although your partners preference technically should be taken into account considering it's Valentine's Day ;)
But what style of bra? Well if you're big busted go for a balconette bra (1)- they're way more supportive and lift you up, making your boobs seem less saggy! Some balconette bras will look good on smaller boobs but it mostly depends on their shape. Plunge bras (2) are best for smaller busts, because they give you a much nicer shape :) Of course they vary between lightly padded and very padded as well.
But for Valentine's Day, I would suggest going for sexy designs such as red and black, with maybe some frills or lace - trust me! There's a reason why lingerie shops bring out millions of red and black stuff in February, and there's a reason mostly men buy them - they like it! A lot of girls seem to get offended or just not like them and return them if their partner buys them red underwear - why? What's the harm in wearing something really sexy once in a while ;)
As for thong vs. brief vs. shorts - that is obviously up to what you feel more comfy in - and I assure you as long as they're not granny pants, you're all good! All lingerie retailers now usually bring out atleast two different styles in the matching knickers, so you can pick whatever ones you like to match your bra!

Stockings

Yes. Not much to say, apart from to make sure you check wether it's hold ups (2) or stockings (1)- hold ups will stay on their own, whereas stockings need a suspender belt. This is a definite yes, wether you're wearing babydolls or underwear! (Of course, heels are a must to go with stockings!) There is so many different designs out there now- plain lace top, fishnets, design patterns, seam back, different colours and lots more! They're actually really fun! And if you hurry, you can get some stockings from your local Lasenza for just £1 (previously £12.50)

You can get lots of gorgeous and sexy babydolls and padded bra's from Ann Summers and Boux Avenue - Boux Avenue is pretty much the same as Lasenza, their stuff is literally the same as ours was, but yeah!

I came across an article of 10 breathtaking time lapse videos of nature, and although they all made my jaw drop, I think these ones were the most beautiful.
It's a great reminder of how beautiful our world really is, and that we should definitely take care of it and appreciate it! Instead of destroying it with all this CO2 and all that! Definitely watch them!
I love how you can see all the lightning storms going on all around the world in the space video, it looks so cool! As do the views of the Northern Lights, something that for a long time has been my ambition to see with my own eyes :)

A Timelapse Journey with Nature: 2009-2011 from Henry Jun Wah Lee on Vimeo.

Finally today's post made me so happy! We've been waiting for this game for agesss!! :D Rayman Origins! Spent a huge chunk of the day today playing it, I can't describe how happy Rayman makes me!
Although to be honest I think my favourite is still Rayman 2, this game is still really good!
It's had a lot of really good reviews as well, so yeah!
To be honest it's not good that we got it now considering my exams are starting next week but ohwell!

My head is pounding quite a bit :( we went out to a lovely (but very expensive) Italian restaurant last night, and I think the wine went to my head...
The food was delicious, even if we did end up spending £70 for three meals!
Also bought some raspberry sourz shots and a blueberry vodka which were awesome, definitely the best out of all the one's we've had!
After that was games and fireworks :) the London fireworks was amazing, it nearly made me cry! Such an amazing show, and it lasted a whole 11 minutes! :O It was just the best show ever! You can watch it here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12101999

So apart from the millions of stresses I've had over the last week, that I won't even begin to describe, it was actually a pretty good christmas!
My parents came over and bought us lots of stuff, including presents for all three of us, lots of food supplies and sweets, stuff from ali and hasans mum, and lots of food my mum made like lamb and stuff and like 2 cakes she baked.. pretty much the whole fridge.. ! Our store is completely stuffed to the top with everything from sweets to toilet paper!
Went up south to a small city next to York for christmas, and got lots of presents! I'll write another post about that after, but I've actually realised I didn't take that many pictures :( guess I had other stuff on my mind!
I'm incredibly ill now though, which I think started from going outside in my PJs! Oops...