Love you guys
xx
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Mariella Beth Layhe
A big congrats to our dear friends, Clare and Simon Layhe on the birth of your beautiful daughter, Mariella Beth Layhe.
I am very proud of you friend, 40 hours of labour! Cherish every single moment with her.
Love you guys
xx
Love you guys
xx
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Week in review
What a week! We're exhausted. Friday eve, we sat around doing very little. And we received an early Christmas present in the post from Leigh&Ed&bump in the post: a selection of all our favourite South African treats! What an awesome way to kick of the weekend :)
On Saturday we tried to sort out the flat a bit, and I made the Christening cake.
Saturday eve, we went to Joanne and Willie's where we were supposed to put up her Christmas tree, but we ended up watching x-factor and having a few g&ts instead. Sunday morning we went to the christening and the lunch after and then Sunday night we went to see the Ratpack Christmas special in Belfast. It was amazing, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was unbelievable how much they looked and sounded like the original Ratpack! We stayed over at Barry and Harp's place.
On Tuesday evening, straight after work, I went to Ikea and then met Karl at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast for dinner AND some Lionel Ritchie. I'll be honest, I'm not really a Lionel Ritchie fan, but Karl loves him and his mom gave him 2 tickets for his birthday. I must say, I know more Lionel songs that I thought I did and it was thoroughly enjoyable - we had such a good time! We are lucky to have such accommodating family, cos we once again made use of Barry & Harps yet again. 10/10 for hosting skills :)
Wednesday eve we had Sinead and Hugh over for dinner, a hearty beef stew, a fire place and good friends are a good way to chase away the winter blues. We also finally bought a tv, so got that all hooked up and sorted out, it looks bigger in our livingroom than in the shop!!
Last night we had pizza and sticky toffee pudding around at Hugh & Sinead's and we were supposed to go to the Christmas Market with them today, but to be honest, we were too tired to get out of bed early on our day off! So we slept in and got up and had a much-needed gym session! Trying to do some prep for an interview I have this week, and then we're off to Joanne & Willie's this eve (for some more baking).
Its staying darker later in the mornings, and some evenings by 4pm, its dark - I kid you not. The one consolation is that after the 21st December, things start to brighten up - literally. Its cold here, very cold, like -5 cold. And most mornings, I'm greeted by this icy patch...
And lastly, since this is not gonna happen for the next 86 years (apparently), I couldn't resist...
On Saturday we tried to sort out the flat a bit, and I made the Christening cake.
Saturday eve, we went to Joanne and Willie's where we were supposed to put up her Christmas tree, but we ended up watching x-factor and having a few g&ts instead. Sunday morning we went to the christening and the lunch after and then Sunday night we went to see the Ratpack Christmas special in Belfast. It was amazing, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was unbelievable how much they looked and sounded like the original Ratpack! We stayed over at Barry and Harp's place.
On Tuesday evening, straight after work, I went to Ikea and then met Karl at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast for dinner AND some Lionel Ritchie. I'll be honest, I'm not really a Lionel Ritchie fan, but Karl loves him and his mom gave him 2 tickets for his birthday. I must say, I know more Lionel songs that I thought I did and it was thoroughly enjoyable - we had such a good time! We are lucky to have such accommodating family, cos we once again made use of Barry & Harps yet again. 10/10 for hosting skills :)
Wednesday eve we had Sinead and Hugh over for dinner, a hearty beef stew, a fire place and good friends are a good way to chase away the winter blues. We also finally bought a tv, so got that all hooked up and sorted out, it looks bigger in our livingroom than in the shop!!
Last night we had pizza and sticky toffee pudding around at Hugh & Sinead's and we were supposed to go to the Christmas Market with them today, but to be honest, we were too tired to get out of bed early on our day off! So we slept in and got up and had a much-needed gym session! Trying to do some prep for an interview I have this week, and then we're off to Joanne & Willie's this eve (for some more baking).
Its staying darker later in the mornings, and some evenings by 4pm, its dark - I kid you not. The one consolation is that after the 21st December, things start to brighten up - literally. Its cold here, very cold, like -5 cold. And most mornings, I'm greeted by this icy patch...
And lastly, since this is not gonna happen for the next 86 years (apparently), I couldn't resist...
Friday, 7 December 2012
Christina's Hen Do
There seems to be so much happening in the run up to Christmas. In addition to trying to move and unpacking, it was Christina's hen do on Saturday. Moira, Margaret, Harpinder and I left at 7:30am on Saturday to head down South to Monaghan for a day of activities. I was not looking forward to it. We were headed for a day of team-building, archery, crate-stacking and mud sliding...in 2 degree weather!!! The only thing that got me there was the fact that the hotel had a jaccuzzi, sauna and heated pool. It was also Karl's birthday, and it was the first year we didn't spend it together. I was a hard pill for me to swallow, but Karl went off to a rally with the boys.
Let me tell you, despite the cold, I had a great old time, enjoyed every minute of it and then some.
Even my mother-in-law enjoyed herself, she's a really good sport. After the day of activities, we headed to the hotel for some R&R followed by dinner, a cocktail making class and some dancing. I must admit, by the time it came to the dancing part, I was exhausted, so retired to the warmth of my bed pretty quickly.
After a crazy weekend, Karl and I had a couple of days off to sort out the house and try to get Cassie settled. She's still a bit confused and needy, and isn't used to her new sleeping place. She wakes us up at around 3am every morning by crying and scratching at the door, so we eventually just let her in. Hopefully we can extend the hours a bit until 6:30am at least.
Let me tell you, despite the cold, I had a great old time, enjoyed every minute of it and then some.
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| Harps and I really sucked at this! |
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| Do I look cold? lol! |
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| human knot |
Even my mother-in-law enjoyed herself, she's a really good sport. After the day of activities, we headed to the hotel for some R&R followed by dinner, a cocktail making class and some dancing. I must admit, by the time it came to the dancing part, I was exhausted, so retired to the warmth of my bed pretty quickly.
After a crazy weekend, Karl and I had a couple of days off to sort out the house and try to get Cassie settled. She's still a bit confused and needy, and isn't used to her new sleeping place. She wakes us up at around 3am every morning by crying and scratching at the door, so we eventually just let her in. Hopefully we can extend the hours a bit until 6:30am at least.
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| Cassie being even more needy than usual since the move |
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| 2 ton/2000kgs of coal to keep us going this winter |
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| and here's why! |
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| last cake decor class for the year - kitkat cupcakes = YUMMO! |
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| Movember - he's gonna kill me for putting this up here! :) |
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| Cake I made for a colleague going off on maternity leave: you guessed it: she's having a girl! |
We are having a pretty chilled Friday evening. I'm baking away - got a cake order for Sunday for a friend's twins' christening. And Karl and Cassie are bonding. Looking forward to a lie in tomorrow and the Ratpack concert on Sunday evening,
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