Quarter Century Celebrations

With a holiday, exams and a change of job location the beginning of September was a bit of a crazy month. My birthday celebrations were put on hold until I could scramble together some last minute birthday plans.  I am now officially in my mid-20's, which is mildly terrifying  and very exciting at the same time as I am in a very happy and content position in my life. 

I decided to celebrate my quarter century with a sumptuous dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, Piccadilly surrounded by 10 of my most favourite people. We started with a pre-dinner G+T in the bar and then wandered slowly up the wonderful staircase to the dining room. 

After a delicious dinner we headed back to the bar for a few more drinks. AN and I didn't have too far to go as we could walk back up the winding staircase to our plush white bed to sleep of the champagne. I think this may be the start of a new birthday tradition.....

Thanks you all for celebrating with me!

Mood - treasured

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Birthday, boarding and beaches

I love a good birthday bash, even more so when it involves skiing, beachy walks and a giant brownie cake. Last weekend AN and I packed up the car and headed off to Suffolk for an early birthday weekend. One day we will actually get to spend our actual birthday with each other, but until that day I am more than happy to extend birthdays to fill multiple weekends. And the sun was even shining! 

After a lovely long lie-in and a delicious brunch of healthy (yes, healthy) pancakes, thanks to MN, we headed out to les Alpes d'Ipswich for a spot of dry slop skiing. 

We had such a great time whizzing over bumps and trying not to crash. I found it so much harder to ski on a dry slope, which made the whole experience even funnier. 

After an afternoon's skiing we headed out for dinner at the East Coast Diner in Woodbridge and may have over-estimated our eating abilities. After giant Oreo milkshakes, a plate stacked high with cheesy nachos and huge burgers with a mountain of fries, we found ourselves too defeated to look at the dessert menu. I also failed to take pictures the whole weekend, so I am very grateful to MN for letting me pinch hers. She also happens to be a much better photographer than me....

Having skied on the Saturday, we felt like a complete change of scenery and headed to Aldeburgh beach for a sunny but windy walk along the sea. Mabel loved splashing around in the surf and was just having THE best time. 

We rounded the weekend off with a giant birthday cake and candles, made by Mama Nicholson and plenty of smiles! 

I'm pretty sure these faces indicate that AN had a pretty good (early) birthday. 

Mood - Celebratory 

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Twenty three

Yesterday on the 09/09/2013 I turned 23, an age I consider a little boring. It holds no special significance, marks no particular landmark and seems just another rung on the ladder to the big 3.0!

In order to jazz up the dreaded day I have decided to make this year more exciting with a few goals. Some of which I think are very achievable, some are silly and simple and some are a little more crazy. 

Here goes:

23 things to do while im 23!

1) Read 23 books
2) Visit 4 new places
3) Get a haircut that differs from the usual
4) Get a degree
5) Do something that scares me
6) Find a lipstick colour that suits me
7) Learn some Spanish
8) Learn how to shoot in manual with the camera
9) Host a dinner party
10) Watch less trash television
11) Set up a linked in profile and use it!
12) Make a proper Christmas cake
13) Finish a knitting project
14) Run 5k
16) Have my first massage
17) Redesign my blog
18) Wear yellow, at least once
19) Make far too much effort on a dressing up costume
20) Try a new style of dance (twerking not included)
21) Bake homemade bread
22) Attend a Ted talk
23) See the sunrise

Here goes!

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