Birthdays, Parties & Blog Breaks

For those of you who don't know (shame on you), Friday was my birthday! It was also Tom's birthday last week, so we wrote the whole week off as one giant birthday celebration! It was great fun, although it did mean a break from the internet, so sorry for the lack of planned blogs!

On Tuesday (his birthday) I got him a bottle of Cinnamon & Vanilla Jaeger to try as he's been going on about it for months now (we don't buy alcohol very often) and it was a hit, so I was very pleased with myself. I also got myself some Peach Bellini Oddka, which is reeeally nice with vanilla coke as a side note.

Thursday was an exciting day as I went to the casino to pay for our engagement party (4 days to go!) with Kassi (Maid of Honour #1 & Sister). Tom was too poorly to join us - probably from the jaeger! We had a tour of the casino for Kassi's benefit, discussed last minute details and had a free bet on the roulette wheel which we didn't win...

Then we wandered on over to trade in a game for Tom and get him a new one - Dragon Age: Inquisition - which I'm completely hooked on now. Seriously, I've spent about 15 hours on it over 3 days: obsessed. It took us a ridiculously long time to walk back to the car which made Kassi late for picking our cousin up from school, so I tagged along for the ride. My sides physically hurt by the time I got home from laughing so hard. There's nothing quite like time with family who think just like you!

This doesn't do it justice - it's bright red!

Friday was my birthday! I spent 4.5 hours in the salon - way more than the 2.5 I thought I'd be - getting my hair done and was starving by the time I eventually got home. I had just enough time to throw a pretty dress and some make up on before heading out to the Bonzo Lounge - a new place that's just opened up in Keynsham that does endo-friendly meals. I've been waiting to try this place out for weeks now and it was definitely worth it! I had a gluten-free harissa-spiced chicken burger with hummus instead of mayo. Yum! Plus a few too many cocktails, so Saturday didn't start too well for me, haha!

The weekend was spent playing Dragon Age and visiting fam for a good catch up. Plus I went to see 50 Shades of Grey with the girls Sunday night. I wasn't expecting much and really was just going for the girl-time, but it was actually alright. I think it was better to go in with low expectations as I was pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed, haha.

This week I have my uncle's birthday & my mum's, my scan and the engagement party so it's another busy one for me! But I think I prefer busy weeks - I was getting into the habit of a few too many pj days lately!

How about you? Busy busy busy or still hibernating for winter? :)