What's on my Christmas tree

So I thought this might make a bit of a different post to the usual. This is the first year Vince and I will be celebrating Christmas in our new house so it was really fun to decorate the tree ourselves.

I bought some pretty simple decorations from Sainsburys and Poundland. The red and white felt decorations are really cute and come in lots of different shapes such as a reindeer, angel, bell and a star. I think they're something a little different!

I don't care what my mum says (she hates tinsel) a Christmas tree always has to contain tinsel and my sister kindly gave me a big bag of the stuff to use. It included mostly purple and green so we bought some blue as well (so it was more boyish for Vince!). The more colours the better I say!

The baubles are really simple silver glitter, mirror and matte ones, which I personally think look really nice. The tree is complete with some red beads, multicoloured lights and some white lights as well. We even sprayed a few bits of the tree with some fake snow! Vince also accidentally sprayed my leggings in the process.

We tried to decorate the tree on a bit of a budget as we didn't want to go too mad. The decorations were pretty cheap and the tinsel was from the Poundland, but I think it's lovely and festive. It would be nice to collect some baubles or decorations to keep and use year after year. I guess in time we'll gather these bits and pieces, but the chocolates and candy canes will definitely be coming off and eaten, to be replaced next year with more!

What's on your Christmas tree this year? Merry Christmas every one!

Another food filled week in photos

Homemade egg-friend rice / Shepherds Pie / Spag bol / Visit to Cafe Rouge / Salmon Crostinis / Chicken Provencal / Apple Tart Tatin / Christmas! / McDonalds!

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Wow, what a food filled week this has been. It started off well, with some homemade food and I even whipped up a Shepherds Pie, but then it kind of went down hill with a Chinese on Friday night, a McDonalds on Saturday night and a lunch out at Cafe Rouge, oops!

This was my last week at work before Christmas and it was surprisingly busy! It's lovely to now have a bit of time off and I've already started on the cleaning of the house, yawn!

Vince got a new car this week! His other one was badly written off after his accident and he's been having to get the bus ever since. He's really hated it, but now he's back to his normal happy self as he can come and go as he pleases. It's a nice little car actually, a red MG Z R if that makes sense to any of you!

Yesterday we took a trip to Cribbs Causeway, mainly so Vince could have a proper drive. It probably wasn't the greatest idea to go to a mall on the Saturday before Christmas but we just took the shopping trip quite slowly and tried not to get annoyed by the billions of people. We had lunch a bit later so it wasn't so busy. We were going for a Pizza Hut but spotted Cafe Rouge and thought we'd try something different. It was lovely!

For the rest of the holidays I don't really have anything planned. All my Christmas shopping and wrapping is done. I may attempt to make some mince pies, but I need to brave the supermarket to buy the ingredients...wish me luck.

The Christmas tag

I thought this would be an interesting and different post to what I usually do. I found the tag on Charlotte Ann Owst so thought I'd give it a go...

1. What is your favourite thing about Christmas?
I think the best thing about Christmas is the excitement at waking up on Christmas day and coming downstairs to lots of presents. Nothing beats it!

2. What is your favourite make up look for the festive season?
If I'm honest, I don't have one. I don't see Christmas day as a day to dress up and wear a ton of make-up. It's a day to be comfortable and not worry about things like how your make-up is looking.

3.Real tree or fake tree?
I don't really mind to be honest. It's so much easier with a fake tree though as you can store it away when you're finished with it and can get it back out again at Christmas time. It's a one time only purchase with a fake tree as it lasts years and years.

4. Giving presents or receiving presents?
Ooh interesting question. I love opening presents and having lots of new things but it's great to see someone open a present and see something they really wanted.

5. Do you open presents Christmas morning or eve/evening?
Always on Christmas morning!

6. Handmade Christmas cards or bought?
Always handmade. I don't have the patience to be crafty!

7. What is your favourite Christmas film?
Easy...it's got to be Elf. I adore it!

8. What's your favourite Christmas food?
It's got to be yule log and cream, but I also love having a cold meat buffet in the evening with pickled onions and beetroot. Delicious! I love all food to be honest, the turkey is pretty good too!

9. What's your favourite Christmas song?
I don't really have a favourite, but when I hear Slade's 'Merry Christmas Everybody' then that's when I know it is officially Christmas.

10. What's your favourite Christmas memory?
I'm not sure there is one particular memory. I always remember going to bed on Christmas Eve and hearing mum and dad rummaging in the cupboards and under the bed, getting all our presents out and wrapping them downstairs.


Feel free to do the tag yourselves!