Wednesday 15 October 2014

Birthday Weekend

As previously mentioned, my birthday fell over this weekend, and a very nice time I had too.  We had a pretty normal day at home on the day itself, followed by a lovely family evening out to a Cuban Dance Company production at Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre in Holborn.  It was a fabulous fusion of contemporary dance, ballet, Cuban dance and Hip Hop.  Very entertaining.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has an interest in dance.  See Sadler's Wells website for details - it's on until near the end of the month.

As well as my birthday night out, I was also lucky enough to receive some lovely gifts.  My Jules brogues, as previously mentioned, from OH and thus my wardrobe rejuvenation has begun.  It's very exciting.



I also received lots of smaller gifts; two new lipsticks (one burgundy, one hot pink - a new colour to me), plus a few smellies not pictured,



some super cute washi tapes from Paperchase (there was just enough room on the mug holder for these!),



obligatory chocolates, but only Maltesers, as they're a touch less calorific,



and some much needed sustenance in the form of a bottle of gin.  My favourite tipple. 

In the following few days, a couple of books on minimalism were also delivered from Amazon.  Ordered by OH for my birthday, but requested by me.  I'm looking forward to reading them at some point in the future and hoping they'll help me to let go of more stuff that we no longer need.

All in all, I had a super birthday and I can't forget the lovely cake, complete with a reminder of my age, which I'm trying hard to forget.

 
Not much of it left now though!  Well, none in fact.

8 comments:

  1. Sounds lovely. Love the brogues - I too am sorting out my wardrobe for the colder months! Fleecy tights feature! lol!

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    1. Good luck with your wardrobe sort out. I need some of those tights. By the time I get around to getting some I bet they'll have sold out. Might get some next month before the weather gets really cold and they fly off the shelves.

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  2. Love your cake ! Belated happy birthday xx

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    1. Thanks Penny. I hope you had a good time in Durham.

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  3. So many nice things, what a lovely time, happy birthday!

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  4. Lucky, lucky you. Shame about the cake, it looked delicious!
    xx :)

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    1. Yes, it could have done to have been a bit bigger so it lasted a bit longer!

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