My Christmas Day | 2016

I had originally planned on doing a what I got for Christmas style post but as I had such a lovely day I thought I would share the whole thing with you.

This year my boyfriend stayed on Christmas Eve so I was lucky enough to spend Christmas morning with him and we were able to open our presents together. This was the first year we had done this and it was absolutley lovely, I hope to be able to do this again next year. Both he and I were spoilt by my family and it was really nice for us to see him opening all of his presents, even though the presents he was most excited about was a £5 tripod I got him from amazon. My morning was spent having his camera shoved in my face.

We then dropped him off at home and when we returned we came back to my stepdad dressed like this.

He had been hinting about a 'Christmas suit' for the whole of December but I did not expect to come back to this at all. It was really funny and had us all laughing. He even wore the suit whilst cooking and eating Christmas dinner.

As a joke presents we got my Grandma and blow up zimmer frame and my Grandad a blow up walking stick. Luckily they both saw the funny side of it and posed for a photo, I really love this photo.

Finally it was time for dinner. Dinner this year was amazing and I ate way too much, I also managed to find a wine that I actually enjoy drinking. The white peach and mango Echo Falls wine is definitely worth a try if like me you're not really a fan.

I had been looking forward to Christmas dinner for weeks and it certainly did not disappoint! I'm looking forward to next years already.

What I got for Christmas:
My main present this year was a new pair of straighteners. I got the copper GHDs, these were very much needed as I had burnt through the wire of my old pair which I highly doubt is safe to use. I then got lots of copper/rose gold themed gifts. As always I received lots of makeup including the Urban Decay Ultimate Basics pallette and a Mac lipstick in Velvet Teddy and enough Lush and Bodyshop products to last me the whole year. I also got way too much chocolate and a massive tub of jelly beans which I have been eating all week, From my boyfriend I got a new pair of headphones as my old ones broke last year, I also got tickets to go and see All Time Low in March which I am so excited for, I've wanted to see them since I was about 13.

I always feel a little sad when the festive period comes to an end but I think this year has hit me harder than any before. I've been struggling to find motivation to do anything the past couple of weeks but hopefully I will be able to get back on track soon.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. I'm very excited to see what 2017 brings for me and my blog. As ever thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post!

-Chloe

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Our trip to London

My boyfriend and I went on our first little holiday together to London in the beginning of August. We stayed for three nights in Covent Garden, I absolutely loved it and hope to return next summer. I had never been to London before so it was a completely new experience for me.

Day 1:
The morning of day one was spent traveling. We decided to take the coach rather than the train as it was much cheaper and used the money we saved to stay for an extra night. The coach took around 3 hours and time was mostly spent reading and listening to music (we only listened to Blink 182's new album because it was the only thing we had downloaded from Spotify).
When we arrived at Victoria Coach Station we made the decision to walk to the hotel which, although it was very tiring, allowed us to see some sights.
When we arrived at the hotel naps were had to ensure that we were awake enough for the show we had booked for the evening.
We went to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Gielgud Theatre, the theatre was beautiful and the show itself did not disappoint and was enjoyed by both of us. After the show we went on to explore Piccadilly Circus.

Day 2:
The second day was spent doing typical touristy things. We were out the door before 9am which meant that we were able to go out for a proper breakfast. We decided on waffles from Ed's Easy Diner. After we had finished our food we went on the London Eye River Cruise, this was probably my favourite attraction as not only were the photo opportunities great but the host was very entertaining full of interesting facts. The rest of the afternoon was spent walking and stumbling across other sights including Buckingham Palace, St Jame's Park and Downing Street. Later on we went on the London Eye which was an obvious must, despite the long queues it was well worth it as the views over London were stunning.

Day 3:
For day three we decided to venture over to the other part of London to see Tower Bridge. We spent about an hour walking around trying to decide on where to go for lunch we settled for a Greggs meal deal. We ate our lunch with views of Tower Bridge and the Shard which is my favourite building in London (I hope to one day experience The View from the Shard). We took the scenic route back to where we were staying which took us past Shakespeare's Globe and ITV's This Morning studio. We then took a trip to Oxford Street but both of us were far too tired to do any shopping. In the evening we went for a meal at Planet Hollywood before visiting Ripley's Believe It or Not! which was a nice and relaxed way to end the trip, followed by drinks in the hotel.

On day 4 it was unfortunately time to head back to the coach station to return home.
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-Chloe

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