Weekend Ramblage: Birthdays!

Hello lovely blog readers! Apologies for the quiet this weekend, I've been off celebrating and photographing! And now I'd love to share a bit of my birthday happiness with you :) I've been incredibly spoilt with the most amazing gifts (a bit more of that to come in future blog posts) and love from all my nearest and dearest :).

Although I had to work on my actual birthday, friday, I ended up having more of a birthday weekend with different events, and who can complain about an extended birthday right?!? ;)

Hubby took me out on Friday for an AMAZING dinner at Magica Roma in Pinelands, had the best seafood pasta ever :)

Then had brunch at Cassis with friends the day after :)

Did I mention I'm a sucker for good presentation?

LOVE these pots - pity even the baby ones cost a small fortune...

Lovely friends! :) 

And again :)

Beautiful flowers. Ones on left from Jes, on right from Hubby :)

I now own pretty much ALL of Kay's Antiques stock, but really, I'm ok with that! Thanks to hubby for the gift, and these pics :)

I'm pretending this sunset was a special gift to me too ;)

Seafood family dinner at home - Mom-In-Law cooks amazingly! With divine reserve wine :)

Now, you may have noticed my slight obsession with Scrabble ;) My friend Robs did, and check these cool cookies she made me for my birthday! A BOX of Scrabble cookies! This girl is brilliant :)

Finally I have something to put in my glass jars I insisted on buying several months back ;)

AND I have a hubby who makes me awesome cappuccinos whilst I blog, yes I'm a lucky girl indeed ;)

And well, in the spirit of things, thought I might share a few more random factoids about myself:

1. I open presents REALLY carefully, so as not to disturb the wrapping paper. And no, I'm not even one of those people who hoards old wrapping paper, I just don't like to tear it ;)
2. When I get to bottom of the bottle of a beauty product, I end up using it REALLY sparingly, and then but a new one and inevitably end up throwing what's left of the old one out. Daft really.
3. I LOVE NikNaks, don't ever let me near a large bag because I WILL finish it.
4. Ditto for peanut butter, I've been known to finish a jar with a spoon.
5. I really don't think Baileys counts as alcohol - which is why you can have it in coffee for breakfast! hehe
6. I tend to watch rather questionable non-educational TV programmes. Like reality TV, and not the competitive kind. But let's not go there ;)
7. My hubby's least favourite habit of mine is that I pick my cuticles. To pieces. Really should stop.
8. Realising this makes me 8yrs old, I love Harry Potter! And may have cried in the 8th movie this afternoon...
9. I can't wear nail polish. Within minutes I've chewed, nicked or scratched it irrepairably.
10. I don't like Aubergines, really just don't.
11. I've been known to carry pepper spray at the ready in my hand. Or test it with horrendous results!
12. I have a propensity for making creatively violent suggestions in retribution for hurtful people.
13. I drive VERY slowly, like 90km/h even on highways.
14. I talk to my electronic devices, especially when they refuse to play along with me!
15. I LOVE animated movies - anyone who's heard me recite from 'The Emperor's New Groove' can testify to this ;)
16. I tend to wear whatever's on the top of my clothing pile, fall in love with that, and forget that I am in fact able to rotate outfits ;)
17. I don't wear heels at all really anymore, but still managed to convince myself to buy some a few weeks back.
18. I own about 5 white button-up shirts, but still feel like I need a few more...
19. B&W photos make my heart beat faster.
20. Spiders make me feel nauseously frightened...

And well, I figure 20 things is appropriate for a 20-something year old!

Thanks lovely people for all your support these past few months, I wouldn't be here without it and I'm eternally grateful!!

Oh, and my husband rocks :)


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