Good Wife... Proper Wife

Today I made up for my misbehaving yesterday :) (though I am still devouring the chocolatey goodness!!)...

So while Davey Babes was at uni I did a wee bit of spring cleaning :) and I REALLY ENJOYED IT!!! Though I have left the toilet for Dave :) hehe... but now everything is lemony fresh! I also did other wifely duties like the washing and ironing etc...

So today I was a good wife :) (just so you don't think I'm a meanie :)

Bad Wife...Spoilt Wife

I am a bit of both today :) In the most happy of ways of course!

So... as has been done a couple of times in my short but blissful married life... I have sent the Mr. down the road to Sainsbury's to stock up on some cakey/chocolatey/sweetie goodness...and yes... at 9.30 at night :) hehe (Sainsbury's stays open just for me :D)

When I suggest such trips to hubby, I always feel slightly guilty, because I always have no intention of walking with him- just reaping the rewards :D hehe... But he always accepts the challenge very willingly... which makes me feel even more guilty....

So yes I am now waiting for him to return from the adventure (I always get really worried when he goes out by himself in the dark.... ooooooo I hear the door :) WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!! Right lets check out what he got today!!!!

1. 2 packs of strawberry laces :)
2. Teeth and Lips :)
3. Pack of 4 flakes :)
4. Werther's Originals (haven't had these for aaaaaaaggggeeees...good choice hubby!!)
5. Galaxy Counters
6. A big bar of Aero Mint :D

So I don't know about you... but I'm gonna wallow in my guiltiness, evilness and spoiltness!!! Muahahahahaha!!!! :D

I LOVE MARRIED LIFE!!!
xxxxx

The Sunday that scones would be proud of...

This morning I woke up early... too early :(

Because I knew the clocks were going forward, I moved my phone one hour ahead last night, and set the alarm for 8.15 (well 8.13 to be exact- always has to be a random number- can never end in 5 or 0- and yes I am a weirdo- I already know!). Thus when I was awoken this morning by my alarm, and was feeling rather sicky (morning sickness- not the pregnancy type- but the result of not enough sleep), and could hear no birds or nought outside, I thought I better go check the house clock... and ta da!! It was 7.13, so actually 6.13 for my body- which is just simply unheard of!!

So I waddled back to bed, trying to keep my eyes as closed as possible (so as to trick my body into thinking I was already asleep :), and sorted my phone out and set another alarm.... But very very sadly and frustratingly, I could not get back to sleep. I couldn't even do my theory of counting to 60 (shall tell you my sleeping theory another day :) which was very unnerving... This of course made me feel even iller.... *awwwww poor Bethy*.... So when my alarm finally went off at the right time, I quite literally could not be bothered! I was contemplating pulling a sicky from church (I was genuinely not feeling well), but all I could hear in the back of my head was my dear mama saying... "See how you feel after you've had a shower".... plus I was really excited to wear my awesome outfit I had planned out :D (prideful I know... my clothes being prideful I mean!).

So I had a shower, and all was right in the world once again- this was helped by a double decker choccy bar for breakfast :D YUM YUM!! And I was blessed very much by a most wondiferous Sunday! The primary kids were AWESOME!! Like I would have been happy to take every one of them home with me today :)

These blessings continued on the return home :) watched the first disc of LOTR Fellowship of the Ring (so that I would fall asleep- the perfect part of a napping Sunday!). And then had a most delicous slow cooked sausage caserole with roasties, green beans, carrots and our left over defrosted yorkshires :) YUM YUM!!

ANDDDDD!!!! To top it off... because I was feeling grub gloomy due to lackage of any yummy scrummy desert... I decided to go recipe book hunting... and made some scones!!! YEP!!! I MADE SCONES!!! Well duh! They don't need eggs :D hehe.... after a slight hiccup in realising I put 50g excess flour in.. everything else went very well :) and they turned out much better than expected (well it is me :)... so I think Davey Babes and I will be munching our way through these over the next few days! Here they are!! (a bit brown and stubby I know... but still very good since I haven't made scones since like year 7!!).

Stupid mobile phone uploaded it stupidly >:(... but anyways... you get the picture!! The only thing missing was some cornish clotted cream...mmmmhmm :D But shall have to wait for that till summer!! WOOP WOOP!! Ha! I just called Shell to tell her how motherly and wifey I am in making scones 9pm at night :)

Well I'm off for a scone :) by the way... that's scone as in "gone" not scone as in "phone" (freaks!!!!)

LOVE YOUDLES!!!!!!!! xxxxxxx

Confused.com!!

So as you wonderful peeps know, Davey Babes and I have been car hunting... this alone is very tiring, but then when I decided to start checking insurance too, well it just made it that bit tougher!

However, I was happily surprised, when commencing with the confused.com marlarky to compare insurance prices for various cars, the average was about £950 a year- which to me seemed pretty darn good (this is me, with my mum on as an added driver). So car hunting got a bit more exciting, and we were considering more efficient and hence newer used cars...

But.. as per usual.. all good things (well with regards to my driving and car experiences) come to an end.

Today I was searching again, using EXACTLY the same details, and insurance prices (including cars already looked at) went up to the £2000 mark :( not pleasing unto me!! And for a very long time made me very confused- which is exactly what the website promises not to happen... very very sadtimes!! So somewhere along the lines something must have gone wrong :(

This shall not stop us from buying a car though!! Just means I shall be working hard with Avon over the summer, and we'll starting praying EVEN harder for Davey Baby to find a good mech eng. job! (Fingers, legs, toes crossed- well at least me legs are at the moment!).

So I decided to cheer myself up by sharing my woes with the car experts (ma and pa), ate some chocolate ice cream (always useful), and am now chilaxing watching Criminal Minds- always makes your life seem much calmer :) I would LOVE to be a criminal profiler- not out of the realms I guess, as all the characters on the show go on about having a criminology degree :) Could get a bit depressing though... anyways.. I'm waffling now- kinda proves I'm relaxed though methinks!

So here's to hoping for a most wonderful weekend!!

Get it right!!!

So as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, lots of people get the wrong idea! This misunderstanding has occured throughout my life! Luckily I knew what was black and white- and I had good friends who knew this too! Here are some examples of mix ups....

1. You can't kiss anyone till your married (said to me by a girl in my year during a P.E lesson when I was like 13).
2. That me keeping the Law of Chastity meant I wore a chastity belt (perhaps my favourite!)
3. Having an amazing English teacher asking me if I was ok doing my media coursework on the Sixth Sense, or if I wanted her to give me something else- as she didn't know if I was allowed to watch things with ghosts in... bless her :) 
4. The good ol' Polygamy problem in a piece of psychology homework. This time I didn't have to explain the difference between us and Fundamentals, as a good friend of mine already explained this in a previous class- which made me very happy :D

So as you could understand, I was greatly surprised and pleased to see the latest episode of Bones (my favouritist EVER!!) where a man was married to 3 sisters, and had 11 kids (only one go to option hehe..), Sweets (the psychologist) clearly explained how they weren't Mormons, as we stopped praticing polygamy ages ago! Made my day!! Now I love Bones even more- if that's even possible! I want Booth and Brennan to live with me :) FOR SHO!!

So here's to getting it right!!! And not having to feel like you have to defend yourself against the mass media :D
Thanks Booth, Brennan, Sweets, Cam, Hodgins and Angela :) You make my life that much easier!

Meet Kate :)

Say hello to my friend Kate...

The best way for me to describe Kate is that she's Luna Lovegood... (from Harry Potter).. but with no magical powers- despite what she might try to convince you!!
She is one of those friends that is ABSOLUTELY random in the most AMAZING way!! She quite literally breathes another air- I'm sure of it!! And of course it doesn't help that she's a wee bit blonde ;) hehe...

Kate is a good 3 and a half years younger than me- but like all my greatest friends, our age gap never matters! It's quite literally like having a little sister, but you can kick them out when they get annoying- which has happened with Miss Kate, but in the most hilarious of ways!!

So I've decided to share with you the reasons why I LOVE KATE!!

1. She falls asleep playing Mario Kart on the Wii :) see below hehe... (boy she's gonna love me today!!)
2. I have known her since her life began! Her family and mine pretty much matched each others in terms of age and sexes of the kids! Which means I know her like the back of my hand, which is always fun!
3. She has one cooking specialty, which she treated me to once- that of Supernoodles!! She is DA MASTER!!
4. She likes sugar... A LOT!! She used to put sooooo much on her porridge on early seminary mornings... actaully maybe she's made out of sugar and that's why she's so crazy!! Makes sense!!
5. On a more serious note (perhaps the only serious thing I have to say hehe..) she is super de duperly musically talented- i.e. she can hear a song and work out how to play it on the piano- these sorts of musicians make me SICK!!! :D
6. She has a quite HILARIOUS relationship with her mum and dad, which is always funny to hear about...deary me...
7. She's just a wee bit of a hypochondriac- or should I just say she's very dramatic? She loves drama! I can still see her shocked drama/gossip face...fun fun fun!!
8. She is so easy to spook!! Like you can completely freak her out- and when she's really scared (just by telling a silly ghost story), she does this like tiger raw and puts her hands out in front of her like she's scaring off the scary...hehe...
9. My mum and dad are her best friends- like she goes to their house after she finishes school!! She used to do this when I was at home- but she still does it now- so I think she likes Shell and Florence more than me- I get little updates from my ma about how Kate is....just BRILLIANT!! And totally Kate!!
10. She is quite literally SUNSHINE in a wee body!! 

So here's to you Kate :) You make me smile, even when I just think of you!! :)

  The girl on the right isn't me :) But the left is defo Kate :) <3

Just Dance!!!

I am starting a new exercise regime.. well I am going to attempt to anyways!! And it revolves around just about my favouritist thing to do.... DANCING!! :) woop de woop!

My wonderful mother bought me the game 'Just Dance' (she's always trying to find a way to get me exercising ;) hehe..).. and today I went on it... and GIDDY AUNT!! I LOVE IT!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! Despite the silly sensor bar not picking up my smooth moves, and hence getting a poo score- I had an AMAZING sweaty betty time! The only one where I did half alright was the one that resembled a woman doing housework and rocking a baby..... just molly mormon typical!! At least I know where my real skills lie!! :D hehe.... So I have a feeling I will be sticking with this regime- got to at least give it a go for a week!

So this awesome dancyness, well it got me athinking- unbelievable I know!! Dancing makes me happy!! Like it fills me with alsorts of lovliness!! Gets rid of all kinds of stress and tiredness... makes it all go away!! :) So I think I shall dance through my days from now on- do a little jiggle and a wiggle anytime I feel stressed or worn down- and TA DA!! As good as new again! I may have to suggest this technique for my dad to use (he's a psychotherapist :)... it always works with my mum- that and singing very loud- which is something that I have also come to adopt....

Here's a clip from Grey's Anatomy that I caught the other day :) made me giggle lots :) and fits my dancing theory perfectly!!

Excuse the funky subtitles!!

So DANCE!! Because 'dancing makes you brave' :) hehe... xxx

The Awakenings of a Power Cut

Dave woke me up this morning to tell me we had no electricity- OH WHAT JOY- I thought... in a most sarcastic tone of course... Firstly we were in a bit of a panic, as we thought our electricity may have been turned off due to not paying a bill- as the silly NPower peeps keep sending letters to the previous owner even though we've contacted them *angry face!!!*.. However we soon discovered the power was gone to the whole street... So whilst the work men worked away (were LOTS of white vans- Dave was very pleased to see an ACTUAL engineer- not one of these silly technicians that call themselves engineers when they've not studied engineering- sensitive subject with Pippin- I shall just warn you hehe), so yes whilst they worked away for around 5 hours, these are the most momentous things I realised whilst in darkness (in a sense :)...

1. Never attempt to use the microwave to make yummy porridge for breakfast- the utter devastation and the realisation of your own stupidity is not worth it! Just eat Cheerios :)
2. When getting anything out of the freezer or fridge get it out super duper fast :) don't let the coldness escape!!
3. You realise (well I did)... just how much you love food- I was very concerned for our stocked up ickle freezer!! 
4. It's handy to have a gas cooker :) so you can still have a yummy hot dinner- we had jacket potatoes with cheese, tuna and sweetcorn, and a yummy green salad. DELISH!! Just make sure you have some matches!!
5. I was grateful for having lots of candles- even though we didn't need them it was nice to know they were there hehe...
6. You appreciate being able to go to the loo in the light!! Trust me!! Well especially if your toilet, and bathroom don't have windows in them.
7. You continue to turn light switches on even though you know they won't work.
8. There's a great appreciation for a good old telephone with a wire :) means you can still call your mummy and make sure there isn't anything you need to do to rescue the food!! 
9. Always have a good book! Davey Babes and I spent most of the morning/afternoon reading- and boy was it enjoyable :) Nothing beats a good ready read for a couple of hours!
10. You realise your addiction to facebook.. and all things internety... *hangs head in shame*
11. You wish you had a wind up radio!
12. And finally... once the power is back on, you realise you didn't really miss that much... I was kinda relaxing/napping when Dave gave me the tap to say the lights were on... and I just went back to sleep!! :)

So all in all.... I quite like powercuts :) Not that I'm praying for more or anything like that! It's just nice to know you can survive!! :D

It's My Life

And boy is my life amazing! And I feel somewhat humbled... all thanks to Comic Relief.

I always forget how Comic Relief, never brings me to tears of laughter, but to tears of sadness, and selfishness. This happened tonight. I was having a fun little night with Davey Baby- sent him out to buy some chocolate supplies and two red noses to show my support :) As you can see below...

Then I was just watching the Comic Relief-to be honest I was just waiting to see Take That-yeh baby!!! And then one of those clips came on... and I realised- I need to donate money... so I went online and donated... then Dave Tenant came on with another clip, showing kids in a hospital waiting for treatment for malaria- a completely preventable disease. There were just queues and queues of mothers with their children outside the hospital- just waiting for any hope possible. Watching this and Dave Tenants emotional response, really got me thinking. Then he pointed to us and said that he couldn't believe there are people who watch comic relief and don't donate-that person could have been me- and I really hope it's not you. After that clip, Adele sang 'Someone Like You', and I pretty much just burst into tears. For those of you that know me well, I'm very good at hiding my emotions.. but I could not help it. All I thought was how stupid and ungrateful I am, thinking that my life is tough because we don't have a car. But these people, and so many other people in the UK and else where, don't have homes, access to adequate healthcare, and there are still children who are living the first- and often last few years of life- suffering from malnutrition. So today I'm glad to say that I've provided money for two mosquito nets that cut the chance of getting malaria by 50%- and the feeling of knowing I may be saving someone's life, is far far far greater than the feeling of getting a car. I just hope this perspective on life sticks around- not just in me, but in a whole host of people. I can do so much more, even if it's just helping those around me...

So here's to a comic relief that was not so comical, but soooooo much more appreciated than ever before! What are you gonna do? :)
www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday

Mr and Mrs Patrick's Day :)

We have decided that this day belongs to us.. what's the point of having a last name if you can't use it for your own benefit! So sing praises and shower us with gifts :) Okay, you don't need to go that far- though it would be thoroughly appreciated!

To be honest I completely forgot it was even St. Patricks day- what kinda brit am I?? I realised once I went to institute and heard the wonderful YSA demonstrating their fairly adequate Irish accents.. So I am going to totally claim that Dave and I celebrated this splediferous day with a yummy meal. The meal was AMAZING!! Although it twas planned before the day began...

Anyways... I am just blabbing now... trying to create some big build up to of scrummy dinner.... *insert dramatic music here*.... we made homemade meatball subs!!! WAS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! Yep, definitely deserved everyone of those o's. Here's a piccy wicky of the amazingness!! (And yes most of my life- and hence this blog-revolves around food...hmmm I think I shall have a hot chocolate in a bit :)

Ok, it looked WAY better in person...and tasted EVEN better than it looked!!! Though, I think I filled mine a wee bit too much, making it rather messy and difficult to eat- but I still cleared the plate! Will defo be doing this again!!!

Oooooo hubby just asked if I wanted anything- so he's in the kitchen making me a hot choccy!! :)

So there's a dedication to St. Patrick's day :) Plus this gorge pic of me and Pippin, on holiday with the fam in sunny cornwall last summer!! (Love it because I look pretty and I ain't even got make up on, which is always very nice :) So happy Patrick's day..or whatever :) hehe...
Lots of Love

The Patrick Pair!!
xxxx

p.s.. I did a trial run of door knocking- but 8 out of 10 of the doors I knocked were out... and I had one 'no thank you'.. and one 'yes please'. So will be attempting this again Saturday :)

Oh Avon... how I love thee!!

For those of you that don't know... I am an Avon Lady :) and BOY am I proud of it!! Only been doing it the past couple of months, but I have already found that whenever I see other cosmetic adverts on tv I get very frustrated.. firstly because I truly believe Avon has some of the best stuff out there at awesome prices.. and secondly THEY'RE STEALING MY SALES!!! Hehe ;)

So, this past order I decided to treat myself to a couple of make up bits and bobs.... and GIDDY AUNT!! I am not even kidding!! It's floopin' AMAZING!! So here is my loot from the delivery today (and another thing, I get SUPER excited about the deliveries- it really is like Christmas :)

Apologies for the poor quality pic! So here we have an all over face brush, an angled blush brush, Colordisiac lipstick in satin sheets= BRIGHT PINK :) and ideal shade minerals foundation in 'shell'.

The first thing to shock you from this is the choice of a bright pink lipstick :) well to be honest I'm bored of boring make up :) well lips... and this lipstick not only last ages, pops, and makes my teeth look really white (always a bonus!!), but it is also scented with aphrodisiac scents :) so I have to fight Davey Baby off hehe....just kidding ;) don't want you to feel too uncomfortable reading this. This lipstick doesn't come out till brochure 8 (currently on 7), but as a representative I get to buy demos to try them out and talk endlessly about them to my customers (so today it's you lucky few.. whoever you are!! hehe).

The second thing that may surprise you from the selection (for those of you that know my make up habits), is that I have foundation!! I have NEVER worn foundation in my life- concealer here and there is as far as I go usually. This is because I'd convinced myself that wearing foundation would give me really bad skin, and spots- and to be honest, I love my skin.. This fear was probably not helped by all the orange girls at school who had pretty darn bad complexions... However, in becoming an Avon Lady (thinking of actually calling myself Lady Avon :) hehe) I decided that I would buy some simple powder just to even up my skin tone a wee bit- and I guess just as an experiment (as Avon has a 90 day money back guarantee on all products, so if it didn't work..bye bye- and yep this is me selling avon to you :) hehe... ANYWAYS!!! So I tried it today- with the all over face brush (which by itself is IMPRESSIVE due to its absolute utter softness..maybe I should carry it round brushing it on people's faces just to show how awesome it is!).. so yep.. tried it... and floopin' Nora... I could not believe how amazing it looked, and just how little I needed to put on to make my skin look that bit more flawless I guess... and it was so light... and well, it's safe to say this is DEFO a keeper!! :)

Lastly the blush brush- I was supposed to be getting a blush duo (soon to be in brochure 8 too), but it was out of stock for the mo, so they're gonna get it to me when they can! Sooo I had to use this even softer brush (yes that's right I said EVEN SOFTER) with some blusher I had in a wee compact make up set that I have (the brand shall not be named..hehe). And again.. I could not believe the results. The angle of the brush made it EASY PEASY to put on the blusher in the places where I wanted, and it helps to define cheek bones perfectly!! Usually, with somewhat regular (i.e not Avon :) brushes, the blush all just clumps in one area of the cheek, and you end up looking like you're either embarrassed, or you've just got in from the cold after a brisk walk- both of which are looks I do not particularly desire!!

So here's to a flawless, Reese Witherspoon like face (she is the face of Avon just incase you are wondering!!).

Oh!! And also another fab purchase- nothing to do with make up whatsoever- but still Avon :).. my thigh shaper :) - it can also be used for arms :)

For someone who hates exercise, this seems like a somewhat child friendly way to get me going- well at least tone me up a wee bit! Added bonus- unlike most exercise, I don't need to take my inhaler after using it, AND you can use it while sitting on the sofa watching tv!! Now that's what I call exercise :) LOVE IT!! And I will continue to love it as long as it doesn't cause me any unwanted aches- though as my mother the exercise junkie would say- 'Pain means it's working'. So we'll see how long it lasts hey?!

Tomorrow I am going to be brave and try handing out brochures door to door in our area!! Wish me luck- not a fan of the whole talking to strangers shabackle!! But hopefully Heavenly Father will give me courage- may even get a few missionary opportunities on the way!! Fingers crossed!! I'm sure I'll let you know how it goes... :)

Oh.. and of course!! If you're interested in ordering any WONDERFUL Avon products from me just let me know!! :)

Love...

Lady Avon xxx

Guilty Pleasures...

I have decided to let you in on one of my many guilty pleasure- Bridal Plasty...
You may be thinking...what the heck is this?? And rightly so as I had never heard of it till I came across it in my far too often channel flicking one Tuesday night.... At first I HATED it... but like any guilty pleasure, my love grew and grew... into a slightly obsessive interest... What's even worse is that the same thing has happened to hubby :) hehe :) He gets into tv programmes a wee bit too much- like he expresses his dissatisfaction with the various characters/peeps, loudly and clearly- it's quite hilarious really!!

So back to the brilliance of Bridal Plasty. Like the greatest and most dramatic of tv programmes- it is all american :) It is basically a competition for a wedding- not just ANY wedding but like a major celebrity worthy wedding. Each week they have various challenges with regards to the wedding day- like the cake, flowers and of course the dress, and each week one person is voted off. BUT... this is not it!!! As part of the celebrity package, each person who wins the challenges gets a plastic surgery of their choice- there and then!! NOT KIDDING!! Is CRAZY!! Like these women want to change their bodies SOOOOO much and half of them are half the size of me!!! INSANE!! But I think this is part of the reason why I LOVE IT!! Seeing all these psycho brides to be, fighting for surgery- then seeing them in A LOT of pain... rather satisfying methinks- so grateful for being a somewhat regular woman...well in comparison to these ladies at least!

Anyways..just thought I'd introduce you to the madness :) (btw Sky Living, 10pm Tuesdays :)
Oh and the challenge tonight was about bouquets.. so I want to show you mine- I LOVED THEM!! And guess what... my daddy put them together :) he's so clever!! (Love you Florence... and Shell of course!!)

I do like Mondays..

From what I can always remember Mondays have always been like trying to walk backwards with your eyes closed, in heels up a very steep uneven hill- unbalanced, difficult, and a bit too much like exercise (which is never enjoyable in my books!!). I have a feeling that a few people would agree with me on this! Therefore, I LOVE the following song... man it reminds me of travels in the car with ma and pa and their old school music :)

But I had a realisation, that I DO LIKE MONDAYS!!! SHOCK HORROR!!! :D Well at least this wonderful Monday... so here are my marvellous Monday moments!!

• I realised that I can still play the piano- I quite literally haven't played the piano- like properly in AAAGEEEES!! It truly sucks, and thus I hadn't really thought about the pleasure of playing the piano, and kinda forgot that I could play the instrument at all... That was until I was watching a TV advert, and Adele's 'Someone Like You' was playing in the background, and I thought how pretty the piano was, and then abra ka dabra!! I was like... I COULD PLAY THAT BECAUSE I PLAY THE PIANO!!! Sounds slightly crazy- but believe me, it was like being given a second chance on life- although this now makes me really want a piano :( may have to hijack the Institute building's piano tomorrow :D ooooo I'm excited..
• I only had 1 hour of lectures- at 2pm :D which meant a most wonderful lie in :) and being able to watch Gilmore Girls in my pjs, while eating a bowl of frostie's just relaxing- believe me this was AMAZING!!
• Got to listen to the awesome Bruno Mars album as I walked to uni- and I didn't need to take my inhaler :D :D :D 
• Did a wee exchange at Primark and got some beaut new chinos :) love love love- perfect for spring/summer :) 
• McD's for lunch :) 
• Getting EVEN MORE STUDENT MONEY!!! WOOP DE BLOOMING WOOP!! This means a car may well be on its way- yes that's right, a REAL ACTUAL DRIVABLE CAR!!! AHHHHHH!!! 
• Watching the Monday amazing night tv :) specifically ANTM :D :D and Glee- what's even better is that it's a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!! And then there's gonna be Britains Best Hairdresser, or whatever it be called :)
• Our wedding album is soon to be on its way :) 
• Had a HILARIOUS telephone call with my dad- he was feeding me liquorice alsorts over the phone- I tell you something- I think Shell and Florence are going crazy in each others company- all I can say is that it is a very good job they don't drink- they defo don't need any encouragement :) hehe. Oh how I love them!!
• All in all... I am SUPER DE DUPERLY BLESSED!! I will be saying lots of gratefuls in my prayers tonight.. and I hope you will too!

So here's to a Monday that was practically perfect in every way :)

One yummy weekend...

I LOVE FOOD!!! And it is not a secret... so this weekend has been pretty awesome in my books, just due to the yumminess that has passed hands!! Well has passed from hands into my mouth!! :D I have seriously just distracted myself thinking about all this food...hmmmm....
Okay concentrate Beth!! People are waiting tentatively to read this marvellousness..

So yesterday we met with the amazing peeps who are ma and pa :) a.k.a Shell and Florence :D They are my favouritist :D We went with Chroxy ;) hehe to a race track in Loughborough where my bro had a dream drive- he got to drive a R8 AND a lambogreenie (hehe.. so much more fun and easier to spell and say :) so super jealous- I'm a bit of an adrenaline junky!! So the rents met us there, and mummy dearest made some delicious food for us all to eat :D mummy is very good when it comes to food :) hehe... the highlights had to be her homemade cookies and brownies- sadly I only can show you a pic of a brownie- the cookies disappeared somewhere??? ;) hehe.... (I apologise for all the hehe's.. I don't know what's come over me!!) This is the last brownie- there's only half of it left now...

 Yep it's that amazing I took a pic of it from 2 angles :) And just learnt that the brownie has been nibbled my Mr. Pippin...so no more chocolatey goodness :( But anyways these are the BEST brownies you will EVER eat!! Period.

To todays yumminess!!! This was all due to the awesome Mr. Patrick. He cooked sunday dinner all by himself :D wouldn't even except any help. So this alone made me very happy... but then when the following appeared before me.. I thought I might be dreaming (especially after watching Inception last night).. it was like a Cinderella moment... *twinkle twinkle*.. first there was the chicken..

Look at this beauty.... luckily for me Dave doesn't like skin...and let me tell you this skin was soooooo good.... all lemony and herby and the perfect crispiness. And he spiced it all up perfectly :) yummy yummy...
Then I was presented with the veg...and boy was there a lot of it (there's a plate of it still in the fridge :)...

A LOT OF YUMMY VEG!!! Then there was the yorkshire puds- the first ever made since being married, and they were just the perfectess things I ever did see..

And yes there is an uncanny resemblance to Aunt Bessie's, but trust me they were all Davey Babys!! (Got mess in the kitchen to prove it!) And yep he made 12!! So there's 5 in the freezer hehe... and altogether it looked like this.. (yep I took a photo of it all...food appreciation definitely..)

Oh and there was gravy- but didn't get a pic of that- that may have been going too far...if only there had been bread sauce... but I think I can forgive him this once ;) hehe

So here's to food!!! Let me know any of your weekend yummy moments!!! Love, love, love... B xx

I've had the time of my life...

Today I am having a day of mixed emotions!! (By the way I think I am on the mend cold and flu-ie wise). I guess I'll start with the occurrences of very late last night...or very early this morning... let's just say after midnight!!

Around this time, I came to the realisation that it was officially 6 months since Dave and I got hitched :) man time really does flyyyyyyyy!!! So I decided to be all cheesy (Pippin is more of the cheesehead if I'm honest), and I put on Bruno Mars' "Marry You" (btw I LOVE Bruno Mars' album!), and we danced our way through it. It's safe to say that I was pretty dead after that- had no energy all day, and that was pretty much all the movement I did all day!! So we went to bed feeling all cheesy and happy!

These past 6 months really have been AMAZING!! Marriage is totally my thing- and I think Davey Babes fits in with it all rather well too...ha.. he just peeked over my shoulder and saw me writing this and did a cute clappy thing (yep Pippin can be cute..he like's to put it on :) and said that reading my blog is his favourite thing to do! See how AWESOME he is!! So to be cheesy once more, I thought I better upload one of our AMAZING wedding pics by awesome Tom Arber..... ta daaaa.....

This is Dave's favourite- he thinks it's "shexxxxy"...hehe...

Anyways.. if there's one thing I've learned today, and in the past few weeks, that is that I am soooooo grateful to know that I can be with my amazing David Patrick for all eternity, and that death is definitely not the end of our relationship with each other, and also with our amazing families. I have felt this so strongly mainly due to two sad happenings, that kinda shocked me in a way.

The first was related to an old friend of mine from my "home" stake (area). She is married to a lovely young man in the air force. I was already so impressed with her- I really don't know how I'd manage to be away from my hubby for so long, and be so constant and brave even though I may not know where and how he is doing. She (and her sister) are truly examples of strong wives to me- even though their only in their 20s like me. This beautiful young woman's husband was on the bus in Germany where a man came on the bus and started shooting, killing two of the airmen (was in the news). I cannot even begin to imagine what was going through her mind when the news reached home that her husband may be in danger. Immediately my prayers went out to her and those involved. Thankfully, her husband was not hurt. But one of the young men who passed on, was a 25yr old member of the church, who left a young wife and 2 young children. You always see such sad and terrible things on the news, but I often feel so detached from it. But this time, I could not escape it. I admire these wives and husbands, men and women sooo much. Thank you.

The second only really came to my view this morning- the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The first thought that came to me when I saw this was another beautiful old friend of mine. Her boyfriend is serving his mission for the church in Tokyo, and my heart went out to her, and his family. So of course fb was the first place to go- and again, thankfully, he, and all other missionaries were safe.

The world's becoming a scary place... I shouldn't really be surprised as I know it's going to get worse before it gets better... but it kinda makes you realise what is really important in your life. My husband is my number 1- and it is such a relief to know that whatever tragedy befalls us here on earth, we will be with each other in happiness in the next. So all I ask for now is a bit of courage and calmness, to get through any hard days that may be coming... and I wish the same for all of you too!

Now to cheer this blog up a bit, I wish to share a wee gem with you... I have the odd song, that in it's entirety I can't stand, but there's always that one bit that gets you boosted with all sorts of lovely goodness!! So here's to Black Eyed Peas 'The Time (Dirty Bit).

My magic moment occurs between 50sec and 1min 15, and then is repeated throughout :) the rest of the song I couldn't really care for!!

So here's to love, laughter, marriage, and having the time of our lives :D
(here endeth the cheese) xx

The Comforts of Trashy TV

I'm ill... still... which doth not pleaseth me the least bit...
To put it lightly, I think I have the Niagara Falls in my head, and lets just say, it hasn't stopped running :( Mansize tissues don't seem so manly anymore :( *sniff sniff* My nose is red raw from all the wiping :( sadtimes....

Well there are 3 things that have always seen me through the MANY colds I have had in my somewhat short lifetime...
1. Lucazade (preferably not the original flavour :( )
2. Galaxy Ripples
3. Daytime Television

Today I have only had number 3- but don't feel sorry for me- Dave got me 2 cream cakes :D yum yum... and cooked tea :) so 1 and 2 were kinda taken care of. Although if I'm still feeling this rough tomorrow, I may have to resort to them (and what a sacrifice that will be! hehe....).

I LOVE daytime tele and all its trashy goodness. This love goes all the way back to my childhood :) I remember being like 8 and being super excited when I was off ill because I got to watch all the education kids programmes, and Bargain Hunt... yes that's right... Bargain Hunt, with Mr. Dickenson, and his orangey faced self... and there was also the other orange guy Dale Winton, and Supermarket Sweep- I would actually DIE to be on that programme- I would be so super awesome on it with my ma! Woop woop....

Daytime tele is a bit more dramatic nowadays though- plus there's all the extra channels... so the options are really and truly endless.... So I thought I'd give you a wee peep into my day, and tell you of the few wondrous things I watched this morning and afternoon...

Firstly... Maury... now this is pretty much Jeremy Kyle on steroids!!! NOT EVEN KIDDING!!! The drama was IMMENSE!! It's very very american- but giddy aunt did I love it... I'll give you one piece of the crazy drama- there was this guy, who was the father to 6 kids (all under like 3) to 3 different women- all at the same time!! And they didn't know about each other!! Was CRAZY!!! Anyways... you shall just have to watch it-it's on Sky Living in the mornings :)

Next there was Jeremy Kyle- not so exciting, but still very much enjoyable... can't really remember what happened- I may have drifted off to sleep during this...

Then there was Loose Women- which I LOVE to HATE!! Feminists drive me crazy!!! Just imagine if there was a programme called Loose Men, where they were as rude as these ladies-oh wait a minute... Top Gear ;) hehe and I actually love topgear WAAY more!! Anyways...these loose ladies weren't too bad today- actually made me giggle a wee bit... but yeh...

My love of TV most definitely extends to the evenings- but that's a WHOLE other post- I am a tv series junkie... HONEST!!!

So I shall love and leave you... and go eat some ice cream to drown my sickly sorrows :) and :( xx

Sucky sucky sucky!

Being ill sucks.. that's all I have to say today! So I'm putting this video up to cheer me and anyone else up :) Whatever you do... don't laugh :)

Manic Moments

I have inherited many wonderful traits from my mum :) I even look like her- which makes me very happy :) But I have also inherited, one slightly sometimes problematic trait- that of worrying. I am a MAJOR worrier- worry pretty much about everything- not all to the same degree, but I am very aware of most things... This can be advantageous, as I always know what's going on, and am rather organised. However, at other times it can be quite stressful and unwanted... and this results in rather saddening "manic moments"- well this is what I'm gonna call them from now on anyway... My worries usually just go round in my head, and have no real effect on my mood or behaviour. But when a manic moment slowly creeps over me, it changes my mood completely- I go from relaxed Bethy Bonss... to super quiet and huffy Elizabeth...

I had a manic moment today- and now (as is common with such moments) I look back at it feeling tremendously silly...

It all started with a text from my bro (he's awesome) saying that he wouldn't be able to take us to the Chapel for our Faith in God Activity... this is understandable as he isn't a taxi- and he had lots of very important uni work to do... However this pretty much triggered off my moment.... I started thinking how rubbish it is that we don't have a car, and how we'll have to get a taxi, and a taxi costs money...and all this money will add up etc... before you know it World War III blew up in my mind. I then realised that this would also mean that we wouldn't have a key to get into the Chapel- the equivalent to a nuclear explosion in my worries... and then my cold symptoms (thanks to Dave's germs :( ) started to feel like they were mounting up too... All of this was going on in my head, but Dave, the darling he is, noticed that something was up. Davey Baby is a pretty handy person to have around in such situations as he's the opposite to a worrier- he's more of a what happens happens sort of a person, and doesn't see the point of worrying when there's nothing to worry about. He solved the whole shabackle- and there really wasn't anything to be worried about- which often always is the outcome of manic moments.

In the end our Faith in God pancake evening went perfectly pancakely well!! Dave did all the cooking- he is the pancake master!! (We'll be having pancakes again tomorrow with the missionaries for dessert, so we really will be pros!!). And the kids were awesome!! Their personalities are amazing...you can already imagine the sort of people they are going to grow up to be, and they really set me straight! That and the beautiful face of Katie :) she's the happiest most beautifulest woman I know- she's always smiling :D and people like that always help in a worriers life :D

So... if you are prone to manic moments... don't worry..you can make it through them and come out on top! Just keep amazing happy relaxed people around you, make a quick call to your mum, and say a little prayer in your head!! The perfect cure!!

I shall sleep peacefully tonight- as long as Pippin doesn't fidget as much as he did last night *sighs and shakes head*.. I'll tell you about his fidget bottom antics another day... Sweet, unworried dreams to all!! :) xx

Not so eggtastic :(

It's Pancake Day tomorrow- and the thought of cooking pancakes for half a dozen 8-12 yr olds with firm minds put me into a slight panic. This is not because cooking scares me, or pancakes scare me- or even that the children scare me (even though I was thrashed in both an arm wrestle and thumb war by 8 and 11yr old sisters- shamed :( ), it is simply because I DON'T DO EGGS!!!

Eggs are yummy to eat- in all their many forms... but me cracking an egg... unimaginable...

This fear originates from dreaded Food Technology lessons in high school. Cooking was defo my place- but when there was any baking happening--- big no no! One lesson I believe we were making cakes of some sort, and I was cracking perhaps the second of only probably 5 eggs I have ever cracked in my life. I was stood next to my working bench, with the nice plastic stool underneath, and was tap tap tapping away at my egg- at this point eggs and I had a rather mutual relationship. But that all changed when the egg cracked open and ended up on the stool rather than anywhere near the bowl :( Because I was too scared to tell my teacher (Food Tech teachers were known to be witches and dragons) I just scooped the egg off the stool and into the bowl :) Nobody died from the making of those cakes....

So basically since then I have been.... well there's no other way to put it.. traumatised!! In baking lessons after that I would get my mum to crack my egg beforehand and put it in a little tupperware tub for me :D sorted!!!! Hehe... Now, don't think I'm a coward, as I have tried since to crack eggs, and have continued to meet failure... This is why I am so blessed with a hubby who is an AWESOME egg cracker- he can do it with one hand and EVERYTHING!! So my egg worries have somewhat subsided!

HOWEVER.... It seems that my egg incidents have affected my whole baking abilities- that is that anything with eggs in- even when not cracked by me- have a vendetta against me and refuse to do what they're told (or what they're supposed to do as indicated by the recipe books :)

So when I finally plucked up the courage to put our first lot of batter in the pan today (as a practice run for tomorrow night...hehe...), I was AMAZED as to the outcome!! It was a most perfect pancake!!! I wish I had a photo as evidence of this momentous occasion.. but I couldn't just leave it there waiting for me to snap it-- it needed urgent munching :)

Sadly... I think it was just beginners luck of sorts... as no latter pancake met the same standards- they were delicious- but not like my mummys :( which is what I always aim to achieve...

So I have decided, that's it for me and eggs- it's over!! Dave shall be the baker- I shall be the dinnermaker :D SORTED!!!

...*goes and locks the eggs away in the fringe..checking that there's no way they can escape*...

The Perfectly Picnicing Patrick Pair

So Dave and I have been married for nearly 6 months, and I have had my driving license for 29 months... yet there is no car... and there has never been any driving :(

Obviously not having a car saves us money- which as married students is a BIG YES YES.... but it most definitely has its disadvantages... one being that Dave and I are a hermit pair.... travel costs a bomb... and to be honest we do enough walking during the week to and from uni and here and there to even consider taking adventures outside on weekends- at least in these undecisive weather months!!

So last night... we were kinda bumming around, doing this and that... and decided that we wanted to do something 'adventerous' today. So I went online to look at free things to do in Leeds (told you we were poor..hehe)- and well... wasn't all that great- plus we'd have to transport ourselves to these places.. which given our laziness is a big no no... so I decided to be all creative and suggest that we have an indoor picnic :) no television allowed :)

So picnic we did :) to be honest I was rather excited about this... I LOVE PICNICS!!! And it was kinda a reminiscense of previous dates of Pippin and I- except we were privileged to be outside on those occasions. Anyways... we marched round the corner to Sainsbury's to collect our picnicy delights...and I went in my new heels :) my first EVER venture out in public.... IN HEELS :) Dave was concerned for my balance (personally I think he didn't want to look too short in public), but I returned from our expedition with both ankles and feet intact- and the pain was very much minimal :) much to my joy :) now wondering whether I'd be able to make it to uni in them... hmmmm maybe I should build up to that..... anyways.. (I like saying 'anyways') I think it's time I introduced you to these BEAUTIES!! I apologise for my not so well painted toenails and scruffy jeans- I looked much more presentable today :) prepare yourself for the big reveal..... *deep breath...*

Hmmmm.. I think I am in love... it's true that I am a bigamist when it comes to heels :)....

So we brought our scrumptious food home... and sorted out the living room, before putting out our primani picnic blanket and cushions :) I really wanted to put all the food in our picnic cool bag too, but I think Dave thought this was going too far (sadtimes).

And this was our feast :) (I'm getting the hang of this photo uploading malarky!!)

Lots of yummy grub as you can see!! By this point I could barely contain my excitement.. and started feasting away :) I made a new discovery that crackers and sour cream and chive dip is GOOOOOOOOOOOD... I also made sure to load a plate with the essentials...of which I shall explain furtherous...

Here we can see (although the pic is upside down for some reason...stupid) half a french baguette.. one tomato, a slice of ham (though in total I had 2 or 3:) and a chunk of mature chedder cheese :) yum yum... Now the aim, and necessity with regards to this plate of scrummy yumminess is to pretty much shove it all in your mouth at the same time. For you who are not so blessed with a mouth as mahoosive as mine, you may have to build up to this tremendous event over time- but let me tell you it is worth it!!! :)

After munching my way through this and other bits and pieces, Dave and I came to a realisation that we perhaps got a bit more food than required by our two stomachs...this saddened me slightly... as in my opinion there really wasn't that much food. I concluded that perhaps being outside is a necessity for having a picnic, as the fresh air expands your stomach :D you can't tell me that doesn't make sense!!! But this shall not stop us from having a Sunday afternoon picnic tomorrow... indoors :) don't want to be wasting any food now do we!!!

Oh... and before I toddle off and depart from this madness... Davey Babes and I experienced another revelation... that the butter we have, we've had since we got married- I think that makes it legendary!!! And it's still going strong!! So I thought I should dedicate a small part of my blog to it :) Ta da!!!...

All in all the picnic was a success... although the whole shabackle lasted much less than expected.... *waddles off to eat strawberries*.....

To Blog or Not to Blog.....that is the question!!

Well I guess this is your answer....
I hath been pondering on the whetherabouts of writing such a blog (yes I do like to talk silly- a ickle warning for you :)... and, here and now sitting in some random engineering building, being a devoted wife, waiting for my husband to finish uni... I have decided that it is time to reveal my most wonderful life unto you!! Whoever you may be! So I'll apologise in advance :)

For some reason I feel like I need to like -Insert Prologue Here- if that's even the right word???? So I shall give you a wee summary of my life so far....hmmm this could be more difficult than I first thought...hmmm....

So I was born on the 24th January 1991 to the BEST PARENTS EVER!!! (Don't worry.. I am sure there will be a whole blog or two devoted to them :) I also have an amazing brother and sister- both older :) making me the youngest- and no I was not spoilt despite what my siblings might exclaim! I was named ELIZABETH PAMELA VINGOE nice huh?? :) a.k.a. Beth, Bethy Bonss, Wifey, Bethy Babes, Mrs Patrick, Smelly, my parents used to call me trumpet trousers, ( :D ) and various other names- to be honest I'll respond to pretty much anything except Liz- that is a BIG NO NO!!

My childhood and teen years were full of love and laughter and amazing friends.. and it still continues to be the case today!

And then..(insert big dramatic music here)....I decided to get married on Sept 11th 2010, Mr. David Patrick..a.k.a Dave, Davey Baby, Hubby, Pippin, Batman, Robert Pattinson look-a-like, Rod Stewart look-a-like, David Tennant look-a-like... and one of the primary children at church even said he looked like Jesus. So all in all not a bad combination methinks!!!

It's safe to say that getting married to Davey Baby is the best decision of my life so far! :) Closely followed by my choice to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints- without either my life would have no purpose or sense...(okay there was your cheese for this post :)

I have to say.. I am a very good choice maker :) of course there is an odd choice that I get wrong (like deciding to stay in bed 30mins longer this morning...thus making me miss my lecture :( )... but my outstanding choices- such as buying a BEAUTIFUL bag and top from topshop, and trousers and shoes from Primark- totally counteract that, along with taking out TONS (and I mean tons!!) of books out of the library :) So be at peace...all is right in the world once more....

Now I really feel like I could just write MILLIONS now... but I shall refrain from doing so... gotta keep ya hooked ya know ;) plus..Hubby has arrives :D big smiley time :D
I may attempt to add some sort of photo later on if I'm feeling daring... rather new to this blogging marlarky ('marlarky' is one of my favourite words- as too is 'methinks').

So ta'ra me luvs!!! Safe travels!!! MWAH MWAH MWAH......