For Valentines Day Seany booked the most beautiful hotel in Birmingham for us. The little cutie got us a lovely room at the Radisson Blu hotel in the city center. He knew I'd always wanted to stay at 'the big blue hotel' and made sure I did.
We checked in just after 2pm, after an emergency stop at Primark for a black belt as I'd forgot to pack mine oops. We then went straight up to our beautiful room and admired the gorgeous view. The room was perfect. Me and Sean relaxed with a few cups of complimentary tea before taking a shower and getting ready to go for dinner.
Our rucksacks in front of the view from the hotel room (I thought this was cute!)
The view from our lovely hotel room at the Radisson Blu
Our super comfy bed for the night
Our cute valentines cards to each other
Hotel bathroom goodies (these always come home with me haha)
The floor to ceiling windows in our hotel room
The beautiful bunch of roses I had bought for me
Spicy chips at Handmade Burger
My delicious burger
We had our Valentines dinner at Handmade Burger in the Bullring and it was delicious. We've never had a bad meal there but this was just amazing! I would 100% recommend eating there!
After dinner we made a little stop at Build a Bear Workshop and made our own teddy bears before heading back to our room.
All dressed up for dinner at Handmade Burger
Also all dressed up for my Valentines meal
The bear I made at the Bear Factory
Sean very excited to be making his own bear
When we got back I cracked open a couple bottles of wine and we sat looking out over Birmingham. I can't even begin to explain how lovely and relaxing it is just watching the world go by, especially when you can see for miles.
Just before midnight we settled down to watch Bad Grandpa which is actually hilarious. We must have kept our neighbors awake with our laughing. After the film finished we decided to get some sleep but set our alarms for 7am so we could watch to sun rise over the city.
Looking down on the road from our hotel room
I wouldn't be valentines night without drinking wine in the candlelight now would it?
View from our hotel room at night
Looking out the window waiting for the sun to rise
At 7 we woke up and waited for the sunrise. I couldn't really get a good photo, but it was lovely. We had a couple more hours sleep before waking up for a yummy full English breakfast and check out.
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On Sunday me and Sean went to Cadbury World in Bournville with my family. I'd been before years and years ago and I was really looking forward to taking Sean as he had never been. I love our days out and I just wanted to show you guys a few pictures from our fun day trip!
Beanville can be found by taking a go on the Cadabra ride
The outside of the original Cadbury factory // An optical illusion inside Cadbury world
Inside the Cadbury world factory
A poster inside Cadbury World // My entrance ticket for Cadbury World
We basically spent the day eating free chocolate, learning where it comes from and being shown how its made. There's loads of fun bits like the Cadabra ride and having your photo taken in front of a green screen.
As you can see me and Sean took full advantage of the the green screen and ended up with the last photo! I'm sure I used to get a lot more free chocolate when I visited back in the early 2000's however, but I can't complain, I'm just sad because I absolutely LOVE Cadburys chocolate!
The Cocoa Tree Forest
Obligatory photos whilst on the Cadbury World tour
Of Course we had to have a photo in front of the green screen! Who knew we would be so good at riding chocolate waves?!
Cadbury World is amazing and I would advise anyone, chocolate lover or not, to take a trip. Now I'm quite lucky and Cadbury world is literally a 10 minute drive from my house but it's definitely worth going even if you don't live in the Midlands! It's a great day out for families, and couples alike and they even do deals on tickets if you're lucky!
Have you ever been to Cadbury World in Birmingham? Did you love it?
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It's that time of the month again - time for a round up of my favourite things. This month I'm going to be talking about Jewelry, Makeup, and general beauty products!
So here are my favourite things this month...
Elephant earrings from Topshop // Red Collection 2000 Lipstick
Favorite piece of jewelry : Elephants earrings from Topshop. If you read my blog you will know how much I love elephants! When I saw these little beauts in the Topshop sale for £2.50 I knew they had to be mine! I've worn these almost every day I've had them and I don't think i'll stop loving them anytime soon.
Favorite makeup item : Collection 2000 #1 Prohibition. I had been looking for a new darker lipstick for a while and I saw this gorgeous colour in Superdrug for £3.99. The photo makes this shade look a lot brighter but it's actually a fairly deep pinky/red. It's a lovely colour and it was a good price so that's why it's my favorite.
Glitter nail varnish from Technic // Mango hand cream from L'Occitane
Favorite beauty product : L'Occitane Mango flower hand cream. I had this bought for me for Christmas and I love it. It smells beautiful and sorts out my dry hands. As I've said before, I suffer with very dry skin and I'm always looking for things that help and although it could be better, nothing beats how this smells!
Favorite Nail varnish : Technic 'mad Alice'. I wore this nail varnish for New Years and loved it so much I've worn it a few times since. It was only 99p and you know I love a good bargain!
So those were some of my favourite things from this month!
What have you been loving lately?
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Just a snippet of my amazing year
I've decided to enter the 'Moments that mattered' competition to win an Ipad mini. I saw the competition over at awaywiththefairiesblog.com and wanted to show you guys the moments that mattered to me the most in 2013.
By far the most important thing to me this year was all my holidays and spending time with the people closest to me. This year I went to Paris for the first time and it was completely amazing. I did all the general touristy things like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Along with a day trip to Paris I also spent a couple of days in Disneyland - the happiest place on earth!
I also went to Kavos for a week long girls holiday. We basically just got drunk and sunbathed but it was so so fun and I can't wait for this years girls trip! Though hopefully we won't flood the bathroom in the next hotel!
Me and Sean went away on our first ever holiday this year too. We went to sunny Spain for a week of relaxing and all inclusive food! We spent a day in the gorgeous city of Barcelona (which we navigated all by ourselves!) and watched some of the best cabaret acts I've ever seen. It was just such a lovely week.
In October I also managed to get a couple of days off work to go to Cornwall. Me, Sean, Mom and Dad booked a last minute holiday to Newquay and had a fabulous time. I'd never been before but I wasn't disappointed. We also got to spend a day in the beautiful town of St Ives which is my favorite place in the UK.
So Those were the Moments that mattered to me most in 2013, what are yours?
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