Lately

On  the bank holiday Monday me and the boyfriend made a last minute decision to make the most of our day off together go and visit a safari park! I worked all weekend but fortunately we both had the Monday off. The weather was absolutely beautiful so we picked up some snacks, packed some suncream and a camera and made our way to a safari park.

As it was a bank holiday it was super busy, the actual process of driving through the safari park was long! I'm talking hours. Most of the time it felt like sitting in a very long traffic queue. Normally this may have been irritating but the sun was shining and seeing all of the animals along the way made it worth it. In particular seeing the two beautiful elephants. I don't think I can explain how much I love elephants! Once we'd spent hours making our way around the safari part we parked up and had a little mooch around. This park also had amusement rides and other animals located within the park. We went on a couple of rides, which was highly amusing. My boyfriend isn't one for rides. He enjoyed them in the end but watching his reactions were hilarious. We ended the day by grabbing a bag of chips, sitting on a picnic bench and enjoying the sunshine before heading home. 

I loved our day out together, despite how busy it was. It was one of those fun, light hearted days. 

There was a nice week or so of rain-free days and sunshine. When me and the boyfriend had bit of free time together and weren't stuck in work we tried to make the most of it by getting out and about. This usually consisted of jumping in the car and finding nice places to have a mooch and a walk around. Below: the view by the docks and taking the dogs for a walk :)

                                                                                                                                                                    






I had last weekend off so me and the boyfriend spent a couple of days back home. Well back home for me anyway. I live a little way away from where I grew up so I often go back and visit some family and friends. This time around my boyfriend joined me. It was a lovely laid back weekend full of delicious home cooked meals, bowling, drinks and movies. You can't beat a catch up with loved ones especially when it's been a couple of months since your last visit. 

What have you all been up to lately?

Lately

I've been particularly impressed with myself for saving up those pennies. It was a NYs resolution of mine and I've surprised myself by how well I've managed to stick to it. Avoiding the shops and working most weekends has helped massively! In the last week or two I have treated myself here and there. But over the last couple of weeks I've mainly been taking it easy and pottering about with the boyfriend, getting in to a good book, working my way through my stash of Lush products and enjoying the odd bit of sunshine. 

{I love a good cup of coffee and a slice of cake, although in this case a Tiramisu in a teacup. Delicious!}

A hot bubble bath and a good book definitely can't be beaten after a long day at work.  Me Before You has been on my 'to-read list' ever since a good friend reccommended it to me. I've only just finished it and I loved it. It didn't take me long to get stuck in to the story.

Below: I had to include this cute little picture I took a week or two ago. The sun was shining, I was sat in my back garden and this little munchkin was bouncing in circles around me. She is so adorable. Although sunny days can be short lived, it makes a change seeing blue skies and sunshine instead of the usual wind and rain.  I guess I wasn't the only one enjoying the sunshine! :)

What have your last couple of weeks consisted of?

Photo Diary #3

{Starting from top left-clockwise}

-Never too old for one of these

-I picked up some Wonka nerds! These bring back memories!

-Look who my mum found in her suitcase whilst packing for holiday :)

-Cute little candle holder lantern that I picked up earlier this week in a lovely little shop

-Sparkly glitter iphone case from Accesorize

-My fish tail braid attempt

-My naughty rabbit eating all of the plants

-Eating a bit too many jelly beans - they're addictive!

-There has been so much rain this week in England! Makes me wish I was back here in the sunshine

Photo Diary #2

{Starting from top left - right}

 -The beach in the evening on holiday

-A yummy Pina Colada

-Camel ride!

-Window view from the plane on the way home

-A mini pampering session

-My little graduation bear :)

Thought I'd add a little photo diary post today. I'll probably add more very soon as I have a lot more photos on my actual camera, the above were just a couple that were on my phone. I love posts like these and creating collages (so feel free to leave a link if you have something similar on your blog). I think posts like these are lovely to look back on - scrap book comes to mind here. Not to mention that I love taking pictures anyway. I just need to find the time to organise my pictures file on this laptop... it's.a.MESS ;) 

Photo Diary

{Starting from top left - right}

-A gorgeous breakfast tray at a lovely hotel that me and the boyfriend stayed at to celebrate me passing my degree.

-I had to take a picture of these pretty lilies that are growing in my back garden.

-When it was hot! A walk, lunch and some ice cream by the river.

-Chocolate cake preparation. Yummy.

-My gorgeous ginger boy sleeping on my lap.

 -I received these yesterday as a little 'pick me up' from my boyfriend after having a bit of a rubbish week last week - such a thoughtful surprise, I love them.

I love seeing little collages like these that people put up on their blogs. I think it's a nice way to summarise what you have been doing, seeing, loving, wearing and so on. The list goes on.  I love taking pictures and being able to look over memories or creative/inspirational pics. Although sometimes I don't take enough pictures! 

Anyway here is my little collage for you all today. This includes a small handful of random (could say everyday) pictures taken from over the last couple of weeks. In future I'll add more, was just having a little play around on Picasa. I hope everyone is having a lovely week. Enjoy :)