Something good can work

Hello again, remember me? It’s almost been a week since my last update, and all I can blame is juggling three contracts at the one time and having the guinea pigs back home 🙂 Last weekend was my birthday, thank you so much to everyone who left me lovely birthday messages here and on twitter ♥ And the awesome cards I received in the post from Gem, Ruth and Ella. Have quite a few pictures to follow here, a little summary of my birthday weekend:

Awoken by David with breakfast in bed. French toast, bacon and maple syrup. So good!

Went over to my mums in the afternoon to see her, Aaron, Tyler, and my gran and papa. She made us the most awesome lunch as usual (man I miss her cooking SO much) and then she brought in this peculiar looking parcel…

After lunch, presents and a good old catch up, I thought it was time for cake. But why would she bring cake in a box?

Wahhh! Lots of little cakes 🙂

After we had scoffed a few, I tried to rearrange them neatly to take a picture (obviouslyyy) My Mumma knows me too well, and rather than getting me a full birthday cake, she got this box of treats from her new favourite shop – a gorgeous french patisserie in the west end of Glagsow. It contained strawberry macaroons, strawberry tarts, lemon meringues, and profiteroles with a toffee topping. They were all so dinky and tasted amazing. Thanks mum 🙂

Then it was time for David to head back to his parents and me to head home and set up for my sleepover. Cocktails and home baking ahoy!

Lots of yummy food for the girls.

Costco cupcakes with a sprinkle of edible glitter.

Beverages for the evening.

Bits and bobs for the drinks.

Sushi platter ♥

Oreo birthday brownies from Luisa (her cooking/baking rocks my world!)

1 half of team sleepover.

Jenn pretty much nailed the birthday cake – a giant cupcake 🙂

We had such a fun night, drinking, laughing, eating, gossiping, and watching silly videos on youtube. And a rather embarrassing incident on behalf of yours truly which left everyone in stitches when we were sat round opening my cards and presents. I am aware though, I have more pictures of food up there, than what I do of me and my friends! 🙁 It was an absolute hoot, made me wonder why exactly we stop having nights like this when we turn 17/18? What makes us too grown up to have big ‘girls nights in’ like this, just like we did when we were still in high school. It was a strange sight waking up and seeing a sea of covers and heads dotted about my living room. But once one person woke up (around 10am) everyone else followed and I felt like a right mother hen putting the kettle on for more than 2 people (that’s all I’m used to!)

A few ladies had to head home early, but then a small group of us went to Wetherspoons just around the corner for a proposed breakfast (which ended up being lunch by the time we’d rounded up the troops and walked over) It was a total joy getting all my nearest and dearest round to the house for the evening, and for most of them it was the first time they’d been over seeing I live a little bit further out the way now. So I really appreciate them all making the journey, and the awesome gifts they gave me too! 🙂 I was totally overwhelmed at how well my friends know me. I know that might sound silly, but every gift and every card I was given just screamed ‘Ayden’ (well not quite literally, or I would have had the fright of my life)

I was thinking of doing another post showing some of the pressies I received and things I’ve bought with my gift cards etc over the past week. Or is that a really uncool thing to do? I’ll leave it up to you lot. But it’s the biggest ‘haul’ I’ve had in a while 🙂

Tomorrow night David is taking me away to a lovely little boutique hotel in North Berwick. This weekend away by the coast was my birthday present from him. So I look forward to totally unwinding, and being treated to a lovely meal on Saturday night. I hope it will be sooner rather than later when it comes to my next update. I’m juggling a couple of jobs at the moment and also getting to meet Gem on tuesday which will be lovely 🙂 I’m going to go and get my overnight bag ready for tomorrow, but hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you’re upto. Stay classy San Diego!

Ayden x