7lbs



...Is exactly how much weight I'd put on by the time I returned from 2 weeks in Texas. Damn those tasty Texan desserts.

Shooting handguns:
doesn't burn any calories, sadly.

 

 

At BJ's restaurant they have something called Pozookies: a freshly baked cookie topped with a dollop of ice cream. My fave was the white chocolate macadamia nut. And the Oreo. And not forgetting the classic milk chocolate chip.

 

 

Then there are the frozen yogurt bars (you have to pronounce it Yo-Gurt like an American, cos if you say with a British accent it really doesn't hit the ear right). You have to get enough frozen yogurt to justify the sprinkles. And seeing as you pay based on weight, and the sprinkles weigh far less than the yo-gurt, they really glare at you if you outstay your welcome at the sprinkle station.

 

 

 

I won't even start on the pizzas, the burgers, the steaks, the buffalo wings, the nachos or the sandwiches. I already did, and it cost me one waistline.

 

Upon my return, I've set to work ordering a cr@p load of stuff for the wedding, now that we're only 63 days away, according to the countdown app on my phone. I've ordered the sweets for the tuck shop from Handy Candy such as Cola Cubes (it's getting fizzy), strawberry laces (cos we're tying the knot), lemon bon bons (they're bonny good), liquorice allsorts (allsorts of yummy) and flying saucers (can't think of a pun good enough for them yet). I've also ordered a marshmallow sweet tree from Kezabel's Creations on ebay, who said they can tie in our colour scheme by sourcing pastel green marshmallows!

 

Logan helping with the gardening

 

While I was away Chris was soldering on in the garden, which is really starting to look like a good space now. Although it is a bit sparse on nice greenery. Then I saw an advert for the RSPB promoting ways we can all make our gardens more nature friendly, such as growing bee friendly plants and getting bug houses. I definitely intend on following some of the guidance and urge others to do so too. When we eventually have a big enough garden we even want to have a try at amateur bee keeping, you can get starter bee keeping kits online!!

 

P.S. The Next 2013 Summer sale starts tomorrow at 8am online. Set your alarm or I'll get there first and buy EVERYTHING.