Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I think this is the first year I haven't done any sort of advent countdown/blogging, and I'm afraid it's not a white Christmas here as I've lost the coding for falling snowflakes - I'm sorry :(

Nonetheless, I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas day with family and friends, and to those who don't celebrate Christmas, have a lovely holiday.

Spread love, be full of laughter, and eat until you can't!

♥

I love you

xxx

Happy Holidays!

Hello!

I'm just writing this to wish everyone, wherever you are, a very merry Christmas/Hanukkah! Take this time of the year to relax and meet up with family and friends, and be grateful for everything that you have - I know I definitely take a lot of things for granted!

Have some good food over the holidays (then hide it under a baggy jumper) and above all, enjoy yourself!

Lots of love,

Jasmin

xxx

Hotel Chocolat: Christmas Wreath Box

Hiya!

I was given this box of chocolates for Christmas, and needless to say, I've been stuffing my face in it every day. I think the main thing that stands out is how gorgeous it all looks, both the packaging and the chocolates themselves.

So, let your eyes feast on this!

 - pun intended ;)

There was a bow...but I untied it in my frenzy to get to the chocolates before taking the photos...
Also sorry about the poor quality of some of these images, they were taken on my phone :/

♥

I love you

xxx

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I hope you've all had a wonderful day!

I hope Santa came and was generous, and you stuffed yourself to the brim with yummy food.

And I hope you've spent some quality time with friends and family.

❤️

I love you, so very very much

xxx

Christmas Eve

Hiya!

Merry Christmas Eve! Are you all looking forward to tomorrow?

I'm so excited! 

(Mostly for the TV though, let's be honest...)

I've been listening to Christmas music all day today, prepping myself for tomorrow's craziness. Sadly we won't be having that White Christmas, just rain and wind here :(

Well, hope you're all having a jolly time!

♥

I love you

xxx

Best Birthday

Christmas countdown: 2 days!

I'm so excited!!

♥

Hiya!

I had a pyjama party yesterday for my (and my friend's) birthday, and it was amazing!

We went to Nando's first for lunch (though not in our pyjamas, they probably would've kicked us out!), then went over to my friend's house to open presents. And they are the best!

Someone handmade for me a little mochi plushy, and another gave me a bangle with a quote from The Song of Achilles engraved on it. All my presents were so lovely and well thought out - you can't find better friends than mine!

We then watched Home Alone, which I had never seen before. Shocking, I know. Thing is, I don't really like older films and classics, I much prefer recent ones such as Arthur Christmas and Nativity (both of which I have watched recently in the build-up to Christmas). It's a good film though, very funny and cute.

After we played charades and lounged around, too full from the chocolate fountain, crisps, and ice-cream we'd eaten :D

It was so fun, every part of the day.

♥

I love you

xxx

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

Christmas Lights

Christmas countdown: 5 days!

Soooooo close!

♥

Hiya!

One of my favourite things about Christmas is the lights. The way they make houses look so magical... I love seeing the different colours, and when there's a gorgeous arrangement (such as lights wrapped around fences, which you'll be seeing a lot of!) I just want to stay staring at them forever.

Also, you have no idea how hard it is to take photos at night without a tripod, in the rain.

Or maybe you do. Maybe it's a hobby of yours...

Oh well, enjoy!

Aperture - f/4, Exposure - 1/30 sec, ISO - 800

It's a bush, by the way. I know, terrible photo...but can we just take a moment to admire these colours?

My favourite :)

♥

For those interested, I painted my nails recently.

Don't stare at my claws for too long - they will haunt you in your sleep!

The purple colour I used is No7's Stay Perfect in Damson Dream. It's a very rich plum colour (I found out today that a damson is a fruit similar to a plum), and it's beautiful.

♥

I love you

xxx

Fairy Light Heart

Christmas countdown: 11 days!

♥

Hiya!

I think we've already established that I love fairy lights...

Aperture - f/4.5, Exposure - 1/30 sec, ISO - 2000

♥

I love you

xxx

Mind The Gap

Christmas countdown: 17 days!

Do you like the snowflakes? I added them after my last post :)
I wanted something wintry as my posts aren't going to be festive until closer to Christmas, and I thought they were just too cute.

I'm starting to get into the Christmas spirit now :D

I went to Ikea yesterday and bought three packs of tealights (30 pack), and more fairy lights!

I've got a crazy obsession with candles, and it's escalated...

But hey, it's the build-up to Christmas, everyone's going a bit crazy now!

♥

Hiya!

I learnt a dance to 'Me Ol' Bamboo' from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang yesterday for an audition (which I don't think went that well, but it was very fun anyway). I had the song in my head today though and I've no doubt annoyed everyone I've been in the same room with.

Well, carrying on!

Here's today's photo for you to ponder at:

It's a fairly recent one, but I'm very impressed with this - for a photo taken on my phone...

I used a filter, you can probably tell, though I tend to stay away from them. This one makes everything warmer and increases the contrast between light and dark, so even though it was cloudy and it had just rained, it appears as if the sun is shining and everything is golden.

The light in this is gorgeous, I just love the glowing platform and tracks.

♥

I love you

xxx

Trafalgar Square

Christmas countdown: 19 days!

The fairy lights went up a few days ago, and candles are being burnt! However, a HORROR - I still don't have a Christmas tree!! How have I allowed this to happen? D:

Also, shall I do something Christmassy on here? I haven't really been doing much in the lead up to Christmas, but watching vloggers such as Zoella with her 'Vlogmas' videos makes me wish my life was more exciting. And also wish I could be as cool and gorgeous as her...

Well, I guess when I'm in a more festive spirit, the posts will come along too :P

♥

Hiya!

Another photo, this one of Trafalgar Square, London.

Aperture: f/8, Exposure: 1/320 sec, ISO: 100

To be honest, I'm not so sure about this one - it's not as cool as it had the potential to be...

But, I love the fact that Big Ben is slotted between Nelson's Column and the building on the left, and it's right in the middle of the photo. The handrail leads down towards it - a lead line (and here the photography term comes out) drawing your attention.

♥

I love you

xxx

QI Event & London Christmas Lights

Hiya!

I went to a Waterstones event a few days ago, at the great Piccadilly store. It was a QI talk, where John Lloyd (the founder of QI) and the QI Elves told us about the idea of the show, how it started, what they do, and gave us a sneak preview of facts from the next series 'N'. There was also an audience quiz, a guy won the prize of various items of cool merch.

It was really fun!

I got a book - 1,234 QI Facts to Leave You Speechless - and had it signed by Lloyd and almost all the Elves.

After the event, my friends and I browsed the books, squealing and sighing over the gorgeous clothbound classics (they looked gorgeous).

We're such nerds ;)

Anyway, we decided (at 9:30 pm, mind) to take a long route to the Underground so that we could see the Christmas lights on Regent Street and Oxford Street.

It was well worth it.

I like this one :)

Heehee, couldn't resist :P

♥

I love you

ttyl

xxx

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!

Hi there!

It was my birthday yesterday.

I went up to London - first to go see a Potted Sherlock theatre production, which was alright, and then to the V&A museum to see a Horst photographer exhibition. In between, some fancy Chinese in Chinatown. It was scrummy :)

Anyways, I said I was going to do that update yesterday, but I was too tired by the end of the day so...you know...I kinda just...well...

Left it.

So yeah!

It's Christmas tomorrow! SANTAAAAAAAA!

I'm excited :D

❤️

Love y'all, and goodbye!

WINTER WONDERLAND ADVENTURES!

Hello! Yes, I have turned one year older today. I feel accomplished.

I haven't updated too much recently, but a lots been happening.

On the 21st, I went to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park with friends to celebrate an early birthday. It was so fun - we spent the morning on rides, the afternoon eating as unhealthily as we could, including churros, waffles, candy-floss, marshmallows dipped in chocolate fountains, and hot chocolate.

We then spent the rest of the day staring at pretty things in the stalls. I bought a turquoise skull bracelet and a hat/headband faux fur thingy. Both my friend and I bought it, to celebrate our matching birthdays.

Winter Wonderland was tiring, but totally worth the rushing and early-ish wake up.

Yesterday, I stayed at home, alone, and watched Skydoesminecraft on YouTube. I then watched two Christmas films: The Nightmare Before Christmas and Arthur Christmas.

The Nightmare Before Christmas was cute, but too Halloweeny for the Christmas holidays, in my opinion. Arthur Christmas was adorable and made me cry, but that doesn't say much.

I cried when watching The Big Bang Theory so...

Anyways, this is getting really long, and today has yet to be completed. So I'll talk to y'all in a few more hours, with updates on today.

❤️

I love y'all, and goodbye.

And by the way, there are less than 2 days till Christmas - it's the eve of the eve of Christmas!