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Music Monday: Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

The countdown to Christmas is on!

And it went La La...

 



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The John Lewis Christmas Advert 2013

Everyone has their own 'I know it's Christmas when' moments and two of mine have happened this week. The first is firework night, I love all the "oohs" and "aahs" and all the pretty colours. Christmas is still a long way off for some but for me I am now on the countdown to Christmas. But I have to keep it on the down low until December...

But the second 'I know it's Christmas' was the new John Lewis advert. It will be played tonight at 8.10pm in the middle of X Factor but you can see it on their YouTube account and below.

Music Monday: Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

IT IS CHRISTMAS.

Ok.

Tomorrow it's Christmas.

 

Music Monday: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

I've written many a time about songs that seem to follow you and this Christmas season it's 'Stop the cavalry'. I swear the song follows me in Tesco's EVERY time I go in there. I move out of one musical part of the store to one song just ending only for this one to be the next one played.

I get the tune in my head.

It's in there now.

You've got it now, haven't you?

 

Music Monday: My Favourite Christmas Songs Pt 2

Here's the second part of my favourite Christmas songs, you can have a look at the first part here if you missed it. So here goes the rest of my countdown;

A Christmas offer from Benefit Cosmetics

In the Christmas rush it's always good to get some freebies as you shop either as a gift or to keep for yourself. When you spend £60 at benefitcosmetics.co.uk you can get a free Sugarbomb powder.

Music Monday: My Favourite Christmas Songs Pt1

Christmas is coming! Have you got your tree up? Cards written? Shopping done? Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? I don't mean alcohol wise ;-) Well here's the first part of my Top Ten favourite Christmas songs to get you in the mood.

Quite the little shopper...

This Christmas my God-daughter gave me the above mug and tin (the mug came in the tin) and it was the first present she had given me that she had actually herself decided upon, she had no help from her Mum. Apparently she was pretty adamant that she was going to get me this. And....

Believe

“This bell is a wonderful symbol of the spirit of Christmas. Just remember, the true meaning of Christmas lies in your heart.”

Santa, Polar Express

It feels like Christmas

It's really this week... CHRISTMAS! Oh oops I actually shouted that bit as I typed it! Ha! What is it about Christmas that brings out the big kid in me? EVERYTHING!

Gingerbread men

I love the smell of making gingerbread. It's one of my favourite Christmas smells. So here's my tried and tested gingerbread men recipe and remember the thickness of the dough determines how your "men" will turn out!

Christmas Memories

I love Christmas and all the memories that it can bring. The above bauble was given to me by Father Christmas who came to visit my School when I was about six, the bauble was made by his helpers in his workshop (later I found out it was made by some school helpers, one of them was my Mum!) This bauble is always the first that I put on my Mum's Christmas tree when I go to help decorate the tree.

Dear Santa, can I have my tweets back?

Dear Santa

Now you will know I've been a good girl this year after my good report from work and Spurs boy :-) So apart from the long list of perfumes, clothes and shoes that I want for Christmas I wondered if you could help with the return of my tweets.

Christmas Countdown

How is this for an advent calendar?

Selfridges 24 Days of Luxuries Exclusive Beauty Advent Calendar has a different beauty product behind each window. 

Sarah Loves... The Starbucks red cups

I blogged the other day about my Christmas countdown and then as quick as you know it another one happened. Starbucks red cups are in! I admit I very nearly squealed when I popped in on my lunch on Friday. So Christmas really is getting closer?

Remember remember the 5th of November

I love fireworks. When they are on or around the 5th of November or are for a special event. I'm not keen on the firework noise that you hear on a random night in March for example.

Sherlock Holmes film- Go see it!

Sherlock Holmes is my second favourite film of 2009 (Inglorious Bastards is 1st and SH only came out Christmas Day!). I felt Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law were amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed their bromance. I have seen on other blogs/reviews that bromance is used to highlight a sexual relationship between the two characters, this is not what bromance means! Idiots...

This film is of course a Guy Ritchie/Joel Silver version of Sherlock Holmes and as a fan of Ritchie's previous work (maybe not Rock N Rolla) I knew we were in for some high speed action sequences - he did not disappoint. I admit the plot was somewhat limiting but it was more about the characters who have to solve the crime. I'm sure if there is to be another film (there is talk of this being a franchise) then the plot may have to be better but RDJ and Law's performance's were enough to cover the weak story; this was also helped by a good supporting cast too. There are a few accurate reviews I've seen and of course Watson has his own review too.

I thoroughly recommend the film though and hope the DVD release is packed full of extras as some scenes seemed to be cut from the trailers!

Also anyone notice a certain Manchester United footballer in the film? Well maybe not actually him but someone who looks a lot like him. Although if it is actually him can he stop acting for Ritchie now and START playing football...

Or is it Andy Garcia?

Quality Street Favourites

Ok so have you ever counted how many of each chocolate you get in a Quality Street (can be Roses etc) tin?

Well I'd seen Simon Fairbairn had done a blog about it and thought as someone had bought me a tin for Christmas that I would do the same, see photo above.

My favourite is the Green Triangle.

So;

Toffee Finger = 10                                  

Toffee Penny  =12

Toffee Deluxe = 11

Mint Choc Block = 9

Coconut Eclair = 11

Purple One = 7

Orange Choc = 5

Strawberry Delight = 13

Green Triangle = 6

Orange Creme = 12

Caramel Swirl = 5

Vanilla Fudge = 11

Only 6 of my favourites! Boo hoo! Also I hate toffee's!

But my brother bought me 3 of the GIANT Green Triangle's so my Christmas wasn't entirely ruined!       

           

The Good The Bad and The Ugly of my week

 

The Good

Obviously Spurs Boy is a major good point of the week! :-)

I have never felt so full of food and drink since...well probably last Christmas! Another bit of cake anyone?

I got another follower on my blog this week :) Again thank you all!

I thought the BBC did a fantastic job on Christmas Day for the Royle Family, Gavin & Stacey and then the Catherine Tate show; shown one after the other. Fantastic! I laughed so much!

I'm still however unprepared to see David Tennant leave Doctor Who but thought Hamlet was superb and recommend you all catch it on the BBC iplayer (not sure about his appearance on Catherine Tate though, was funny but a bit weird)

I have been sorting out new work opportunities and the New Year seems exciting and yet busy but this doesn't mean my blogging will stop - Oh no! I'll still be here!

My best friend and I did a silly girlie best friends quiz from an old magazine (old as in 2006'ish) and at the end it had a description of what kind of person you were. Both descriptions were very accurate; mine described me as; Quick witted,Wacky sense of humour, Impatient, Friend for Life, Secretly romantic. At first I did not think mine was accurate (as we all tend to do when someone says what we are like) but my friend quickly told me that it was indeed true and I was the same with her description given. I think they are good qualities, well maybe except the impatient part - but that's what make me, me!

Any Sex & The City fans reading this? Well look what I found this week - the trailer for the new movie  

This week also saw the ending of a few of my favourite TV programmes - Spooks ended and it ended in a way that we still don't know what happened! Was anyone else left screaming to know if they had got out? Argh! One Tree Hill ended and this saw characters Lucas and Peyton driving off into the sunset with their daughter Sawyer so farewell as they are not in the next series. Gossip Girl also ended and cannot wait to see the next Series also. Has anyone read the Gossip Girl books? Any good?

The Hollyoaks flashback episode was as good as I had thought it would be!

I have got addicted AGAIN to The Settlers game on my iPhone.

My local football team has been saved from administration :-)

Manchester United winning again, although I was unimpressed by performance. MUST play better!

Did I mention Spurs Boy? ;-)

How long is my good list this week! Wow 

The Bad

I didn't like it when the snow then melted :-(

Hangovers!?! Had a fuzzy head the past few mornings...

Hate January Sales... the adverts (although I like the Roy Orbison "You Got It" Dreams advert) and I hate messy sale shops...urgh...internet shopping for me until February!

The Ugly

I made a new database project for my work and for some reason it didn't save, had to re-do it all. Thus putting me in a foul mood and cursing everything in sight!