Okay so here is one of my apologising for not posting in an awfully long time! Me and bear now have proper adult jobs, Kieran is now a plumbers labourer and I work in procurement for barratt homes. So fingers crossed we can finally get a place of our own.

We went on a beautiful day out before starting our new jobs to Stratford upon Avon. Thankfully it was one of the last remaining sunny days. We caught the train, luckily no changes they terrify me, it was also horrifically long but I had us supplied with snacks and drinks. We were totally lost when we got there but spent the rest of the day milling around some of the gorgeous shops and walked along the river. We made a great find of a pub right on the river, the only one too!  It was beautiful there was a heron catching fishes and loads of ducks. Which didn't help the fact I'm awfully broody at the moment.

Because of these new developments in Bear and i's life we have managed to spend even more quality time together. As part of both our new jobs we have to do a little bit of travelling, and the most amazing thing that has come out of it is that even though we have been together for 2 years we miss each other when we're not together. I know from previous experience that any freedom is a good send but with Bear its not like that. We enjoy each others company, and the way I see it everything is made more pleasurable with Bear around.


I'm currently starting on a renovation project! Bears bedroom was decorated, what looks like 10years ago, by a young boy who didn't really know what he was doing, and he had painted over textured Liverpool FC wallpaper, which is great, but not the bedroom of a 20 something couple who can afford better. I have been dying to make it more and more girly ever since I moved in, which for someone who enjoys being a little bit creative on a limited budget has been great. Bear chose the most fantastic charcoal grey and cream flowery wallpaper. I have tasked myself a new project, which I will post about the progress on. We have some hideous cheap and ugly bedside drawers which I am going to decopage in old score sheets, whilst in Stratford we found an Oxfam Book shop which was
full of old books! I haven't started yet but I can't make my mind up weather to tea stain them or leave
them as they are? suggestions?



I can't wait to get my own place, I want my own garden and a vegetable patch.

Love
S x

My love

I'm currently having a very lazy Sunday. You know one of those Sunday's where you get cosy under a blanket with a good book, or sew and catch up on the soaps!


I have recently read 50 shades grey and 50 shades darker. Now, don't get me wrong I absolutely loved reading it, read them both in 2 days as the story line is truely addictive. It was also nice to read something a bit different with all of the racy scenes within the book. However in the second book I felt that there was too much raciness, I kept wanting to get through those parts faster so I can get engrossed back into the story of Mr Grey.

Don't we all want a love story like that? A man who whisks us off our feet and chases us, spoils us and is insanely good looking. Unfortunately for the majority of us this isn't the case.

My 'love story' was very much different, it began as a rather drunken meeting at a club in Birmingham called 'Uprawr'. I told my friend that I thought he was rather attractive, which in my eyes he is ridiculously handsome although not to everyones tastes. Anyways what happened was my friend actually knew Bear. Anyways we got talking, his friends thought it would be funny to push him into the taxi I was getting in. We always joke that he never left because I made him a sausage sandwich the next morning. 2 years later and never happier.

Xo
Sophie

Okay I know! You can all shout and tell me off because I haven't been posting but social media hasn't had a pull for me recently. I'm currently hating the weather! It is awful but provides the perfect excuse to snuggle up and drink far too much tea.

I hate the blogger app too! And I hate that you can't upload pictures from the iPad onto blogger easily. Pain in the arse! (I really need to curtail my use of exclamation marks.)

I'm currently having to cope with a hypercondraic boyfriend. He's terrible. He won't drink all day and then have a beer in the evening and then wonders why he gets a headache because he is dehydrated, but that's not even the worst bit! He then thinks because it keeps happening that he's got leukaemia. This is on a daily basis but then if I say go to the doctors if it's that bad or it's worrying you that much but he never does. Nightmare. Any tips or suggestions on how to get him to stop over reacting?

We have the launch night of a new club night at work tonight which I'm quite looking forward to as I know most of my friends are going too, but my boss keeps hiring 17year old girls who don't know what they are doing but not only that have a major attitude problem. Unbelievably difficult to work with.

Xo
Sophie

Heading back to worcester this weekend so that means plenty og log fires and family time. I absolutely adore a log fire there is something truely magicaly about a log fire I feel, but for all those hopeless romantics like me out there its the idea of snuggling up with a loved one and getting cosy.

Heading back to Worcester also means amazing food! My mum and dad honestly are amazing cooks they make things I could only hope to be able to cook at their age. For example even a simple thai curry is out of this world when I make one its mediocre. I'm rambling now.

Are the rest of you planning anything nice for the weekend?

Xo
Sophie

I know I've been a bit pants recently with blogging but my life has literally been so boring! If I'm not out looking for jobs then I'm sewing my patchwork quilt. I'm thinking about encorperating a few personalised patches for example a patch with an embroider S on it but if I ever updated my colour scheme then I wouldn't be able to a) sell it or pass it onto a member of the family.

I'm 21 in November, and Kieran's getting me a sewing machine, which I'm so happy about because it will mean I can start selling some of my makes and I'm looking at becoming a seamstress. My main issue about turning 21 is what to do for it!? My birthday is the 1st, it's so close to Halloween that I always just tie the two together but I hate dressing up!!! Because all my friends are Kieran's friends I don't want a party. SO what to do!? On my actual birthday and the weekend after I will be at home with my parents.

Xo
Sophie

Calling all computer savvy bloggers, my laptop keeps switching itself off any idea how I can fix it? I have also just got an iPad how can I upload pictures from my iPad onto here? Whenever I try I cannot click on the choose file link. Help!?!?

Xo
Sophie

Twix Cheesecakes!

I have had a fab couple of days. Thursday, first Bear and I went to his work for a meal and to help his manager out by doing a few chalk boards for the outside of the pub. Then we met up with Bears niece for a few drinks and a game of pool. I had already decided I was going to be making Twix Cheesecake cupcakes that evening so I invited her along for a bit of bonding as we get on like a house on fire (most of the time anyway).  Later that evening we prepared for the feet of cooking these cheesecakes, I like to consider myself a capable cook, however when it comes to deserts and cakes it is known that I can only make Bannofee Pie and Coffee cake. I was prepared for a disaster, but for me all the fun is in the cooking.

Here they are fresh out of the oven they needed to set over night after this point so they obviously looked a bit less runny. Whilst we were waiting for them to set a bit, so we could have a cheeky little taste haha, we decided to play a game of monopoly. It went on for 5 and a half hours and was one of the most fun games I've ever played. Especially as Bear is a bit of a sore loser, which just made it even funnier.


Friday we were all up early as we were going out for lunch with one of Bear's friends. We went to Nando's which was bloody lovely! Anyways I have never met someone as nice as Bears friend, he was just full of old fashioned charm and traditional values with a modern edge and updated morals. He is single so I hope he finds a lovely lady as he truly deserves one.

Saturday was spent food shopping, making curry and then being a couch potato. We watched  the Hangover part 2 which was hilarious, abit similar storyline to the first one though but I suppose this  can be explained by Alans wish to keep the 'wolfpack' the same.

Today will be spent with Bears family whilst he is at work, and then we are staying up to watch the wrestling tonight.

Hope you've all had as nice a week as I have

xo
Sophie