Day 93, 94 and 95
Day 93 - (PP) I don't remember.....slowly tidied the apartment with a bad back and went to Costco at some point in the evening with James to get party stuff. Watched Rango that evening, despite the fact I still had lots to do. Great film
Day 94 - (PV) I got up at 8:30 and put together a list of things I needed for the party and baking and then drove up to QFC. Got back home by 9:30 and got some breakfast. I think it was yogurt and oatbran. Ran to Pike Place market after to get the things I hadn't found in QFC.
Once I was back home I started baking. Brownies first because they're simple and I've made them more times than I should have
Then the sticky toffee cupcakes. When everything was cooling I started tidying. I was doing it very hap-hazardly. I usually go room by room, but I got it all done in the end
James arrived home at about 4:30 and I was making caramel to inject into the centre of the cupcakes and a Mars sauce to go on top. I also quickly made a raspberry coulee for the brownies. At 5:15 I jumped into the shower and then continued tidying and prepping after. At about 5:50 I started my make up and got that done way faster than I thought so I had time for more prepping
I threw on my dress at 7 after I dried my hair.
People were late, thank god lol. There was no way I was fully ready at 7. James was just taking our dinner out of the oven, roast pork with brussel sprouts, sweet peppers and t bacon as a side. We wolfed it down and did a few last minute thing. Our first guests arrived at 8ish and things kicked off from there
Everyone seemed to have fun and all of the food was eaten and my punch was a big hit. I had a small glass, the dregs of the bowl. I also had 2 bites of a cupcake, enough brownies crumbs to constitute one of the inch-square pieces, a bit of a brie-like cheese with some cracker, a few pieces of alcoholic fruit and about 5 pieces of cheesey popcorn.....
I feel really bad for letting myself do that, but I'm also proud that I managed to rein myself in. I actually put down over half a cupcake when I could have finished it! I know my punishment with be apparent tomorrow when I step on the scales so I'll just have to work hard next week to rectify it. I got so close too, my weight yesterday morn was half pound off what I wanted to lose this week. Ah well.
People left at about 2:30am and James and I practically passed out :zz:
Day 95 - (PP) Slept in a bit this morning and so ended up have a late breakfast. Before that James and I brought Rua to the dog park to meet some friends and after I dropped him to football.
Our friends had invited me to their house for a BBQ lunch (the weather was amazing today! It got up to 20!) but I was gonna skip it because I was exhausted! I was almost home when they called me (I have Bluetooth, don't worry
) to try and convince me to come....and it worked. I got home, ate a large brekkie of t burger, tbacon and scrambled eggs, changed into jeans, ran to the market to grab a steak and a present for the other guests who were going to be there, got Rua prepped and jumped into the car.
The other guests were James's manager and his wife and their 4month old baby girl. I picked up a hand painted onesie with matching hat, a beeswax and honey balm bar set for mammy and baby and a box of salted caramels. We hadn't met their daughter yet and I hadn't seen the wife since last year so it was nice to see them. Amy is adorable! Such cute cheeks!
Lunch was scallops to start and I had my steak and some cod that the new parents had brought. There was a huge spread on the table, lots of salads and cheeses and....so many nice things! And for dessert they brought out
5 different types of ice-creams lol. The hosts are spanish and any meal they serve is always amazing!
James hadn't received my txt about where I was until he was already on the bus home so he decided to continue home and to sort out the apt and have a nap. The poor thing got so sunburnt playing football, I think he might have mild sunstroke. I'm getting him to drink lots of water.
Dinner was leftover pork and a t burger and I had my oatbran for dessert. Very tired now so I think I'll head to bed
Night :zz:
