A brilliant birthday for me!

It was my birthday on Sunday and I had the best day and few days beforehand. I was spoilt rotten and I enjoyed every single moment! I used to hate it when my birthday fell on a Sunday but now it's just an excuse to celebrate beforehand. hehehe

My birthday officially started last Tuesday when Becky took me to town and bought me breakfast as an early birthday treat. She had ulterior motives, she wanted me to help carry the bags while she finished her Christmas shopping. It was a lovely day out. It seems ages since we spent some quality time together as she is either at college, with her girlfriend, working or sleeping.

On Saturday Stu and I had a day out shopping. I feel like that is all I have done for the past few weeks, shop. This time it was mostly window shopping though, I think I have bought everything that I need or want in town. lol We still managed to pick a few bits up, we went to Lidl and I always forget how much I love that shop, there is so many bargains to be had. I got a couple of the Cadbury selection boxes for a few pounds when everywhere else they're about £5. I had planned to have a Christmas dinner but the pub we went to was only doing them if we had pre-booked which was a shame. We ended up going to Wetherspoons and not having a Christmas dinner and had pizza instead.

A few years ago I seemed to have started a tradition of getting Harry Potter pj's the night before my birthday and this year was no different. They came from Primark and as much as I love the bottoms and I am not that keen on the top as it is a cropped one and it's really short. Oh well. I will still wear it, just under a pj jumper top when it is really cold.

I had a lovely lie in on Sunday and was woken with a cup of tea and a chocolate croissant. What a treat! I didn't open my birthday presents until gone 2pm which is a record for me to wait so long. I wanted to wait until Becky got out of bed, she wasn't being lazy she had done a night shift.

I was spoilt rotten. I got a gorgeous necklace, trainers, bath stuff, Funko figures, Apple Pie Baileys which I have been dying to try, bath stuff, make up and chocolates.

I had decided that I wanted to go to the pub for a couple of drinks and be like a proper grown up. The kids are at an age now where we can leave them at home alone for a couple of hours and I wanted to make the most of it being my birthday. Stu and I had a little pub crawl around our town. We visited both pubs. lol I have decided now which one I prefer. Do you remember the TV show The League of Gentlemen and the bit where they used to say "this is a local shop for local people", that's how I felt walking into one of the pubs. I didn't feel comfortable there so we had a quick drink and went to the other one which is now my favourite. The landlord is really welcoming, I think it's because he isn't from around here either. 

We had a couple more drinks and had a few games of pool. Stu popped over to the Chinese takeaway and ordered our food and then came back to the pub to finish our drinks. We picked the Chinese up and headed home. The kids had tidied up and had been in the bath so I had no nagging to do. We watched Doctor Who, the Adele concert and the new series of I'm a Celebrity. We never got around to having cake until about half nine as we were so full from the Chinese takeaway.

It really was the perfect day. I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. I felt so loved.

What did you do for your last birthday?

(Ad - Gifted) The Mega Spin Saturn - A great little stocking filler!

Can you remember what was all the craze in the school playground when you were a kid? I remember yo-yo's being a big thing! I can remember everyone trying to learn the tricks and trying to have the fanciest looking yo-yo. Ahh, the memories.

Now they’re back, and things have moved on since ‘Walk the Dog’ and ‘Rock the Baby’! Yo-yoing is set to make a comeback and the brand new Wicked Mega Spin Saturn will take your skills to another planet!

Gone are the days of fixed axles the Saturn features a super smooth ball-bearing axle providing ultra-long spin times so you’ll yo-yo like a pro in no time! Want more? How about super bright colour changing LED lights to really make your tricks light up the room!

This is perfect for performing anything from basic to more advanced tricks and of course and you don't have to be a child to use it. I've had it out of the box and had a go and I must say it is a lot better than the wooden one's that I had as child and very easy to use, it's so smooth.

It has been put away for now and it's going to be a surprise for Becky. She has been wanting something to pass the time when she is on night shift at work and is on her break. She's actually got sick of messing about on her phone and something like this is more productive than looking at TikTok. lol

The Mega Spin Saturn comes in either blue or red and costs £10.00. In each box there is a replacement string and as a bonus there is no plastic packaging to throw away as the cardboard presentation box can be fully recycled!

The yo-yo is a timeless toy, their compact size and their low price make them a perfect stocking filler come Christmas morning.

I was sent The Mega Spin Saturn free of charge in exchange for this blog post.

Our weekly meal plan! 22nd - 28th November. #MealPlanningMonday

Last weeks meal plan went well. The kids ate everything just Stu and I had slightly different and changed things up. The doner kebab meat from Iceland was rank. The slices were far too thick and there wasn't much taste to it. I was quite glad that I got something from town but the kids ate it.

I am writing this on Saturday after a fantastic day of food. I went into town mainly to have a Christmas dinner which I never ended up getting because it turns out you had to book which wasn't very clear on their website. A lot of other people thought the same too and they lost so many customers which is a shame. We ended up in Wetherspoons and I had a BBQ pizza. I also bought some cranberry and sausage rolls from Cooplands and they were so good and some doughnuts from Lidl. They're bakery section is not talked about enough, I always forget it is there and everything from it is so good.

Yesterday was my birthday. There was pastries for breakfast, not much for lunch as we got up late, a cheeky pint at the pub, a Chinese takeaway for tea and of course cake!! I had a lovely day and was spoilt rotten.

We don't have much on this week, not much that I can think of anyway. We are planning on going into town again on Saturday to see the Christmas lights been switched on which should be a fun afternoon out.

On the menu this week we have:

Monday - Omelettes to use up leftovers in the fridge.

Tuesday - Spaghetti bolognese and garlic bread.

Wednesday - Leftover bolognese in wraps. 

Thursday - Pork & apple casserole with mash.

Friday - Pizza fries.

Saturday - We'll get something to eat while we're out seeing the Christmas lights being switched on. 

Sunday - Pie, mash & veg.

What are you eating this week?

I am linking up with Karen over at Cat's, Kids, Chaos who is now hosting the meal planning linky.

Not a Christmas dinner. #MySundayPhoto

Yesterday I had planned to have a Christmas dinner as a pre birthday treat but when we got to the pub it turns out you had to book. Hmmf. I could have had any other meal but not a Christmas dinner with all of the trimmings. I did tell them that they should have made that clearer on their website and the man behind the man agreed as about 10 groups of people came in for a Christmas dinner before us and left when they found out they couldn't have one. We ended up leaving and going to Wetherspoons because while the pub was cheap for their Christmas dinner it was expensive for any other meal.

I ended up with a BBQ chicken pizza and onion rings and it was delicious but not as nice as a Christmas dinner would be. hehehe