Pots of Arts and Waffle House - St Albans

My sister went to Fiji on Sunday to teach for 8 months so before she left I wanted to organise a girly day out for us both. I went onto Groupon for some ideas. I wanted to do something a bit different and didn't fancy a trip up to London.

After searching I saw a deal for painting pottery, so that gave me the idea to go and paint pottery. I looked to see where one was that was local to home and the one in St Albans called Pots of Art seemed good.

We arrived at midday and there were a couple of people in there but it wasn't busy. It was advised to book at busy times but I figured a weekday would be quiet especially as most people have gone back to school and work.

The best thing about this place is that you don't get charged a 'studio fee', you pay for the item you paint and that's it. It was fantastic as many places charge you up to £5 on top of the item you have chosen to paint.

Trying to decide what to do was the hardest part, there was so much to choose from! Did I want to make a money box, or paint an animal, or a plate or a mug?! In the end I went for a simple square plaque.

I decided to put Little Miss Tiny on it, as I am known for being short! I am not the most natural person when it comes to drawing, however I tried my best!

We were there for a couple of hours and then drove to the Waffle House which is the other side of St Albans.

I love the Waffle House and their sweet waffles and was excited to take my sister there as she had never been before!

We were originally going to get a waffle with chocolate sauce and choose extras such as butterscotch sauce and whipped cream. However I noticed a special which had everything we wanted on it plus more.

It was called Knickerbocker Waffle and was amazing! It had chocolate sauce, toffee sauce, vanilla fudge pieces, chocolate shavings and whipped cream and ice cream. It also came with berry coulis but we asked for it on the side. It was such good value and tasted divine. I could eat another one right now!

What a lovely day we had! xoxo

Bank Holiday Ice Creams

Today I went to St Albans with my friends for ice cream in the park. I love St Albans, the town is so pretty with lovely shops and the park with the Cathedral is lovely for a walk or to chill in.

It was very busy because of the lovely weather, with lots of families enjoying picnics, playing ball games and also people with small motorised sailing boats on the lake.

We enjoyed the traditional ice cream from Inn on the Park, it was Kelly's of Cornwall Whip with a flake - mmmm!

Now to my outfit: I wore Aztec trousers from Topshop with a plain black top and denim jacket. I love the trousers from Topshop they are so comfy and are great when the weather is sunny but not hot enough to get your legs out!! Unfortunately I couldn't find a link to them online, however a similar can be seen here.   I teamed the trousers with a plain top from H&M, these plain strappy tops are a necessity in the wardrobe and I have many in different colours. I got my denim jacket last year in H&M for only £9.99 - bargain! I think denim jackets again are brilliant for when the weather is not too hot!

 My shoes are from Office featured in my Kimono blog post. They are super comfortable and are summer necessit - I think the colour is very different!

Finally the nail paint:

Finger Nails - OPI: Minnie Mightie Bow

Toe Nails - Barry M: Gelly Hi Shine Plum

Now back to work tomorrow :( What a lovely bank holiday weekend! xoxo

I don't know about you but I'm feeling 22!

On Wednesday I turned the grand age of 22! For my birthday we visited Jamie's Italian in St Albans. I have never been to a Jamie's Italian before and it was nice to try somewhere new.

Dress - Topshop £45 now £15
Necklace - Forever 21 £8.40
Watch - River Island £15
Boots - Matalan £24

The restaurant is situated on the main road and is very big! The main part of the restaurant was completely full so we were sat in a separate section, which was nice. The atmosphere was nice with lively music playing and an open kitchen to see what the chefs were cooking.

For starter my family and I shared a couple of plates, we enjoyed the famous meat plank, crispy tomato and mozzarella risotto balls and a selection of breads. This was all delicious especially the risotto balls and the creamy mozzarella cheese that came with the meat plank.

For main I chose the Rabbit Ragu (Wild Rabbit Casarecce). My manager at work recommended this to me and I am glad she did because it was simply delicious. There were not many ingredients in the dish but the flavours were lovely.

However my highlight was the cocktail that I drank. I picked the cocktail named 'Florence Fizz' that Jamie created in his Bath restaurant. The cocktail was made up of Limoncello, pomegranate juice, elder flower cordial and Prossecco. When it arrived the pink from the pomegranate was separate from the rest and it looked so pretty! The taste was delicious and I could've drank many many more! I cannot wait to go back just to have the cocktail! However I may try to recreate it at home first! It is the perfect summer drink.

The evening finished with chocolate and Oreo birthday cake that my mum made for me. It was lovely, very rich and chocolaty, perfect for a chocoholic like myself!

Everything will be alright if we just keep dancing like we're 22 :) xoxo