• Getting out of bed at stupid o’clock in order to get an hour and a half of uni work done before the children woke up.
• Loving my Mum for bringing me a cup of tea.
• Eating a yummy breakfast with the children and my Mum, Bonus Dad and sister.
• Praying Jesse wouldn’t plaster Weetabix all over my parent’s shiny new kitchen.
• Listening to Jesse shout ‘Meow Meow’ while following my parent’s cat all over the house. The poor thing had the patience of a saint and put up with an awful lot of fur pulling and tail grabbing over the weekend.
• Wearing minimal make-up. Lots of mascara, Well Dressed Blush and Chatterbox lipstick.
• Wandering round the market.
• Buying beautiful things for the wedding. Yup, I’ve started on the decor!
• Eating lemon drizzle cake and drinking tea.
• Catching up with family (the non-biological kind). My Step-Brother’s daughter was visiting from New Zealand.
• Settling down for an enormous Cold Table. My Step-Dad is Danish and this is a traditional meal which is quite similar to a Swedish Smorgasbord. It takes hours to eat and lots of Schnapps is consumed over the course of the meal.
• Marvelling at Jesse’s level of prawn consumption.
• Drinking red wine.
• Eating chocolate birthday cake.
• Playing shops with the 2 Isabels (My other Step-Brother’s daughter is 3 months older than my Izzy, and also happens to be called Isabel).
• Bathing a chocolate covered Jesse and tucking him into bed. Isabel was allowed to stay up late for a treat.
• Drinking more red wine.
• Looking forward to spending Christmas with my parents this year.
• Feeling peckish and indulging in a little fridge picking.
• Staying up far too late talking to my sister.
• Missing Mr. LA who sadly couldn’t join us as he had a film shoot on Sunday.
• Having a lie in.
• Regretting the previous night’s wine consumption.
• Eating a healthy breakfast. Fresh fruit, yogurt and some wholemeal toast.
• Taking the children to the park.
• Enjoying the beautiful autumn weather. Chilly but brilliantly sunny, clear blue skies.
• Encouraging Izzy’s attempts at mastering the monkey bars at the playground.
• Eating left overs for lunch.
• Being driven home and enjoying the peace as both children slept in the back of the car.
• Cuddling Mr. LA and catching up.
• Cooking and eating an enormous macaroni cheese.
• Drinking Hot Chocolate.
• Attempting a little more uni work before my brain gives up for the night.
• Planning a warm bubble bath (I’m loving Lush Gingerbread House bubble bar right now) and a much needed exfoliating face mask.

Loveaudrey xxx