Friday 15 March 2013

Cosy Italian Dinner Parties.

Dinner parties have become a frequent activity in the past month or so, sometimes they are lit by fairy lights and involve pancake flipping and lots of chatter, other times we play UNO and apples to apples against Piadena (Italian bread) when we don't have enough players, sometimes, we dance, or line dance, or crab walk or watch silly videos, or imitate Ellen Degeneres moments or plan trips away together.

We always make guacamole eat delicious food, and end up hysterical with laughter at the silliest things. I am so lucky to have found these girls, who make me giggle 'til I cry and who love tex-mex food as much as I do and are such good company.


















Sunday 10 March 2013

To my Mama.

Dear Mummy,


Thank you for being the bestest coolest most amazing mum there is. You always make me smile and try to make the best of any situation. Your advice is always so thoughtful and you always make sure I know I'm loved. You are one of my best friends and I love so much. Especially the way you are so random and do impressions of so many things, and how you still refer to the Jonas Brothers as 'your boys' and merge all the words and add maximus to everything and say words wrong on purpose to make us laugh and support me and listen and are the funniest and spend hours next to bridges trying to get the perfect jumping shot!


I love you and to me, you are the best mum I could ever have!


missing you loads

love Ellie


Thursday 7 March 2013

Jumping over Rivers.

My friend C had never been to the River that flows to the side of the city and it has a beautiful park and lots of pretty photo opportunities so on Saturday, we decided to take a walk there, chatting all the way.
It was really fun, highlights included rescuing my water bottle from falling in the river by sliding down the banks, finding the town's versions of Boris bikes, and finding the feature on C's camera that meant we could take 10 photos on self timer which turned into jumping photo time involving lots of giggling and weird looks from passers-by as we frolicked around. I present the results below....