Vacation in Great Britain: part 5

I feel like the next few days of my trip are rather insignificant to write about.

Wow, me being completely drained of all reserves now, shows that I have lost all energy to even consider being creative >.< I think its only "boring" information somehow ^^" 

All I did besides the days when I was with Peachie, was looking around shops from morning until night! My sister was extremly busy with school at the time,
so I was pretty much left to entertain myself all day :P 

Yeah I got to buy loads of stuff, but I can´t really tell the days from eachother anymore, so I don´t remember when I bought what >_>""" ehehe..... 

Therefore I thought I´d just post ALL the rest of my purchases here in this entry! ^^ This is stuff from the entire trip, both from before and after the days I met up with Ruth. Most of the stuff I got in Edinburgh, but some are from London as well :-)

Let´s get started!

First of all, this is all the manga books I bought!

Oreimo volume 1, and Honey and Clover volume 2 and 3 ^.^
Would highly reccomend both these series ;-)

And I also got loads of Adventure Time goodies! *V* yaay 

It´s my nr. 1 fandom >v<<3<3<3

 Here is volume 1 ,2 and 3 in the comic book series!
And I also got a fridge-magnet that says "Candy people unite!" x3 so cute <33

I offcourse also had to get this amazing poster!
Had to put it up straight away when I got home!

( I think its funny how you can see my Finn and Jake figurines also ;v; )

All the comic books and "geeky" merch was bought at the Forbidden Planet.

I think its really interesting trying out sweets that we don´t have in my country,
so I got some of that as well ;v; hihi

Green tea –, Red bean –, and sesame Mochi! ^^ Cinnamon bun bites, a homemade chocolate bar with skittles, Aero bubble mint chocolate bar and a Reese´s peanut butter chocolate bar <3 Bought here and there, can´t really recall...

I was lucky, and acctually found poptarts as well! *v* 

Brown sugar cinnamon, Confetti cupcake, s´mores and peanut butter!
I got some new ones, and some that I´ve tried before! ^^
We don´t get this stuff in my country, so I kinda stocked up ^^"""" ehehe

One of the things I had decided about looking for, was some new casual accesories, to wear with everything! I was really happy that I managed to find so much! <3

 Loads of bracelets, rings, and some hair  things ^^ I acctually got more hair accessories (some bows, another rose and a headband), but I forgot to place them in the picture >_>" Most are from Claire´s, but I also bought some at Primark and in random thrift shops ;-)

Oh, did I mention that I got my very first Care Bear over there??

Well I did! ^^ It´s Loves– a–lot! :D

With it is a cute box filled with raspberry drops, featuring Sanrio´s Usahana! 

... and finally, here is all the makeup and care–products I got ;v;

Vanilla Bodymist and Honey eu de toilette from Bodyshop, powder and Clinique cleansing–set
from Boots, mascara and blush from Superdrug and lastly,
the heartshaped box holds three luxury pink confectionary pieces from a fancy shop >v> <3

And thats pretty much it! I did get a few more thing, but by the time I took the pictures, I kinda forgot about them ... ehh ^^"" Yeah, I know these purchases might not be too exciting, but I am happy with everything I got, and I think thats the most important point :-) 

Hope you enjoyed this little update ^^!



Because you are all so patient and lovely with me being so slow on updating,
 I will give you a little taste of what to expect in the next entry ;-)

Ta– daaah! (~￣▽￣)~

... haha xD let´s just say that our second meeting was a blast! xDDD


Please look forward until next time! <3

Huggles and imaginary cookies for everyone!



yours sincerly,

Sugary sweet Christmas: Chocolate crunchy Cookie Cubes

EDIT: I realize as I am a person with an ED, it might be weird for me to post something like this, but it doesn´t mean I can´t bake something for christmas for my family.
In the spirit of the holidays, there are tons of traditions coming up!

For me, christmas is all about the preperations, which there are tons of.
We spend most of december prepearing for christmas, and loads of it includes baking and cooking all kinds of delicious sweets, candies, cakes and other snacks, as well as salting meat, fish, making salads and other things. Norwegian traditions says you should always have atleast seven different kinds of cakes for christmas, so you can imagine how busy I´ve been during the last few weekends!

I have had far too much school to be able to work on other things during the weekdays, so the end of the weeks have pretty much been devoted to christmas.

It makes me feel like a little child ;V; all giddy and happy inside, just thinking about it!

I hope it will be a nice vacation this year, we have loads of time after all! ^0^

I worked really hard these past few weeks, and managed to finish ALL my homework before we got off on holiday, so now I can do whatever I want ;V; yay! <3

So, kind of like a little celebration for christmas, and because I acctually did this all by myself this year for the first time, I wanted to share a little recipe with you guys! :-3

My mom and my godmother has had this tradition of making christmas confectioneries together every year, since I can remember. This year, however, none of them had the time, so I took it upon myself to bring the tradition forth ^0^

These little delicious treats are called 

Chocolate crunchy Cookie Cubes!

These things are said to be so delicious that you need to put a lock on the box, hehe x3

And really, with the rich, crunchy texture, and the delicious mixture, with both coconut – and almondflakes, sweet crunchy crackers,  and loads of delicious chocolate, with cream and syrup too, these yummy confections are perfect for anyone who enjoys some sugary goodness *v*
(might be a bit filling though ^^" so there is plenty to give away!!)

These have always been my sisters favourites, so I hope she will enjoy the ones I made as well :-)

I think the thing that makes these so dreamy, is the fact that we use light milky baking–chocolate for the filling, instead of dark baking–chocolate, which just wouldn´t do with this recipe.

I would reccomend any sweets-lover to have a go at making these!

They are pretty easy to whip together, with some coordination and concentration
(remember that this is the first time I made them, and they became perfect! )

And because of the conventient cube shape, they are perfect christmas gifts also. Put them in a little box, and wrap a red silk ribbon around them, and you´re ready to go :-3

Recipe:

300 g chopped milk baking-chocolate
2 tbsp light syrup
185 g butter
2 tbsp unwhipped cream
250 g chopped sweet crackers
(I use Marie crackers)
200 g almondflakes
1 1/2 dl coconutflakes

Glazing:
150 – 200 g milk chocolate
15 g butter

Directions:
Put down greaseproof paper in a pan that measures about 19 x 29 cm, and then butter it.
Mix together butter, sirup, the unwhipped cream and chocolate in a large sauce pan.
Use a low heat setting, and mix well until melted, but make sure it doesn´t boil!

 (TIP: always put the butter in first, and slightly let it melt before adding the other ingredients!).

Put in the chopped crackers, almond  – and coconutflakes, mix well.
Press the paste into the pan and set it aside.
Then you make the glazing. Melt the butter and the chocolate while stirring, and pour it over the pan.
Spread the glazing evenly and put the finished result in a cool storing place over night.
Cut the paste into cubes (around 2.5 – 3 cm wide),
and then you´re done! ^^

This was my little addition to the happiest seasons of the all! ^^

I really hope you enjoyed this entry, and will consider making the Chocolate crunchy Cookie Cubes for yourself also! If you do, please let me know!
And perhaps, if you don´t feel like making it this christmas,
there is always a good excuse to make chocolateconfections around valentines! ;-) 

As a last little addition to this entry, I would like to say that I am happy to announce that all my lolita things arrived in time! ^0^ So that means I get to wear my new outfit for christmas after all! ^v^

Whahh... I can´t feel bad around christmas, it is the best time of the year, and it just fills me with this happy feeling that makes me feel all giddy and happy inside >v< hihi

Do you have any baking traditions
for christmas?

Only a few days left now *V* iiih...
I almost can´t wait!

a little early, but still
Merry Christmas everyone!

Live a happy life with Rilakkuma + trade package + art

Hallooooooh!

Today I have loads of fun things to tell you guys about! :D 

We have the day off tomorrow, and I was going to write this entry then, but since we got off so early from school today, I decided to do it now! ^^

I got two new fantastic packages this week <3 ( I just love getting stuff in the mail >w< )

The first package was a long–awaited one from taobao! As you guys might remember, I am in a seamingly never–ending process of redecorating my bedroom, and therefore, when I remember it (^^"), I buy new stuff to fill it with cuteness.

I want my life to be emerged in kawaii * v*

This time, I ordered a bedspread, a small carpet to have on my ever so boring and empty floor, and a couple of lovely blankets (I didn´t bother to take any pictures of those!) for cold nights, or just for snuggling up with a movie  >w< 

....and the theme was Rilakkuma strawberries! ^^

 I just love how this looks in my bedroom! *v* Everyday, I just rush up to my room when I come home from school to see this >v< ❤❤❤

Seriously, this carpet is the softest thing in the world! It´s almost like you want to lie down and sleep on it, instead of the bed xD haha. Also, It was super cheap (12$ or so) so it was definitely a warp!

Now, the other package I got, was the first package I have gotten from the trade–package deal that I did last month! ^^ If you don´t follow me on tumblr, you might not know the story behind this, so I will tell you about it here also :) 

Basically, one month ago, I was reeeally sick of Norwegian candies and treats, and wished to try something new and different, and therefore I sendt out a request on tumblr if someone wanted to do a trade with me! The idea was to take a certain amount of money (in this case 25$) and buy sweets, treats and other nicknack from your own country, and send it to the other person! ^^ so many people wanted to do it, so I decided to trade with two people <3

  I was super hyped when the first package arrived a few days ago, finally being able to see what I got.

The first thing that hit me when I saw the box was that it was so huge! O.o I felt a bit ashamed that my box didn´t measure up to the size of this one =_= but then again, one has to think of that it is cheaper in America for these kind of things than it is in Norway... still...

 I traded with a lovely girl called Czessie from America. 

In my trade request, I stated a few things that I particularily wanted in my package, and that was poptarts, kitkats, and different flavoured oreos :)

 And here is my loooooot! ^0^

Will you just look at all of that goodness *v* 

Ok, so there is Mint Oreos, peanutbutter Oreos, regular kitkats, Nutella <3, PopTarts with strawberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon, Hot Fudge Sundae and Confetti cake flavours >w<, And there is two chocolate covered oreos, something called a "peanut brittle" (which unfortunately broke Czessie, but tastes good still ^^) and white chocolate balls! :D 

I can´t wait to try out everything <333 It looks so amazing and great *V* I am definitely doing this kind of thing again, so many sweets <333 awwwwwww

 

 Lastly...

 to end this post, I wanted to put in some info about my new artbook, that I briefly showed you in my last post ^^ This time, I will show you some of my favourite pictures!

(so much detaaaails >A<)

The front page is acctually one of my absolute favourites <3 It holds most of the characters in the various seasons ^_^

 Magical girl outfits, are the best outfits! *V*

 

Really, I can´t even begin to describe how inspirational this book is *A* Look at the amazing outfits, details, hair, everything! I really reccomend getting this book if you are interested in cute shoujo things like magical girls! Also, it has over 100 pages! If you wanna get it, you can easily be find it at Ebay.

Other than that, I don´t really have much else to say :P I am really busy at school, now that christmas is closing in, and the half terms and interim reports are pouring in.

 I am really excited for the second trade package to arrive here, and I hope it does so soon ^^

This weekend I will relax, watch movies and just have fun with the new treats I have gotten.

 I hope you enjoyed reading this entry as much as I did writing it! <3

Would you want to do a trade–package with someone? What would you like to be the trade items? 

See you later, Alligator!