iCharlotte.Emily*

The summers beginning to leave the UK now, i'm not sure whether i'm happy to see it go or not.. but it was like we never really had one tbh. George & I took a trip up to London to watch The Lion King at the theatre as I got tickets for my birthday, so exciting! Favourite film ever.

Because of the unpredictable weather we always seem to be having, and Autumn starting to set in I thought it only wise to whip out the coats. This is a newbie for my collection and i'm over the moon with it. I'll mention everything down below.

p.s The Lion King was incredible.

Spring is approaching so i've decided to start pulling out the dresses & basically make myself look a little bit more girly. I can't remember the last time I wore a dress tbh.. even my boyfriend was in shock when he saw me wearing one, so clearly that's saying something! 

I'm not always a fan of wearing dresses & skirts as I find because i'm so short my legs just look dumpy; plus my legs resemble milk bottles most of the time and that's never a good look. However i'm beginning to step out of my comfort zone and I actually really loved wearing this outfit.

*I wore this on my travel up to London from my previous post.*

Dress: Matalan

Coat: Primark

Scarf: Urban Outfitters

Boots: New Look

Tights: Primark

Socks: Primark

Bag: New Look

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Charlotte

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On tuesday i decided to treat George to a well deserved day out in London, and I wanted to share our travels :)

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The first stop off point for the day was taking a trip over to 'Choccywoccydoodah', now you may be thinking "have you just made that word up?" and the answer to that is surprisingly no. This place is a chocolate lovers dream with a shop packed with chocolate downstairs, and a chocolate themed cafe upstairs! Basically you get in there and you just don't know where to begin, it's heaven for me. We only really went for the cafe as I was craving a certain item from their menu.

Top: Ice Cream Sundae (Chocolate icecream, brownie pieces, molten chocolate, raspberry coulis, whipped cream, chocolate curls, strawberries and shortbread)

Bottom: Banana Split (Bananas, chocolate vanilla and strawberry icecream, chocolate buttons, melted dark & milk chocolate, whipped cream, cinder toffee, chocolate curls & strawberries)

Admittedly we were defeated by our choices but they were oh so good, and I could eat one right now!

This place is amazing, they do everything from cakes to brownies to milkshakes. I highly recommend the dipping pot & now the banana split! If you want to check it out it's just off Carnaby Street.

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After our massive chocolate overload we took a little stroll over to St James's park & chilled for a couple hours and enjoyed the sun before heading back into the hustle & bustle of London's streets.

-My main reason for dragging George up to London with me was to take him to see the well talked about show 'The Book Of Mormon'. We had both been cracking on about it for ages saying how much we wanted to go, but the tickets were just too god damn expensive but one day i thought 'Ay what the heck' and brought a pair of tickets.

Now after watching it the money i paid was so worth it, and i'm so glad we were both able to experience it. To my knowledge it's not going to be in London for much longer (i could be wrong) so if you're thinking of going GO! I was laughing and smiling the whole way through, however i would warn you there is a lot of inappropriate language, so if you get offended easily this show is not for you. 

Definitely, definitely not for you...

All in all we both had a lovely day out and were absolutely zonked on the train journey home. 

I do love London.

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Take Care

Charlotte

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Oh hello! 

My first post... i'm kinda nervy actually, let's hope this goes A-OK.

So last night myself & my friend Laura took a little trip up to the fab city of London, but not just for a casual jolly to be our loser tourist selves, this time we had a real reason, but i'll get onto that..

Before we headed off to our exciting night out we obviously had to stop off for some food, and Laura was extremely keen to let me experience what the restaurant Giraffe had to offer over at Embankment. I'm always up for trying new things plus I was starving so I didn't hesitate, so off we shuffled like penguins in the artic weather. 

Now if you're like me & attempting to eat healthy as part of this whole "new year, new me" saga then this place is for you. I mean it's not the healthiest place in the world, but it's better than popping over to Ronald McDonald & demanding a double cheeseburger with a side of 20 chicken nuggets.

I opted for the 'Falafal Deluxe Burger' & sweet potato fries... along with some delicious cocktails. I recommend the 'Deluxe Pina Colada' it was deeeeelish, OH and definitely try the edamame as well you won't regret it. 

ANYWAY moving on, always distracted by food.

We were lucky enough to get tickets to the sold out Jessie Ware concert at Brixton's O2 Academy. To say we were excited wouldn't even cut it, we knew already this woman would be incredible live & she definitely didn't disappoint. The power of her voice is unreal and the vibe in the room was so welcoming, because i don't know about you but when i go to a concert i want to be surrounded by people who are there to enjoy themselves, not slump down in your chair and moan that you're blocking their view whilst you boogie to the music.

Unfortunately because we got distracted by food we didn't have the best seats, but who cares when you're listening to a voice this brilliant. I can't recommend you listen to her album 'Tough Love' any more or even just give it a little listen on youtube/spotify. My favourites are 'Champagne Kisses', 'Kind of, Sometimes, Maybe' and what was the highlight of the night 'Say You Love Me'.

Basically to sum this all up, Giraffe does amazing food.... & cocktails, and Jessie Ware is an incredible performer.

Speak soon,

Charlotte

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