SUMMER ADVENTURES // Graduation & the sea

Yesterday Owen was graduating from Aberystwyth University so that's where we made our way just before lunch time. The last few days here in West Wales and the whole of the UK have been ridiculously hot. Like seriously hot and yesterday was not an acceptation. Aberystwyth is right on the coast so it's awesome in the sun but when you have to sit in a packed theatre in high 20 degree heat for two hours then the sun ain't so nice. Owen was one of the first to walk across the stage so the ceremony was fine up to there but then geeeee wizzz why do so many people to History and English (they were graduating together)! The director of Bridget Jones' diary, Sharon Maguire, received the honorary fellowship degree which was cool.

Once the ceremony was over we took a few photographs, spoke to a few people and then made our way a little further down the coast to Tresaith. We had booked a table at a pub called The Ship which had some of the best views you could probably get in the world. We ate in the conservatory which looked right over the beach and the sea. The place was packed with people grabbing drinks after work and holiday makers making the best of the incredible sunshine.

We ate quite late and after taking some photos of the sun set we made our way back home after a very long but enjoyable day :)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, JUMP!

Yesterday evening I decided to take my dad's Canon 600D out as I've not been able to use it for the last 3 months as I've been away at university. What was meant to be one picture turned in to a little photoshoot! So here are some of the picture we took!

We're bakin' a cake brotha'

Last Saturday I baked a cake for Owen's birthday.

What I thought would take like an hour took more like 3! I followed Nigella Lawson's (what a woman!) Devil's Food Cake recipe! We took it up to Aberystwyth last Sunday when we went up and visited him and I had a piece. OMG the dark chocolate icing and centre was magnificent! Even though I only had one piece because after all I had made it for my brother and I left it in his flat so him and his friends could eat it  - it was delicious! I don't think it was because I made it (well maybe!) I think it was just down to Lawson's incredible cake recipe skills! 

So as promised here are the pictures of the cake making process (which was so messy it made my new blue and strawberry apron brown as a result of the masses of dark chocolate!) and the finished product. Enjoy! 

Yummmy! 

Pen Blwydd Hapus!

Yesterday was my brother Owen's birthday.

He was 21. 

Some facts about turning 21 - 

1 ) You can get married without parent permission (In The US)
2 ) Drinking age in the USA
3 ) You can gamble in the USA
4 ) Cows graze in the wild in groups of an average of 21 cows

Number four is my favorite even though I'm not 

a great fan of cows.

The others don't really apply to us, the citizens of the UK, 

as we can do all of the above (1-3) at the age 

of 18. 

Yaaaay - I love card games so lets go gambling! 

(Is snap a gambling game?! If so I'm there baby! Got to love

a bit of snap. Although on occasions the pressure

is just to much and I yell snap at the most random

time even when my hand is no where near the cards or when someone places

a 10 of clubs on a 2 of hearts!)

On second thoughts I think I'll just stay on the slot machines!

Owen and I when we were around 8 & 5 respectively at
the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff watching Llanelli take on Ebbw Vale!


Yesterday we went to Aberystwyth (where he's in Uni) and had a
light lunch at Spartacus. (forgot my camera!)
I also brought him the chocolate cake I slaved over
saturday afternoon! (Pics to come!)
And by the way it was delish - and I'm not the only one that said so
Mam, Dad, Owen and his flatmate said so also!

So all in all a good day.

Pen Blwydd Hapus