Hello! I feel like I haven't had much time to go out, eat, play dress up or anything really recently due to my compulsory placement at University. I've been working 12 hour days unpaid for the experience and whilst it's brilliant (I've learnt so much about the TV industry), I really do feel like I'm missing out on quite a lot of my Summer (I go to Canada in 2 months, woah!). Things feel better this week though because my boyfriend surprised me at the weekend and came to visit me, we had a few relaxed days together and naturally I took my camera out with me so that I could share a bit of the fun with you. I love writing lifestyle posts so much so here's one for you... warning, you might get hungry...
We started the day off with a round of golf... Jack's outfit is my favourite, all chosen by me (I used to be a stylist for boys as my part time job so I really enjoy clothes shopping for boys haha!)
this was a much needed session at the local driving range... I thought I'd be good at golf but apparently I need a lot of practise...
I left the golf to Jack and spent the next half an hour admiring my new sandals...
They're C/O New Look and were just £7 (the exact reason why I got them in both black and white, it would be rude not to!). I haven't shopped at New Look for years but I was so surprised with how lovely some of their new ranges are. I noticed recently how nice New Look is when I kept clicking on their items on ASOS, without even realising that they were from New Look, I love that they're now stocked on ASOS, you can check out their full selection of sandals here (lots of them are in the sale!). I don't actually think I've ever bought clothes from New Look until now but I did used to buy my heels from there when I was younger as they were always really comfy and affordable.
I didn't mean for my nails to match my playsuit but they did and I kinda liked being all co-ordinated. This is a gorgeous new varnish C/O Nails Inc (you may have seen me upload this to my my Instagram) It's part of their floral collection and it's called Richmond Gardens - I am obsessed, you can buy it online here.
After golf we decided to head back to my garden for a picnic...
Nothing beats fresh strawberries...
meat...
mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes...
and a few cheeky muffins.
We didn't quite know how to cut into the watermelon though...
We also had home made milk-shakes too...
and a ridiculously yummy scone, I popped some strawberries and jam into the middle and it was like biting into a little piece of heaven. Marks and Spencer do the most amazing picnic food.
Completely in my element...
Munching away. I am obsessed with my playsuit, again, lots of you asked where it was from on Instagram (thank you) you can get it online here. Sunglasses, C/O The Sunglasses Hut, available here.
The next day we decided to head to a local park/gardens...
We did a hint of boating...
I got a little bit lost and stuck...
After all that hard work it was time for a Yorkshire ice-cream... biased but it is the best, so creamy and yummy.
Jack didn't enjoy the roses quite as much as I did...
It didn't stop me from sniffing them...
My hair is finally growing, woohoo!
Those sandals again, so versatile and easy to wear.
My new shorts are also C/O New Look - can you believe it? I can't! They're so cosy and lovely and they're so cheap! You can find links to my outfit at the bottom of this page. I really want to wear them with either a green crop top or a navy blue blazer.
The sandals, again, C/O New Look, my top is from Internacionale, which was having a closing down sale and it cost me £1.00! I found some similar knitted vests on ASOS, one here, here and one here. My tan is still natural from my trip to Greece, hooray!
Before we left it was time to make a quick wish at the water fountain...
and take another peek at the roses...
We said goodbye to the house and headed back to my village for pizzas and wine whilst watching the sunset, no cameras allowed at that part I'm afraid, I put my camera away and actually fully relaxed in the moment for once. A brilliant few days was had, thank you Jack for coming to visit me! Oh and I discovered my love for New Look at the weekend too, not a bad weekend after all!
It also gave me the chance to show you my new outfits which you can shop below:
How are you spending your sunny days? Have you had a picnic yet? Are you any good at golf? What's your opinion about New Look?
Lots of love, Em x
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