Hi everyone.
Hope youse had a great Halloween last night. I know I did. We went to see the fireworks -they were spectacular. There’s something very spooky about watching them in the pitch dark whilst the music of Danse Macabre floats up in the wind and the smoke drifts up hovering above the river.
Then we all came back to mine for a party.
Chocolate marshmallow fondue kit – check!
Homemade Apple pie – check!
Sweets and chocolate galore – check!
Pumpkins – check!
And Just Dance 3 for Wii.
Yep folks, the spookiest time of the year has just come round again and I’ve spent all week getting organised for Monday. I’m just so excited!! XD
On Wednesday I put up the Halloween decorations, and on Thursday dragged all the old costumes out of the attic to be faced with the very difficult decision of what to dress up as: marilyn monroe, a nun, an evil stepmother, a witch, queen of hearts, a nurse, Maid Marion, Cinderella, fairy godmother….they were all there. I managed to narrow down my choices to three costumes – Evil Stepmother, Maid Marion and Sandy from Grease. However, I had vague memories of the gorgeous witch dress being on me a few years back and it being very flattering so I decided to go with that one. After 20 minutes of huffing and puffing and not breathing and squeaking of zoos and sucking in my stomach, I had to accept defeat and took it off to check the size.
Unfortunately it was a size 10 (32 in the US) It was a bitter sweet moment – on one hand I was glad that there was a logical explanation for it not fitting given that it was 2 sizes smaller than what I usually wear. It would’ve been more heartwrenching if it hadve been my size and didnt fit cos then there’d be trouble! Lol. Despite this small ray of sunshine, I still mourned for my fifteen year old figure. What a difference 4 years makes! I’m adamant that I’m not going to go beyond size 14 though and am working towards getting as close to a 12 as possible, but that’s another story.
Finally it was decided that Maid Marion was the way to go so Friday was spent making a Robin Hood costume for Mr Lucozade. Having never made a costume before, this could have been an absolute disaster, but even if I may say so myself, it turned out pretty well. In my opinion it actually looks better than the ready-made costume we refused to fork over £30 for – and its a lot more fun to make too! I might post photos on Tuesday. 
Well next thing on the list were pumpkins, and being a lover of all things Disney, I set my sights on a Minnie Mouse, whilst D chose Tinkerbell. So that became the plan for Saturday. I completed the icky slooping out of the insides (because Mr Lucozade can’t stand the feeling of anything gooey, or the smell of pumpkin – he’s such a wuss! Lol. Only joking dear!), and Mr Lucozade did the carving. And voila, we have a Minnie Mouse. I think I’m in love with a pumpkin! After 4 hours of hard graft, it will kill me to have to get rid of it after Halloween.
So what are your plans for Halloween? Whatever you’re doing, hope its a good’un for you.
Lots of hugs,
Toffee
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I’ve added a new question to the Know The Marshmallows page. Everyone’s welcome to take part
https://toffeemarshmallows.wordpress.com/know-the-marshmallows/
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Hey everyone. This is a post I wrote over the summer but never actually got a chance to finish. However, when I saw the television advert for the release if Bridesmaids on dvd I knew I had to finish it.
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Hey girls!
You really really have to get all the girls together and go see Bridesmaids. As a wedding fanatic, I will go see anything involving weddings so a trip to the cinema this week was inevitable. Little did I know how hilarious it was going to be….
I went to see Bridesmaids last night with Auntie L and D and, unfortunately, Mumzilla. (I know, not the wildest of nights for a 19 year old to head out with her aunt, her boyfriends mum and her mother, but that’s what happens when you’re in a computer science course – there is a distinct lack of females) So anyway off the 4 of us traipsed to the cinema, and after an anxious wait in the queue of 30-somethings women, vigilantly staring at the screen willing it to remain at “FEW TICKETS” instead of the dreaded “SOLD OUT”, we finally secured our tickets and headed up the trademark winged staircase.
There were very few seats left so we ended sitting at the bottom of the tiered seats. I sat down beside Auntie L and something just didnt feel right but when I asked her if I seemed to be very low down she told me I wasnt. Still not feeling quite comfortable I stood up, only to realise that the flap-down seat had detached on one side from the back of the chair so it was sitting wonky. So, I moved up to the next seat, only to land smack bang on my ass. This one wasn’t attached at all! And I had ended up on the floor. Cue much laughing from the surrounding people and a deep red blush across my face – thank god it was dark! Lol. Eventually, third time lucky, I got a seat that wasn’t a death trap, and the film started.
About 10 minutes into the film, two women came in, quietly as possible and headed towards the first empty seats they saw. I knew it was coming but I froze, and was unable to stop the impending disaster. As though in slow motion, I saw one of them clutch the arms of the chair, and whilst already glued to the screen, slowly lower herself down, and down, and down, til there was an almighty thump and two legs shot up in the air. I couldn’t help it, but I had to laugh. It was horrible of me, I know, but it was just so comical. After a few minutes though I was finally able to speak through the tears streaming down my face and asked if she was ok. Her pride was damaged, but other than that, she was fine. She was so mortified though, she refused to move to another seat and sat on the seat cushion on the floor all evening.
A while later, D, gasped, and had a minor freak-out moment when she felt something run over her foot. No-one knew what it was and we were all on high alert for a mouse running about. Later, Auntie L, let out a loud curse, as she felt it too. Panic was setting in when D felt it again, only to discover that it was only my mums handbag moving everytime my mum moved her foot!! Lol.
The movie was absolutely brilliant and we laughed our way through it, all of us getting slightly more hyper as the story went on.
There must’ve been something in the air that night though because halfway through the film there was a bang as someone was heading out to the toilet and didnt realise there was a step, tripped up it and knocked over the bin while reaching out to steady themselves. Apparently she didnt learn her lesson though because as she left at the end of the film, she tripped again, except this time was unable to steady herself, fell into the bin and ended up spread-eagled on the floor surrounded by popcorn. If that hadve been me, I would have crawled across the floor in embarrassment, to get out of there as soon as possible. Lol.
While all this was occurring and the four of us were laughing hysterically, the credits had stopped and there were a few extended clips. Someone who had been on her way out had decided to sit down to watch the last 5 minutes. And where did she sit? You guessed it, the broken chair recently vacated by the lady who left as soon as the credits started. This was just the icing on the cake, I am just thankful I have a very strong bladder, cos otherwise I know I would have wet myself laughing. (Slightly crude to say that, I know, and I apologise but I was laughing that hard)
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Even 6 months later, I am laughing as I write this. It really was a great night, and had a lot of “you had to be there” moments. We enjoyed ourselves so much, we are going to attempt to relive it by buying the dvd and watching it on the projector at D’s house. If you haven’t seen it – get all the girls together and rent it out. It will be a great night I promise!
Lots if hugs,
Toffee
P.S. I’m just pointing out, but there was no alcohol involved on this night out. Lol.
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Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve officially moved over to the dark side and joined a gym. Not only that, but on a 6 month contract which means that this cannot be a passing phase, I have to stick at this for at least half a year. In the best case scenario, whenever April rolls around, I’ll be so used to going that it’ll be second nature and I’ll not want to leave. But if it goes the other way, well then I’ll have wasted £130 so fingers crossed for the first option. Failure in this new project will inevitably be caused by a lack of motivation. So in an effort to avoid this I’m going to make a mini section of this site into a fitness blog. If there’s a possibility someone might find out if I get a bit lazy on it, well maybe that’ll give me a push to keep at it, out of stubbornness and pride if nothing else. Lol. So my gym log blog is going to start today. And hopefully by Christmas I’ll look a little less like a marshmallow. Lol.
Lots if hugs,
Toffee
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Hey everyone!
Well we will start with the big news – I FINALLY passed my driving test! It took four attempts, a lot of tears, and of course a lot of effing and blinding at taxi drivers, but I finally passed. Not only that but I have my own wee beep beep, called Betsy, who is now my new best friend, and I refuse to go anywhere without here. (This will probably change when the petrol costs start to take a toll on my bank account, but we will see how it goes. Lol)
Congratulations to Unfantastic as well, cos I hear you passed your test recently. I know how proud you feel! Im still buzzing! Lol.
In other news, Im back at uni again too. Im kind of glad because I was getting fed up of being in the house. And let’s face it, my last term finished on 14th April and I only had to go in for exams after that, so I’m due to go back, do a bit of work and earn this student loan. Lol. Its only at the end of Week 2 at the minute though, so my optimism will no doubt fade by week 6, half way the semester, I’ll be begging for my Christmas holidays to come in quicker. Hope you are all settling in well to school/uni/work after the holidays.
Lots of hugs,
Toffee
Hey everyone,
As well as my blog (which I know has been sorely neglected lately – but I will try harder!) I have another project on the go. Its my own Zazzle store. So feel free to pay a visit to http://www.zazzle.com/pixledust*. And make sure to call back regularly as I’ll be added more designs soon. You can view my products in a flashy panel by clicking on the (very long) hyperlink on the right hand column too.
Lots of hugs,
Toffee
I’m back! And I’ve a ton of blogging to catch up on, between failing my driving test (for the third time), attempting to dislodge my singing sister from the top of a sand dune by firing tennis balls up to her, holidaying in the south of Ireland, visiting the new Grafton Street (Dublin) Disney store and lots of other stuff, I have a lot of chroniciling to do. Missed you all lots. Will be back soon with all the craic.
Lots of hugs,
Toffee
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As you can see from my previous post, as regards Magee, things seem to be going pretty well. I later found out that one of the companies that is to present me with an award may be interested in employing me over the summer, during term time and during my placement year. I had to email them and although I have yet to hear from them, I’m pretty optimistic, cos even to be able to say that I got an interview from them would look great on my (very small) CV.
Plus, today I have an interview with a big retail store that is looking for temporary workers for their sale period. Although its only for 2 to 4 weeks, I’d still be glad of the wee bit extra cash and something to do over the summer rather than housework. It will also get me out of the house a bit, because even though my career (if you could even call it that at the moment) is looking up, everything else is going to the dogs and I reckon I need a bit of a break from it all.
Well I’m going now to make some last minute preparations for this interview. Wish me luck!
Lots of hugs,
Toffee
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Post dated – 19th June – This is one of my posts saved as a draft and I’m only getting a chances to upload it now
Hi everyone. I should apologise for todays raving rant so I’m sorry folks for being a little bit of a whinger.
Tonight I am pleased to announce that I have one less thing to worry about. My course director emailed to inform me that I have won 2 academic prizes and nominated for two more. She also let me know that my average mark for the entire year was 90%!! I’m still in a state of shock, but I reckon this rules out any possibility of having to do resits in August or worrying about whether I’ll be accepted to progress to year 2. I am absolutely over the moon. Maybe things are starting to look up
Lots of hugs,
Toffee Marshmallows
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Hi everyone. I'm Toffee Marshmallows, resident blogger at this site. Marilyn Monroe once said, "Give a woman the right pair of shoes and she can conquer the world". Well, so far so good, but all I need now is to find the perfect shoes, hence the name of my blog was born.
This blog is the ramblings of a 19 year old university student trying to find the right pair of shoes. Hopefully you'll bear with me and enjoy reading my blog as much as I love writing on it.
Lots of Hugs,
Toffee Marshmallows
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