Category: christmas

Blogmas Day Four: Christmas Decorations 🎄

Hi guys 👋🏼

The decorations are up! A little later than I would have liked but they are up now.

I especially love getting out our tree decorations, it’s so cool to see them again and all of the ones you’ve picked and the memories from over the years.

I thought I would share with you some of our special/significant decorations that go on our tree.

This is our souvenir decoration from our 2018 Holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida. DisneyWorld was incredible.

From the same holiday, this is our Universal Studios souvenir decoration.

These decorations have been handmade by my Nephews and Niece so these are really special.

This one is a little homage to my childhood, of NEVER being able to find my name on any decoration/magnet/keyring – it was always ‘Rosie’ never ‘Roseanne’.

This pretty ‘Mr & Mrs’ decoration was given to us as a wedding gift, the year that we gor married (2016) so this is a nice momento of that significant year. Plus, the box was cute and had ‘Bestfriends for life, husband and wife’ written on it.

I bought this cute, personalised decoration at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London, in 2019. I got this as a suprise gift for my husband. It also reminds me of the day out. Me and my Uni friends were celebrating having met 10 years previously.

It was a strange time but also pretty standout in terms of years of our life, so I got these personalised ‘COVID’ decos because you’ve gotta make the best of a bad thing.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

21 days until Christmas

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Blogmas Day Three: My favourite Christmas Films 🎥

Hi guys 👋🏼

We are on Day Three already! Here are my favourite Christmss films to get you started for December.

It’s the weekend too so what better way to spend a cold (well here in the UK anyway) evening than watching a Christmss film.

So, here are some of my favourites…

Deck the Halls

A traditional, old school, slightly (& by slightly I mean very) tacky Christmas film, I love it.

Elf

I am elf, he is me. My spirit animal in all its festive glory – what’s not to love! It will make the child in you very happy.

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

One of the best Christmas characters ever – the film is hilarious and Jim Carrey plays the Grinch so well. Classic.

Nativity

I just find this hilarious because I am a TA in a primary school and its just pure, British Christmas chaos. Great songs too.

The Snowman

The top classic Christmas film of all time. Is it even Christmas if you don’t watch this film!?!

Last Christmas

A much newer addition but it’s a brilliant story and I LOVE that it’s all based around my favourite Christmas song ‘Last Christmas By Wham!’. It’s a very clever story and Emilia Clarke is brilliant.

Love Actually

This is such an easy to watch Christmas film, with lots going on (I still haven’t forgiven you Alan Rickman!!) Lots of great characters too.

What’s your favourite Christmas film??

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

22 days until Christmas

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Blogmas Day Two: Advent Calendars 📅 🎄

Hi guys! 👋🏼

Blogmas Day Two is here, December is under way! So let’s talk Advent Calendars.

Mines varies from year to year and I am a bit partial to a regular chocolate calendar – that scrunchy metal sound as you pop through the foil to get to the chocolatey goodness is just nostalgic happiness.

As a younger child I did also have a Material Santa Advent Calendar with pockets that my Mum would fill and those kinds are super cute too and perfect for picking exactly what you want in it.

Last year I picked up my own Material Advent Calendar… and its not just any Calendar, no! It’s a Harry Potter one – Amazing.

Epic!

I love the little Hogwarts Letter Pouches with Hedwig at the top, it’s like he is delivering me a little festive treat everyday!

My husband very kindly bought me some Dairy Milk (the elite chocolate) Heroes (the elite tubs of chocolate) to go inside it, so it was nice to come home to see it filled with treats.

And now we have 25 days of waking up and eating chocolate firsr things- what a dream!

What Advent Calendar do you have?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

23 Days Until Christmas!

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Blogmas 2022 🎅🏻

Hi guys! 👋🏼

It’s that time of year again…

Yep, you guessed it… Blogmas is here!

This is something like my seventh year doing Blogmas and it is definitely a Christmas tradition over here at Roseannes Blog.

For anyone who doesn’t know, Blogmas is 25 festive themed Blog posts, one for every day of December leading up to the big day.

Exciting!!

So without further ado, let Blogmas 2022 begin.

Follow me on Instagram: @roseannesblog

And Twitter:

@RoseannesBlog

For more updates!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

24 Days Until Christmas

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2021 🌟

I obviously post alot about books on here but I’ve always enjoyed using it as a diary of sorts so, here is a little round up of the last year.

January

Lockdown – Quiz Nights – Trip to Venice Covid Style – Snow!!

February

Valentines – Pancake day – First Covid Vaccine – Video calls.

March

Lots of walks – Springtime – Covid styley Mothers Day Afternoon tea – Darren releases new music/merch etc.

April

More walks – Meet ups – Fambizzle Easter Chinese Covid styley – Naya tribute – AC Anniversary – Covid Vaccine no 2.

May

May bank Hol – New Series of LOD – Me & Sarah turned 30 – First tattoo – F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion – Suprise 30th party in the park.

June

Meet ups – Suprise birthday drinks with work friends – Bought my first car – 5 Year Wedding  anniversay/10 years together – Euros – Uni Reunion, finally – Dr Who Experience – Pizza – Drove to work for the first time – More pizza!

July

Passed my theory test – Tim turns 30 – Tims suprise pizza party – Naya 🖤 – Evie turns 4 – Euros heartbreak – Tim & Ducks party in the park – Days out – Boys round to ours, first time since Covid – More sunny walks – Summer Reading Challenge Volunteering is back –
First sleepover with the boys post Covid.

August

A busy Summer ☀️
Meeting up – Eating out – More special birthdays – Roxy’s Hen Do – Our Holiday Camping – Youth Club ending – Summer Reading Challenge completed – Casey’s 5 – Tim’s Meerkat Experience – Parties.

September

Roxy’s wedding, being a bridesmaid – Noah’s 7 – Mcfly – HP Photo exhibition –

October

ITFC Show – Out & about – Afternoon tea – 20 years of HP at the cinema – Jasmine’s Hen do in Brighton – Halloween fun at the farm & a partyy –

November

Wedding fun – New Ear piercing – Trip to Dorset – Covid finally got us

December

Christmas prep – Christmas Tik Toks – HP concert – Jasmine’s wedding & CHRISTMAS (&NYE)

2022 is here…

Fingers crossed for a good’un.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Twenty Four: Christmas Eve Fun!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE GUYS!!

Santa’s coming tonight 🎅🏻

OMG SANTA! I KNOW HIM. (If you know you know)

Anyway, here is our Christmas eve fun/day of madness 🤣

Christmas Eve Boxes 🎅🏻 & Presents with my Niece & Nephews

Christmas Craft – after the present opening they did some colouring, and then later on in the afternoon me and the boys made our own Snowmen and watched ‘Elf’

My favourite tradition of all is going for a drive to look at the Christmas lights around town.

And then we of course headed home for some yummy food, games and of course ‘The Grinch’

And now my stocking is out and ready for the big man, Santa C to come 😁

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVERYONE!

How have you spent it?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Twenty Three: Baking Christmas Cookies 🍪🎅🏻

2 days to go!

I love a bit of festive baking – and its super fun when you get the kiddies involved. Me and my Nephews made some festive chocolate chip cookies – heres how it went.

What do you need:

  • Cadbury cookie pack
  • Oil
  • Milk
  • Baking tray
  • Baking parchment
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spoon
  • Festive sprinkles
  • Icing sugar

What do you need to do:

  1. Follow the box instructions – pre heat the oven accordingly.
  2. Empty the packet mix into a bowl and combine with the oil and milk.
  3. Roll out into 10 equal balls and place evenly on the tray.
  4. Press down a little.
  5. Bake.
  6. Add Sprinkles on top with a little icing so that they stick (or you could bake them with the sprinkles on top but they do melt a little)
  7. Enjoy!

Who doesn’t love a bit of festibe baking!?

What is your favourite festive bake?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Twenty Two: Christmas Eve Boxes 🎅🏻

3 days to go!!

I love putting together a Christmas eve box for my Nephews and Niece. I have been doing it each year since my Nephew Noah was born. It is one of my favourite traditions as I love to treat them.

You can get some great (various sized boxes) for this purpose from places like Card Factory, B&M, Home Bargins, and most Card or Pop up Christmas Shops.

It’s fun and festive finding little bits and bobs to go in them.

Here are some things that I usually go for:

  • Chocolate Coins
  • Box of Festive Cookie Mix/Cupcakes
  • Chocolate Santa
  • Festive Sweets
  • Christmas activity pack
  • Christmas arts & craft sets
  • Christmas Pjs
  • Christmas Socks
  • Christmas decoration
  • Novelty Christmas headware/hats/hairbands
  • Reindeer food
  • Hot chocolate sachet
  • Mini Christmas games eg Christmas Snap
  • Christmas hair bands

Hopefully that gives you a little bit of inspiration!

Here are my Christmas eve boxes for this year..

Have you put these together before?

What do you like to include?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Twenty One: Harry Potter themed stocking fillers ⚡

4 days to go!!

Now that the holidays are here and its not long to go until the big day – here are some quick, fun and easy Harry Potter themed stocking filler ideas (great for kiddies & adults alike)

Tesco, £4.99
Funko Suprise boxes, Amazon £5
Assorted HP themed chocs, M&S from £3
Earring Bauble, Argos £9.99
Jewellery, Argos from £10
Assorted HP decorations, Primark from £1
HP Poppit, Claires £4.99
Assorted HP Socks, Primark
HP Dobble, Amazon £8.99
Colouring book, Amazon £7.99
A Harry Potter book! Available in most books shops – Also on Amazon! £7.99

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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