Haha I love reading how happy and excited everyone got for the Costa drinks. xD
The tiramisu latte is my favourite this year! It's got chocolate cream and vanilla snow sprinkles on. It's not sickly at all, which I love! Might have one later when I pop by work to collect my dad's Christmas present. :)
ALSO the Costa takeaway cups are as follows:
Robin - small
Penguin - medium
Father Christmas - large
From member the single espresso is an elf and the double espresso is a snowman. You can also buy the penguin, father Christmas, and the snowman cups in ceramic mugs too. AS WELL AS a special new mug... But that looks like the bog standard ones you get all year around, and it sadly costs more money than the plastic Ł3 ones.
OH OH OH and we have the festive syrup sets out again as well. Including frosted mint (which we haven't brought out again this year), black forest, tiramisu, salted caramel, and gingerbread.
I've just done some more Christmas shopping for my boyfriend. :) I need to order my mom's present before I go on holiday, or maybe when I get back, and I also need to get my best friends presents too.
Me and my boyfriend bought his brother and his girlfriend huge Reese's hampers each as they love the stuff. xD
I had the white hot chocolate from Costa today. I was disappointed :(
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
I had black forest, which was lovely. Thank you for the recommendations on the fudge hot chocolate and tiramisu latte - I'll definitely try those over coming weeks.
The festive syrups sound great! No orange though but the others sound delicious.
Haven't started Christmas shopping yet but I've seen a tutorial for salt dough garland so thinking about trying to make that. Need to dig out the mulled wine sachets soon too. Had a dream last night where I woke up and people were saying 'didn't you remember it's Christmas day?' And I'd forgotten and got no presents, no food and no tree up.
I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to Christmas or not. I want it to be a good holiday cause last year I didn't have my daughter but this year I do so I'm excited to make memories, but my boyfriend doesn't do holidays so he's all bah-humbug (but he wants me to be happy and celebrate it) it's making me very stressed out over the whole thing and honestly I think i'll be very happy when it's over.
"We accept the love we think we deserve."~Perks of Being a Wallflower
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose."~Lyndon B. Johnson
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”~William James
“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ~Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
It's just the syrups they add in coffee shops. So if you had them at home, you'd make your coffee/latte/hot chocolate or whatever, and add the syrup (actually you'd probably put the syrup in the cup first, then add you coffee/hot chocolate). So ordinary latte becomes gingerbread latte. I have vanilla, caramel, cinnamon and raspberry at home. They're good.
I have to confess that, unlike apparently EVERYONE I have on facebook, not only did it not make me cry, but I actively dislike the John Lewis Christmas advert. What with that and my Costa disappointment, I feel like I'm failing in my Christmas spirit this year :(
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
I struggle a lot at Christmas but I'm determined to make good memories this year and rekindle some love for the holidays.
Sorry it'll be a struggle for you love <3 I have always been bah humbug, and chose to spend it alone two years in a row (minus last year), this year I am getting as excited as a child and spending it with friends I love and trying to capture the spirit. :)
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I had black forest, which was lovely. Thank you for the recommendations on the fudge hot chocolate and tiramisu latte - I'll definitely try those over coming weeks.
The festive syrups sound great! No orange though but the others sound delicious.
Haven't started Christmas shopping yet but I've seen a tutorial for salt dough garland so thinking about trying to make that. Need to dig out the mulled wine sachets soon too. Had a dream last night where I woke up and people were saying 'didn't you remember it's Christmas day?' And I'd forgotten and got no presents, no food and no tree up.
Never had salt dough bread, sounds intriguing! Must try the tiramusu latte, even though I usually like neither, I am open to giving it a go :P
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I have vanilla syrup, it's lovely :)
I have to confess that, unlike apparently EVERYONE I have on facebook, not only did it not make me cry, but I actively dislike the John Lewis Christmas advert. What with that and my Costa disappointment, I feel like I'm failing in my Christmas spirit this year :(
I haven't watched it because I garnered it was sad and I don't want ANYTHING to diminish my Christmas spirit so have been swerving it. The aesthetic looks nice (contrasting black and white with colourful balloons- I saw a still of it) but a bit sombre for such a day/season?!
I tried the caramel fudge hot chocolate too (despite JennaTwin giving warnings that it wasn't particularly nice) and IT WAS THE BEST HOT CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE TO DATE EVER.
'What came first, the phoenix or the flame?'
'I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning'
but the others sound delicious.
