Last night Phoebe's boyfriend hosted a little Christmas party.
Nothing fancy, just a few of his closest friends sitting around the fire with champagne and huge piles of sugar dusted panettone.
I went all Bridget Jones & donned my best Christmas Jumper.
Pheebs went old school with a navy snowflake number but her partner in crime beat us both with his Ralph Lauren sweater vest & red cords!
The bubbles & laughter flowed in equal measure, we didn't stumble home until the early hours... but you know me, I had to grab a few panetonne slices for the road!
How are your festive preparations coming along?
I'd really love to hear what you've been getting up to, the comments are by far my favourite part of the blog!
Nothing fancy, just a few of his closest friends sitting around the fire with champagne and huge piles of sugar dusted panettone.
I went all Bridget Jones & donned my best Christmas Jumper.
(which was widely admired!)
Nothing says "Happy Christmas!" like a drunken penguin.
Pheebs went old school with a navy snowflake number but her partner in crime beat us both with his Ralph Lauren sweater vest & red cords!
The bubbles & laughter flowed in equal measure, we didn't stumble home until the early hours... but you know me, I had to grab a few panetonne slices for the road!
I'd really love to hear what you've been getting up to, the comments are by far my favourite part of the blog!
Phoebe and her boyfriend are ADORABLE together!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Rosie, you are just so bloody likeable! Even though I should be insanely jealous of you, which I am, it's only in a good-for-you way. You lucky mare! x
ReplyDeleteYou're so sweet Charlotte, but there's really no reason to be jealous! I'm sure you get up to lots of things that would have me green with envy!
DeleteHow about that b-e-a-utiful baby boy of yours for a start?! xx
NEED those jeans and shoes! I haven't been able to find a pair of black jeans that I like yet, but those seem perfect. Lovely photos as always, looked like a wonderful night :)
ReplyDeleteDo you mean Phoebe's? They're from Zara I believe x
DeletePhoebe aren't you a Victoria Secret model
DeleteLove how happy Phoebe looks with her boyfriend!
ReplyDeleteAnd that one little drunken pinguin, haha :)
I'm going to make your Salted Chocolate Truffles for my friends for Christmas, thank you for being so inspiring Rose! x
Oh yum I'd forgotten all about the salted truffles! May have to whip up a batch myself! x
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DeleteSalted Chocolate Truffles
DeleteI'm packaging them up as gifts! xxx
I love your blog soo much! funny my mum who lives in Lagos, Nigeria found your blog and told me about it. I haven't stopped coming back since! <3
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Thanks Kelz! That's awesome, I've been to Nigeria. Would you recommend a trip? x
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DeleteI'm heading home for Christmas soon - it's the first time in a while that I'm actually gonna stay for more than two days, so it's exciting to spend some time with my family again and wind down from stress!
ReplyDeleteI just found out that I'm in charge for Christmas dinner this year, so I'm going to have to do some thinking on cooking. And I still haven't got all the presents for friends/family, so I definitely still have some things to do till Christmas! :) Love the holiday season, though.
Hopefully your preparations for Christmas are going well! :)
xx Melanie
Oh my goodness! I dread the day that I'm put in charge of Christmas lunch!
DeleteGood luck, I'm sure it will be delicious xx
I adore your jumper - Penguins are my favourite, I have a wooden one sitting in my flower patch outside my house as an attempt to be all festive.
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I can't stop staring at that sketch your posing near in the second photo..It's almost as if the giant head is trying to squeeze into the photo!!
x
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Ha! Like a Harry Potter painting! x
DeleteLove Phoebe's jeans, where are these from?xx
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DeleteThank you Rose! x
DeleteI can't believe phobe has a boyfriend! CHRISTMAS IS RUINED
ReplyDeleteI can hear hearts breaking all over the world! Sorry Anon x
DeleteI live in Cape Town, South Africa so the weather here is warm and sunny and we are all enjoying the summer sun. We were spoilt this last weekend with a public holiday on Monday so my nearest and dearest and I enjoyed getting sun-kissed at one of Cape Towns most beautiful beaches, Clifton 2nd, and eating platters of sushi with mojitos for lunch :)
ReplyDeleteI live in Cape Town, South Africa, where the weather over Christmas is sunny and warm. We were spoilt this last weekend with a public holiday on Monday - so my nearest and dearest and I enjoyed getting sun-kissed on one of Cape Town's most beautiful beaches, Clifton 2nd. We then popped over to Baluga for platters of delicious sushi and mojitos for lunch :)
ReplyDeleteIt's probably hard for you to believe all this with the weather so cold in London at the moment - but for us this is summer - beach, sun, sand and sushi ;)
That's always my trick at the end of the party - nibbles for the road!
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I have been a long time reader and I must say- I absolutely LOVE your blog. It has inspired me in many ways, but especially to "follow my heart" and do what I love in life and not care what others think. I live in Italy now and my boyfriend and I want to do our first trip to London. Do you have any recommendations for a nice, modern-ish hotel?
ReplyDeleteahh I'm glad you are having a nice festive run up to Christmas and New Year! I'm back home with my boyfriend, mum, dad and little brothers (aged five and nine), so having a really great time being away from the city :D Although I have tonnes of uni work to do which is tainting it a little!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say Rose, your blog has been one of my favourites for a long time and I really feel like it has improved so much this year especially! Thank you for the creative pictures and the wonderful wording that you put time and effor into, it really makes my day when you have a new post up for me to read!
Hannah xxxx
Aaall I want for Christmassss is... Phoebie's toned stomach and your long legs! haha ;)
ReplyDeleteWhere are you black strappy shoes from? I have been looking for a pair just like them.
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun - have to admit I cannot WAIT to get back to the UK now. I've been in Paris 4 months straight and I'm going crazy missing my family and friends...three more days and I'll be in the arms of my boyfriend and running around winter wonderland like a kid after too many candy canes!
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime I took part in the pro gay marriage march in Paris! Not Christmassy but still important!
Merry Xmas :)
Adore the penguin sweater.
ReplyDeleteMy holidays include a fair amount of work (it's the busiest time of the year in my job) and staying home to celebrate with my finace. I'm crossing my fingers that a snow storm will come through on Christmas Eve and deliver a white Christmas to my corner of the desert.
I enjoy following along in your parties via the interwebs!
love your Christmas jumper! too cute for words.
ReplyDeletebeen finding loads of presents on this site I found...www.wanelo.com (stands for WAnt, NEed, LOve!)I highly recommend it :)Love your blog! xxx
ReplyDeleteI love your jumper and your blog!
ReplyDeletePlease keep up the amazing writing - I am looking forward to your blog post on fitness and working out in the new year. Your anti-diet has changed how I look at food and I feel so much better for it. I am hoping your fitness post will do the same to how I look at exercise.
Rosie! Much love from the USA! I love your blog and really admire how you live your life. It looks so beautiful. :) You've inspired me in many ways from food to fashion. Thanks for always entertaining and informing me through this lovely blog of yours.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this is how my friends and I spent our Christmas Gathering together the other night. It was loads of fun! http://wp.me/p14iC4-ck
Merry Christmas!
Oh what fun! Your jumper is so cute :) We had our Christmas drinks last night too - dear friends, far too much food and mulled wine. Love this season.
ReplyDeleteYou look fabulous! Love your blog! Merry Christmas! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Rosie,
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of pants are you wearing? Are those leggings? Black jeggings? They look super cute and comfy.
Also, what did you decide for your Christmas appetizers that you posted about a while back? I´m dying to find out!
You always look so great, I love it! What are you planning to wear for NYE? I often go with the LBD and I'm a bit over it - not that I don't love the classic sexiness of a good LBD, of course. Any ideas on how to spice it up or ideas for alternative looks?
ReplyDeleteI am coveting your black strappy shoes, and especially your friend's gold shoes! But then, I covet pretty much everything on your blog :) Do you know where hers are from?
ReplyDeleteHahaha...so lovely the photo at the bottom feat You while grab a few panetonne /Pandoro slices for the road!
ReplyDeleteDo You like my Cristmas tree?
Auguri, Felicità ...Buon Natale!
Oooh, I do wish I was celebrating christmas with my parents this year... But since I'm abroad and it's probably gonna be somewhere around 26 degrees, I'm not feeling festive at all! And I have to work and pick raspberries anyway.
ReplyDeleteOh well, I shouldn't complain too much now, should I?
I wish you the merriest Christmas, Rose!
x
Oh your jumper is adorable! You cant go wrong with penguins :)
ReplyDeletePenguin jumper - so cute! I'm planning on spending Christmas with my family, catching up with friends, eating far too much and being ahem merry! Have a lovely Christmas Rosie!
ReplyDeleteRose hi
ReplyDeleteIm looking to get my girlfriend a jacket for Xmas (and its her bday on the 24th) but cannot decide as to which one.. I recently saw your Zara one in your previous post and it looks very cute (v. reasonably priced too) but I had my eyes/mind set on a YMC jacket, the Wool Melton Coat(red).. Its much more expensive at £290 but love has no price, right? Can you make some suggestions pls, her style is very much the same as Rihanna if that gives you some idea. Would you be happy if your bf got you the YMC jacket for example?
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ReplyDeleteLove the Bridget Jones' jumper!
ReplyDeleteI'm not doing a special thing for holidays, just a dinner out with friends maybe and christmas eve and new year's eve with my family because i'm going to your country to improve my English in January! I'll stay in Hastings, do you know sth about this town? What thing i definitely cannot miss from London? Your answers'd really help me.
Kisses from Buenos Aires, AR. ☺
I'm in college and my roommates and I had a little holiday gathering at our apartment last weekend! We all wore Christmas sweaters, hung up Christmas lights, and drank hot chocolate with Bailey's and peppermint schnapps. :)
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ReplyDeleteThis is the first time i have ever commented on a blog, so bare with me!
I've recently found your blog and wanted to say thank-you.
You and your antics are providing me with much entertainment!
Merry Christmas - i look forward to reading about it!
Amy x
well played, phoebe!
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a bit different where I come from - it's summer here in New Zealand so I plan on hitting up the beach and getting a tan! (Also makes Xmas jumpers a little less appropriate lol)
ReplyDeleteLove the blog Rosie, you're amazing!
Looks good fun- I need to get myself a Christmas jumper! I've been doing lots of present shopping in my lunch-breaks and after work. Bit stressful but soo much fun! I live in Paris, and wonderful as it is I'm looking forward to heading back to the UK on Saturday for 2 weeks to celebrate with my family, and get some much needed sleep.
ReplyDeletePS. My Texan flatmate introduced me to your blog, and the first time I saw it Phoebe was pictured- my brother went to school with her and I have photos of our families together when we're younger. Small world!
Hey it's phoebe here, this is a small world? How do I know you!!!? Xx
DeleteYou probably don't remember me, but you may know my brother, Patrick Harvey? The pics I have are when we're all young, in some kinda tent in your garden!
Deleteno of course i remember!! patrick with in plenty a class with me at school! golly this is a small world! merry christmas! x
Deleteit is indeed! Merry Christmas to you too :-)
DeleteToday I put up all the Christmas decorations with my family, we cuddled up by the fire and watched rubbish on TV - preparation for the big day! Your jumper looks amazing Rose, I love it :)
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LOVE that jumper! X
ReplyDeleteYou look amazing as usual! xx
ReplyDeleteYum I absolutely love panettone (I have a recipe on my blog for it!). I am in high school, and I just finished making boxes of cookies for all of my teachers. I am a huge fan of the Londoner!
ReplyDeleteSunning myself on Bondi Beach most days and getting photos with the Bondi Rescue lifeguards. (drool...) It doesn't feel Christmassy at all but I'm living vicariously through your blog so keep the photos coming! :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! x
Almost on holiday for Christmas, a few nights of cramming until it starts! Wish me luck! xx
ReplyDeletelove the blog, thanks for all the great posts...can someone please tell me where Rose's black bow heels are from I have been wanting to get a pair for years but can't find them anywhere?!
ReplyDeleteI saw the title and was hoping you were going to talk about your favorite Christmas cocktail. Ah, well, another time!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh ... you so make me want a Christmas sweater! :)
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Your Christmas jumper is amazing! And I love your heels! Do you have any good recipes for puddings that could be used for Christmas alongside the standard Christmas pudding and mince pies. Perhaps an excellent banoffee pie or another yummy dessert (ideally one that can be prepared in advance!) - would be so grateful!
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Nicole
Hi Rose, I love your black pants! Can you tell me where they're from? Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect christmas jumper :), nothing beats the classics though!!
ReplyDeletethe large scale artwork in the background of the first 3 photos, can you please find out the artist?- It doesnt overshadow i just noticed it :)
Have a fabulous christmas :)
xox
Love it! Thanks for sharing all your parties, restaurants, food, and adventures. :) Here in Virginia we just had a Redneck Christmas party...hilarious eh! ( Ellies Wonder ) Only in a place like VA would you do such a thing. There were a few hilarious sweaters involved though...like yours. Or rather...jumper, as you call it. Happy Holidays! I'm a huge fan!
ReplyDeleteIf Ms. Jones had worn your sweater I don't think it would have taken her quite that long to get her Mr. Darcy :D
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