sometimes
this thing we call happiness
is as simple
and as simply magnificent
as
arriving in time to celebrate your soulsister’s marriage to her wonderful fellow
stepping onto the dancefloor in brand new glitter high heels, shortly after sipping grape vodka mixed with lemonade from the wedding’s open bar
waking up every morning to a freshly-brewed pot of coffee with stevia, hemp milk, and a mug set aside ‘specially for you
cookies and cream almond milk ice cream, at any hour of the day
reading, side-by-side, on the couch with your soulsister
snuggled into the softest cushions, together
and the most delicious vanilla almond butter imaginable, almond butter that tastes like white chocolate, like frosting, like the knowledge
that life
can reallyreallyreally
be quite lovely.
Love. Everything about this. <3
Same here – you are 2 gorgeous ladies! Plus that almond butter sounds like the stuff sweet dreams are fashioned out of.
Aw, thanks darling Lou!
I’m really struggling not to eat that nut butter during every waking moment.
Love. Everything about you. <3 GUSHY GUSHY!
Eeee you bought beautiful glittery heels! Yeehaw!!
Sad band-aid. Happy EVERY THING else! Cool monster-like blanket, too, it looks like an alive pile of rocks.
Yeah I did!! And I’m very proud of myself for choosing the slightly-more-modest glittery heels, rather than the skyscraper heels I was tempted by in New York. In truth, even these ones ended up not-on-my-feet by the end of the wedding celebration
Teehee, I was wondering who would comment on the band-aid. You know, whenever I wonder whether someone will notice something… IT’S ALWAYS YOU YOU WIN ALWAYS>
KC is happy to have you!
Thank you Hillary! So lovely to be here with y’all
This is super sweet! Makes me miss my best friends!
Thank you Noelle! True friends are a glorious thing indeed.
Squeeeeee! I can’t wait to read all about the big day. So happy you guys finally got to meet up like old pals.
Hopefully I’ll get to write it before, say, November. I’m accumulating such a backlog of adventures and stories!
Lovely post, Hannah!
Thank you Rachel!
that all sounds so fabulous! i have yet to locate the vanilla justin’s – you lucky duck!
It. Is. Incredible.
Wish I was still sitting in my chair next to you two playing my video game. I’m spoiled by 5 days of vacation…
We missed your rocking movements too! But hurrah, time has magically passed, and now we’re all here together again. RIGHT HERE. Right here. Now. Yep.
Almond milk ice cream!!!! That would be delish! Is it creamier/less when compared to other dairy free ice creams? I love the coconut milk ones!
I haven’t tried any coconut milk ice cream from Australia (stupidbum Canberra doesn’t have any), so I don’t know what you’d compare it to, but I’d have to say that the coconut milk ice cream here is creamier than the almond milk ice cream, but I prefer almonds to coconuts so I prefer the almond milk ice cream.
Wow, that was a ridiculously long-winded answer.
Sounds idyllic … Friends, food, books.
Teehee, I actually changed the wording of the first draft of this post to take out “idyllic” and “exquisite”, because I feel like I’ve used both of them too much recently. But each of those words is absolutely true.
OMG THOSE SHOES! They are seriously fabulous (even with that sneaky bandage on your heel!).
Thank you Theresa!! I like them because they’re quite dark, so the glitter isn’t in-your-face-Vegas-hooker-style, but in the sunlight they sparkle beautifully
P.S. That’s two people to notice the band-aid so far! Believe you me, it wasn’t the only band-aid by the end of the night…
Bandaids to stop your feet from hurting. Love it.
Congratulations to your soulsister too!
Only four band-aids… not *so* bad, right?
Or bandaids because your feet are hurting? Hope not and where are the wedding photos?
Band-aids because wearing brand new high heeled shoes from 1pom onwards, when the wedding doesn’t even start until 7pm, is a recipe for pain.
Patience, Grandma! I have so many stories to catch up on
Aww your poor feet! Mine look similar these days.
So glad you and Amber got to meet up- you look so happy, as you should be!
You both look gorgeous!
Thank you Gabby! We’re having a beyond-wonderful time together. (And Matt too!
)
WOW almond milk ice-cream?! Never seen that but definitely good for my vegan and dairy intolerant friends
AND Almond butter ME WANT to try especially since you said it tastes like white chocolate but it’ll be so much better for me hhahaah
You wouldn’t even believe how many different brands of extravagantly-flavoured almond, coconut, and rice milk ice cream exist here. Gluten-free chocolate chip cookie dough coconut milk ice cream? Yep. Carob almond rice milk ice cream? Yep. It makes me so sad to know eventually I’ll be back where it doesn’t exist!
So lovely to see you enjoying yourself!
(And tell Amber I am enjoying her book immensely!)
Oh my gosh, I absolutely will!! You bought a copy? Isn’t it just wonderful?
It’s great! I think I found it via your link to the 5 minute brownies, actually! I’ve made the vegetable korma twice, and several of the smoothies (I finally got a blender which actually blends things), and the apple oatmeal, and those amazing tacos – I’ve been feeding those to omnivore friends who are completely bowled over by how good they are.
Oh, and I was positively *compelled* to purchase a vegetable spiraliser, which is possibly the most amusing kitchen gadget I have ever owned… I am now just looking for excuses to spiralise everything.
So yeah, I’m cooking from Amber’s book about once a week even when frantically busy, just because it makes raw food actually feasible. Great stuff!
This makes my heart sing, and as soon as we’ve finished what we’re watching, I’m going to call her right over to read this. Amber is magnificent in all the ways!
Inddeeeeeed! vanilla almond butter can melt any heart. And with so many packets, you are set!
Kansas…woooohooooo!
You’d think so… and yet the packets disappear ridiculously quickly. I think fairies are eating them.
You and Amber look stunning! How wonderful that you could be there for her wedding. Im sure there will be many more fun posts about your visit together. And those shoes!!!
Amber was (and is) breathtaking. Oh, so many fun posts ahead! And so many future adventures that will lead to more fun posts!
I love every.single.thing in this post. All sparkly and good and fun.
Amber looks amazing (and you look not bad yourself
) – hope you had a good time!
I wish we had almond milk icecream here…maybe I’ll try making it ?? *ponders thought*
Darling, thank you! I ‘preciate it muchly
Amber was, and is, breathtaking. In every way.
warm & fuzzy. Pure happiness. SO much love in here
Heidi xo
So much I can’t contain it all without writing it
Wuaaaahhh… I want to try em all! I love anything Almond. It’s only my second favourite nut (right behind hazelnut). It must be at least 3 years since I last had Almond Butter, how sad! Send some over please? Pretty please? Thanks Hannah you’re the best! ;p
Would you like vanilla almond, honey almond, maple almond, chocolate almond, Barney Butter (SO GOOD), almond and flax seed, roasted almond, raw sprout almond, salted almond, unsalted almond, almond with gummi bears?
(I made the last one up.)
Ah, so wonderful
Truly, truly wonderful. I especially love the picture of the couch. But also the food. And the wedding sounds wonderful. I especially love all of it 
I especially love that you especially love all of it.
You are such a bright spot on a dark day. I only wish I could have been at that wedding, too…
PS, have you tried Peanut Butter & Co’s White Chocolate Wonderful PB? Now THAT is amazing stuff.
Oh my love! Thank you. I’m sure we would both have loved to have you there xo
P.S. Up until this Justin’s vanilla almond creation, PB&Co’s White Chocolate Wonderful was my absolute favourite nut butter (to the extent that I’ve made my brother bring it back from holidays in the US for me). I think I’ll need to do a side-by-side taste-test to compare whether Justin’s or PB&Co reigns supreme now
Love the SO Delicious ice cream! And I love your glittery heels!
puuuuurty shoes! that blanket looks so cuddly!
Those are actually two cushions, not a blanket, would you believe it? So good!
Oh, those high heels!! Amazingly fun. Hope the rest of your journey has been as shiny and bright as those kicks!
You can only really appreciate the sparkling days through also experiencing the heavy-cloud-thickening days, but I’m glad to say the majority of my journey has been golden.
Lovelylovelylovely!
I remember seeing that almond butter at Wholefoods when I was in Santa Monica this year, soon many sachets of it shall be mine!
Those glitter heels are the most, to say the very least.
x
I thought you might like these shoes, dear one! As soon as I break them in more, I will be heel clicking with them. Have no doubt about that.
If you have the space for it, buy a jar of the vanilla almond butter. DO IT.
(P.S. Wow, it was out back then? Amber was sure it was new; the maple and honey have apparently been out far longer.)
It’s wonderful you are so happy
Living the life in wonderful shoes
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I try.
Those shoes are so Kansas! I love them. How exciting to be there for the wedding. And your dress is gorgeous xx
Oh my heavens; you’re so right!! If only they were red (in all seriously, I have longed for red glitter shoes all my life. One day I’ll find them). However, I don’t yet want to go home, so perhaps it’s a good thing that they’re multicoloured instead.
Looks lovely! Especially those soul sister glitter pumps! Xxx
I thought you might like a shoe shot
Such a pleasure to get to know you a bit and to spend such a fun and entertaining evening with you. I only hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! You’re welcome in Kansas ANYTIME!!
Oh Cheryl, I’m so touched that you took the time to comment, and with such lovely words, too! I had a magnificent night tonight with you, Ken, and Amber; thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for inviting me along. I think I already know that my heart will pull me back to Kansas again!
Cheryl & I enjoyed our evening, last evening, with our lovely daughter and her lovely friend, from “down under.”
Thank you! I am a wealth of smiles right now. I had a magical time last night, and will miss laughing with my lovely friend’s lovely parents at the next dinner theatre adventure. Thank you again for graciously letting me join you
so gorgeous
Love those shoes. I want to eat of those things too well except for coffee!
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