Sunnnyyyy!!!

We've had some really good weather this past week and I was lucky enough not to be working bank holiday so I could enjoy the weather appose to staring at it with a scowl on my face from my office window. On Saturday I went to IKEA with my friend Kirsty, it was a fairly special moment because Kirsty has lived almost nineteen years and prior to Saturday had never set foot inside the holy yellow and blue cube that is IKEA. I love it there, sadly I'd even go as far as saying it's one of my favourite places that I've been. When I was little I wanted to design for them, now that I'm a little older I've gone with the more achievable dream of hiding within the great mountain of pillows until night fall at which time I emerge and head towards all the little room's and the food court... Bliss, they even sell arty things, like crayons and chalk!
I went with the intentions of stocking up on Uni bits and bob... I bought most of what I needed from IKEA last year, but there were a few things that I needed, plus any excuse will do to visit IKEA. Whilst there I saw a set of shelves for £17... it was one of those 'this could become useful, I don't need it but I want it and it would be very good for *insert a long list of reasons* and I could paint on it' so that was it, it was in my trolley!
Because it's been so sunny recently, I've moved away from drawing bearded men in bobble hats and scarfs, instead all I want to draw is colourful houses, little boats and create them whilst drinking cream soda... yummy! So when thinking what to put onto my box it was an easy decision... I wanted something light and happy, to reflect that warm happy feeling you get when the sun starts to shine after weeks and weeks of grey and rain. Look how happy Kirsty is in IKEA! God she loved that bear... I also bought myself a new cup... it's a dog and you drink from his nose :) I love it.
The final picture is of me skipping into the sea... Sunday I was in such a bad mood, for no reason. I just couldn't shake myself up and make myself happy... so when my friend came over she suggested going on a little holiday to Tenby or somewhere, by the time we actually got our bottoms in to gear it was to late to go, so instead we went to Barry, which is only a short drive down the motorway... it was about 9pm and I have a terrible problem with open water and wanting to be in it. So I did, first in my tights - they were broken anyway then I look my jumper off and then less and less clothes until I was simply in my tights and a vest up to my neck in freezing water... I couldn't have been happier. I had two scoops of chocolate ice-cream too... it was lush!