Easiest Cookie recipe!!!

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225 grams/8 ounces Butter(softened)
110 grams/3.8( 4) ounces Caster Sugar
275 grams/9.8(10) ounces Plain Flour
chocolate cut into chunks or chips

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F), Gas Mark 3.
2. Cream the butter in a large bowl or in a food mixer until soft.
3. Add the sugar and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Sift in the flour, add the chocolate and bring the mixture together to form a dough by hand.
5. Using your hands, roll the dough into balls and place them slightly apart on a baking tray (no need to grease or line)
6. Flatten them slightly bake in the oven for 13–15 minutes or until they are light golden brown and slightly firm on top.
7. Carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.


AND BON APPETIT!!!

Happy baking!!

Jenn!
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Recipe is a Rachel Allen recipe which I fell in love with and cant stop making!

Saturday stroll around our new village!

Saturday afternoon came and I decided to go for a stroll to accquint myself with the neighbourhood a little better! I found my new church (well it didnt take much finding it's literally a stones throw away from home)


I also found the seafront less than 5 mins walk away



So then my hubby got home from work and joined me on my stroll and we went down toward all the fish mongers to get some fresh fish for dinner!! on the way we passed the lifeboat and the memorial for those lost at sea



and then we got cod for dinner and fed the seals!



We then took a moment to admire the view and headed home for a curry and a few beers with sundays dinner in tow!!

All moved In!! (and a thank you to 'huge love')

Well it's been too long since I've written anything but the week so far has been a bit hectic between moving all our stuff and going back to work!!

We started our move at 11 on Monday morning and I was still cleaning the apartment last night!! So it's been a long road! But I'm truly happier than ever before in our new home!!

our first meal together in our new place was a very adventurous sausage and egg! Yes really I'm not even kidding! This self professed culinary genius allowed her hubby to cook a breakfast as my dinner, how funny!


(and in case your wondering yes that is orange juice were having with our dinner!!)

A wonderful inspirational blogger Tiffany Johnson who you can find at Huge Love was kind enough to share this with me

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future"

and it made me think of how often I've doubted the Lord and his plans for me! The Hubby and I have not always had it easy, we were in a long distance relationship for quite along time before he found the money and courage to move his entire life across the Irish sea from Pontypool, south Wales to Dublin, Ireland! He had found a job and came here with a car full of his old life and his past to live his future! He had been here 3 months when he was unfairly dismissed from his job and we lost everything he had to give up his apartment and our lives! We moved it with my parents and Have been with them till now a year and a half of living with my parents watching what we did and said and penny pinching to get out of there as quickly as possible!!

I spent too much of this time looking on the negative I often thought why us Lord what have we done to deserve this?? But now I see the lord was bringing us closer together and was really just making us stronger!! It may not have felt it while we were shedding tears and arguing but we could handle it and I now know The Lord knew that it's all part of his master plan for us!! I am truly seeing hope and our future now!!

So thank you Tiffany your a wonderful person and you always seem to have the right words!

I want to share with you all our new house motto's (plural cause we couldn't make up our minds just yet!)

option 1:
May this home be blessed with the laughter of children,
the warmth of a close family,
hope for the future
and fond memories of the past

option 2:
In our house we do second chances
we say prayers
we do I'm sorrys
we play hard
and we do loud really well

option 3:
May our home know joy
may each room hold laughter and
may every window open a great possibility

cast your votes now!! lol

O and if you've any other suggestions please toss them my way!!

and Finally I want to say something I've really realise in this past week, having somewhere to go is home, having someone to love is family, having both is the ultimate blessing!!

wishing you all every health and happiness in your home, wherever it may be,

Jenn
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The big move!!

So myself and my other half are moving in 6 days! we're due to move monday the 10th of may to Howth! I am so over excited were moving from my mom's spare room to a wonderful little appartment in a fishing village on the northside of Dublin bay! Amoung the residents of Howth throughout the centuaries is:

*W.b. Yeats My all time favourite poet!
*legendary broadcaster Gay Byrne
*Booker Prize-winning novelist John Banville
*U2 drummer Larry Mullen
*Senator and retail pioneer Fergal Quinn
*musicians Barney McKenna and John Sheahan of The Dubliners
*Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries.
*Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy lived in Howth for a time.
*Actor Stuart Townsend was born in Howth.
*Author and philosopher Robert Anton Wilson resided there for six years in 1980s.
*Multiple Eurovision Song Contest winner Johnny Logan and his famous tenor father Patrick O'Hagan lived for many years in Howth.
*Lynn Redgrave and husband John Clark raised their family there in the early 1970s.
*Composer Brian Boydell was born in Howth and returned as an adult to live there with his family. *Producer and Director team Moya Doherty and John McColgan of Riverdance live with their family nearHowth Summit.

So we'll be in good company anyway lol



I will post pictures of the appartment before we put our stamp on it and after!!

But for now I thought pictures of packing would be called for!!




The hubby in my sports bra!!

Introductions

Well It's only right that I introduce myself, this is me:



I'm Jenn and I'm 21 as it stands my weight is at:



Weight has always been an issue for me!! For as long as I can remember I've been overweight and I have tried numerous times to deal with this issue but I have given up to easily each and every time I've tried. But I have realised that it was the hard work I was affraid of!! But NOTHING IN LIFE COMES EASY! so this time round when the going gets tough I intend on getting tough along with it!!

A massive part of my life I haven't introduced to you yet is my family:

this is my momma and pappa, my sis(Sarah)me and my brother(Rob) and my wonderful niece and nephew (Jack and Kate)






and last but definately not least is my future matthew or matt or even matty, he is my world he's the man I love, adore, wanna marry and make babies with!! He is the most wonderful thing in my life he knows how to make me snap and even more than that he knows how to make me smile!! He did the most selfless and admirable thing on our anniversary 2 years ago when he moved to dublin to be with me!! So here we are me and the love of my life with his wonderful parents: