Phew, this month is going quickly again isn't it?! We had a lovely load of snow a couple of weeks ago, and it's finally all gone... But that meant I was stuck indoors for a few days as it was sooo bad outside - and I ended up adding a bunch of things to my wishlist for this month!
It all started with me watching Catfish on MTV, and suddenly really wanting some Junior Mints. I didn't have any in the house, so I began looking online, and stumbled upon American Sweets UK. They have a pretty large range of all sweets, chocolates, cookies, drinks, and other assorted goods.
Plus they had my Junior Mints.
I ended up picking a load of things out for my basket, and this is just a little haul to show you some of the things they have on offer!
From the top image, I've tried the Jolly Ranchers and Warheads for the first time... Can't say I'm a fan. They taste very artificial and plastic, that it's very off putting when eating them! I gave the Nerds to my sister as she's loved these for years, and the Sour Patch Kids were shared out between the three of us, as we all like them.
I've not yet tried the cookies from the middle image, but I think they'll be amazing, as I was hooked on the Chips Ahoy thins while I was in Florida! I gave the Meiji biscuits to my sister and her boyfriend, as they both love this brand, so I buy it for them whenever I spot it.
As you can see, the mints section was my biggest purchase. I am a mint fanatic, so I like to try our different ones to see what I like. I was also sent two samples of the Grenades chewing gum, and so far - delicious! The Tic Tac gum is a new experience for me, and is actually really nice. However, the Wintergreen Tic Tac mints are an odd taste, and remind me of the mouthwash the Dentist gives you!
I'm hoping next time I have a look at their site, they'll have Cheetos and Dove chocolates on there, as we all loved them in Florida, and would love to be able to get them here without the chronic import charges.
Do you like any of the above selection? If you've tried American Candies before, let me know what your faves are so I can give them a try next time! Hope you have a great day and keep safe :)
Waking up to air con and power was a welcome relief after the hurricane had knocked it all out. Thankfully it remained on all night - and didn't got back off for the rest of the holiday. The day was all set for us to head back to Universal's Islands of Adventure, as we wanted to do both parts of the Harry Potter sections in one go.
We headed to the parks, and walked past the Simpsons area, as it was the least crowded route. It's a slightly longer walk, but we were able to skip past all the crowds bustling for the same section.
As soon as we entered through the brick walkway, we headed straight to the Escape from Gringotts ride, which was already at a 15 minute wait time. It was actually only about 8-10 minutes that we waited, and that was with me stopping to snap a few pictures and a video of the queue line!
It was an amazing ride, and I highly recommend it. My dad really liked it to and said 'it wasn't like any other ride' that he's been on! Big praise there from Pa Pryer!
By the time we had come off the ride, it was at 30 minutes, so getting there early helped for sure. We then explored all of the shops, along with Knockturn Alley, before we headed to Kings Cross Station to catch the Hogwarts Express to the other park.
The ride there is amazing, and is different both ways of the ride. Once in Universal Studios, we had an explore down Hogsmeade, and then lined up for the Forbidden Journey ride. This was thankfully only a 10 minute wait time! It was just as good as the first time I went on it. We then grabbed a bite to eat at the Three Broomsticks, before going off to explore some other parts of the parks.
Jurassic River Adventure was closed this day, so we would have to go on it another time! Dad really wanted to go on the new King Kong ride, so we basically walked right onto the ride. It's a 3D one, so me and my sister got a little nauseous from it, but it was still pretty good, and had a few jump scares!
I then dragged my dad and sister onto Rip Saw Falls, and Bilge Rat Barges, to which we all got soaked to the bones, and they were cussing me out for the next hour while I was laughing at how wet we all got! From here, we went to get a drink from the Comic Book Cafe, and then while still soaked, we squelched back to the car and headed home. Dad and I spent the evening finishing off the puzzle we started during the hurricane - and promptly went to bed!
Today was an amazing day, and I bought way too much Harry Potter merchandise! What part of the parks is your fave? Let me know! Hope you have a great day and keep safe :)
I've been listening to a lot of music over the past month so thought I would create this little list off all the songs I am loving right now! Click any of the titles to get taken to a YouTube video, so you can check them out for yourself. Hope you like them!
And yes, most of them are still from the Greatest Showman, but it's amazing, OKAY.
