We are celebrating Matt's 40th birthday, and they are setting up the igloo in the garden.
I had these lights delivered. It's actually so nice to feel like I'm getting ready to
go somewhere again. I'm doing a huge giveaway.
We won six [inaudible 00:00:27].
About how I've actually been whitening my teeth. Did you have a nice lockdown birthday?
I think we'll end the vlog there, yeah?
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Good morning guys and welcome back to my channel. And to another vlog. Today's video should
be quite exciting. We're celebrating Matt's 40th birthday in today's video. And we're
going to be surprising him with an igloo in our garden because obviously 2020 has ruined
all the plans that we had for his 40th birthday. At one point, we were talking about going
on a nice trip abroad to celebrate his 40th. Then we hired a house with all his friends.
We're going to have a weekend away with all of our kids and all of the friends. Obviously
that's now not happening. So I'm really pleased that we've managed to organize some kind of
celebration at home to make him feel special because 40 is quite a big birthday. So he
is currently at football with Fraser. And while he's been there, I've had these lights
delivered, which like a big 40 lights. They actually light up. And then the igloo lights
up as well. So hopefully it will all look really beautiful.
And the igloo is actually arriving any minute and then they're going to build it in our
garden. So I'll show you all of that happening and stuff. And then we've ordered in a dinner,
a fine dining dinner that we can then heat up ourselves and have it in the igloo. So
it should all be really special. So I'll show you how it all goes today. So I had so many
questions on my recent morning routine video about how I've actually been whitening my
teeth. So I thought It'd be quickly, show you the products that I've been using. I've
been whitening them for one week now, but I still have another week to go. But already
I feel like my teeth look so much brighter than they did because it was when I was editing
my vlogs that I noticed that my teeth were looking really dull and dark and almost a
bit gray. And I think it's because I've been drinking
so much coffee and tea and red wine during 2020 and the second lockdown as well. So Spotlight
Oral Care sent me their whitening essentials. And I've been using them and loving them.
I showed them briefly on Instagram, but I actually love that I'm showing you guys on
YouTube. Because of YouTube, there are no fancy filters like there are in stories. This
is just my camera and my face and my wrinkles. And this is how white my teeth are now looking,
just after one week. And I also have an amazing discount code for you guys that I'll put in
the description. You can get 30% off of all of the products on their websites. If you
use my code, EmilyN30. So personally I've been using their whitening toothpaste and
also these little magical whitening strips in the set that I got for reducing stains
in your teeth. I got 14 of these. So one for everyday, for
two weeks. And inside this, you get one strip for your top set of teeth and then one strip
for your bottom set of teeth. And all I do is brush my teeth. Then I like to dry them
a little bit and then stick on the strips. And I actually push the strips into the corners
of my teeth, so that hopefully all the whitening gets right into the corners. And then you
leave that on for one hour. And I found that at the moment it's really easy to find an
hour because even if you go out and about, you've got a mask on, so no one's going to
see anyway. You just need an hour when you're not eating or drinking, which can be difficult
around Christmas, but it's... So I feel like this is so much easier to use than trays and
stuff. It just feels like it's just a tiny little
strip that people probably won't even notice. So these are the women that set up Spotlight
Oral Care. They are two Irish sisters. And they're also dentists as well. So they know
their stuff in terms of what ingredients really work. They also designed the Sonic toothbrush
that I've been using. Whereas some toothbrushes are designed by engineers. They're actually
dentists and they've designed this one and I've been loving it. And they also stand for
some nice things, it's a vegan friendly brand. They're also cruelty free. There are no toxins
in their products. There's no parabens or sulfates. Matt has also now shown an interest
in whitening his teeth. So for Christmas, I've got him one of their gift sets.
They have so many different gift sets on their website. So I'll put a link in the description.
And you get 30% off of everything on their website, which I think is an amazing deal.
And it's also a really nice gift idea because Matt is so difficult to buy for. But I know
he'll really like these products and use them. So yes, I'll put that discount in the description.
So The Little Glamping Company have just arrived and they are setting up the igloo in the garden.
So I think I'm going to do a time-lapse so that you can see how it's going to transform.
Matt is about half an hour away. So hopefully it'll be somewhat set up by the time he gets
home and he can see it.
Igloo, [pigloo 00:07:19], igloo.
What can you see in the garden?
A pigloo.
An igloo. A pigloo. So Fraser has just got back and he's absolutely freezing. You're
going to have a hot bath? Yeah, but how was it?
Good. Scored two goals.
Scored two goals.
We won six [inaudible 00:07:35].
Well done.
I'm freezing.
Oh yeah, but look at your soft thing you've got on.
I'm still freezing.
Oh, okay. Do you want a hot bath with Fraser?
Yeah.
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Okay guys, so this is how the igloo is looking. It is all set up now and we've put the 40th
light over here and plugged it in and it looks lovely. And then there's also fairy lights
all around the igloo itself. So when it does get dark in a minute, it will be pretty glowy
and lovely, but I... We'll take you inside. And as you can see, Caleb is in here. He's
next to the little heater, which is actually so good. It really warms up the whole igloo.
Just put it on for five minutes. And it gets nice and comfortable in here. And then this
is all the decor that they've done so far. They've got this lovely little furry throws
on the backs of the chairs. Everything is gold. There's a lovely pampas grass centerpiece.
And then this chandelier with a disco ball in the middle of it as well.
There's also some foliage on the roof and it's just so beautiful. You can also play
music through this little speaker, so it links up to your phone. So we're just going to work
out how to do that. But yeah, I just feel like all the little touches and details are
so, so lovely. We've got some cocktail glasses as well. Caleb's going to have a go with the
music. But yeah, we were pretty much set up. They've got like three rugs on the floor as
well. And yeah, I'm just so pleased. And I can't wait for Matt to have a look at it.
But, yeah, I just think it's like... It's really special. Something different as well.
And yeah, I love how the center piece looks as well. And then over here you can actually
put drinks. So you can put ice and then some wine or some beers or something like that.
So you've got that to hand. So now that the igloo is all set up, I'm going to work out
how to prepare the food for this evening. We have already ordered what we wanted it
from the Fine Dining Chef and it's arrived and it's in the fridge. And then they give
you the instructions on how to heat up the food and put it on the plate and serve it.
So just going to have a look through what we have to do. And they're also very kindly
added a little sheet, all about the allergens that could be in the food, which is so very
appreciated when you have a child with an allergy. There's no peanuts in anything obviously,
but it's just nice to have that. I also want to mention that I'm doing a huge giveaway
over on my Instagram account. So if you don't follow me on there, please do, because I've
teamed up with The Little Glamping Company and the Fine Dining Chef to raise money for
charity and also give away a dining igloo evening for six at your own home in your garden.
And it's all for an amazing charity. It's one that's really close to my heart. It's
called Natasha's Foundation. I'll link them down below if you're interested, but they
raise money for lifesaving research in to allergies. But that will all be over on my
Instagram, but I feel silly not mentioning it when I'm showing the igloo and everything
that's going on tonight. But yes, I'm going to have a read. So Jackson and I are now playing
Paw Patrol while I try and get ready and put some makeup on. It is actually so nice to
feel like I'm getting ready to go somewhere again because obviously haven't been anywhere
for a long time. And I was going to wear this dress tonight with this little satin belt.
And then I put this top underneath because I didn't know how warm I was going to be.
It's actually quite warm in the igloo. But then I was like, "Oh, is this more wintery?"
Rather than having my arms out. So I think I'm going to wear this. I'm not sure about
the turtleneck underneath. But yeah, just
going to get ready aren't we? And play. (singing) All right, so it's about 9:30 now, and all
of the kids are in bed. We're full up and exhausted. But we had a really lovely evening.
Yeah.
Actually stayed out there for ages because it was really warm in there.
Crazy.
Yeah, so... Yeah, it was nice. Did you have a nice time?
Yeah, I loved it. Yeah. Still in my 30's.
Did you have a nice lockdown birthday?
Yeah. [inaudible 00:14:10] It would have been a nice thing to do, even if it wasn't lockdown.
Yeah. Yeah.
It was really cool.
Yeah.
Especially in the winter because you wouldn't use that, the garden. Would you? This time
of year? But yeah, Matt's not officially 40 until next week.
Still in my 30's.
He's still in his 30's. Have you got any-
So I don't know what it feels like to be in my 40's.
No.
But I probably do by time you watching this.
Yeah. And I've still got three years. Just kidding.
Here we go. Until you're 50.
But yeah, if you got any words of wisdom? From your 40 years?
Because I'm so much wiser than you. [crosstalk 00:14:56] Don't have four kids. Don't have
three kids. No I'm joking.
They were actually quite cute tonight, weren't they?
Yeah.
They were really good. And I'm really sorry if there was no sound in the igloo. But one
of the kids turned the microphone off-
Kids.
On my camera. No, I don't know. I just started to download the footage to edit it. And there's
absolutely no sound at all because...
That was a nice moment, when you notice that.
That was a nice moment.
Can you hear us now?
So it's like technical popping up. But anyway, I think we'll end the vlog there, yeah?
And our marriage.
Bye. Happy birthday, Matt.
Thanks.
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