Weekly Update!

The Waterside, The Belmore, Taps & The Old Ball - Pubs Galore!

This post may seem incomplete, as with this weekend being a bank holiday (and for me a 5 day weekend), I am technically only halfway through it. The rest I will do a post of on Wednesday when I return from my jaunt to Leeds and Hull.

On Monday I met up with Tasha and we went for a drink and cake at Gastronomy in Hale. I had a latte and a millionaire's flapjack which was really tasty, and a nice variation on the traditional shortbread base. The stodginess of the oats really complimented the gooey caramel and smooth layer of chocolate. In the evening I finished an article I had for Candid (see previous post) and sent it off ready for publication.

On Tuesday I ate at the Country Club, this time opting for the Club Roll sushi, which had tuna California rolls, with a centrepiece of prawns, cod and squid in a tangy miso sauce. The dish was amazing as usual, although I didn't rate the sauce as it had an unusual strong taste rather like horseradish, which I can only assume was a type of wasabi. Luckily it was only drizzled over the middle bits of fish, so didn't engulf the whole dish. After work I met up with Rick A for some drinks at the Waterside in Sale. I haven't been in there for literally years (in fact I think I was underage the last time I went in!!) and it was a pretty nice venue - chilled out atmosphere with good value drinks and plenty of comfy seats for a relaxed vibe. I was driving so had a couple of spritzers, but still stayed out until gone 11pm, so I was knackered when I climbed into bed!

Wednesday and Thursday were quiet, although I babysat for one of Aum's friends on Thursday which was a nice change, and wrote another article for Candid (see previous post). On Friday I finished a little early as the Khuranas were going on holiday so I picked Aum up at 2pm and once I had dropped him at home I could finish. I went to pick up my final cut dress for Laura's wedding (yay!) and then went to the gym before Mo came round for the evening. We had some lovely ribs and homemade chips for tea, and then wandered to The Belmore pub on Brooklands Road for a few drinks.

On Saturday I got to choose my kitchen and bathroom tiles for the new flat which is exciting, and then I travelled with Mo to Leeds for a night out with Jas and her mates. We went to a pub called Taps for some cheap and cheerful food for dinner (I had chicken and ham pie with chips, good ol' favourite) and then we went to the closing party of Evolution which was actually pretty good, and nice and cheap!

Today Mo and I met up with my cousins for some lunch at The Old Ball in Horsforth, which has recently been done up and is pretty nice. It is now a pizza kitchen, so I had barbecue chicken and bacon pizza while Mo got the meat medley, which had every type of meat (even meatballs!) on it. We stayed outside in the sun chatting until 4pm, and are now just about to set off for Hull to see Lydia - roadtrip weekend!

Weekly Update!

Schools Out, Shopping & Suede!

This week has been half term, I survived! It has actually been really fun having a week of doing stuff with Aum, and we were really lucky that the weather has been quite pleasant the whole time.

On Monday he was tired after a hectic weekend with family, so we just went to Stamford park for a couple of hours and then met up with Abi and Tasha in Cafe Gourmand for a cake and drink. I had the afternoon tea, which was a finger sandwich with any filling (I chose chicken, avocado and goats cheese) any hot drink (tea, of course) and a cake; I opted for the carrot variety. Annoyingly I got a parking ticket which put a slight dampener on the day, but it was my own fault so mustn't grumble. The pub that I work at is currently closed, so I went to a class at the gym and then chilled out in the evening.


The following day we went to Stockley Farm, which was lovely (see previous post) and when I got back from work Mum and Dad were back from their holiday in Trinidad, so I had a good natter with them and looked at their photos.

On Wednesday Aum had a tennis lesson, so I got to fit a class in which was good. We went for a swim afterwards and then had a late lunch in the restaurant. I went for lime and chilli prawn skewers, but got them with some chunky chips as I fancied being naughty. We didn't do much in the afternoon as we were both pretty shattered, just watched some TV and his mum got home quite early so I got to finish. I was intending doing yoga in the evening, but swerved it as I felt I had reached my exercise quota for the day!

On Thursday I took Aum and his friend Max to Crocky Trail, which was loads of fun (see previous post) and then in the evening Mo (who is now my boyfriend :)) came round for some food and to watch a film. I was so beat after spending the day running around! I got a text that evening inviting Aum to the cinema and for lunch at a friends the next day which was a bonus, so once he had gone at 11am I had the day to myself until half 3, when I picked him up an took him for a haircut. His mum was back once we got home, so I went home and had a nap before dying my hair purple again, and going to the cinema to see Cloud Atlas with Mo (see next weeks post).

Saturday I woke bright and early to go and visit Jas in Leeds with Mum. We went shopping and had a Subway for lunch before coming back in the early evening. I got a couple of nice dresses from Ark that were fairly cheap, shame it was money I shouldn't really have been spending!

That evening I went into Manchester with Tasha, Emily and Smeed. We went to Taps for cocktails and then ended in Suede, which was an experience! It was pretty fun though. I was very lucky as I'd forgotten my ID so we couldn't get into a few places, but managed to sweet talk the bouncer there!

Today was a lazy day, I was supposed to be going for lunch with Luke from skiing, but we got our wires crossed so I slept for another couple of hours and then did some work on my blog. Mum made a really nice Greek style meal for tea with tzatsiki, pitta bread, chicken souvlaki, Greek salad and rosemary potatoes, which was a good end to a fun week!