Weekly Update!

Karaoke, Plant Pots & Meatballs!

Mo had this week off work, so it was nice to spend a bit more time with him than usual at the start of the week before he went on a roadtrip on the bike. On Tuesday I ate at the Country Club and had a bok choi, cashew but and cucmber salad with a king prawn skewer on top, drizzled with a garlic soy dressing. It was really nice, although there was slightly too much dressing for my liking - it is pretty sweet which overpowers the subtle taste of the salad leaves. Aum and I shared the brownie for dessert as well, which is served with pistachio ice cream (my fave) and is incredible!

On Wednesday I went to Mudcrab for lunch (see previous post) and after work I popped round to see Hannah which was nice. On Friday Laura, my friend from uni came to stay for the weekend, and we went to the opening of the new Zizzi in Piccadilly Gardens that evening, as she works for them (see next week's post). 

Afterwards we ended up going to Orchid Lounge, the Chinese karaoke in China Town, which I have never done despite going out in Manchester for over eight years. It was such a laugh, and super cheap! We stayed up chatting until 6.30am so didn't get up on Saturday until well after midday, which dashed our plans of going for a spa day at the Country Club as it wasn't really worth Laura paying for a few hours. Instead we had a wander around John Lewis and Didsbury, and then got cakes from And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon to eat back at home as it was nearly closing time! 

That evening Tasha, Abi and Dave came out to Alderley Edge with us. We started in The Botanist, where Laura and I had an amazing cocktail served into plant pots by a watering can. It was a gin drink, with lots of fruit and herbs in the cup, definitely something a bit different. We then moved onto The Bubble Rooms, and the time ran away with us, we ended up getting back at gone 4am again. It was mostly due to the clocks changing though, so we weren't such dirty stopouts!

Today I dropped Laura at the station and then went on to Ikea with Mum. I got lots of stuff for the flat (again!) and then Dad and Mo came round and we all had meatballs for tea. Best weekend I've had in ages, was so cool to catch up with Laura, and both nights I felt really chilled and carefree and just had an amazing time!

Mid-week Update!

My Birthday Week (Part 1)

As this week is so filled with fun things with it being my 21st birthday week, I thought I'd do two weekly update posts. On Monday my friends from home came up to visit, and after cooking some lovely pasta for us all, we got ready and I had a party to celebrate my birthday, as Monday is a much better day to go out in Lancaster. I made some cute cupcakes and other goodies for everyone coming, and there turned out to be quite a crowd!

We started at the house, where I opened lots of cards and presents before heading into town. First of all we went to Hustle, a shot bar that isn't quite as glamorous as it sounds! We had a couple of drinks there before moving on. The club I had planned to go to was heaving, so we went to Toast next door, which I haven't been to all year. They had some good drinks offers on though, and karaoke, which was great fun once we'd all had a few drinks, and it was really busy due to the overspill from next door.

The following day was my actual birthday, so after a nice lie in, I made a cooked breakfast for everyone that we ate outside due to the glorious weather. Once I had said goodbye to those that stayed, Chris and I went into town to buy some ingredients for a meal that we were having that evening (see previous post).

On Wednesday I went round to my friends house for a meal as my flatmate from first year was back from her year abroad in Spain. We had garlic bread and a vegetarian lasagne that the host had made, followed by summer fruit crumble that I cooked which went down very well. It was nice to catch up with the girls whilst enjoying some tasty food, bring on the rest of the week!