So this is my one hundredth post. This proves one thing: I am
as much of a chatterbox in writing as I am in person! Without being too cheesy, I want
to thank everyone who has been reading my blog and hope that at least a couple
of the 100 posts has been interesting or useful in some way. And now, for the
week’s update…
Being the week before Christmas, the days have been dragging
at work but have been super busy outside of it. The week has been filled with
last minute appointments, dinners (thanks to Rosie for the delicious stir-fry
and as always, fab catch up), skype dates (with my awesome uni friend, Bex) and
of course the all-important Christmas party. Ours was held at Smiths of Smithfields
for which I didn’t have high expectations but actually turned out to be great! We
got the taxi to the restaurant and chatted away with everyone over a couple of
drinks. We eventually sat down for some starter platters (this included, pulled
pork lettuce parcels and smoked salmon), John Dory with braised leeks for mains
(absolutely amazing: the best
fish I have ever eaten) and cheesecake for dessert. The food was absolutely
incredible: it was cooked beautifully and the portions were huge too which was probably just as well considering the amount of alcohol that was consumed! After my
long week, I didn’t stay out too late and after some more chatter and drinks, I
made my way home.
Following a long lie-in on Saturday, I spent my day relaxing
my at home. I’ve made the very scary decision to postpone by LPC indefinitely
which has meant starting from scratch in alternative career research. Therefore
most of my day was spent on my computer, career-researching. Towards the
evening, our old housemate Mark came for a visit so he, Natz and I headed out
to Putney for some dinner at Thai Square. We had the most amazing table on the
second floor which looked onto the river which was so lovely and the food was very decent too. I had the Jungle curry
which was incredibly spicy (admittedly I was warned by both the menu and the
waitress) but quite nice. Dessert was less impressive: me and
Natz ordered different types of moose, both of which resembled ice cream and therefore was
quite disappointing. After dinner, we made our way to Fulham to Kona Kai for some Hawaiian inspired cocktails. The cocktails were really
nice (you couldn't taste the alcohol at all) and the atmosphere was lovely
too once more people started arriving. Later into the evening, we sadly found
out that our honorary-housemate, Natz’s goldfish Max, died. It was a sad end to
the evening and we will all miss the craziest little fish, that I’ve ever seen.
I had another lazy morning on Sunday, with a very leisurely
breakfast and some Christmas telly. I then went up to Southbank to meet Rosie. We grabbed a coffee at Benugo and chatted away about the week’s dramas. Having
finally finished Hemingway’s “For Whom the Bells Toll” (unimpressive, to say the least) we went to Foyles so I
could find a book that I would actually enjoy. I settled on Miranda Hart’s “Is
It Just Me?” which I am only 12 pages in but it’s already hilarious! After my
book purchase, we went to Wahaca for some light dinner (we both had chicken quesadilla
and some delicious sweet potatoes) before walking up to Vauxhall, along the
river. I am now home, with the Big Bang Theory in the background, relaxing
before facing another couple of days of work.
Happy Sunday, everyone!
Muah
Roo xx
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