Family time

Following Edita and Donatas' beautiful wedding, my life seems to have taken a turn for the manic. This has been mostly very much appreciated (who wouldn't want to holiday in Turkey or drink lots of coffee?!) but it has meant that I haven't managed to see my family since the wedding which is a little shameful. Well, I managed to change that last weekend with a trip with Richard to my parents', where we were joined by the newlyweds.

The morning was perfectly lazy; I've been a little ill and croaky during the week and Richard had a manic week at work which meant a long lie and a lazy morning was welcomed! The lazy morning turned into an afternoon which meant we had a bit of a rush to get to my parents'. The afternoon and evening proved to be perfectly relaxing. We ate a lot of food, had plenty of wine, chatted and even managed to see some photos and a video of the wedding.

On our way home, me and Richard stopped off at Canary Wharf, for no other reason than to see the place in lit up silence. Richard rightly pointed out that it was probably one of the very few places in London which was so quite on a Saturday night.

We started off Sunday the right way with a lovely breakfast, followed by some tennis in the park. The weather was slightly too windy for it but we did get some rays of sunshine and although I was atrociously rusty, with the racket, it was great to be out and playing again. After tennis and a quick shower, me and Richard headed out to Oxford Circus for some shopping. It was a really nice afternoon to mooch around!

As the shops closed, we made our way to Tooting for dinner at Chez Vous, a Lebanese restaurant. Neither myself, nor Richard had ever tried Lebanese cusine before, but with great reviews and the opportunity to have a nostalgic food moment (as the food is very similar to Turkish cusine) we decided to give the place a try. We managed to pick a quite time (and perhaps day) and got a table without any problems. The staff were really friendly and attentive and the food was great! I had aubergine stuffed with minced lamb in tomato sauce and Richard had a vegetarian stew. The portions were perfect (considering we were shopped out and very hungry) and tasted comforting and so very tasty.

With overfilled bellies, we both returned to the flat tired; just in time for some prepping for the week ahead and an early night.

Muah

Roo xx