Hope you have all had a great weekend. I spent the entirety of Sunday watching Orange is the New Black. Piper was annoying this series but omg some of the scenes with the guards were hilarious – “Stay away from tuna fish! And soft cheese!” “RUN NUNS!”
This week is known as the week of ‘no lunch but lots of cocktails’. 
On Tuesday me and David went along to 56 North brandishing an Itison coupon for burgers and cocktails (or a beer). I had the Cherry Tree Ice Tea which was amazing and very appropriate to the setting (pretty hipsterish). However, the beer selection for the voucher was very limited and David was stuck with a Red Stripe, yuck! We both went for the Porkie Gourmet Burger with BBQ pulled pork and a side of fries. It was really good, not the best burger I’ve ever had, but the pork was juicy and tasty and really filled the hole left by a missed lunch.
On Thursday I was lucky to be invited along to a cocktail masterclass being held by the Filling Station at their Omni Centre restaurant. The evening was hosted by Paul Harper from Heart Radio with the class being taught by Andy Pearson. Andy showed us how to make some of the Filling Stations popular drinks such as the dessert-like Red Berry Cheesecake. We also saw how to do a proper mojito (be careful not to pound your mint!) and a real whisky sours – which should take 6 minutes if done properly. Some of us got to go behind the bar and take part in the drinks making which was really fun.
Filling Station are refurbishing their High Street restaurant which will reopen at the end of the month. When I was younger this was my go-to place for desserts and cocktails so I can’t wait to see the new look. I’ll have a full post on the Filling Station (and their cocktail menu) very soon so stay tuned for that.
And the reason there’s been no time for lunch breaks! We are full steam ahead at work. My team has been fab, smiling through laminating 200 signs, sorting out 300 t-shirts and passes, and getting up at 7am to blow up balloons. Love them, they are keeping me sane.
So I might not be about here much for the next two weeks as films take over my life (wouldn’t have it any other way) but I’m sure I’ll have lots of stories afterwards. I might be back intermittently, but otherwise I’ll catch you all in July!
Have a good one ;)
On Wednesday I went along to try out the new menu at Hard Rock Cafe on George St. As you can imagine, this was pretty epic! We got to try the new artichoke and spinach dip, beef, chicken and veggie Nachopalooza and the Jumbo Combo. I really enjoyed the dip (much more than I thought I would) the southwest chicken nachos and the chicken tenders. Oh and the bruschetta. Yeah, so everything. The starter portions are huge. You could share one between two and not need a main, otherwise go one between three or four!
On Sunday we went for a drive and ended up at Doune Castle. I’m going to do a full post on this trip on Thursday for the BEDM Local History post so check back then if you’re interested in Castles. You should be, this one is pretty famous…
Last weekend the highlight was going to IKEA. We bought some new frames for some prints I’ve been collecting for the bedroom and a kitchen trolley. The turquoise Raskog has become the bar cart in our living room and I love it. Can’t wait until our next cocktail party!
I also did a bit of spending in Boots – well I did have some good Advantage points vouchers to use. I picked up the Garnier Miracle Skin Cream, L’Oreal Fibrology shampoo and conditioner, Charles Worthington Texture and Volume Spray, Essie ‘A Splash of Grenadine’, L’Oreal Eye and Lip makeup remover, and a few Seventeen products – a blusher, primer and gel effect nail polish. Let me know if you’d like to see product reviews of any of this or the Lush stuff and I’ll do my best.
Today called for a pleasant activity that didn’t involve spending money like it’s going out of fashion, so we roadtripped with David’s family up to Loch of the Lowes to the Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve there. They have a visitor centre from which you can watch a huge variety of bird feeding, including ducks, bullfinches, yellowhammers and even a woodpecker. We also saw a couple of red squirrels – my first time seeing reds in the wild. The star attraction however, is the breeding pair of osprey, the female has been returning to the same nest for 28 years now. We saw them on one of their further away perches – too far to take a photo of course but you got a clear view through the binoculars. Afterwards we headed out for a lovely lunch at Logierait Inn which I really recommend if you’re out that way.
On Sunday I had some friends over for cocktails and games as a pre-birthday celebration. We played Cards Against Humanity (which I won thanks to someone misreading Count Chocula) and Creationary (which David won due to his mad LEGO skillz). To drink we had Woo Woos, Mojitos, Bubbly and Chambord, and my favourite, Lynchburg Lemonade served in cute glass bottles.
On Tuesday, my birthday, me and David jetted off to Paris for a couple of nights. Here you can see that I suck at taking selfies and that we are hideously cheesy tourists. I’ve already posted more about our trip which you can 
Yesterday I had an amazing day with my bestie. We caught the train to Glasgow – accessorizing with a can of G&T for Kerry and a Rum and Cola for me – classy birds. We went to Bread Meats Bread for burgers and poutine and it was amazing! Seriously worth the trip alone. But the main reason for the jaunt was to see Fall Out Boy at the Hydro. We were very lucky to get private box access (friends in awesome places and all that) and the show was amazing. I’ve never been the biggest Fall Out Boy fan, I think I knew about four or five of their songs, but I was well and truly won over. All round great show, sounded brilliant, looked incredible and there was a fab atmosphere.
On Sunday night I stayed over at my mum’s so I got lots of lovely Murphy cuddles (after I’d taking some antihistamines!). We watched Crufts. Murphy was NOT into it.
Speaking of yum, I’m still working my way through my 
I caught Wake in Fright at work on Monday. It’s an Australian film from 1971 and it is grim. A brutal look at life in a brutal environment, the Australian Outback. A weekend of gambling, drinking, abuse and hunting brings a teacher from Sydney rapidly to his knees, despairing at how quickly he has lost control while stuck in his own personal hell. If it’s on a cinema near you, go and see it, it’s a lost classic that only just been restored after being missing for decades.
On Wednesday I nipped into Superdrug and picked up the three new Barry M Gelly shades. I also wanted the bright pink Grapefruit but I couldn’t remember if I already had it. So I took this picture of my collection so I’d have a permanent reminder. No I don’t have it. I need it. Review of the new shades will be up tomorrow.
This week I went to see Her which I actually really liked. Will do a review on it next week.
I’ve been obsessed with baths recently. I also started a new book (The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion) so that obviously requires super long baths. I’ve been digging into my 
I didn’t do a Catch Up post last week, but the only thing I did was a spot og New Look shopping. I bought a cool mint ‘Hello Brooklyn’ t-shirt, a check shirt (can never have too many of those), another new bag and a water cup. No reason to the cup, just liked the pattern.
Totally brilliant week diet-wise! Haha, not! David’s dad’s birthday called for a Chinese takeaway, a catch up with friends at Lebowski’s needed White Russians and tripled fried tats, The Lego Movie mentioned tacos so many times it would have been rude not to join in and Valentines Day can only be described as a binge. One food discovery you might find interesting – one of those ‘big’ bags of Mini Eggs only contains enough to fill a ramekin. Might as well have the whole bag then!
On Thursday I picked up a parcel from Forever 21 and accidentally went on a wee spree in Superdrug. I bought the whole of the Barry M Silk Collection – it’s amazing, full post tomorrow, a mascara which I definitely don’t need, two of the new Maybelline Master Kajal eyeliners and a Revlon Matte Balm and Lacquer Balm. For important research purposes obviously. I’m wearing the Matte Balm in Elusive, the mascara and the Lapis Blue eyeliner and I love them all. Success!
