I've had to rub my eyes as I walked into the sunshine today as I hadn't seen the outside world in many days. But its over, exams are finished and my fists were thrown into the air with glee as I ran as far away from university as I possibly could...well until September!
 

There is so much to catch up on, so I am starting at the beginning of my adventures over the past few weeks...

Andrew came to stay for a couple of days to help me revise and provide me with constant tea. He came loaded with some Northern Irish goods as well, including Veda Bread and Soda Farls. Now, if you are thinking, what are they? You are missing out, Veda bread is a malted loaf full of deliciousness, especially when it is smothered in melted butter. Soda farls are kind of like a thick bread...just try it!

 After the excitement of the Northern Irish food, we headed for a different cuisine for lunch - Thai. It is called 'Ting Thai Caravan'...and I know it sounds dodgy with a name like that, but it was so good.

You all sit on long tables, snuggled up to other strangers by your side, and get ordering.

Now lets get down to the good stuff, what we ate...

Khao Moo Daeng  -  Slow cooked pork loin with cucumber, shallot salsa, jasmine rice, smokey moo daeng sauce.

Yam Moo Yang - Grilled marinated pork with nam yam, garlic, lemon, coriander, chilli, nam pla, cucumber, tomato, shallot, jasmine rice.

Mun Tod - Sweet potato crispies 

And some sasuage balls kinda thing, but I can't remember what exactly it was, or what it was called. They weren't fantastic, but the rest of the food was divine. Fresh, flavorsome and made me crave more.

You can see I approved of the meal...

Andrew attempted chop sticks, but his concentration span lead to other things...

The sun was shining all the winter blues away in Edinburgh. Princes Street Gardens were packed with smiling friends and families all trying to get a moment of sunshine. 

Andrew dragged me back kicking and screaming to the flat, back to my books...I huffed and I puffed, but he won, for the total of 10 minutes.

 However, to cheer my day further, we took a promised stop for Easter eggs, it is just wrong to buy your own! He stocked me up for the whole of Easter, and it was gooooooood.

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I couldn't resist sneaking on to my blog during revision to wish all you lovely people a Happy Easter! A chance to sit back, eat chocolate and remember the amazing God who sent his only son to die on the cross for us, to then hear those words three days later "HE IS RISEN"! A living hope in Christ forever!

There are other perks as well, including lots and lots of chocolate Easter eggs to dive into! Hope you are all enjoying the spring in your step with this gorgeous weather and the creme egg!  

And if you just aren't satisified yet...here's a joke on the back of my Easter Egg box...

What do you call a mischievous egg?

A practical yolker.
What an egg-cellent joke...no? Well it cracked me up! 

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My lovelies, I'm afraid there will be no blogging for the next fortnight...sadly exams have taken over, meaning I am a hermit and spending my days inside a book.

However, on the plus side I've got a new tea strainer for constant tea refills and energy to power through! Like it?

So I have put on tunes to push me through (which includes a few de-stress dance sessions around my room) and a snack drawer that is fully stocked...here we go... 

 See you soon, and if your in exam season too, I wish you all the best! 

xx

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It was the biggest event of the Uni calender last night...well maybe not the biggest, but it was a good night either way...our GRAND BALL! Gatsby themed can I just add, which is my favourite novel! It is for all our clubs and societies, with myself supporting the CU as a member.

I know there are a heap of photos, but I loved them all, and cut them down to the bear minimum, I promise I did!!

With my new sleep-in rollers arriving (which no way could I sleep in I've decided), I gave them a whirl for the day...much to my flats amusement every time they saw me. After a relaxed combination of getting ready and tunes to dance around to, I arrived out the door.

But first, let me take a selfie... (Had to get that in there!!)

The girls all emerged too, looking as beautiful as ever.  Wouldn't you agree Old Sport? (Getting the Gatsby quotes in)

 

There were a few sophisticated poses, and some...ergh...less sophisticated as well...

 

 

Here is my dress by the way, just incase you want a full peek at it.

 
Then we were off, smiles and giggles all the way.

We arrived to fairy lights, bird cages and decorations in every corner. The song 'A Little Party Never Killed Nobody' sang loudly in my head...the song of my summer!

The CU all gathered together at our table. Here are a few of the lovely girls who are a part of it. The people in CU, are just wonderful. They are fun, full of laughter and make a good night for us all! I even mentioned they might get a shout out on the blog, so here you go girls...

Lucie and I may have taken down the  class of the evening at the photo booth, but hey, someone had to try it out.

The meal was delicious as well, mind you, quite small for my huge appetite. 

Leek, Potato & Truffle Soup with Homemade Focaccia for starter.

Roast Corn Fed Chicken with Potato Mash, Broad Beans & Fresh Herbs for the main.

Double Chocolate Brownie with White Chocolate Ice Cream for dessert.

 

There were even more bathroom selfies during the night. The culprits - Lucie and I again...whoops!

We even got a sneaky picture of the whole CU, all the beautiful dresses and smiles all in one picture.

Ahh so lovely...oh wait...yep, that is Lucie and I again.Thankfully we had a few extras acting a fool like us, so that made it a little better.

This is my wonderful flatmate from last year, Isabella. I miss living with her, and her craxy antics, so it was a much needed hug and catch up.

 

And yeah...back to the photo booth, until we found a few others behind us wanted a go, and we soon realised we may have taken it over. We slowly backed away and on to the dancefloor.

Enjoy...

We spent the rest of the night dancing to all our favourite songs, fists pumped in the air in delight.  "Men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars" - The Great Gatsby.

There weren't many photos that were not blurred or embarrassing, so I'm sure Jules and Lois will love me for putting this one up to represent our lovely dancing.

 I'm not quite sure what us girls would do if we drank, we are mad and embarrassing enough as it is. 

It was great night, and I danced until I couldn't any more...now I'm off to grab my slippers in relief! All I needed was Jay Gatsby there to top off the party...

 "I like large parties, they're so intimate"

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