Saturday Night Scenes; A Slice of Sicily in Surrey

This weekend called for a wholesome dinner date with my mum, dad and boyfriend, centred around great food, good wine and even better company.

We started the evening with a pre-dinner drink at The Wine Yard in Farnham.

It’s one of those places that instantly sets the tone for the night ahead; relaxed, welcoming and perfect for easing into the weekend with a glass of something delicious in hand.

From there, we headed 5 minutes down the road to Daniele Sicilian Restaurant in Lower Hale for our 8:30pm reservation.

The restaurant has such a warm, authentic atmosphere from the moment you step inside.

Naturally, we began by sharing a selection of starters for the table. The stracciatella, anchovy, cherry tomato, basil, pesto bruschetta was bursting with fresh Mediterranean flavours and was my favourite dish of the night.

While the meatball, rocket and parmesan bruschetta was rich, comforting and incredibly tasty.

A portion of the zucchini frites were the perfect accompaniment to complete our spread of entrees.

For my main course, I chose the Spaghetti Isola Bella, a beautiful dish made with king prawns, fresh clams, cherry tomatoes, olive oil and chilli.

It was everything I love about Italian cooking: simple ingredients cooked to perfection and full of flavour.

My boyfriend was particularly excited to try one of Daniele’s pizzas for the first time, and it absolutely lived up to expectations with a lovely crisp base and plenty of yummy toppings.

Meanwhile my parents were equally impressed with their meals, both commenting on how authentic and delicious everything was.

Sometimes the best evenings aren’t the grand occasions but the ones spent laughing, chatting and making memories together with the people who matter most ❤

Summer Wedding Vibes

Who doesn’t love a good wedding? A whole day spent with family and friends celebrating together whilst enjoying plenty of food, drinks and entertainment. Not to mention it’s a great opportunity to get dressed up and put on those dancing shoes ready for a boogy on the dance floor.

This weekend we joined my boyfreind’s family for a beautiful wedding in Stoke-on-Trent. The sun was shining and everyone was in happy spirits for the joyous occassion.

I resisted buying a new outfit and instead put together this colourful and summery ensemble. I wore my American Apparel electric blue pencil skirt paired with this cute ruffle sleeve crop floral blouse.

To complete the look I wore these Public Desire white strap sandal heels to match my chain handle white mini handbag. Jewellery details included my brand new By Alona gold chain pearl choker as well as my favourite Cinco gold anklet and rings.

After the church ceremony the bubbles were flowing back at the reception which was held at the Burnside Hotel, a stunning boutique hotel where we also stayed for the night. It was just glorious basking in the golden sunshine as we nibbled on some canapés whilst chatting and laughing with family and friends.

After the delicious dinner buffet the band kicked off and we danced late into the night. Fuelled by many glasses of prosecco and a cheeky Espresso Martini of course, the evening flew by as we sang and danced our hearts out.

After a catchup and debrief with the family over breakfast at the hotel this morning, we made our way back home this afternoon. Now it’s Sunday arvo and I’m taking it easy as I’m feeling a little delicate after all the fun of yesterday. What an awesome time we had though making beautiful memories together; cheers to those summertime wedding vibe highs ❤

Par-Tee Time; Let’s Celebrate

It’s been a slow Sunday for me here at home following a fun evening out in Reading with my boyfriend and his mates last night. With my boyfriend’s birthday tomorrow we organised early celebrations this weekend and I was so ready for a proper night out on the town!

Starting with dinner, I made 8pm reservations at Thai Corner in Reading. We absolutely love Thai food and this place didn’t disappoint, my prawn pad thai noodles were delicious. The restaurant was buzzing on a Saturday night and the service was fantastic too. No doubt we will be returning for a date night there again soon when I will have to try one of their yummy curries too.

After our meal we went to Brewdog for drinks before heading over to Spinners for our 10pm booking at the mini golf.

A few drinks down and with more drinks as we played, we had a right laugh as we took on the mini golf course. I actually managed a number of hole in ones even after all of the prosecco I’d been guzzling!

After finishing our game, we continued the par-tee spirit and decided to hit a few bars and clubs in town. It ended up being a late one as we found ourselves still dancing in the club until 3am!

Everyone had an awesome evening in celebration of my boyfriend’s birthday, only this morning’s hangover was less enjoyable…but this is how we roll, making memories and embracing the moments together because life is for living ❤