We spent Easter Monday out on the lash in Barnsley with my mum and stepdad. It was a lovely day! I'll start with Easter Sunday though - it was the fifteenth anniversary of my dad's death which I was obviously sad about. I had invited my friend Philippa over for Sunday lunch though. Lee makes a great Sunday dinner and cracking Yorkshire puddings and I thought Philippa would enjoy that. And she did! We had sticky toffee pudding for afters and Philippa stayed a few hours, chatting to me and Lee. It was really nice and really took my mind off my dad.
On the Monday, which is also my dad's anniversary due to the nature of his death, we had planned to go out with my mum and stepdad. Barnsley town centre have regenerated the town centre, putting up a new library and redoing the market with the market kitchen and some other restaurants. I've been into the Lounge a few times as you've seen. Recently I noticed that a Botanist has opened up! I love their food so we decided to go there for lunch first. I booked which was just as well because Barnsley were playing at home so it was quite busy. We picked my mum and stepdad up so they could both have a drink. We ordered some drinks and raised a toast to my dad.
I went for onion petals to start with and a halloumi hanging kebab. Both were really delicious to eat. We had another cocktail each and then I ended up drinking my stepdad's whiskey one cos he didn't like it. We then headed over to the market kitchen, where the Cucina Sky Lounge was open. We got cocktails there and then I introduced my stepdad to a Baby Guinness shot - I haven't had one in years and really enjoyed it!
We went into the Lounge next, where we had yet more drinks and Lee had a dessert. Lee doesn't drink anyway, so he never minds driving. Lastly we headed into The Salt House, which is also new and which I hadn't been in. We had to have a high table but it was actually fine, I would go and try their food one of these days too! We had Tequila Sunrises in there, which used to be on cocktail menus everywhere but seems to have been usurped by the Pornstar Martini.
By this time it was 6pm so we headed back to my mum's. She had got a new laptop and Lee had set it up for her but needed to do some more stuff so we were there for ages. We did not have anything else to drink as I had quite overdone myself - I don't drink much anymore so I really felt it!
I was wearing this mint and black bardot dress from Yours which I've had ages. Then I had on my final new pair of Snag tights, which have this gorgeous silver glitter shooting star pattern on. My shoes are patent and leather brogues from Clarks in a gorgeous green colour. I don't wear them often because they hurt me after a while, but I do love them so much!
We finally got home about 10pm and went straight to bed!
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