Aloha Everyone. Last Thursday I visited The Granary in Leith, Edinburgh! My other half and I went there to sample their Christmas menu, and on arrival were given a tasty glass of mulled wine! We had some canapés, which were like little tasters of the Christmas menu! They were all very tasty, so tasty in fact that we decided to book a table for our Uni christmas lunch!

After we had finished our mulled wine, we headed downstairs to the main restaurant to have dinner. They had some fabulous promotions on as it was midweek, so I got a raspberry mojito for only £3.95! 

For my main meal I had mac & cheese with garlic bread. It was absolutely delicious and only £7.95! I'd even go as far as saying it was the best mac & cheese I've had! 

And of course I had to get pudding (me and my sweet tooth!) I had tablet ice cream sundae which was also delicious! Tablet is my favourite sweet so combine it with ice cream and you have got a very happy Katie! 

Overall, I would highly recommend a visit to the Granary if you are ever in Edinburgh! It is in a beautiful setting, right on the shore and is very pretty inside! It is also very reasonably priced and the food is just delicious. I will definitely be making more than a few more visits here! 

xxx

Graze Box: Healthy Snacking!

I know I'm a little late to the Graze Box Party, but last week we got our first box delivered! When you are trying to diet, you need some healthy snacks for those days where 3 meals just won't cut it! 

In our box we got:

1. Walnut & Vanilla Truffle (sunflower seeds, fudge pieces, walnuts & raisins). I quite enjoyed this one but the other half wasn't as keen. I don't really like walnuts so I picked round them. The rest was great though! 

2. My Thai (mini rice cakes and sweet chilli dip). This was my favourite one! The chilli dip was lovely and sticky and the rice cakes soooo tasty! I will definitely be getting more of this one!

3. Chilli and Lime Pistachios- I didn't really like this one but I don't like pistachios. The other half liked it so I let him eat them all! 

4. Jaffa Cake Flapjacks- mmm this one was also good! If only it was a little bit bigger haha! 

I'm sure I will be ordering more graze boxes. They are so handy for popping in your lunchbox! 

Have you tried Graze boxes? What other snacks would you recommend from their huge selection? 

xxx

Weigh-In Wednesday!

Hello Everyone!
It's weigh in Wednesday again, and once again I have maintained the same weight! It is starting to get rather frustrating that I'm not losing any weight each week so tonight I am going for a big healthy food shop! As we've been away so much lately, we've not had time to fill our fridge, which is probably contributing to me not losing weight! We keep having to grab a ready meal on our way home! 
Fingers crossed next week will be more successful!
xx

A little slice of October

October was a pretty busy month! Here is a round-up of what I got up to! Unfortunately there's not many photos!  

1- October saw me finally getting a new toy! I went for the gold iPhone 6 and so far, I love it! 

2- In the middle of the month, we saw the amazing Billy Connolly live at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. I cried with laughter from beginning to end! 

3- As usual, October was a very busy month for Uni work! Now to get working on the dissertation and December coursework! 

4- And the perfect end to a busy month! Our anniversary weekend. You can read more about that here

xxx

It's the most wonderful time of the year...The Christmas Tag!

Smudge modelling his Santa Coat!

Hello everyone! I saw this christmas tag over on MilkBubbleTea and I just had to get involved. Christmas is my favourite time of year and I look forward to it all year! Not just for the presents of course but It is the one time of year I get time off to spend with my family! 

If you want to get involved with this tag please feel free to copy this onto your page. I'd love to see your answers! 

1. What is your favourite Christmas Movie/s?

Elf is always a good choice! And The Holiday. The Snowman is one I've always watched on Christmas Eve, ever since I was a little girl. It's always been a tradition in our family.

2. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

Christmas morning! I won't cave from pressure to open anything until Christmas morning haha! 

3. Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

When I was born, my dad bought my mum a magnum bottle of moet & chandon. One christmas when I was about 12, they decided to open it. They fell asleep on the sofa and I polished off the last of the bottle (mixed with orange juice of course!) It still gets laughed about every year.

4. Favourite festive food?

I love those little sausages wrapped in bacon! For some reason we never have them at any other time of year. I've been known to eat a whole tray to myself when I'm feeling a bit peckish after Christmas Dinner! 

5. Favourite Christmas gift ?

I had to think about this one! I've received so many lovely gifts over the years! Going back to my childhood, I think my favourite must be the year my parents bought me my first PC! It was a Gateway PC with windows 98! Haha! I had it for about 6 years. I used to sit up late adding all my CD's to windows media player and writing stories/playing on paint! 

6. Favourite Christmas scent?

Cinnamon scented candles! My mum has always filled the house with them at christmas!

7. Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

Going round our family delivering presents mostly! Then we like to sit down with some nibbles and drinks and watch the Snowman! 

8. What tops your tree?

Gaga's angel! My gran had an angel handmade for me when I was born and she's still tops the tree! She's come with me after moving out of my parent's house too. 

9. As a kid what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received?

Probably a kitten! I eventually got a cat when I was 13, not for christmas though! 

10. What's the best part about Christmas for you?

Everyone sitting down at the table to eat a delicious, home cooked meal! It's a time to reflect on how lucky we all are and to enjoy being in each other's company! 

I'm so excited for Christmas to come around again! It really is the most wonderful time of the year!

TheSundayPost

Aloha everyone! As I write this post I'm currently on a train heading back from Aberdeen, where I've been visiting my best friend! 

So here is what I've been up to this week: 

 A rather late anniversary present arrived for my other half on Monday. I spent ages trying to track these cigars down for him! I finally sourced a box in Poland! 

A week would not be complete without a cat photo obviously! 

Red cups are back at Starbucks! It's officially Christmas! Woohoo! 

On Thursday we went to a Christmas sampler day at a local restaurant. It was a lovely night after a rather depressing day at uni! Post to come next week about this! 

On Friday's we get free Krispy Kreme doughnuts with our stationary order! Mmm! 

As I already mentioned, I've been visiting my best friend in Aberdeen this weekend! It was so good to see her as it's been a while! We had a nice night at the amusements and TGI Fridays, then drinking lambrini in her flat! Haha! 

And now it's home to get ready for work tomorrow! Boo! 

Hope you all have all had a great week! Xxx 

Anniversary Weekend Part 2 - Loch Lomond

So yesterday I posted about my trip to Knockderry Country House Hotel for my anniversary! After we checked out on Saturday, we drove a very short distance to see Loch Lomond and have a spot of lunch! We visited a small village called Luss, where we had a bite to eat in The Village Rest cafe. My other half had Steak Pie and Chips and I had Lentil Soup and crusty bread! The food was excellent which was evident from how busy the place was!
Here are some pictures from Saturday!