Weekend Wonderland

What a weekend. Where to even start? Thursday was the 1 year anniversary of my first date with the boy (yes we're romantic and mushy like that sometimes) and the start of an epic weekend of food and fun.

To celebrate a year together we went back to the bar where we had our first date straight from work and had a little celebratory drink. I got a cute bunny card and had some prosecco = happy Fi, despite a manic day at work. From there we went back to his where I was surprised with flowers and a mini bottle of champagne - even though we said we weren't doing presents! I'm not going to complain, but I did feel guilty as he didn't know about the surprise I had planned.From there it was straight out to an all you can eat meat feast at a Brazilian Restaurant in Nottingham for our friend's birthday, it's a hard life but someone has to do it.







On Friday we both finished at lunchtime and jumped on the train to Manchester to go to Warehouse Project and see Jamie XX. The mini champagne was the perfect way to start the weekend of celebrations properly. You've got to love a man who comes prepared for a train ride with plastic champagne flutes. When we arrived in Manchester we checked in at our hotel (Britannia Sachas) right on the edge of the Northern Quarter. I'd seen some pretty bad reviews online recently but we we got there there was nothing to worry about, plus the location is amazing!




Seeing as we properly met at the Christmas Markets in Lincoln last year it only seemed right that we went off to explore the giant Manchester Christmas Markets. Boy loved the giant santa made of lights and I loved the mulled wine to keep my hands warm as we wandered. I wanted to eat everything in sight but luckily didn't as we ended up at Home Sweet Home for dinner that night. Wow. Total foodgasm. We shared the Winner Winner Chicken Dinner and Nachos with Pulled Pork and I don't think I've ever had nachos that good. They were properly constructed meaning you didn't run out of toppings for the last crisps or have soggy mush left at the end and the flavours were amazing. Unfortunately there was definitely no space for dessert - I guess that means I'll have to go back to sample the famous cakes.




WHP was amazing as expected - the atmosphere was great for Jon Hopkins and Jamie XX and the light show and production was great. I ended up bumping into one of my old housemates and his friends in there which was nice and I got a little bit over excited when I saw one of my rowing friends. I didn't know any of them were going but it made me remember how small Manchester can be at times - in a nice way.

Saturday lunch was the time for the big surprise. I'd booked a table at Dogs n Dough and had been scheming with the manager James to organise a surprise for the boy. The game was given away a little when we were asked if we still wanted the Haribo pizza, but I don't think the boy was prepared for what was coming out. His face lit up like a kid at Christmas when he saw it and he couldn't stop grinning on the way home. The pizza was incredible. So much sugar and general awesomeness and a great way to round off our trip to Manchester. 


We'll definitely be back now he's seen what the city has to offer - any suggestions on what else shouldn't be missed?