Happy Sunday everyone! Hope I'm finding you well. I'm cuddled up on the sofa with my Fireside Treats Yankee Candle burning, fairy lights on and a huge mug of tea. I thought I'd start by telling you about the roast dinner Paul and I had at Elysium Restaurant and Cafe in Leeds today! We've never been here before, and I think it may get overlooked as it's on the outskirts of the city centre, but I would highly recommend it! It was absolutely delicious. We had a Groupon voucher giving us both a main course for £9.95, but I would have absolutely no problem paying the usual price of £11.95 each. The portion sizes were just right, generous but not too filling and everything tasted amazing - especially the roast potatoes! They're my favourite part of any roast dinner but I've been disappointed before. Not here! Perfectly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I even managed to trade Paul my parsnips for an extra one...
Elysium is actually an Italian restaurant which I think is another reason it might get overlooked, on a Sunday at least. I really expected it to be much busier than it was and it really deserves to be! They have definitely found two repeat customers in us.
Afterwards we went for a stroll around town and picked up a few Christmas presents. I'm starting to feel more festive every week and I really love the atmosphere at this time of year, especially seeing everywhere all decorated. One of my favourite places in Leeds is the Corn Exchange so I was happy when we stumbled on a Christmas gift market there. It's a beautiful building anyway but it looks extra lovely during the festive season, complete with a giant tree!
So what else happened this week?
- Monday saw our return to our pub quiz night after about three weeks off. We came second by a painful one point but at least we still won the second prize bar tab. £10 is enough to guarantee that we won't be paying for drinks next week!
- On Friday night, we saw Mockingjay P1 and to be honest, I'm not sure my nerves have recovered yet, and I knew what was coming! Those films are seriously intense, but I think at least Paul might understand a bit better now why I hardly spoke to him for the two weeks it took me to read all three books one after the other. Gripping! I love the films just as much as the books and, unusually for me, I don't have any complaints about the way they're adapted. Can't wait for the next part!
- Alice got us tickets for S Club 7 next year! So excited and so grateful I have people like Alice in my life to share things like this with. I love reliving my childhood!
What have you been up to this week? If you've seen Mockingjay, let me know what you thought!