I have a lot to smile about on this lovely Monday morning :) On Saturday I went to my second bloggers
event, this time organised by the lovely Hannah at Raspberry Kitsch (a blog
I've religiously read since discovering
Newcastle) and held in the Malmaison.
Despite working very close to the Mal and walking past it every day I
hadn't been in for a snoop round so I was very excited that the event was held
there. I was stupidly nervous before, to
the point where Simon walked down to the Quayside with me just to calm my
nerves. But I was brave and made my way
up to the 7th floor of the hotel where I spent a really lovely afternoon
talking to lots of new people, drinking champagne and eating exploding
chocolates. Anyone who has ever
relocated knows how difficult it can be to feel settled in a new home, and as
much as I love my new city and my new life with my boyfriend it has been very
hard leaving behind my friends and family so I am so thankful to the blogging
community in the North East who have made the transition a little bit easier
for me. It's such a nice feeling to feel
a part of something and to spend an afternoon chatting to interesting and
passionate people. So huge thanks to
Hannah for organising and to all the lovely people that I met who made me feel
so welcome.
I left the event with not only a big smile but also two gorgeous goodie
bags full of beautiful products and some lovely vouchers. The Starbucks at the Mal opens on Wednesday
and I'm chuffed I now have a voucher for free coffee :)
I was also ridiculously lucky and won a prize in the raffle. I had
my eye on all of the Mal prizes and had fingers and toes crossed that I would
win one and was absolutely delighted to win brunch for two at the Mal, an
absolutely perfect prize for me as brunch at the Mal is something that's been
on my list of things to do for a while.
So excited about a return visit, and am thinking of booking myself in
for some pre-holiday treatments at the spa next month too.
Next weekend Simon's Mum is visiting us, it will be her first trip to
the North East so am looking forward to planning a fun day for her. If anyone has any suggestions please let me
know, at the moment I'm thinking Garden
Kitchen for lunch and maybe a little jaunt on the tour bus.
