General Summer update... food and good times!

There are few events from July and August that have been overshadowed by the excitement of the Olypmics, injury, family, work and holiday, though I think they should be mentioned as they were exceptionally good times!

Timberlina in her element!

The first of which being BINGO at the Vauxhall Tavern, which I attending three, yes THREE, Mondays in a row. A good friend and colleague introduced me to it the first time and the following two Mondays I dragged more and more friends with me! I really don't know what to say about it, other than it's a fantastic time run by the lovely Timberlina (a fully-bearded, yoga-loving drag queen)! I've won three times which means I've taken home the following FANTASTIC prizes:

1. A hospital tray
2. A plate from Skegness
3. A tin of sardines from France

The winning is obviously not the reason I turn up... the music and the show are the reason! Timberlina is an excellent host, very funny with lots of clever tricks all set to fantastic music that you can sign along to, including 80s cartoon theme songs!

He gets me.

The next exciting adventure was a trip to the London Zoo lates. You get to visit the London zoo, at night, drink booze and look at the animals... a fun night indeed! I went because I was hoping the 'Penguin Beach Bar' would have been more like a beach and included more actual penguins... not just a bar stand near the penguin exhibition, but I got to see penguins and that always makes me happy!

The night was a tad bit rainy but the sun did come out enough for us to enjoy most of the evening and enjoy some food from the world market where I had delicious vienamese noodles and a raspberry cupcake. Though I had my hopes set on the penguin show, it was the meerkats who stole my heart, I think I had a moment with one... their big eyes remind me of someone... I wonder who?!

Zoo nights! 

Finally, another new activity for us (we're just so 'into' everything these days): pub quizzes! It's not like we've never done a pub quiz, but it something we've always really enjoyed and never really got around to doing much of. Thankfully, Thom and Gillian, showed up! We've been to three and are looking for more to go to, especially as the weather cools off... boo!! And though we are not successful at winning the trivia (but we're never last and that's what really matters), Thom and Gillian did win quite big at the raffel at the end of one night! 

Big money! 

But wait, there's more! To add to all the lovely excitement at home this summer was also the summer of congrats! Two of my bestest friends in the whole wide world will be getting married next year and were engaged in the same week. Which mean I get to come home and celebrate twice next summer, I'll be in the US for the 4th of July for the first time in 7 years! 

Bun wait, there's even more! To top all this off my lovely, wonderful and generous parents also booked me and Rob, my sister and her boyfriend, and themselves on to a seven night cruise around the Caribbean for March 2013. It's been over three years since we've all been together and I'm getting so excited to see my whole family again, especially on a boat in the sun!

It's been quite a summer for us! We feel very lucky and loved. Now roll on autumn... but first a week in Cannes with Thom and Gillian (pictured above), naturally!