JUNE ---

• hanging out with daria
  • delicious meal at margo, drinks at kong, bingo at delmonicas
• reunion with molly!
  • saturday - meeting at train station, the social, wetherspoons in anniesland, drinks at ribh and matthews apartment, west side tavern, delicious tacos at dockyard social, seeing lee and chloe, delmonicas and katies bar, seeing conor mack, fun night at cathouse
  • sunday - hungover, meal at paesano, drinks at the ark, molly sleepover at mine
• esol end of term party - getting sent home due to feeling unwell, taxi back from taj
• home for weekend
  • father's day meal at the olive retreat - scallops, baked feta, lamb meatballs - leaving because i felt unwell, disaster!

MAY ---

• queen's park spring weekender
  • pre-drinks at cats with cat, alice, neil, katie, ellie, sofiia, alex, liam, ryan, beth, sarah, hattie, adam
  • mimosas and drugz
  • great music, dj sets & afters at cats
• bank holiday sunday
  • brunch at the bungo in pollokshields
  • matcha, blueberry & white chocolate ice cream
  • chilling out at cats with cat, alice, emma and alex
  • drinks & karaoke at katie's bar with arlene and donald
• sunny catch up with ribh
  • drinks at the social and dinner at pizza punks
• chloes birthday night out
  • drinks at west side tavern and dukes
• hanging out with ribh after work
  • homemade tomato and feta pasta for dinner
  • pub quiz at lock 27 in anniesland with alice, ribh and matthew - coming first place (!!!)
• health scare - blood tests, ecg - all resolved, all good!
• visit home for the weekend
  • walk up the doach woods
  • drinking sangria with mum in back garden
  • chinese and watching eurovision
  • lunch at streetlights
• quiz at lock 27 with ribh, laurie, matthew, alice
• visiting home for bank holiday weekend
  • drive down with f, seeing mum, dad, h.r
• trip to pw; hook up with david
• hanging out with ram at my house
  • very sweet guy; wine, jigsaw and hook-up!

APRIL ---

• dinner party at rodrigo's flat in ibrox
  • meeting johny and praveen
  • drinks, chipotle hummus, tapas, fish/ham, cheese and tomato tart, carrot cake (all gross)
• gift of perfume from palestinian boy
• day shopping in town; pint at the clutha
• holiday to lanzarote
  • pints/dinner at edinburgh airport; befriending cute old couple from aberdeen on plane
  • airport transfer by emilio, arriving at apartment, meeting italian boy piero for a kiss in the alleyway!
  • day two; dinner at trendy lunch place, meeting david, pints and smoking cigarettes in his bar, talking politics, a kiss, sunbathing at the pool
  • meeting solo fb page people - donna, sinead, ann, orla, tom, linda, drive to arrecife airport and matagorda, dinner at serenity
  • drinks at kings/listening to music
  • day three; beautiful walk to puerto calero in the morning, breakfast at mcsorleys, water taxi back to puerto del carmen
  • drinks at asian restaurant, pints with tom
  • dinner at universo; beautiful lamb cutlet and chocolate lava cake; sineads birthday, meeting sarah, caroline and christina, drinks at ruta 66
  • day four; stormy weather, meeting anita from ireland and having cigarettes and breakfast with her, walk along the coast, pints at ancla2, swimming in the ocean, speaking to marlena from the netherlands
  • day five: bus tour of lanzarote, picked up from pdc, to arrecife, visiting cueva de los verdes (caves), jameos del agua, timanfaya national park, wine vineyard, playa blanca - great day
  • meeting isabel and alba from barcelona, authentic spanish tapas at restaurant in puerto del carmen
  • day six; quiet day, walk along the promenade, breakfast at kings, bumping into christina, sunbathing at the pool, meeting with myra
  • day seven; final night, lovely pizza dinner and sangria at marina restaurant with anita, handsome moroccan waiter
  • spent day at airport and returned to glasgow
• visit home to mum and dads for easter weekend
  • spending time with h.r
• started tefl training course
• drinks at hoots and the ark with alice and cat
• pub quiz at the palais with ribh and matthew
• hanging out with joseph
  • drive and walk around drumpellier country park
  • wine, watching don't tell the bride and trash tv
  • sleepover and hook-up (kind of mid)
• hungover day at ribhs
  • visiting new flat in anniesland
  • drinks, food at wetherspoons, card games and karaoke
  • sleepover
• beautiful weather day out
  • meeting alice at the gallery
  • pints at hoots with alice, ribh and matthew, eating tesco meal deal in the pub, conversation with chinese girl at train station

MARCH ---

• day out in glasgow with amber
  • brunch at mesa (black pudding stack)
  • charity shops along duke street/east end, shopping in glasgow city centre, pints at waxy o'connors, drinks with will at home
• dinner at dennistoun bbq with ribh
• unexpected teambuilding day at escape rooms with john, brian, hazel, karen, taj, lesley and mae
  • lunch at nandos
• matthew moved into our flat
• my birthday - turned 26 years old!
  • boring day at work - but with cake, singing happy birthday, and present/card from hazel, bryan, estera, sophia and karen
  • text message from j. and other messages
  • delicious dinner - mussels in creamy white wine sauce and buffalo and blue cheese loaded fries - at the palais with ribh and matthew
• trip home to cd for the weekend
  • spending time with my niece h.r, international women's day charcuterie board!
• quiz at troqueer church with becky, naomi, kirsty, lauren
• sunday night pints at the ark with ribh and matthew
• day out with daria (beautiful weather)
  • lunch at ka pao; being served by laurie
  • cocktails at vodka wodka; meeting ribh and matthew
  • drinks at hillhead bookclub and dinner at paesano
  • pints at inn deep
  • dancing at polo lounge (lowkey boring)
• pub quiz at the palais with ribh and alice
• night out with joseph
  • drinks & catch up at amsterdam bar
  • katie's bar - and a kiss!
• randomly dyed my hair blonde
• pub quiz at the palais with ribh, matthew, alice & cat
• visit home for the weekend
  • drive back down with ribh and matthew; pit stop at abington for dinner
• mother's day at the bank restaurant with mum and dad, tapas sharing dishes, coffee in dumfries
• pints/farewell drinks at the palais with ribh and matthew
  • r and m moved out of my apartment

FEBRUARY ---

• laurie's birthday party
  • great meal at sebbs restaurant, with alice, rory, dermot, george, johnny, chloe and maeve
  • cocktails at kong bar afterwards
• night out in edinburgh with nas
  • amazing dinner at ka pao
  • sleepover and watching the apprentice (2024)
• speaking assignment interviews with refugee students and src training session in the afternoon
• solo-trip to london
  • flight from glasgow to luton
  • staying in celia's homestay in islington
  • navigating the london underground; big ben/westminster and pro-palestinian march; going to pd. and meeting kartick & others, jacuzzi, steam room
  • meeting up with jean from the chase; historical whitehall walking tour; cabaret performance at the phoenix art club
  • drinks old compton street gay district; befriending older guys and talking politics; drag show at admiral duncan
  • spanish tapas dinner with jean
  • hook up with handsome i. in soho
  • lunch at johnny schnitzels in angel
• teambuilding day at work - virtual darts, drinks and lunch at flight club glasgow. drinks with claire, nicola, tanja, andrew, gosia and jenny afterwards
• found out I'm going to be uncle again!
• trip to cinema to see bridget jones with alice and ribh
• visiting home for the weekend
• birthday night out!
  • drinks and charcuterie boards/cheese boards at soiree with ribh, alice, laurie, amber, yvie and rebecca
  • being sang happy birthday, good vibes, good drinks, lovely to catch up with friends
  • katie's bar - dancing, singing, playing pool, kieran
  • mcdonalds and amber sleepover

JANUARY ---

• quiet ny day at home with mum and dad
  • drinks and karaoke in dbt with ribh and matthew
• lunch at elevenses with becky in dmfs
  • solo pint at riverside tap, return to glasgow
• brunch & catch up at mesa in dennistoun with laurie, walk along duke street
• first day back at work :(
• random encounter - taxi back with celia after delayed train
• lunch at tibo with ribh and matthew - stornoway stack, black pudding, chorizo, poached eggs, hollandaise
• meet up with ribh, matthew, alice, laurie
  • amazing dinner at penang - monkfish and prawn thai green curry, vegetable spring rolls, dragon chicken
• first gym session with ribh - had a great time!
• trip home to visit mum and dad
• meal at the kings in dbt
• received text from my ex j.
  • peace, closure, clarity
  • talking again on semi-good terms?
• johns 50th bday party at the committee rooms
  • drinks/dancing/talking with mary, taj, marie, carol, morven, alison and more - good night
• gym session with ribh
• night out at polo with kieran and shannen
  • kiss - and feeling extremely hungover