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
  • arriving pdc, 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

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