Moroccan Argan Oil Shampoo/Conditioner/Oil

I regularly (read: always, in this wonderful heat) just twist up and clip my hair, and it looks okay, but today it looks GREAT. ha. I like to think my skillz are developing, but I reckon that it's not the case. Well perhaps that's part of it. But I think it may also be because my hair is in INCREDIBLE condition after using the Moroccan oil shampoo, conditioner and oil deal I shared with you a little while ago? It took a long time to get here (just over a week) but boy was it worth it! Even the feeling of my wet hair after I washed the shampoo out was different, and after I blew it dry it was just SO GOOD. I cannot stop swishing and touching it, odd I know. I've read lots of reviews on it but I'm not the biggest fan of the smell to be honest, but that is my only downside and I can certainly put up with it if I get luscious locks in return. Definitely what was needed. 

Shameless selfies. I couldn't help myself

Just for Jasmine, I would like to inform you all that Michael is home TOMORROW! Hopefully.. if the flights are settled now.. and I am FAR TOO EXCITED TO NOT TELL YOU ;) It is also my birthday, think it'll be a quiet one this year which is perfect, and more than fine by me :) 

A Good-Bye Dinner with Friends

Before I left, Rosi was a cutie and invited a couple of mutual friends for a meal before I left. I thought it was just a general gathering but apparently it was a birthday AND going away party, and my friends bought gifts for me. It was a little over whelming but luckily they didn't make a big deal out of it! We went to Thai Aroy Dee which is a real hidden treasure in Leeds. It has off the chart ratings on trip adviser and if you don't get there early, you're queuing around the block. The menu has tonnes to offer, and the little greedy pigs we are ordered the set menu for four people. I was cocky and thought 'I won't take the dish names as they'll be on the menu and I'll just sneakily use them', what a fool.. the set menu we had is not on that list :( boo.

ANYWAYS. We all started by trying different drinks - Helen (from this post) got coconut juice kinda thing - it had little coconut chunks in too (at the back)! I had Pandan juice to remind me of my travels in Indonesia (green bread and peanut butter, the cup in front), Rosi had an Indonesian coffee which was incredible (right), and Zeynep had coke (left)!

For starters we got the mixed Hors d'oeurves 

we then got a soup

 

got egg fried/basmati rice

 

A delicious beef curry, realllllllll tasty. If I knew what it was I'd recommend it!

This chicken was SPICY. Super spicy, I couldn't handle much of it.

 I'm gutted this dish is blurry - it was my favourite, lots of veg with a tasty sauce, again quite spicy but I ate most it so it couldn't be that bad ;)

sweet and sour (ish, Thai style not Chinese) King Prawns. 

Having all suitably had our fill, we paid and went our separate ways. Rosi and I had more plans that evening so we took a walk and found this lovely little grassy area, right in the middle of the city! Having been here for 4 years I have no idea how I didn't know about it before, but then again, thinking about it, I've had no need for it before. Now I'm considering it to be my room of requirement. 

  

My friends bought me some nail varnishes and Rosi's nails were bare so we sat for 45 minutes painting them, we chatted and ate cinnamon buns (that Rosi hand made for me, very spoiled!) 

A lovely meal with friends at a delicious place - great value for money, you should definitely go if you're ever up that way! 

Weekly Roundup #37

Hmm.. what have I got for you this week? Quite a lot as usual! I finished off my last week at uni; my last shift at work, last meal with friends etc

 

At work, my boss took me to Frankie and Benny's for a goodbye meal - potato skins, pizza and waffles!

 

I bumped into my pal Aly D, I cooked us some spag bol and then we went to her new pad for a cuppa, check out her cool green tea proper leaves - super fancy.

Obviously Rosi and I had to have one last coffee shop date

 

and we actually went for a wax, pedicure and picnic before I left too which was nice :)

A good bye chocolate box enjoyed with Theana

This was the same evening as the final meal with friends (separate post!)

and also the same evening as the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. (Separate post again ;) )

a funny letter from Thomas

and BED SHOPPING YIIPPEEEEEE! (yay for redecoration) 

Looking back on this feels like it was months ago, but it really wasn't. I'm enjoying my time at home a lot, it's lovely to spend much needed time with family, but I am seriously looking forward to Michael being home soon!!

p.s. my Granddad is my newest reader - HI GRANDDAD!!