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Driving to Rosie's. That's totally NOT a
Tesco "meal deal" on my passenger seat. |
A lot of you may have been wondering, "What on earth happened to that ginger dude who's totally full of himself?" Obviously, it's totally cool if you've not been wondering that! I'm still going to tell you though. (Mind you, you probably wouldn't be reading this if you weren't interested.) I was last "seen" poking around a bunch nose-planted Cadillacs somewhere in Texas but I've been up to a whole host of amazible (just invented that word) things since then so I'll do my best to quickly bring you up to speed!
No doubt I'll finish relaying my crazy adventure around the States soon but, to summarise, I'll begin from when I landed back on UK soil...
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| On a picnic... |
As I've said in a "much belated update" I got a part-time job at a pizza shop and started driving Spring 2014. I passed my test January 2015 and took on managing the pizza shop full-time. It's not gonna win any Michelin stars but I absolutely loved it and gave it everything I could. Seriously upgrading equipment, creating new and seriously tasty dishes to take the menu up a notch, fine tuning station flow and introducing contactless card readers to name a few of the improvements. However, backing up a little, I have to confess something...I kinda met a girl...
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| I became an Uncle! |
Rosie and I actually met back in September 2012 on a movie set (it's a cool story!) and were friends for ages and then she came on holiday to Scotland with my family and I April 2014. Everything changed from then cause we both realised that we kinda really liked each other and so, after a few times of plucking up the courage and chickening out, I made an unofficial "proposal" of sorts. It was time to update the relationship status!
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Took months to find this ring.
Never seen another like it. |
Seeing Rosie was tricky as she lived with her parents across the country, 196 miles away in Ludlow, Shropshire and taking time off work was basically impossible as apparently they "couldn't do without me". We made it work though and I started entertaining the thought of maybe working in Ludlow. Critically acclaimed for being a culinary epicentre in the UK and boasting a vast array of some of the country's best food including Michelin star rated restaurants, it seemed like an amazing opportunity!
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Messing about at work.
That's my boss... |
Come late December 2014, I was slipping a peridot and diamond ring on Rosie's finger cause she had said, "Yes." We went to Costa with her Mum after to share the news and Rosie, in her excitement, managed to knock my caramel latte in my lap! Had a fabulous meal that evening with Rosie's parents and brother at what has become one of our favourite restaurants, Golden Moments. (Went back a year later with Rosie. Definitely need to blog about the place.) So, yeah...it's kinda been a joyous blur since then.
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| Lamb Balti. Firm Fave. |
There is literally loooads more I need to write about but I think that may have to do otherwise I'm never going to publish anything for you guys! I gotta go for now cause I'm in the middle of sorting out a gammon joint for dinner and it's gonna be delish but one of my pet peeves is something boiling over in my kitchen...
Love, love, love!
