New Years Day

Hubby and I spent a  really lovely New Years Eve together.

A couple of drinks at home before enjoying a lovely meal at the Far Pavillion Indian Restaurant.  We are very lucky as it is just across the road from us and the food is superb.

We had the usual pappadums with onions and chutneys to start.  Hubby followed on with his favourite onion bhajas whilst I had a prawn cocktail.

The restaurant was so lively with every table booked and it was a wonderful festive atmosphere.  I decided to try a garlic chicken curry for my main course which was delicious whilst hubby stuck to his old time favourite Lamb Bhuna.

Once the coffees and liquers were finished we jumped in the car (hubby was'nt drinking) and headed over to Rivington Pike to watch the fireworks at midnight....they were magical.

All in all a really lovely start to 2013.

Today we are off to the traditional New Years Footie Game......thankfully we are at Elland Road today and are welcoming Bolton.  Really hoping we can get the points today as Christmas hasn't been great for us football wise!!

So Sad...RIP Amy Winehouse 1983-2011

After a great day watching the Mighty Whites v Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough we arrived home to hear the sad news that Amy Winehouse had died aged 27 years.  A sad end to such a talented singer/songwriter who struggled with substance abuse problems for many years.

Read the full story here: Daily Mail

My Other Great Love....

is football and more importantly Leeds United.

Weekends are just not the same without the match to go to, it always feels like something is missing.  Thankfully we have some pre-season games before the season starts so Tuesday night my hubby rushed home from work so we could drive up to Rochdale  to see the Mighty Whites take on Rochdale in a pre-season friendly.

As Leeds fans we are quite anxious at the moment with the lack of player signings and only a couple of weeks left to the start of the new season.  After watching the game on Tuesday my fears have not been allayed...if we are to compete this year we really do need to strengthen the team.

A few pictures of the lads warming up before the game which Leeds won 1-0.

Our next game is on Saturday....we are off to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday.  I think this will be a tougher test for us and I'm really curious to see how we will fare against tougher opposition!