Sunday Recap: October 4th

Back from Paris on Wednesday! I had an amazing time in the French capital with Jamie and Kevin. Jamie and I arrived on Saturday and Kevin arrived late on Sunday. We enjoyed a walking tour, Notre Dame and all its 400 steps, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the gardens, the parks, the streets, the food and Disneyland. We went to Disneyland on Monday and had a truly amazing time. It was a lot of fun. It makes me want to visit Florida and California. Someday! 

On Thursday Jamie and I attended a Europa League match between Liverpool FC and FC Sion. Despite Adam Lallana scoring four minutes in the game ended in a draw. It was a bit quiet in the stadium so that was a bit disheartening. Today is the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton. I really hope Liverpool come out on top.

No plans right now for further travel. Just trying to do overtime and save up some money. Need to find time to go to the dentist and pay for a filling. Life is tough but got to have fun while you can.

Subday Recap: January 25

After not much of a weekend with working stock take on Sunday, I was not looking forward to Monday morning but the work week went quite quickly. The highlight of the week was Tuesday night when Jamie and I went to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea in the Capital One Cup Semi Finals. We were unable to sit together but we were both in the Kop and it was definitely a great game to be in the Kop. There were a lot of funny chants about the Chelsea players and I enjoyed the game. Liverpool drawing with Chelsea 1-1.

On Saturday I had a wander through Sefton Park before going to Meat & Liquor on Lark Lane. I stepped in and was able to get a seat right away.  The liquor menu of cocktails looked amazing but I decided on a peanut butter milk shake. All the burgers were tempting but I love a good Sunday Roast despite it being Saturday and ordered the Sunday Roast burger. With my eyes being bigger than my stomach, I ordered their world famous duck fries which were tasty but with the monster sized burger I struggled to finish them. The service was a bit poor with the waitresses focusing on new customers versus asking if I wanted the bill or enjoyed my meal. I had to eventually get up and ask for the bill.

I hope to make my next burger adventure at Almost Famous in town.

After my lunch, I got a bottle of Fentiman's Rose Lemonade and wandered home through Sefton Park, walking along the boating lake and enjoying all the birds.

The Birthday List: Watch a Liverpool Game at Anfield

The first thing I was able to complete on my birthday list was watching a Liverpool game at Anfield. I watched Liverpool play against Middlesbrough on September 23 highlighted in this post. I attended my second Liverpool game against Swansea on October 28. I am very thankful to have an amazing friend in Jamie to go to these games with.

My first Liverpool match at Anfield

Watching a Liverpool match at Anfield was one of the things I wanted to do during my stay in Liverpool. Even seeing Liverpool play away would have been amazing but on Monday I was lucky enough to be surprised by Jamie with tickets to the Capital One Cup fourth round match against Middlesbrough. We met up in town after I got off work and wasted the time before the match with a bit of shopping, wandering and delicious food at TGI Fridays. Catching the 15 to Huyton we walked to a pub and warmed ourselves up before heading to Anfield.

Liverpool 2009

In March 2009, I journeyed to Europe with my mother. We adventured around the UK, France and Spain. One of my biggest memories was our stop in Liverpool, we arrived the day of the Champions League match against Real Madrid. Our hotel was down the road from Anfield so we spent a lot of time around the stadium and watched the game in a pub.  We ended up staying an extra day so we could check out the stadium tour which I really enjoyed. Touching the 'This is Anfield' sign was a highlight of the tour. I really enjoyed the Walker Art Gallery and the World Museum when we went. There is a lot of the city we missed that I am discovering now on my own. I hope to show my mother and sister the spots I love when they come this March.

Take me down to Strawberry Fields

Let's have a round up of what has happened since my last post. Jamie and I headed out to Anfield to check out Liverpool FC's stadium...Anfield.