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Thankfully 2014 was a much better year for me than
2013. I ticked off a biggie which was on my 2013 list which was to change jobs, and I also ticked off visiting
Cuba, Italy,
Budapest, and
Vienna! As well as finally ticking Cuba off my list after it was on there for 10 years, I also went back to
Australia for a visit, and headed back over to my ancestral home; The
Isles of Scilly. I’ve also had my fair share of incredible parties, events, and food! So, without further ado…here is my 2014 blog wrap-up…
January
As always January was quiet, I went to some
London Collections:Men events, and then had some time off work before I started my new job, so I exercised
a lot and baked
a lot. counterintuitive I know, but damn were those
salted caramel brownies worth it! Learning to bake was on my ‘To-do list’ for 2014, so I’m
very happy I ticked it off and learnt how to bake some pretty delicious treats.
February
In February I jetted off to
Perth, Australia for my annual trip back. It was so lovely to see my gorgeous friends and take a ride in Uncle Gray’s new Jag! I’d been looking forward to it for weeks so had great fun sitting in the passenger seat up and down the freeway. I also headed over to
Sydney for some meetings, and being in the city again made me realize that I definitely wasn’t ready to move there (long story).
March
The day after getting back from Australia I started my new job! Still in London, but in a more central location and with a much larger agency rather than a startup. I miss my old colleagues a lot, but I still see them regularly and my new colleagues are pretty darn awesome! March also saw me finally visit
SUSHISAMBA, which was freaking amazing, and attend the
Individualism: Buttoned Up, party.
April
April was my birthday month! I started it with a trip up to
Wales to see my bestie and god-daughter, and then I went along to a really lovely event with
Chisou & Nyetimber. Next up was my insanely good
Mexican street festival birthday party with Diego, where I finally met the amazing
Hannah and
Melanie! The day after my birthday party was the
bloggers brunch that I organized (yep, I was
very hungover for this – sorry ladies!). For my actual birthday weekend (which was also Easter weekend), I went down to
Dorset with the family, which was a really lovely break! My busy month was rounded off with the
Bacanal La Plage party with Henry, Edd, and Jasiminne.
May
May was my month of travel! I spent the bank holiday weekend celebrating my mum’s 50th birthday in
Rome. I then had a mini night away with one of my closest friends in
Cheltenham to review the
Queen’s Hotel (which was slightly disappointing), before jetting off to
Cuba (
Havana and
Cayo Largo Del Sur) for 10 days, which was quite literally the most incredible holiday I’ve ever had. Cuba is an insanely beautiful country and we had the most amazing time! Amongst all that travelling though, I still found time to finally visit
Duck & Waffle!
June
July
July was yet another busy month! I had my first restaurant review in print, with my write-up of Alain Ducasse’s
Rivea in the Belgravia Residents Journal. The summer really kicked off with
Henley Regatta, BST and Wireless, which was so much fun (bar
Henley, which was a bit of a washout this year). I also reviewed
Hakkasan, made my own
Magnum ice-cream, and went to the
Polo at Cowdray where Jasiminne and I had
a lot of fun in the Veuve Clicquot VIP tent.
August
September
October
October was another month of travel, Bella and I decided to escape for a week of girlieness, think lots of cake, cocktails, culture, and spas. We went to
Budapest and
Vienna and had a really wonderful time – we even stayed in an incredibly beautiful
palace in Vienna! As well as travelling I also checked out the
Quaglinos refurb, had a night of
fashion and cocktails, and
tried Absinthe for the first time.
November
December
To say it’s been a busy and epic year is an understatement, it’s been a pretty good one, which I’m very thankful for. It’s funny having this wee blog, I get so many opportunities with it, and what started out as me just recording friends’ events and parties, clubland events and holidays and restaurants I visited, has turned into this much bigger thing. My favourite posts remain the ones I started out blogging about; events, food, and travel.
It’s funny because my travel and food posts are the post popular, but I think my absolute favourites are actually the event ones….mainly because I love to look back at them every so often, and while you all read about the things that happened that I tell you about, I see the night in my mind, and see everything else that happened around what I’ve told you. It’s knowing the little moments that I’ve kept a secret from you all…it gives me a bit of a rush to be honest and makes those little funny/private moments so much more special.
So, here’s to 2015, and making even more memories! And who knows, maybe 2015 will be the year I finally decide to grow up a bit and allow a man to sweep me off my feet again. I said maybe, so don’t hold me to that 😉
What a lovely year full of fun!!
Lots of love,
Angie
SilverSpoon London
So much fun! Can't wait for 2015 to start properly!
C x
Love this! Happy New Year!!
Rosie xx
Thank you, happy new year to you too!
C x
Fabulous roundup of an incredible year Catherine! I'm so looking forward to 2015. Hope to see you at a few events lovely!
Katie <3