Birthday blog!!!!

Well, post birthday blog, but then I am 27 now so my marbles have been lost for a while now!

This post is all about the wonderful birthday I had courtesy of the one and only Lizzy bear!!! It all started on 19th Nov (birthday-eve) when Liz took me out to a location unknown to me at the time. Little did I know what would be in store for me :) We drove into Reading and thats when alarm bells stared going off, especially when we parked in the Madejski hotel car park!!!! :oD

The hotel was really nice... extremely plush, we had dinner in their restaurant, just a quick bite really, didn't spend long there.... let me think.... it was a 1..... 2.... ahh right I remember, it was a 9 course meal that lasted 3 hours!!!!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, It had to be one of the nicest meals i've ever eaten!!!!

It all started after a port and nibbles course in the bar, when we went into Cilantro and started with our 1st course... it was sort of like a toast hor d'oerve with red peppers and asparagus and stuff.... very nice and not too filling, thankfully! The 2nd course was a mini soup which was made from carrot and parsnip, very tasty and it had a cheffy touch on the top as a frotthy head!

3rd course was Foie Gras.... First time i've ever eaten that, it was a very aquired taste, which I quite enjoyed. It was quite rich and very tastefull. Next was Saffron Risotto, beautifully cooked with wild mushrooms... now that was extremely tasty, but my fav course was the 5th, which was a Roasted Qual with avocado puree and vitaloc potato. Another first for me was to eat quail and it was delish. like a fragrant chicken... loadsa flavour.

6th was Tournedos of Scotch beef and creamed mash with veg and a Madeira Jus. Really nice cooked medium rare, and was the "main course" of the nine. Then a pre-dessert turned up! Liz really liked this one, as it was a kiwi cheese cake. To finish off the dessert section :) we had raspberry torte with shortbread and then 9th course.... coffee and petit fours!!! WOW!!!! I think i'm still digesting it all.

But one of the many highlights of the day was seeing the man himself, John Madejski, chairman of Reading FC walk into the restaurant with his +1, sit down a few tables away opposite me, and enjoy a meal in his own restaurant.... AWESOME!!! :)

The next day we had a good old walk around the ground and got around 6 or 7 autographs from the Reading players at the players enterance into the stadium. Got Murtys which made me very happy :)

Reading of course picked up 3 points in a very impressive style which made the day and weekend perfect, against a struggling Charlton side.

Sunday was a day of hosting by Liz and myself as my mum and dad, bro and Lou and baby nicole came round to visit for sunday lunch.... we had a blast as usual, all the silly games, somehow 3 bottles of wine!!! when only a few of us were drinking!!! and 4 bottles of beer!!!!! Anyway Nicole looked as pretty as ever and it was the most amazing weekend and birthday i think i've ever had!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks for all the cards and pressies everyone! Mum & Dad & Gav & Lou & Nicole & Lizzies Family & Martin etc :)

And last but by no means least, thanks a million my lovely Lizzzy xxx

Well... at least sometimes when I post I write a lot ;)