Purple Rain Purple Rain

In December my weekends we filling up quickly so I was sure to set a side a weekend for Chris and I to have Christmas Drinks in Belfast! We started in the Bear's Paw as it was always nice and quiet and eventually got into Irene and Nan's for a Fish Bowl full of Purple Rain Cocktail.

We did go to Spurs for dinner as there was no chance of getting into anywhere else that day and I wasn't impressed with it and unfortunately it's not on my list to return in 2014! I Don't know whether it was just a bad night or it was my own choices of food but it wasn't for me!

Work Christmas Dinner

Round Two

Round Two was with Leanne, Rhona and Cathlin and the venue was Deanes for something a little special! We drank bubbles and ate Scallops and Steak and finished off with a bowl of C P I C.

For anyone who has not been to Deanes at Christmas I will let you guess what C P I C is!!

To Market To Market

Christmas time is a great time to catch up with friends and that is exactly what I did! On December 6th Lyn, Louise, Patricia and I met for our annual night out in Belfast. We tried the Apartment for food but with no joy ventured over to the Continental Markets for a Burger and Cider.  From there we did a little Belfast Pub Crawl taking in The National Grand Cafe Bar, the Bears Paw and ending the night in The Harp Bar

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas

The National Bar - Belfast

Checking the Lights

Lush - Belfast Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas

The Gift of Giving!

The Moore Households Christmas Tree

Chris's Presents ready to go!!

Ferguson Flowers - Belfast

Post A Parcel sitting under the Christmas Tree

Cooper with his new toy which lasted all of 10 minutes

Christmas Day Drink of Choice!!

It Really Is A Wonderful Life

"I'm not crazy. It's Christmas Eve.

It's the one night when we all act a little nicer.

We...we smile a little easier. We...we...share a little more.

For a couple of hours we are the people we always hoped we would be.

It's really a miracle because it happens every Christmas Eve.

And if you waste that miracle, you're gonna burn for it. I know.

You have to do something. You have to take a chance and get involved.

There are people that don't have enough to eat and who are cold.

You can go and greet these people.

Take an old blanket out to them or make a sandwich and say, "Here."

"l get it now."

And if you give, then it can happen, the miracle can happen to you.

Not just the poor and hungry, Everybody's gotta have this miracle!

It can happen tonight for you all!

If you believe in this pure thing,

the miracle will happen and you'll want it again tomorrow!

You won't say, "Christmas is once a year and it's a fraud." It's not!

It can happen every day! You've just got to want that feeling!

You'll want it every day! It can happen to you!

I believe in it now.

I believe it's gonna happen to me, now. I'm ready for it!

And it's great. It's a good feeling.

It's better than I've felt in a long time.

I'm ready.

Have a Merry Christmas. Everybody."

Christmas in Victoria Square