Now if there's one thing you can be sure of, it's that nothing is more powerful than a young boy's wish... Except an Apache helicopter

Hey there Peeps!

How are you all enjoying the Bank Holiday? Hopefully you're having a better one than me, as I was in work at 8 this morning! I always get so jealous of people who get these magical Mondays off, but at least I got a seat on the tube (every cloud & all)

For the first time in ages me and the boy had the same days off work, so we decided to make the most of it  and we headed out to Battersea on Friday for some drinks & dinner. We started off the evening in The Doodle Bar . This is a really relaxed bar located down a dodgy alley in an old industrial building. Here you'll find a really cool open space which comprises of the bar area, a street kitchen (good burgers), a ping pong table and much more depending on what night you arrive. But what puts the doodle in its name is that most surfaces are covered in black-board paint, so you can doodle away to your hearts content! (but be warned give a man a blank canvas, and he will inevitably draw a penis!)

The drinks are lovely, I can't remember what he had (but that looks like a Mojito), but I had a Lychee Bellini and a Margarita, which were both gorgeous. They are a bit pricey, but on Mondays to Thursdays from 5-7pm it's 2-for-1 Happy Hour, so the drinks work out at around £4 each! 

After we'd finished these, and George had finished teaching me the anatomy of the ear (who said romance was dead?), we still had about half an hour before our dinner reservation so we headed to a pub down the road, the Draft House Westbridge. This is a lovely pub, with a great selection of beers and ales and the (lovely) staff let you try out the drinks before you commit to buying. If you are in the area, drop in for a quick drink, and let me know what the food's like, cause I would definitely go back

And then for dinner, we went to Bunga Bunga, a fun Italian pizzeria/bar/karaoke-den/nightspot. I have been here before quite a few times, but never to eat, so I was excited to try it out. It's such a fun place, with a gondola-shaped bar and really fun staff. The pizzas look massive as they make them for two, with two different topping on each half. 

They were really delicious, I had Margarita ('casue I'm sooo exciting) and the boy had sausage & salami. It was £17.50 for both of us, so really no different to Pizza Express, and yet so much more fun! 

We shared a  tiramisu for pudding, and it was creamy & delicious. It's also worth getting a drink, if only to read through the hilarious menu. I had a Spagnolitz (no idea what it was, but it was foamy & delicious).

The boy had a SuperMario Monti (gin, cucumber, apple juice & elderflower) purely for the comical receptacle (which I really wanted to steal, but he is my Jiminy Cricket). 

As the night went on, the lights were turned down, and the karaoke started. Very cheesy, but ultimately fun. I sung a very moving rendition of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', and then was told it was time to go home. Fantastic night, and I highly recommend it.

The next day, we headed back to his mess, as he has an exam coming up and we had to focus on revising. So obviously i spent the day procrastinating, doing the laundry, and knitting for my sisters bubs (in the making!). 

We then headed out to play badminton, before going on an old school date night. First we went to Nandos.

And then the cinema to see Ted!

It's co-written, produced and directed by Seth MacFarlane (creator of Family Guy), and is essentially about a teddy who is magically wished to life by a little boy, who simply wants a best friend. 27 years later and both the bear and the boy have grown up (physically if not emotionally).Their unique bond causes friction between John (the owner of Ted, played by Mark Wahlberg) and his long-suffering girlfriend (Mila Kunis). The plot is ridiculous, and yet it still works. The film is really funny, cleverly written and well acted by all (especially Wahlberg, as I was not expecting much from him as a straight comic actor as opposed to a funny angry man). I am a big fan of Family Guy, so I knew the type of humour to expect (un-PC and rude). I really enjoyed the film (as did the boy), and would recommend it to anyone wanting to see a very funny, light film, in fact the boy asked if we could go see it again!

And what with Sunday being the day of rest, we slept & ate & slept some more. A perfect end to a perfect weekend!

What did you guys do this weekend? What films have you seen? 

Kat x