Let it snow!

Well it’s about time but I finally have a snow story for you!  Edinburgh, it’s taken you close to 4 months but you have delivered the goods.  It’s almost like I have never seen snow before, which is not the case, but I just can’t explain to people the difference between going away to ‘the snow’ for a skiing holiday versus waking up to a snow covered back yard (not that we have a backyard in our apartment, but you get my drift!).  It’s such a magical feeling to watch out the window and everything you look at is blanketed in white. 

Lucky for us the snow came on a Friday so we had all weekend to enjoy the winter wonderland.  We decided why not kill two birds with one stone and go and play out in the snow and climb Arthurs Seat, the main peak in the centre of Edinburgh.  In retrospect, maybe not the best idea we have come up with as my runners are not really equipped to walking in snow/ice.  Lets just say there were times that I was meant to be walking up the hill and I might as well have had ski’s on my feet and going down as I was on my butt a lot!

It is a spectacular view from the top of the mountain and ended up being a beautiful day.  There were so many families that had taken the opportunity to enjoy the day outdoors and many who had brilliant ideas to sled down once they had conquered the climb. Being the cheap civilians we are, our version of a sled was a garbage bag, nothing like these fancy sleds others were using!  I had spent enough time on my butt already making the decision very easy to get down as far as possible without having to walk.   It was so much fun but being overtaken by the real sleds certainly made me jealous! If it snows again, I think I may have to step up my quality of sled.

After an exhausting day of trying to stay on my feet, I decided to try and make a new and delicious lunch.  I have always enjoyed veggie burgers but I have never really tried to make my own. Trying to avoid the carbs in potatoes, I boiled up some sweet potato and mashed them up mixed with grated carrot, grated zucchini, celery, capsicum, egg and flower.  To give it a bit of flavour I added some curry powder and then kabaam, burgers were made!  I decided to coat them in some muesli to give it bit of a crunch and then cook them up in the fry pan.  I was surprised at how delicious they tasted with some salad and natural yoghurt.  I have already given them another crack and they certainly still need a little more perfecting but if you want a nice twist to having vegies, I would highly recommend giving this one a go.

That’s about it for me at the moment, but be prepared for a few interesting blogs soon as I have some exciting weeks planned with a trip to see a REAL soccer game, I couldn’t be more excited!  Come on Arsenal, I knew there was a reason I stumbled across your arena in my first few weeks of arriving.  For the less sporty fans I am heading to London for my birthday to go to the Warner Bros studios to see the making of Harry Potter! YAY!! Until then, keep smiling xx