I am known for my love of food, food festivals, and pickles! So, when my friend Abbie had heard about The Big Brine in London, she invited Dann and I along! This is a pickle-focused food festival that took place in Hackney, where there were tons and tons of pickle related items. I am talking pickles, kimchi, pickle-like items, sauces, and a lot of things that go well with pickles, if that makes sense.
[Ad- gifted experience] Twelfth Night at Drayton Arms Theatre was such a lovely rendition of a Shakespeare classic. This is a theatre we have never been before, which was above a pub. It’s one of those smaller, cozy theatres without assign seating, where you feel like you blend into the play itself. Dann and I sat in the front row, which is more important later.
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We do love going out and doing various different things! I have not been to a stadium gig, so when I heard My Chemical Romance was playing, I figured I knew enough of their music to go along. At first, I invited Dann, but he said he wasn’t a big enough fan really. Kai overheard this conversation and said he was, and that he wanted to go. So there was two of us. When talking about possibly going, Amelia said ‘I like live music’ and after a bit of talking, we decided that she would go even though it’s not her favorite type of music.
[Ad- gifted experience] I am always looking for new activities and ways to connect with other people. I find that as people get older, they find it much more challenging to make friends. I work from home, which is one of the reasons why I go out so much – to have human interaction and continue to meet people. So, when The Pure Social said they were hosting their Spin ‘n’ Paint at The Refinery in London, I was pretty excited to go along with Dann and see what it was all about.
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[Ad- gifted experience] We go to quite a few video games events throughout the year, and Dann and I have gone to Hyper Japan in the past, but this year the dates lined up so we figured we would take the entire family along. Hyper Japan is the UK’s largest Japanese culture event. As we’ve got kids with sushi packed lunches and a big love of cutesy things, it just felt like they’d enjoy it.
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