Summer in Sheffield

Summer 2018

Summer in Sheffield meant long hot days, barbecues in the park, hikes, pub visits and generally a lot more time outside.

Did I mention the barbecues and picnics? Because we had a lot of them! 

Disposable one-use BBQs are super popular in England, and allowed in many parks, so the number of times we bussed over to Jenessa's house, walked to the park and spent a lovely afternoon there cooking and hanging out were probably countless!

As Sheffield heated up, so too did my little flat, until it became unbearable to be in there from the afternoon until about 8pm in the evening. To combat this, we spent most evenings walking down to Kelham Island (pictured below) to have a drink at one of our favourite pubs the Stew and Oyster, to play cards and scrabble.

Of course the most important event of the summer should not be forgotten! The Football world cup frenzy had come to England, and we joined in wholeheartedly (even if Ben and I were on opposing teams) dragging our friends along to watch at pubs as much as we could! For some strange reason me jumping up in down in my football shirt as the french won the final didn't seem to be met with any enthusiasm from the English, who lost in the semi final. Funny that. 

The other notable event of the summer was Janae's birthday, as we had discovered a mutual love of ABBA by now, we took her on a surprise day, starting with a trip to see the second Mamma Mia movie, followed by a bottomless brunch! 

Ben had a cold but powered through like a champion, and a few glasses later we were all reliving the movie probably a little too much. Lucky we had been given a private booth!