During easter holidays I was basically sat in my dad's big shed outside for around eight hours a day writing my dissertation and revising for my final exams and eventually my mam decided that I needed to have a break. I certainly was not going to disagree so we picked up my grandmother and the three of us headed down to Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire.

The weekend before, mam had stayed in the area with her friend and she kept raving about Coast, a restaurant which is situated almost directly on the most beautiful beach. Therefore I obviously had to go there to see what the fuss was all about! 

Almost immediately after we arrived I knew that this was going to be a pretty great lunch. We were sat next to the window and our view was spectacular. While drinking our wine and waiting for our food we had a panoramic view of the glittering seas of Carmarthen Bay drenched in sunshine. It was pretty special. 

For starters I had the crumbled Pantysgawn goat's cheese which was a type of greek salad with watermelon. It was amazing. I'm not really sure what else to say about it other than I could have carried on eating it all day! For mains I went for the sea bass and I am so glad that I did. The dish was fresh, light and immensely flavoursome. The nut and seed couscous was the perfect accompaniment to the dish as not only was it tasty but it didn't make you feel uncomfortably full afterwards. Of course we could't leave without having dessert! The white chocolate cheesecake caught my eye and with strawberries, a ginger biscuit base and sweet basil, how could it not! 

Everything that made it on to our table was incredibly tasty and they were all dishes that I would recommend people to try. The food at Coast is amazing but also quite pricey - I would say that it's a perfect place to go for special occasions or if your going for a nice and relaxed day out. Also, with the views that come with the food I think it was worth every single penny. 

Upon finishing our meal (I think we were sat there admiring the views and slowly eating our food so that we could savour every bite for around two and a half hours! oops!) we went for a little walk on the beach. A perfect way to end an amazing meal. 

 

I GRADUATED!

I actually did it! I graduated! The last three years have flown by at such speed that it seems crazy to me that I now have a 2:1 degree in history from Royal Holloway, University of London. I remember the weeks leading up to leaving home and moving to England when I was extremely nervous about the days, weeks, months and even years ahead. Would I be able to actually do the work? Would I make any friends? Looking back now there was nothing to worry about but if I was to do it all again I would probably still worry because it's a massive thing to undertake - moving house, moving country and starting university.

In three years I have met the people I now regard as my best friends, I have learnt sooooo much stuff that it baffles me that one person's brain can attain that much information. I have cried a lot but laughed even more. I have travelled to places that I had never stepped foot in before and witnessed amazing things. The thing that I am most grateful for however is the amount of confidence I have gained. Before leaving for uni I even hated going up to the till to pay for something on my own in a shop and now I have a job which consists of mostly speaking to and meeting people that I have never seen before in my life.

Uni was an amazing time and going back to my graduation a few weeks ago made me want to stay just a little bit longer but alas I am now in the 'real world'. Fortunately I was offered a job straight after I finished my final exams so that meant that I had one less thing to worry about as I left the safety of the university campus!

I currently work as a TV researcher at a production company based in Wales and this week I finished my first production! Having researched the show for around 6 weeks and having worked 12 hour days last week to put the show together, seeing it on TV was pretty cool (iplayer - 'The Royal Welsh Show 2015').

Anyway, I'm sure I'll discuss my current job situation more in another post but for now here are some pictures from my graduation day!