NYE

I'm a week late on this but here's a recap of New Years Eve!

I honestly think I'm getting old because this New Years Eve, I really just wanted to spend the night peacefully. No huge parties. No huge get-togethers. Nothing crazy. Guess that's what happens when you're about to turn 20. As a result of my desire for a peaceful NYE celebration, we decided to book a reservation at Luma, an Oliver & Bonacini Restaurant located at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

The relaxed and classy ambience of the restaurant was definitely up my alley. It was a nice atmosphere for a two person dinner. They decorated the place with a few balloons and a lovely christmas tree which was definitely a plus.

The drink I ordered (on the right) was called Ginger's Island. It's basically Iced Tea, ginger, lemon, and mint. It was the bomb and I wish I could recreate it myself. 

I forgot to take a picture of my appetizer but it's not like I want to ever see that dish again. Those who know me know that I am a picky eater (such an understatement). I hate 90% of vegetables. You can just say I hate any coloured food. I didn't quite know what Marinated Buffalo Mozzarella was but it sounded pretty good so I ordered it. To my dismay, it was full of veggies I hated: squash, carrots, onions, ginger covered in some wine-tasting sauce. I had to drink 3 cups of water to down that dish but I did it and I finished the entire appetizer. I think I deserve a pat on the back.

For my main meal, I got the Steak Frites. It wasn't super good but it was alright.  

This was the desert: some sort of chocolate bar with ice cream and nuts and bananas. I'm not much of a sweet tooth but it ended the dinner off well.

After dinner, we walked around a bit. I wasn't really feeling a movie so we went to Eaton to sit and chill. I feel that a lot of people think that to have fun, you have to be doing a fun and exciting activity or that you have to be with a large group of people. But to me, sitting down and having a real conversation with another person tops everything because you get to learn things you've never learned about. And that's exactly what we did. 

When it was 11:30 PM, we made our way towards Nathan Phillips Square (full of people + weed) and waited for the countdown and for the beautiful fireworks above. It was a lovely night.

xx