Two blogs in one day.. I must be ill - LONDON TIME

On Tuesday I arrived back from one of the most amazing short breaks ever and it was in my all time favourite place which of course has to be the one and only LONDON!!! :D
London has always been special to me, it is a place filled with happy memories from my childhood and to be able to share this place with Rob was just fantastic. We stayed for three nights, one at my cousins and then two in a hotel.

Day 1 - This was spent at my cousin Lucy's flat and we just had a pizza and nibbles night catching up and watching the X Factor which was just perfect after a long day of working and travelling.
Day 2 - Today we went to the Tower Of London with my cousin to look at the all the ceramic poppies which had been planted to remember those who died in the First World War - one poppy per person in the English colony to have died. It's hard to imagine that all those people died fighting for their country and seeing all the poppies there just put it into perspective.

Day 3 - This has to be my favourite day of the whole trip. We started it off with a walk around Westminster looking at the House Of Parliament and all the sights in that area and then went on the London Eye. Rob had booked a Champagne Experience even though neither of us actually like champagne (oopsy). But we had such a fantastic time, the fact we had the champagne experience meant we had Priority Tickets and didn't have to queue to get our tickets. We went on such a sunny, clear day which meant that we had the best views!!
In the evening we went out for a pizza and then headed to the theatre to watch Mamma Mia and it was Rob's first theatre experience and thank goodness he liked it or he would have killed me :P Mamma Mia is such a feel good performance and it was just fantastic

Day 4 - Our final day was very relaxing. We started off with a breakfast at Starbucks and then we took the tube to Harrods. This shop is absolutely manage and even though we seemed to be there for ages we didn't even manage to get around even half of the shop! Imagine being able to go into that shop, not have to look at any of the prices and being able to buy anything that caught your eye - a girl can dream can't she! We then wandered around the market at Covent Garden and then caught the train back home to rainy Preston :(

Thank you for all the memories London, we will be back again shortly!

Celebration Time

So, as a few of you reading my blog may know, my dream career is to be a Primary School Teacher. My applications have all been put in place and now it's time for the universities to decide whether they like me or not.. it's a nail biting couple of months ahead I think.
But there has been some good news, two of the unis that I have applied to - Cumbria and Liverpool John Moores have already invited me to an interview. My first one is coming up a week today and I am so so scared about it, but I have my fingers crossed and I keep researching ways to be more prepared - the joys of the internet and modern technology ey?
Today I got one step closer to achieving my dream. To be able to start your Initial Teacher Training course you must first past two exams, one in Literacy and one in Numeracy. Today I took both of these tests and passed both :D
 I am so relieved that they are over and I do not need to resit either of them, it now takes the pressure off me for a bit!
So yeah... if any of you are wanting kids in the future, then who knows, I may be teaching them at Primary School :P

Keeping it short for now,
Goodbye!!

Holiday Blues

So, this time 3 months ago I was in Salou with the most amazing boyfriend in the whole wide drinking cocktails and enjoying our first holiday abroad together and right now I have holiday blues.
I miss the lie ins, the sun, the food, the company, the pool, the drinks. I MISS EVERYTHING!!!

It was the first time that I had been on holiday without my parents and it was the best holiday I have had. Being able to avoid all the places that the older generation typically like made it the most enjoyable company and whereas my usual holidays are packed full of different activities and visits, it was lovely to just sun bathe and relax by the pool.

And to cure my holiday blues I have been looking through all my photos and thought I would share a couple with you...

Enjoying the pool on the first day

Our first night in Salou at the hotel's cocktail bar

Smiles all around

I <3 this guy

I miss Salou so bad :(

What to do with £1000

My school have just introduced a scholarship scheme where you can achieve amounts of £250, £500 or £1000 for your effort and attainment in school and it got me thinking what I would realistically spend that money on if I achieved the maximum amount of £1000!

1) Clothes, clothes and a few more clothes - £100
A girl can honestly never have too many clothes, I can say that a a huge proportion of the £1000 would definitely go on clothing, mainly skirts and dresses as I am getting more and more into the girly side of fashion rather than just jeans and a tshirt like I used to

2) Michael Kors watch - £200
I think this watch is absolutely perfect and I have wanted it for so long. I am absolutely useless at saving money and to be able to just go out and buy this watch would make me so happy!

3) Holiday - £250
I have already booked a holiday to Malta for next year and started saving up but if given £1000 I would be able to afford the remaining £150 needed to pay this money off. I would also put some more money aside to take my boyfriend for a lovely weekend away and spoil him rotten like he does with me

4) Treat my mum and sister - £100
My mum does so so much for me without even thinking twice and if I won this money then I would love to either take me, her and sister out for a huge posh meal or take her for a spa day or something to just say a little thank you for everything she does for me.

5) Give to charity - £100
I know in the scheme of things, £100 does not do a lot but to be able to know that I have made a difference to the community would be such a valuable achievement. I would split this money between Fox Street Community Centre (a local charity to myself) and also to Cancer Research as the work they do is just extraordinary and it has helped many people close to my heart.

6) Save for university - £200
I'd keep this money aside for when I start university so I can get the relevant textbooks and also if there are any university trips that would benefit me then I would use it to help pay for those too.

7) Have a big night in with friends - £50
My friends mean so much to me and I love them so much so to be able to get them all together without them having to worry about costs etc. would be great and we'd all have such a good laugh.

So there you have it... lets just hope I get the money ey? :P A girl can dream!

Out in town!

I have recently started going out around town at night seen as all my friends are finally starting to turn 18 and are now allowed into all the clubs and I have to say every time that I have been out it has met up to it's expectations.
I don't know what I was initially expected, probably a load of really really drunk people all trying to hook up with each other and the occasional fight going on, but it was honestly so much better. I went with two of my best friends Charlotte and Beth and we had a fantastic time. Yes we had lots to drink but because none of us drank to excess we all had a great time and didn't have the emotional drink, throwing up, or anything that else that tends to happen when you drink more than you can handle.
I also met up with my boyfriend in town that night who had also been into town with his friends and seeing his drunk dancing was rather amusing - plus he tried to convince me that he was sober when walking home and consequently fell off the pavement!!!
At the start of the night I had my hair in a half up, half down style to keep my hair out of my face but for some unknown reason my bobble ended up coming up and I don't remember how so ended up having my hair down and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be with all the dancing and getting hot and sweaty!

As for my outfit I didn't really know what to wear, I didn't know the club we were going to so didn't know if everyone tended to dress up really nicely or went quite casual. I played it safe with a playsuit - I also feel more confident in a playsuit when dancing as opposed to a dress. This one is from H&M, was a real bargain and was perfect for a night filled with dancing. I also took a denim shirt from Primark to keep me warm in the taxi on the way home, but during the night I just tied it around my waist out of my way. For shoes I just wore navy blue canvas trainers, I have never got the hang of heels and didn't want to risk wearing them as it would have been highly likely that I would have fallen flat on my face within 2 minutes, let alone without having any alcohol.
I'm on the far right in the picture!

Overall it was a fantastic night and I cannot wait for the next time I go out with all my friends!