WOW! What a weekend...

It's a long one.. just warning you!!

For those that know me personally, you will have probably known that I went down to London for the weekend. London is my absolute favourite place in the whole entire world, it just holds so many memories for me that I hold so close and I will treasure forever. And this weekend, a new memory was made...

The reason I went down to London was the marathon. I myself did not run the grueling 26.2 miles (I am not that stupid) but I knew a lot of people that were - my boyfriend (Rob), Dad, cousin (Lucy) and various people I know from a local running club - the mighty Wesham Road Runners!

I firstly want to say a massive massive well done to everyone who took part, it really is something to be proud of whether you achieved the time you wanted or not. How many people can say that they have run the London Marathon?! Your efforts amaze me every time I think about it and it really is something wonderful to be able to say you have done. And especially those who run for charity (Lucy, I'm looking at you here) I mean just wow! Doing it for such a good cause is so phenomenal, knowing that running the marathon will help so many people in the future - I salute you.

Rob in top picture, dad in bottom picture

Completely the 26.2 miles in London with a fantastic crowd and atmosphere is going to be something you never forget. However, this time round even more so for Rob. Now yes, Rob is a blooming quick runner and he achieved an astonishingly good time and gained a massive personal best. But somehow I don't think that is the memory that will stay with him this year round - instead, crossing the line hand in hand with the one and only... *drum roll * PAULA BLOOMIN RADCLIFFE! I mean what the heck?!?! How did that even happen?! Getting to run alongside the female world record holder and one of the most inspirational runners even!

Shout out to the guy running as an ostrich - you amused me

When Rob was about 19 and a half miles around the course, he heard that Paula had just passed 20 miles over the speaker system and then made the effort to catch up to her and run with her for a bit. All week there had been talk of the marathon and telling those who were running to finish 'hand in hand' with those you're running with - just like the first two winners of the London Marathon did. Rob saw this as an opportunity to ask Paula if she wanted to finish hand in hand with him when they were near the end, and she said yes (much to Rob's disbelief)! And they continued to run down the final stretch holding hands with each other and finishing the marathon together in 2 hours 36 minutes! PROUD GIRLFRIEND RIGHT HERE!

At this moment, I wasn't at the finish line as I was still watching other runners at around the 14 mile mark and all of a sudden my phone was going crazy with friends texting me/tweeting me that Rob had finished holding hands with Paula, and to be honest I didn't believe any of them at first. Just thinking they just meant they had finished at the same time. And then people started taking pictures of the TV screens and sending them to me and I was in shock. This is like the stuff of dreams, I'm still not over it to be honest.

The next few days were crazy crazy for Rob, the media went crazy, interview after interview and even appearing on TV. People were going crazy about it and I couldn't be prouder of my wonderful man.

This is going to go down in history and is something to tell the kids and the grandkids! Wow!

My Champion 

Who knows... maybe one day I will be stupid enough to run it myself... just maybe!

Adios xx

The week ahead..

This is going to be one insane week and I cannot wait!! :D

Ok.. to be honest, the first part of the week (up until Wednesday) will be just the same as usual - going to sixth form, revision and other really dull stuff. But then, it gets better... MUCH better.

Thursday night I will be reunited with the love of my life, the one and only Olly Murs. It will be my 4th time of going to see him at concert - 2 of his own concerts and then 1 hosted by a radio station with various other acts too such as Ella Henderson, The Script, Union J and others. I just love love love him and I genuinely cannot wait till Thursday night to see/him at Manchester Arena. Let's just hope Rob doesn't take the wrong turn to Manchester like he has done every single other time we've been to Manchester!! (No pressure Rob)

And then Friday I am off down to London with Rob for the London Marathon. I am obviously daft enough to be running this myself, but I seem to be associated with a bunch of weirdos who are all going to run/jog/walk the 26.2 miles around the city centre. So good luck to Rob, my dad and my wonderful cousin. You've all worked so so hard for it and I will be there with you all in spirit every step of the way and cheering you on at some point around the course. 

London is possibly one of my favourite places around the world, definitely here in the UK at least. It just feels pretty special to me and I have 101 memories of happy family holidays and trips with Rob, it just makes me happy and I love the busy atmosphere and buzz around the city. Obviously there will be a blog post up about my weekend in London and all about the marathon too nearer to the time. A massive GOOD LUCK to all of you and everyone else running the marathon this Sunday so you can look like this crossing that finish line... 

Next week's post might be very photo-heavy as I plan on taking a trillion pictures down in London, just a warning :P 

Adios guys xx

Pressures of blogging

There are a lot of people who I know who think that blogging is just a walk in the park, is just a little thing on the side and doesn't take much time and thought.. think again people! Now this post is more for those who aren't bloggers themselves to get a bit of an insight...

Now I am not a massive blog, I'm relatively new to the whole thing and only have a small group of followers but believe me, it's a lot more frustrating (don't get me wrong it's also rewarding at the same time) than I first thought it was going to be.

1) Blogging takes up a lot of time, and I mean.. a LOT! It is very time consuming and in my free time I am just constantly going over blog ideas in my head. The amount of pieces of paper I have lying around my room with different ideas that I have gone over time and time again is unbelievable.

2) You're always going to have your critics. Not everyone likes what you write about, you can't please everyone and never will be able to. You just sort of have to shake off *insert Taylor Swift lyrics here* the criticisms.

3) Suffering with writers block. One of the main things with blogging is that you have to update your blog quite often to maintain interest but there are so many moments where I get write writers block and can't think of anything worthwhile so just end up rambling (like today) which is equally as rubbish.

4) You're always comparing yourself to other bigger better bloggers. Now whether this is about the content of the blog, their writing style, the way their site looks etc I always find myself getting down when I compare my sites to other people's who are so so successful in what they do. But in the grand scheme of things, I am a very recent blog and there is no way I am going to be anywhere near as good as those who have been doing it for years so mehhhh.


Overall, I love blogging and I am pretty proud of how far my little blog has come considering I started doing it as just a way to express myself, but knowing how many countries around the world my blog has reached makes my heart all warm and tingly :D So thank you to all my readers, especially those who are regulars. I love you all so much and thank you for making me a happy little blogger



xxx

My summer wishlist

Something a bit different with this blog post - turned it into a fashion blog for the day with a summer wishlist whoop whoop

I can't wait for payday to come around, there are so many summery items that I want to purchase now that this weather is getting a lot warmer. There are four things that I am definitely going to be buying when the next payday comes around and a few examples and where to get them.

A floppy or fedora hat
-  These past few years I've not really worn a hat and then regretted it days afterwards when I'm bright red. So this year, we're heading back into hat-land. I'm loving some of the floppy hats and fedora hats I've seen this year.

Flowery bobbles
- I really don't suit headbands or the crowns of flowers people are obsessed with in festival seasons. I want to be a bit more subtle and settle with a bobble or two with the odd flower on and not go OTT.

Jeweled sandals
- Rob got me some jeweled sandals last summer and I fell in love with them last year. So another pair or two will be needed for around the pool on holiday this year. They just add a bit more glam that just ordinary flip-flops and they can be used in both the day time and night time which is a bonus.

Fringed detail dresses
- Judging by the recent fashion shows, fringing is going to be massive this year and just in festivals. I've not really been a fan of fringing in previous years, but the way it has been worked into a lot of fashion this year is perfect and I definitely approve.

1 - Stone wide brim fedora - New Look - £14.99

2 - Felt feather floppy hat - Topshop - £32

3 - 3 pack hair elastics - Claires - £3

4 - Gem embellished sandals - River Island - £35

5 - Jeweled cross strap sandals - Missguided - £20

6 - Fringed shift dress - Boohoo - £18

7 - Shift dress with fringing - ASOS - £35

Making the most of the sun

The sun is finally popping out to say hello *cheers* and fingers crossed it is here to stay - well at least through my Easter holidays.

I decided that today I would make the most of the sun and take my little cutie of a dog on a much longer walk than usual. Normally I hate taking Charlie out on walks, that's probably due to it always being rainy and windy at the same time, making an umbrella impossible to manage without it blowing inside out every blooming second. But today was different, I actually thoroughly enjoyed the walk, just strolling through the woods and letting Charlie going swimming and judging by how tired out Charlie was afterwards, I think he enjoyed it too.

For once it was warm enough to not have to wear joggers, hoodie and coat. So I just took him in my lovely new ripped skinny jeans and one of Rob's jumpers, because guys jumpers are much more comfortable. I've been after some ripped jeans for a while now, but everywhere I have tried them on the rip has been in the wrong place due to my abnormally proportioned legs it seems. But THANK YOU New Look jeans for having jeans for weird people that actually happened to be in the sale too - win!

 

  

I'm just praying now that the sun stays so walks are much more bearable, I can do revision outside, have lots of BBQs and spend a lot more time outside. The sun makes me so happy :D Maybe this year I will get a tan - wishful thinking, I'm one of those unlucky people who just goes a beetroot colour :( Let's hope this summer is different!!

A weekend in Hartpury...

Well this weekend has been fantastic - family get-togethers are just perfect!

My auntie, uncle and cousin all moved to a place called Hartpury in South West England a few years back and this weekend was the FIRST time that I had been down to see them in their new house. Things have just seemed to get in the way (such as working weekends) that have prevented me from going down to see everyone.

But this weekend, Rob and I headed down after I had finished my shift at Primark on Saturday and made the 3 hour journey *yawn* down to Hartpury for my cousin Pop's birthday. Lots of my extended family were there and it was lovely us all being there in one place to just eat pizza, drink, play games and just have a catch up after several months of not seeing each other.

 

Rob and I spent the night in a lovely cottage with my mum, sister and gran. It was lovely to have all the family together, especially over the Easter holidays and to celebrate Pop's birthday. The cottage was in such a beautiful place - just country lanes and fields everywhere, completely different to city life in Preston.

It was such a lovely weekend being a part of my cousin's birthday celebrations and I definitely will try and visit a lot more often. It's only when I'm with everyone when I realise just how much I miss being away from my extended family. I'm definitely looking forward to the next family meet-up: only 28 more days to go *cheesey grin*

Swallow Barn - Hartpury

Wow.. April already?!

It doesn't seem that long ago since everybody was putting their Christmas trees up and getting ready for the festive period... So how the heck is it April already?! Don't get me wrong I absolutely love this time of the year, it's just 2015 is just going so quickly and it's scaring me.

2015 is going to be such a big year for me, I will FINALLY finish my A-Levels and will start uni on the way to achieving my dream job. It's a big year, but also a really exciting one. I just want it to slow down though. Knowing that in another 2 months I won't be attending the same sixth form and all my friends will be venturing off to different parts of the country makes me cherish every moment at collage with us all being together every day.

Best friends for life

April is one of my favourite months every year and this year it will be no different. Although it symbolises crunch-point for revision and exams it has many added bonuses too:

1. The first half of April I am off school for the Easter holidays meaning I can sleep for days, lounge about in hoodies and joggers, eat as much junk as I like and hibernate for two weeks .. WIN!
2. Two of my favourite people ever have their 18th birthdays. My beautiful cousin Poppy and best friend Jess. Hope you have lots and lots of fun, enjoy it, you only turn 18 once.
3. I get reunited with loads of my extended family at Easter time who I wish I could see more often. I still remember my cousins as little 4 years (Hey Romy and Isla :P) and they grow up so blooming quickly every single time I see them! 
4. I'm heading off to London for a long weekend to watch some of my faves (Rob, my Dad and my cousin Luce... oh and some folks from Rob's running club) run the London Marathon! Good luck to all of you! I know how much time and effort goes into this sort of stuff. You will all ace it, I promise you! (Standing in the same spot for hours watching sweaty men and women who look like they are dying, is actually more fun than it sounds I promise you)

   

   Rob at last year's marathon

So I am 100% going to cherish this April, knowing that the next two months will probably be the worst two years of my whole entire life, I blooming hate exams and revision! .. I know coursework takes a lot of time but why the heck didn't I take BTEC coursework subjects? :( :( Poor Moll

Anyway, I have rambled enough for today. Hope everyone else's April is a good one xxxx