BEAUTIFUL DAYS

Although today has not been the best day of my life, as it included
getting drenched waiting for the college bus in the rain as it was super mega late,
doing a Biology test and messing up my Biology practical exam because
I am scientifically impaired,  it also involved singing along to the radio
 in my best friend's car after we decided to use another mode of transport,
drying our hair under the hand dryer in the college toilets and the sun has
finally come out.

So right now, if I look out the window, all I can see are gorgeous
bright blue skies, lush green plants in my garden and a big beaming sunshine.
Top that off with the nutella pancakes I had for lunch and what seemed to be
a bad day has now done a u turn, and it is so very beautiful :)

So to celebrate that, I found these photos of beautiful days for you to enjoy
and I made them super large and everything, because you know, it's a good day and
all that.

HELLO VALENTINES DAY

As you're probably more than aware, tomorrow is

Valentines Day, and as is always the case with me,

I don't have a Valentine.

My Nan & Grandad took pity on me this year and

sent me an 'anonymous' card in the post (LOL LOL
LOL LOL) and bought me chocolates to make

me feel better (which I can't stop eating).

I have to say, from my first ever experience of receiving

an 'anonymous' card, I ruddy hate it because I don't

like not knowing who sent it me.

Does my absolute NUT in. 

As soon as I opened my card I was straight on the phone 

to my Nan & Grandad,interrogating them for five minutes 

straight until they finally gave in and admitted it 

was them.

Of course I then said they could do better aka. give me 

more chocolates next time plz. 

But back to the matter, this year is the first

year EVER where nearly all my friends have boyfriends and

whatevs', and they're all getting cooked for or taken

out and getting more chocolates than me & all that jazz.

I of course am single as always, but today I've

been thinking things through and realised that I haven't

really met anyone who 'floats my boat' yet, or basically

I like/ love enough to want him to be my boyfriend.

And I'm actually strangely excited, once again, at the 

thought of being a single lady (ooh er).

And as for Valentines Day, well I can't say it

matters that much to me any more. It's a cute idea but
me being me, I always expected some guy to come out of 

the shadows and proclaim his love for me on that one 

specific day every year, and that we would live happily 

ever after, which of course never ever ever EVER 

happened. 

So this year, I'm spending the day with one of my lovely 

single friends and weirdly enough, one of my friends who

is in a relationship, and who was moaning to me last year

about being single still (bless her), because she 'didn't 

want to be left out' and 'miss out on all the fun' (hah)

I think we're going to go mini golf in Nottingham

or stay in and watch movies and eat chocolates and

be like 'woo hoo, single lyf 4 da win'.

Either way, it's a vast improvement on last year

when I got locked inside a toilet in Spain and

had to be rescued by a hunky Spanish man in front

of my entire Spanish class plus some Spanish people 

too ;)

Happy Valentines Day to you all!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

NEVER FORGET, REMEMBRANCE DAY 2013

Today is the 11th of November 2013,

Remembrance Day,

and I just wanted to do a little post to

pay my respects to all the

soldiers past and present who give up and risk

their lives to save ours.

I forgot to wear my poppy today,

like the idiot I am, but I drew one on my hand

and wrote 'Never Forget', because I think that phrase

is so strong and beautiful.

I think it's wonderful how we still have our

two minute silence every year, 

almost 100 years on from the first World War.

I like how we continue to pay our respects to those who have

died for us, fought for us, risked their lives for us,

although I do think we should stop to remember

these brave people more often.

To all those who died for us during the two

World Wars, I thank you for freeing our nation, for protecting

our nation, for bravely standing up to our enemies,

ensuring that all future generations grow up in a world free of

fighting and war and oppression. 

Thank you for risking and giving your lives for us, and

to all those back home who could only stand

by and watch, thank you for your strength and courage.

And to all those who died in the succeeding wars,

and to all those fighting now,

and who have done over the last ten years, I thank you

for your courage, strength, bravery and decision

to risk your lives every day to protect us all, your dedication to fighting for what is right.

It's easy to forget that whilst you're sat at home watching TV,

or in college or school in lesson, that someone

is out there fighting for you and risking their life

for you on a almost hourly basis.

Yesterday I saw an interview on TV with a woman

who lost her husband whilst he was on tour in Afghanistan.

He was the 415th soldier to die for the UK

since the war began, and I found it so hard to

watch her talk about it, because I can't even begin

to imagine the pain she has gone through,

and her strength for allowing her husband to

go out and live his dream,do the job he loved, despite her 

fear that he may never return.

I admire anyone who has a loved one who is

out on the front line now or who has been on the front line.

I admire anyone who has been brave enough to risk their lives

for our country, past present or future.

I admire anyone who fought and returned home

severely injured and traumatized, but manages to overcome

their obstacles and live their lives to the full.

They are incredibly inspiring.

Words cannot express how thankful I am,

how thankful we all are, 

and it's hard to find the right words to say,

words that do these brave people justice,

but once a year, we join together 

and pay our respects, united as one.

And although we may be united in silence,

it's a silence that speaks a thousand words.

<3 

ELAINE PAIGE'S LAUGH APPRECIATION DAY

Oh My God...

So I was literally on the cusp

of beginning a new post, which I shall post after

this, when I heard something

warbling out on the radio waves

 My Dad has left

Radio 2 on, and Elaine Paige is presenting,

and ughhhh,

if you haven't heard her laugh before

I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU DO.

Because my god, 

that really is one hell of a laugh,

and it's so good, in my opinion,

that I decided I would dedicate,

not only a blog

post to it, but an appreciation day.

I know it sounds crazy, but listen to this...

and come join me in

celebrating EP'S CRAZY ASS LAUGH!!!