Today, as you all know, is the last day of 2012. So far I have spent most of it travelling back up North. This was not the original plan, however due to..... unexpected circumstances... and with the understanding of my friend that I let down, I had to find something else to do tonight. Consequently I am gate-crashing my housemates part, and will be seeing the New Year with them!
Apart from not spending tonight celebrating with one of my oldest friends, things could not have work out better really! I was starting to go crazy being in my home town. Just 2 weeks there and I had seen everyone I wanted to and spent more than enough time with my mother. I am so glad to be getting back to my life! (Also need to go back so that I actually start revising for my ever approaching exam..)
So I guess I should be reflecting on this year and how it has treated me: the good, the bad, what I have learnt, etc. I have been thinking about this for the last couple of days. However, every day I learn something new or a valuable lesson and every day has its good and its bad moments. I have decided not to contemplate in depth about what has happened this year and leave it there, in the past.
Instead I am only looking forward to the future, and when I say the future, I mean tomorrow. Even though I will need to plan somethings in advance (like finding somewhere to live when I graduate, finding a job to save up money, etc), I am very happy living in the unknown: not knowing whats going to happen from one minute to the next; living in the moment. Someone I care about deeply taught me the importance of this frame of mind.
It is true though, I dont know whats going to happen. So why would I waste my time worrying about it? I'm a great believer in Fate: what will be will be. Everything will be alright in the end, and its its not alright, then its not the end.
As a result, my New Years resolutions are not like most peoples (losing weight, work harder, etc.). Mine is to keep on living, taking every day as it comes and enjoy every moment of it.
I will only live once, and I've wasted so much of my life already by living in fear and being who I was expected to be.
No more.
2013: Bring. It. On.
Monday, 31 December 2012
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
It's Christmas!!
Today is the most family orientated day of the year, where extended families get together and eat 3 days worth of food and drink in one sitting.
My eldest brother sadly decided to stay in London today, but my other brother joined us to make it 3 for goose.
I opened my stocking in my bed to find it filled mostly with pants, socks and chocolate.
Ma went to church shortly after breakfast, and I cracked on with making the pudding and sorting out timings of everything so we could eat at 3.
Ma was delighted when R showed up as a 'surprise' and even started crying.... We put the goose in the oven, popped the champagne and unwrapped our presents.
I got everything i asked for - new slippers, a textbook, my lovely Longchamp handbag, the new David Baldacci book and the Men in Black trilogy. However, Ma has decided to give me 3 pairs of gloves, 2 hats and a scarf.. not all my cup of tea, so exchanges might have to be made!
Managed to eat just after 3, although having basically a galley kitchen in our kitchen diner, means that 3 people is too many to all be doing something..
We are now on post dinner downtime - R and I have started my new puzzle, however he is now falling asleep on the floor, and Ma is getting over excited about the cats that have just been delivered for us to look after for the next 10 days.
Its not all joyful though. I feel a slight emptiness, and I know what it is, and I cant rectify it. That saddens me, as I so wish things could be different, and there wasn't 408 miles getting in the way.
However, I must not dwell, good things come to those who wait (apparently) and you never know what or who is around the next corner!!
Merry Christmas to you all,
Lots of Love
Amy
My eldest brother sadly decided to stay in London today, but my other brother joined us to make it 3 for goose.
I opened my stocking in my bed to find it filled mostly with pants, socks and chocolate.
Ma went to church shortly after breakfast, and I cracked on with making the pudding and sorting out timings of everything so we could eat at 3.
Ma was delighted when R showed up as a 'surprise' and even started crying.... We put the goose in the oven, popped the champagne and unwrapped our presents.
I got everything i asked for - new slippers, a textbook, my lovely Longchamp handbag, the new David Baldacci book and the Men in Black trilogy. However, Ma has decided to give me 3 pairs of gloves, 2 hats and a scarf.. not all my cup of tea, so exchanges might have to be made!
Managed to eat just after 3, although having basically a galley kitchen in our kitchen diner, means that 3 people is too many to all be doing something..
We are now on post dinner downtime - R and I have started my new puzzle, however he is now falling asleep on the floor, and Ma is getting over excited about the cats that have just been delivered for us to look after for the next 10 days.
Its not all joyful though. I feel a slight emptiness, and I know what it is, and I cant rectify it. That saddens me, as I so wish things could be different, and there wasn't 408 miles getting in the way.
However, I must not dwell, good things come to those who wait (apparently) and you never know what or who is around the next corner!!
Merry Christmas to you all,
Lots of Love
Amy
Friday, 14 December 2012
Returning Down South
I came back home for the holidays yesterday. However, even though I am unbelievably excited for Christmas, I think that I am already even more excited about going back.
I never thought I would say that, but yeah.
I have had such a good time over the the last few days that it really made me realise how much fun I am having at Uni this year, and I can't believe that its my last year!
Tuesday night was the best night out I think I have ever had. It was the night the guys finished their exams and therefore it was bound to bee a good'n.
I managed to put my organisational obsession into good use by making sure that all my friends were going to Itchy Feet that night, even though we were all going to different places to pre-drink. Everyone ended up in the same place, and it was EPIC.
Itchy Feet is a great night out anyway, and if you have one in your town, GO. It plays a mixture of soul, swing, rhythm & blues, funk, rock & roll and ska. The perfect combination of old and new. Check out the website for more info: http://www.itchyfeetonline.co.uk/. But having everyone there, and people I knew that I didn't know where going to be there, made is awesome.
Wednesday was a recovery day. Not that I drunk that much anyway, but the guys didn't get up till about 4pm.. H drank a bottle of rum to himself, so he was hanging to the max.
But now I am home in the sleepiest city in England.. and I feel so far away from all my friends..
We got the tree today, and I'm doing the ritual baking with Ma this weekend, which I have made puff pastry for (lookout of pictures). I definitely have the Christmas spirit, but its being somewhat overshadowed by my longing to be back with my friends.
It is also reaffirming the fact that even though I could be living rent free from the summer until I go travelling, I think that I will make the financial sacrifice so that I can keep my social life!
For now, I must focus on the Christmas feeling and seeing friends (fitting in uni work, revision and waitressing when I can)! I still need to get some Christmas presents.. although I am fast running out of ideas/monies. Any suggestions?!
I never thought I would say that, but yeah.
I have had such a good time over the the last few days that it really made me realise how much fun I am having at Uni this year, and I can't believe that its my last year!
Tuesday night was the best night out I think I have ever had. It was the night the guys finished their exams and therefore it was bound to bee a good'n.
I managed to put my organisational obsession into good use by making sure that all my friends were going to Itchy Feet that night, even though we were all going to different places to pre-drink. Everyone ended up in the same place, and it was EPIC.
Itchy Feet is a great night out anyway, and if you have one in your town, GO. It plays a mixture of soul, swing, rhythm & blues, funk, rock & roll and ska. The perfect combination of old and new. Check out the website for more info: http://www.itchyfeetonline.co.uk/. But having everyone there, and people I knew that I didn't know where going to be there, made is awesome.
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| Me and the Girlies |
But now I am home in the sleepiest city in England.. and I feel so far away from all my friends..
We got the tree today, and I'm doing the ritual baking with Ma this weekend, which I have made puff pastry for (lookout of pictures). I definitely have the Christmas spirit, but its being somewhat overshadowed by my longing to be back with my friends.
It is also reaffirming the fact that even though I could be living rent free from the summer until I go travelling, I think that I will make the financial sacrifice so that I can keep my social life!
For now, I must focus on the Christmas feeling and seeing friends (fitting in uni work, revision and waitressing when I can)! I still need to get some Christmas presents.. although I am fast running out of ideas/monies. Any suggestions?!
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Last 10 Days
Its the last 10 days of term.
I've handed in my application of the Great British Bake Off and done my dissertation draft.
Its got to that point where we've had almost 11 weeks of uni and everyone is going slightly crazy, but in a good way! We are all just so tired of work and the cold/ice that its the smallest things that are making our days.
This weekend was good. Even though I didn't do anything special, and the guys are revising for thier imminent exams, we still had some fun times. I made mince pies, which went down a storm and a carrot cake as O managed to fit 13 bounty's from a box of Celebrations in his mouth at once. K also came round on Sunday to watch Magic Mike. It is only a good film because you get to watch Alex Pettyfer and Channing Tatum topless for an hour and forty mins.. Although, for some unexplained reason, the guys were very keen to watch it too....
My lectures finish next Monday, which mean that I will have 3 days to relax, go out (once the guys finish their exams on tuesday), go to the gym, get some shopping done and pack before I head off down South again for the holidays next Friday.
Even though I having some fun this week (3 'dinner parties' and the giving of secret Santa gifts) I have to write this final essay. Hopefully it won't be too hard or time consuming..
I'm so looking forward to Christmas, even though I have to do a hell of a lot of revision over it, and this years is shaping up quite nicely (however I have practically no money....)
I'm feeling festive!
There is one thing that I have to do over the holidays that isn't going to be 'fun'. But its necessary as it will sort things out in time for the new year, and that can only be a positive!
I'm in a great place at the moment. Really enjoying life and having a blast with all my friends, old and new! The only downside about the holidays is that I wont really see them for 3 weeks.
Apart from the exam I have in January, the only other thing that is scaring me is that I currently don't have anywhere to live or work when I graduate in July. Lets hope that something will come around...!
I've handed in my application of the Great British Bake Off and done my dissertation draft.
Its got to that point where we've had almost 11 weeks of uni and everyone is going slightly crazy, but in a good way! We are all just so tired of work and the cold/ice that its the smallest things that are making our days.
This weekend was good. Even though I didn't do anything special, and the guys are revising for thier imminent exams, we still had some fun times. I made mince pies, which went down a storm and a carrot cake as O managed to fit 13 bounty's from a box of Celebrations in his mouth at once. K also came round on Sunday to watch Magic Mike. It is only a good film because you get to watch Alex Pettyfer and Channing Tatum topless for an hour and forty mins.. Although, for some unexplained reason, the guys were very keen to watch it too....
My lectures finish next Monday, which mean that I will have 3 days to relax, go out (once the guys finish their exams on tuesday), go to the gym, get some shopping done and pack before I head off down South again for the holidays next Friday.
Even though I having some fun this week (3 'dinner parties' and the giving of secret Santa gifts) I have to write this final essay. Hopefully it won't be too hard or time consuming..
I'm so looking forward to Christmas, even though I have to do a hell of a lot of revision over it, and this years is shaping up quite nicely (however I have practically no money....)
I'm feeling festive!
There is one thing that I have to do over the holidays that isn't going to be 'fun'. But its necessary as it will sort things out in time for the new year, and that can only be a positive!
I'm in a great place at the moment. Really enjoying life and having a blast with all my friends, old and new! The only downside about the holidays is that I wont really see them for 3 weeks.
Apart from the exam I have in January, the only other thing that is scaring me is that I currently don't have anywhere to live or work when I graduate in July. Lets hope that something will come around...!
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