Monday 11 April 2011
What Friends are For
This weekend I have really been reminded why my friends are all so important to me. Rather than them helping me, for once I have been able to help them and have loved every minute of it. Whether its an unplanned trip to the pub and sleepover with a film to help a friend get away, a cheeky bet on the Grand National and a pub tea to cheer a couple of friends up, or a video of me making a fool of myself. It doesn't really matter whether it is something big or something small, if it cheers someone up and puts a smile on their face its worth it and I think I have caused a few smiles this weekend (I hope). So chin up smile, and if your down remember there is always some one out there that cares about you. :)
Saturday 9 April 2011
Smile - Glee cover of Charlie Chaplin
Love this song explains everything I believe, that a smile will always make you feel better, whether you fell down or unwell. So give it ago, even if you don't think there is anything to smile about at the minute, that is probably when it is more important than ever :)
Thursday 7 April 2011
And so It comes to an end...
I may have turned 21 over a week ago now but today with my celebration with friends from university my birthday officially comes to an end. I never thought when I set out with the idea that I wanted my 21st to be the best birthday I have ever had that it would turn out as awesome as it has. This is mainly down to my fantastic parents and lovely friends. It all started on March 27th, the day before my birthday. In the evening we had a lovely family meal at home to celebrate with my grandad. The food was lovely and after we had the first of my many cakes (more on that later).
The next day March 28th, I turned 21, and had a really nice day. It started with breakfast with my family, opening the presents I had received which were all lovely, and the many many cards. During the day I then went shopping, to Nottingham, with a friend I had gone to school with. We had lovely day making a few purchases and meeting up with another friend from school for a drink, as he is at uni in the city. Later that evening I went out for a lovely meal with my parents and brother to a lovely Italian restaurant. We were the only ones in that night but it only made it nicer as we were able to interact with the owner/chef of the restaurant who made us laugh and made the evening special.
You may think that was it until today, but no. Saturday was PARTY DAY. I woke up very early as I had to catch a train a 8am from Lancaster to Chesterfield. Once home I dropped my bags of with the parents then headed into town to start preparing myself for the party. First stop was the hairdressers, where I had my hair washed and styled. I then killed some time window shopping before heading to have my make-up done professionally. After meeting my friends that were coming to my party we all headed back time with enough time to get my dress on before the rest of my guests arrived. We all had a lot of fun, I received more gifts and cards and we all ate and drank plenty. I mentioned before that it was the first of many cakes, and you maybe thinking where are all the others. Well the many other cakes is now. Instead of the one cake my mum bought a tier of cupcakes for my party. It was all in pink and purple, the colour theme of my party. It was the best surprise ever, and we ended up with enough left over to take some to church, and for me to be able to bring some back for friends. :)
Is this the end of that you may ask. Well no it isn't. Myself and couple of friends who attended the above party decided to head into Chesterfield to hit the pubs and clubs. Once there we met up with several friends and this is where it got even more awesome. After a short while of being in town a friend walks in and says he can get us all on the guest list for escapade with q-jump passes and reduced price entry. We all agree to this plan and he heads off sorts it all out and meets us back where he left us. Later we head to the club and everything goes as plan, however once there we realise we are not just on the guest list but VIP list. With this we got free VIP bands and access to the VIP area all night, so once in we headed there. First thing we did is order a bottle of fizzy between us (it is my 21st after all) and head to find some seats. From there things got even better, we find that one of the VIP pods for private party's isn't being used, so we head in thinking if we shouldn't be in there we would get moved. We weren't, so we used this as our base for the rest of the night, taking it in turns to head on to the main arena dance floor, which our pod looked over. We all had a fantastic night and had the heads and stomachs that told us so the next day.
Now for tonight, I'm having a few friends round and we are gonna have a pj party, have a few drinks, eat party food and play some games. It should be a nice chilled out night to create the perfect end to the most awesome birthday ever. I don't think if I had planned it all it could have gone any better. Though I have always said the unplanned usually turns out better than the planned. Maybe I should listen to myself more in future and not worry that everything is going to be good before it even starts. :)
The next day March 28th, I turned 21, and had a really nice day. It started with breakfast with my family, opening the presents I had received which were all lovely, and the many many cards. During the day I then went shopping, to Nottingham, with a friend I had gone to school with. We had lovely day making a few purchases and meeting up with another friend from school for a drink, as he is at uni in the city. Later that evening I went out for a lovely meal with my parents and brother to a lovely Italian restaurant. We were the only ones in that night but it only made it nicer as we were able to interact with the owner/chef of the restaurant who made us laugh and made the evening special.
You may think that was it until today, but no. Saturday was PARTY DAY. I woke up very early as I had to catch a train a 8am from Lancaster to Chesterfield. Once home I dropped my bags of with the parents then headed into town to start preparing myself for the party. First stop was the hairdressers, where I had my hair washed and styled. I then killed some time window shopping before heading to have my make-up done professionally. After meeting my friends that were coming to my party we all headed back time with enough time to get my dress on before the rest of my guests arrived. We all had a lot of fun, I received more gifts and cards and we all ate and drank plenty. I mentioned before that it was the first of many cakes, and you maybe thinking where are all the others. Well the many other cakes is now. Instead of the one cake my mum bought a tier of cupcakes for my party. It was all in pink and purple, the colour theme of my party. It was the best surprise ever, and we ended up with enough left over to take some to church, and for me to be able to bring some back for friends. :)
Is this the end of that you may ask. Well no it isn't. Myself and couple of friends who attended the above party decided to head into Chesterfield to hit the pubs and clubs. Once there we met up with several friends and this is where it got even more awesome. After a short while of being in town a friend walks in and says he can get us all on the guest list for escapade with q-jump passes and reduced price entry. We all agree to this plan and he heads off sorts it all out and meets us back where he left us. Later we head to the club and everything goes as plan, however once there we realise we are not just on the guest list but VIP list. With this we got free VIP bands and access to the VIP area all night, so once in we headed there. First thing we did is order a bottle of fizzy between us (it is my 21st after all) and head to find some seats. From there things got even better, we find that one of the VIP pods for private party's isn't being used, so we head in thinking if we shouldn't be in there we would get moved. We weren't, so we used this as our base for the rest of the night, taking it in turns to head on to the main arena dance floor, which our pod looked over. We all had a fantastic night and had the heads and stomachs that told us so the next day.
Now for tonight, I'm having a few friends round and we are gonna have a pj party, have a few drinks, eat party food and play some games. It should be a nice chilled out night to create the perfect end to the most awesome birthday ever. I don't think if I had planned it all it could have gone any better. Though I have always said the unplanned usually turns out better than the planned. Maybe I should listen to myself more in future and not worry that everything is going to be good before it even starts. :)
Wednesday 6 April 2011
It Could Only Happen to Me
Well for things that could happen to me just had the oddest one ever. After sitting down with my foot under me for a good 2 hours I decided to stand up. The strange thing is I couldn't feel the foot I had been sat on. If you have never had this happen to you I have to say it is the strangest sensation I have ever felt in my entire life. Its as though your half floating rather than walking. Luckily after having walked around for about 5 minutes I can feel it again, though it still feels slightly strange, like the tingling sensation you get when a local anaesthetic is wearing off. Oh well it made me laugh and hopefully my story will cheer a few more people up today toooo :)
Monty Python - All Ways Look On The Bright Side of Life
This song never fails to make me smile and cheer me up when I am down I hope it can do the same for you :)
Adele - Some One Like You
I love this song and I know its quite a sad song but I think people can connect with it on so many different levels and it always makes me feel better which is why I'm posting it on my blog which is meant to make people smile and cheer them up :)
First Lovely Thought
Well seeing as this is for happy thoughts and cheering you up my first post is gonna be a thought of the day type thing. This thought is
Smile, even when your down, it will make you feel better and may make someone else feel better too.
So with that thought in mind keep a smile on your face today as well as making you feel better it may also help a friend or even a stranger with out you even knowing :)
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