Blackpool Illuninations

As a child every year as a family we would go to Blackpool to see the Illuminations. I hadn't been for ages so me, my brother and his girlfriend took her little sister to see them. I think I was more excited than she was! Even though they are a bit tacky and have been the same for years, there's something still a bit magical about them. After spending the evening walking along the promenade in the pouring rain we finally called it a night and headed home, well we stopped to buy some rock first! :D

Blackberry picking

I haven't blogged in a while because I have had such a busy summer spent travelling which I will do a post about soon! But since I got back home i've enjoyed having a relaxing few days and this afternoon me and my Papa went for a walk across the farmers fields near my house and picked some blackberries. They are really yummy and I'm trying to think of some ways to use them. So far I have made a very delicious smoothie and I'm thinking I may try to bake a blackberry tart! :)

Freedom

I have finally finished all of my exams and have 4 months of freedom!! :D It felt really strange not having to get up early and go to campus to study yesterday, but I liked it! Our friend has just come back from a year out in America and came to visit and help us celebrate finishing second year. We've had a few good nights out recently, and I got to wear my new playsuit from the topshop sale! :)

                                  A few photos from the last couple of days :)

Sun sun sun!

The sun has finally decided to grace us with it's presence and it has been lovely and warm for the past week! Even though I still have one exam left for my second year of uni and should probably be revising I've been making the most of the lovely weather. Me and my friend Tai made use of our uni bus passes and took a trip to Morecambe beach yesterday, we were a little apprehensive at first but it turned out to be a really nice day!

                      A few nice snaps from the last few days in the sunshine :)

Two spiders

Lemony Snicket

'It's a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you though of things.'- Lemony Snicket

Someone posted this quote on facebook and I quite liked it :)

Inter-rail :D

My friends Laura and Hannah have got me stupidly excited for summer! 5 weeks of freedom travelling around Europe is going to be awesome! Hannah is such a boffin and has organised all of it and had her nose stuck in the travel guides for months now making sure we don't miss out on anything. I can't wait to explore all of the different cultures, foods and try and learn some of the different languages. Every time I think about it I get giddy :D The place I'm most looking forward to going is Croatia, especially Hvar which looks and sounds beautiful! The only thing putting a dampner on being so excited is uni work, meh! Exams start in a weeks time and I have done zero work for them...

                          I look forward to relaxing on a beach like this very soon! :)