So to start the week...
Today I rolled out of bed and grabbed my cleaning supplies, because my bathroom was in desperate need of cleaning and I wanted it to be clean when Laura and Tara got here. It ended up taking a bit longer than I thought to get it cleaned up, so I had to rush a bit to get ready because me and Deanne were leaving at two to meet them at the bus station. But I managed to be ready on time. We got to the bus station and Laura and Tara were already there waiting for us...so we ran across the street...we were just that excited. They looked rather tired and worn down...which I expected because I was the same exact way when I first got here. So we took them to Regency and put their stuff in our rooms. We just kind of chatted for a little while...not entirely sure what to do...but we eventually decided to go to Tesco so they could get some breakfast and lunch foods for the next few days, since me and Deanne would have class and they would have to fend for themselves. After putting the groceries away, we just all hung out in Deanne's room and chatted...which was really nice. Sometime after five we all joined Suzie in the kitchen because she was cooking dinner...baked potato pizza...it was a bit rushed because me and Deanne were going to church at six so it wasn't completely cooked, but it was still yummy. After dinner, me, Deanne, and Bethany went to Trinity Church. It was a very interesting service and I encountered a lot of things that I never have before. They are big believers in gifts of the Spirit...like speaking on tongues, healings, dreams/visions, miracles...that sort of thing. At one point the entire congregation was on their knees praying...and it was intense...the most intense praying I have ever seen...people were lifting their hands up, putting their hands on people around them, crying, kneeling with their faces to the ground, speaking in tongues. They were praying for healing for different things that people were suffering from. It was definitely not something I'm going to forget...it made me really think about what I believe about things like that, and that it's not just something we read about in the Bible but is something encountered today. It was very interesting and thought provoking. After church we came back and found Laura and Tara both barely awake so we decided that for tonight they would just sleep in Deanne's room since they both wanted to go to bed...and me and Deanne were not even close to being tired...so Deanne moved into my room and is sleeping on an air mattress!!! It's been really fun having a roommate again. We just chilled and chatted...hung out in the kitchen with Suzie at one point...and now we're getting ready to go to sleep. Nighty night.
Sunday 7 March 2010
Saturday 6 March 2010
Weekend...
Let me backtrack to yesterday...
Friday started out with a meeting with Sandy at one about our planning for Spring Break...which went relatively well. We basically just told her what we had planned. After that, me, Deanne, and Suzie decided to go for a walk to Starbucks...it was really really nice out...nice enough for me to go out just wearing a sweater instead of a coat. We walked to Starbucks and all got frappachinos. We sat there for a while just chatting, then we decided to walk across the street to Cult cause it looked really cool and had some nice clothes. Their clothes were kinda pricey, so we went straight to the clearance rack...which is where I found my mermaid dress. Its completely covered in green sequins, therefore making me look like a mermaid. I think it's really fun...so now I have an outfit for the next time I go out. Then we went to Primark because Deanne was looking for a fun going out sort of shirt. While she looked around I tried one some bathing suits...they were really cheap and I need a new one, especially when we go to the beach over spring break...but I didn't really like any of them, so I left there empty handed. Then we had to make a quick run to Tesco for food for dinner. Then we came back to Regency, had dinner, and then I just chilled for the remainder of the night. I did do some drawing...I finished one of my drawings actually, which was nice.
Today I got up kind of late, but that's okay...it's Saturday. Around three thirty, Me, Deanne, Bethany, and Suzie headed to the Brewery because we had to buy tickets for Alice in Wonderland which we were going to go see tonight. After we got out tickets...and 3D glasses...Suzie went to Tesco while Me, Deanne, and Bethany went to Madalans...Deanne was still looking for a shirt because she hadn't found one yesterday. I just kind of looked around...I had already decided that I wasn't going to buy anything there. We didn't stay there very long. After that we went to High Street and I stopped at Poundland to look for something that would unclog my shower drain...it's annoying to take a shower in a good inch of water every morning cause I'm always afraid it's going to overflow. Thankfully I found some and now my shower is draining properly. I also got some silver glitter eyeliner at Poundland, just for fun. Then we went to Primark....again...Bethany just wanted to get something really quick. Then we went to Accessorize...which is the main reason I went with them to go shopping...because I wanted a flower clip for my hair...its really in over here and it looks totally adorable. I ended up getting a pair of lilies...they're smaller, but I liked them the best. Then we headed back to Regency. I ended up taking a nap until dinner. After dinner I only had about an hour until we were going to leave for the theatre. At nine, we all left. It was Me, Deanne, Jess, Suzie, Bethany, Sarah, Hannah, Rachel, and a friend of Rachel's...basically our whole flat minus the other Hannah and Jamie. The movie turned out to be really good...and it was really cool in 3D. I had never seen anything in 3D before...it was slightly disorienting at first, but once I got used to it, it was really great. The movie itself was great in my opinion...I really liked Johnny Depp/the Mad Hatter...I was kinda sad when Alice left him in Wonderland. But I highly recommend seeing it. Now I'm back in my room and I figured I should do some blogging. Oh and tomorrow Laura and Tara come to visit!!!!!! So the next few days are going to be super fun!!!
Friday started out with a meeting with Sandy at one about our planning for Spring Break...which went relatively well. We basically just told her what we had planned. After that, me, Deanne, and Suzie decided to go for a walk to Starbucks...it was really really nice out...nice enough for me to go out just wearing a sweater instead of a coat. We walked to Starbucks and all got frappachinos. We sat there for a while just chatting, then we decided to walk across the street to Cult cause it looked really cool and had some nice clothes. Their clothes were kinda pricey, so we went straight to the clearance rack...which is where I found my mermaid dress. Its completely covered in green sequins, therefore making me look like a mermaid. I think it's really fun...so now I have an outfit for the next time I go out. Then we went to Primark because Deanne was looking for a fun going out sort of shirt. While she looked around I tried one some bathing suits...they were really cheap and I need a new one, especially when we go to the beach over spring break...but I didn't really like any of them, so I left there empty handed. Then we had to make a quick run to Tesco for food for dinner. Then we came back to Regency, had dinner, and then I just chilled for the remainder of the night. I did do some drawing...I finished one of my drawings actually, which was nice.
Today I got up kind of late, but that's okay...it's Saturday. Around three thirty, Me, Deanne, Bethany, and Suzie headed to the Brewery because we had to buy tickets for Alice in Wonderland which we were going to go see tonight. After we got out tickets...and 3D glasses...Suzie went to Tesco while Me, Deanne, and Bethany went to Madalans...Deanne was still looking for a shirt because she hadn't found one yesterday. I just kind of looked around...I had already decided that I wasn't going to buy anything there. We didn't stay there very long. After that we went to High Street and I stopped at Poundland to look for something that would unclog my shower drain...it's annoying to take a shower in a good inch of water every morning cause I'm always afraid it's going to overflow. Thankfully I found some and now my shower is draining properly. I also got some silver glitter eyeliner at Poundland, just for fun. Then we went to Primark....again...Bethany just wanted to get something really quick. Then we went to Accessorize...which is the main reason I went with them to go shopping...because I wanted a flower clip for my hair...its really in over here and it looks totally adorable. I ended up getting a pair of lilies...they're smaller, but I liked them the best. Then we headed back to Regency. I ended up taking a nap until dinner. After dinner I only had about an hour until we were going to leave for the theatre. At nine, we all left. It was Me, Deanne, Jess, Suzie, Bethany, Sarah, Hannah, Rachel, and a friend of Rachel's...basically our whole flat minus the other Hannah and Jamie. The movie turned out to be really good...and it was really cool in 3D. I had never seen anything in 3D before...it was slightly disorienting at first, but once I got used to it, it was really great. The movie itself was great in my opinion...I really liked Johnny Depp/the Mad Hatter...I was kinda sad when Alice left him in Wonderland. But I highly recommend seeing it. Now I'm back in my room and I figured I should do some blogging. Oh and tomorrow Laura and Tara come to visit!!!!!! So the next few days are going to be super fun!!!
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Trip to the Port...and back again...
I can't put off writing again...
This past weekend, BCA had planned a trip for us to go to Stonehenge and Portsmouth. We left at around eight thirty on Saturday morning, and our first stop was Stonehenge. We got there sometime between ten and eleven and then had a good forty-five minutes to see Stonehenge. Forty-five minutes was way too long. Stonehenge is literally a bunch of over-sized stones placed next to each other in the middle of a field that is in the middle of nowhere. Sure it may have some historical significance, but no one really knows what it was used for...they just guess. You can't even get close to the stones...everything is roped off and you have to walk around it...I don't think we came within a hundred yards of the stones. It just was not very exciting...sure it's cool to be able to say that I've been to Stonehenge, but I will most likely not be going there again. So after a rather long forty-five minutes we made our way back to the bus. We made a quick stop in the town of Salisbury for lunch...but we had a good hour and a half to kill. So Deanne, Bethany, and I wandered around town for a while just looking around. We walked through a market, then made our way over to a cathedral...but none of us really felt like going inside...oh and we listened to a singer on the street. He was actually pretty good, so we bought his CD. By that time we were running out of time, so we went to Tesco and bought a baguette and cheese for our lunch and just ate it on the bus. Then we were on our way to Portsmouth, so I ended up taking a nap. When I woke up we were stopping and getting off the bus...we were going walking on the beach. So I grabbed my camera and followed everyone off the bus. It was really windy and chilly, so we didn't stay too long...but everyone took lots of pictures. Then it was finally time to check in at our hotel. I was in a room with Deanne and Bethany. We got to our room and instantly collapsed onto the beds. It was so nice to stretch out on the bed after being in the bus for so long. We were just chilling in our room when Suzie called and wanted to know if we wanted to go wander around town with her and Jess...we had been told that there were alot of shops around that area of town. So we all went out. We window shopped for a while which was fun...then eventually we found a place to get dinner. We ate at Pizza express...which was delicious. We were all very pleased with our restaurant decision. On the way back to the hotel a few of us ended up making a quick stop at Tesco for some dessert. I got chocolate brownie cheesecake. So we bought our desserts and then went back to the hotel. We decided to all gather in Me, Deanne, and Bethany's room to have a dessert eating party in our pajamas and watch the Olympics. It was great. Everyone eventually left our room by about tenish and by ten thirty our lights were out. We were all super tired...but none of us could figure out why because we hadn't really done a whole lot that day. Oh well...we got a pretty good amount of sleep that night. I got up the next morning at about eight thirty to shower and get ready for the day. The three of us went to breakfast at around nine...and the breakfast was pretty good...they had a lot of different things you could choose from. Afterward, we went back to the room to gather all our stuff and then went to meet up with everyone in the reception area. Once we were all checked out of the hotel, it was back onto the bus...but not for very long...only a few minutes. We were going to the oldest commissioned ship in the Royal Navy. This was probably the coolest part of the trip. The ship reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean, cause that's what it looked like. It was really pretty. Once we were aboard, we were allowed to wander around at our own pace and take pictures. It was really cool to see all the different levels and rooms...and the amount of ropes that were on the ship...it was slightly overwhelming and I was very glad to not be the person that would have to deal with any of those ropes and have to know which rope goes to what. Well after we finished wandering around the ship, we went to see two museums. I honestly was not all that thrilled at spending time at a museum when I could be doing other things, but oh well...it was paid for so I went. The first museum was not at all interesting, so I just kind of wandered around. We didn't stay at that museum for more than half and hour...it was really small. Then we went to the Mary Rose Museum...that one was more interesting then the last one. It was about a ship that had been found at the bottom of the ocean somewhere near Portsmouth and had been brought up. It was from the era of King Henry VIII and there were a lot of cool artifacts that had been uncovered and were now on display. The ship itself was in the process of restoration/preservation, so no one could see it. We didn't really stay there too terribly long, because it was nearly lunch time and a bunch of us were hungry. So we split into groups and wandered off to find somewhere to eat. Me, Deanne, Bethany, and Jess ended up going to this cafe that was run by cute little old man and his wife...he was the waiter and she was the cook...the were absolutely adorable together!!! So we all very much enjoyed eating there...not only was the food delicious, but there was classical music playing in the background which was very nice. After we ate it was time to go home...so it was back on the bus for a few hours...I managed to take a nap which was really nice. We got back to Cheltenham around five so me and Deanne decided that we would still go to church since it didn't start until six. Church was really good...we got back at around eight thirty and I was super tired. I just chilled in my room until I decided to go to bed. On Monday, I went to my English class and afterward I went to Tesco to get a baguette...of course...but I also got Gouda cheese to go with it...which turned out to be very delicious. At around one thirty I suddenly got really really tired and literally couldn't keep my eyes open so I climbed into bed and instantly fell asleep...and slept until dinner which was at five. Then at five thirty me, Deanne, and Jess walked to FCH for our BCA class...which was about health care...not the most exciting topic in the world...but oh well. I actually went to bed at an early hour....like eleven...which was really nice. I think my body needed some extra sleep because I had been sick lately and I was trying to recover. Today I had my writing class...we discussed short stories and different types of short stories which was interesting. On my way back home I stopped at the store to pick up a light bulb because I desperately needed one for my room. While I was there I discovered the art aisle...so I wandered down it and found some charcoal pencils and a sketch pad for like two pounds...so I got them. Then I spend the rest of the day...and a good portion of the night...drawing. I did take a short break for dinner and then another break for dessert...Jess, Suzie, Deanne, and I went to Weatherspoons for some of their delicious chocolate cake which was really exciting. I came back from that and wanted to finish one of the sketches I was working on...which ended up taking four hours...but it looks pretty good. Then I decided to catch up on my blog because it was something I had been neglecting and needed to get caught up with. Now it's late...but that's okay because I don't have class tomorrow...and it's time to sleep.
This past weekend, BCA had planned a trip for us to go to Stonehenge and Portsmouth. We left at around eight thirty on Saturday morning, and our first stop was Stonehenge. We got there sometime between ten and eleven and then had a good forty-five minutes to see Stonehenge. Forty-five minutes was way too long. Stonehenge is literally a bunch of over-sized stones placed next to each other in the middle of a field that is in the middle of nowhere. Sure it may have some historical significance, but no one really knows what it was used for...they just guess. You can't even get close to the stones...everything is roped off and you have to walk around it...I don't think we came within a hundred yards of the stones. It just was not very exciting...sure it's cool to be able to say that I've been to Stonehenge, but I will most likely not be going there again. So after a rather long forty-five minutes we made our way back to the bus. We made a quick stop in the town of Salisbury for lunch...but we had a good hour and a half to kill. So Deanne, Bethany, and I wandered around town for a while just looking around. We walked through a market, then made our way over to a cathedral...but none of us really felt like going inside...oh and we listened to a singer on the street. He was actually pretty good, so we bought his CD. By that time we were running out of time, so we went to Tesco and bought a baguette and cheese for our lunch and just ate it on the bus. Then we were on our way to Portsmouth, so I ended up taking a nap. When I woke up we were stopping and getting off the bus...we were going walking on the beach. So I grabbed my camera and followed everyone off the bus. It was really windy and chilly, so we didn't stay too long...but everyone took lots of pictures. Then it was finally time to check in at our hotel. I was in a room with Deanne and Bethany. We got to our room and instantly collapsed onto the beds. It was so nice to stretch out on the bed after being in the bus for so long. We were just chilling in our room when Suzie called and wanted to know if we wanted to go wander around town with her and Jess...we had been told that there were alot of shops around that area of town. So we all went out. We window shopped for a while which was fun...then eventually we found a place to get dinner. We ate at Pizza express...which was delicious. We were all very pleased with our restaurant decision. On the way back to the hotel a few of us ended up making a quick stop at Tesco for some dessert. I got chocolate brownie cheesecake. So we bought our desserts and then went back to the hotel. We decided to all gather in Me, Deanne, and Bethany's room to have a dessert eating party in our pajamas and watch the Olympics. It was great. Everyone eventually left our room by about tenish and by ten thirty our lights were out. We were all super tired...but none of us could figure out why because we hadn't really done a whole lot that day. Oh well...we got a pretty good amount of sleep that night. I got up the next morning at about eight thirty to shower and get ready for the day. The three of us went to breakfast at around nine...and the breakfast was pretty good...they had a lot of different things you could choose from. Afterward, we went back to the room to gather all our stuff and then went to meet up with everyone in the reception area. Once we were all checked out of the hotel, it was back onto the bus...but not for very long...only a few minutes. We were going to the oldest commissioned ship in the Royal Navy. This was probably the coolest part of the trip. The ship reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean, cause that's what it looked like. It was really pretty. Once we were aboard, we were allowed to wander around at our own pace and take pictures. It was really cool to see all the different levels and rooms...and the amount of ropes that were on the ship...it was slightly overwhelming and I was very glad to not be the person that would have to deal with any of those ropes and have to know which rope goes to what. Well after we finished wandering around the ship, we went to see two museums. I honestly was not all that thrilled at spending time at a museum when I could be doing other things, but oh well...it was paid for so I went. The first museum was not at all interesting, so I just kind of wandered around. We didn't stay at that museum for more than half and hour...it was really small. Then we went to the Mary Rose Museum...that one was more interesting then the last one. It was about a ship that had been found at the bottom of the ocean somewhere near Portsmouth and had been brought up. It was from the era of King Henry VIII and there were a lot of cool artifacts that had been uncovered and were now on display. The ship itself was in the process of restoration/preservation, so no one could see it. We didn't really stay there too terribly long, because it was nearly lunch time and a bunch of us were hungry. So we split into groups and wandered off to find somewhere to eat. Me, Deanne, Bethany, and Jess ended up going to this cafe that was run by cute little old man and his wife...he was the waiter and she was the cook...the were absolutely adorable together!!! So we all very much enjoyed eating there...not only was the food delicious, but there was classical music playing in the background which was very nice. After we ate it was time to go home...so it was back on the bus for a few hours...I managed to take a nap which was really nice. We got back to Cheltenham around five so me and Deanne decided that we would still go to church since it didn't start until six. Church was really good...we got back at around eight thirty and I was super tired. I just chilled in my room until I decided to go to bed. On Monday, I went to my English class and afterward I went to Tesco to get a baguette...of course...but I also got Gouda cheese to go with it...which turned out to be very delicious. At around one thirty I suddenly got really really tired and literally couldn't keep my eyes open so I climbed into bed and instantly fell asleep...and slept until dinner which was at five. Then at five thirty me, Deanne, and Jess walked to FCH for our BCA class...which was about health care...not the most exciting topic in the world...but oh well. I actually went to bed at an early hour....like eleven...which was really nice. I think my body needed some extra sleep because I had been sick lately and I was trying to recover. Today I had my writing class...we discussed short stories and different types of short stories which was interesting. On my way back home I stopped at the store to pick up a light bulb because I desperately needed one for my room. While I was there I discovered the art aisle...so I wandered down it and found some charcoal pencils and a sketch pad for like two pounds...so I got them. Then I spend the rest of the day...and a good portion of the night...drawing. I did take a short break for dinner and then another break for dessert...Jess, Suzie, Deanne, and I went to Weatherspoons for some of their delicious chocolate cake which was really exciting. I came back from that and wanted to finish one of the sketches I was working on...which ended up taking four hours...but it looks pretty good. Then I decided to catch up on my blog because it was something I had been neglecting and needed to get caught up with. Now it's late...but that's okay because I don't have class tomorrow...and it's time to sleep.
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