My gorgeous friends and I finally set a date for a bit of lunch together in The Lounge, a cafe/restaurant/bar in the center of the little town of Stone. It's somewhere where we used to go after school and have hot chocolates...they were simply the best!!
Here they are looking as beautiful as ever!
It was a lovely afternoon consisting of lots of gossip, catching up and giggling! It was certainly a nice break from the extremely wearisome and prosaic English revision!!
Lydia and I were laughing at Beth as she decided to have a daring pot of green tea whilst we stuck to a more tempting glass of rose!
Beth with her tea...
I think she may have felt a little like the odd one out at this point! =p
However long it takes to actually organise, everyone should take some time out to have lunch or even just a drink with old friends! It reminds you of all the good times you've had and adds to the list!
(here are a few of mine....)
We must have been around 16 here, the vest tops were extremely relevant at the time...we spent every second together =)
Again, this was when we were 16, at Beth's parents wedding
At a friends fancy dress party
Having a glass of Martini, our favourite drink at the time!
I'd just come back from being in France for a year...
A Long Story...
"A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself."
Last night we had a nice little evening, the four of us, plus my mother who decided to join us for the apero organised to have a little gathering with good drinks, nice food and excellent music.
Billy, my brother and his girlfriend
My gin and tonic, Wills Guinness and Amy's Barcardi
Home made Burgers with stilton cheese and its salads, with beer battered chips
The Bryan Adams concert had a few problems so we upgraded to Pink Floyd's Pulse. Greatest show ever.
Lots of singing and waving of arms was going on and I'm quite surprised that the neighbours didn't come over to complain =p
By the way, Happy Fathers Day Dad for Sunday =) Here are a few pictures I just have on my computer.
Yesterday was a day filled with spending time revising and treating myself to a nice break from it!
Due to the fact that the car was at the garage we had to take the bus to Stafford, which the partner absolutely LOVED! He gets excited when he has to take the bus as he thinks its relaxing and he doesn't have to do any driving. I, on the other hand get frustrated with public transport and would much rather be in a car then a smelly bus full of wierdos!
After I'd been to my revision session, got the car back and spent a few hours revising french grammar (I know, I lead a life full of fun!) it was time to eat, so we decided to treat ourselves and go out. We got ourselves all dolled up and made our way to Penkridge to a buffet restaurant that had not long opened. It had Indian, Italian, Thai and Chinese food which was nice due to the fact that you can have a bit of whatever you fancy, and if you're feeling frisky you can even mix the different types of cuisine =0!!!
After we'd had way too much to eat we went for a quick wander our Penkridge and came across the church which was a lovely little secret hidden away in the corner.
Once we made our way back home we were in Stafford and came across some signs to Stafford Castle, I mentioned to the partner that I'd like to go one day and see it again so that's exactly what we did. The only downside of going to visit a castle after you've been for a meal is that you're not exactly dressed for the occasion, this was definitely my dilemma....I was in the highest pair of heels that I own and we ended up having to walk up a lovely steep hill, by the time we got to the top I was knackered!!! However I had my phone with me and managed to distract my mind from my blistering feet by experimenting with the lighting as it was around 9.30pm and the sun was setting, here are the results ( the quality isn't great due to not actually using a real camera!) Sorry!
Last Sunday as a last minute plan I decided to join Beth and another friend to go and watch a friend take part in a "Pole Fitness Show", the name pretty much speaks for itself. It a group of girls (and two guys) at different levels all showing off their talents who all take part in Pole Fitness Lessons and I have to say some of these girls were extremely talented...yes the first thing that people think of when you say Pole Dancing is a sleezy gentlemans club with half clothed women dancing for money but it isn't at all like that.
The quality of the pictures are not that great as the lighting wasn't the best to work with, there was a lot of movement going on and it was on a camera phone!!
As you can see these girls have a lot of talent and must have taken hours of training to get it just right, also, I'm sure it took a lot of guts to go up there and show the audience what they had.
This is Sarah, who is the friend we went to see, she's extremely talented but unfortunately I was only able to get this picture of her climbing the pole as I was not quick enough to catch her posing!
Other than this I haven't been doing much recently, just preparing for the EXAMS!! and working! However, as today is Sunday I thought I'd treat myself to some lovely American Pancakes so I thought I'd share the recipe I use each time and has never failed to taste just as good as you expect....Thank you Mr Jamie Oliver
Ingredients
3 Large Eggs
115g Plain Flour
1 Heaped Teaspoon of Baking Powder
140ml Milk
A Pinch Of Salt
Method
First separate the eggs, putting the whites into one bowl and the yolks into another. Add the flour, baking powder and milk to the yolks and mix to a smooth thick batter. Whisk the whites with the salt until they form stiff peaks. Fold into the batter – it is now ready to use.
Heat a good non-stick pan on a medium heat. Pour some of your batter into the pan and fry for a couple of minutes until it starts to look golden and firm.
As you can see it is extremely simple and a lovely treat for anyone on a lazy sunday morning. Just a few little tips, I find that you can do at least two pancakes at the same time in a large frying pan without them sticking together, I also find that using butter in the pan not only stops the pancakes sticking but also gives it an extra little taste. Also you can tell when to flip the pancakes when bubbles begin to appear on the top, and finally, my personal favourite way to serve these is with some bacon straight from the grill and generously covered in Maple Syrup, not forgetting a side serving of a glass of orange juice and freshly brewed coffee...the american way!!
ENJOY!!
Finally here is a little song to complete your Sunday....yes I know its no longer morning but I find that Sundays feel like it's the morning all day, and that's the way it should be...
Sooo, lets think about what happened last month. Not much to be honest! There's been a few nights out that have been lots of fun!
I've been working hard at college as its getting closer and closer to the BIG final exams to finish off the whole ordeal that is college...its only taken me, what, four years to finish a two year course?! Well the main thing is I've finally got there and to be quite honest, it feels like such an achievement. I started so many courses and never finished them and finally I've done it. I've coped with crappy lecturers, shrieking girls, annoying teenage boys and last minute rushing to hand in coursework
We also can't forget, it was the BIG 4 for my little baby sister! The beautiful little thing seemed to have an amazing day, especially for a 4 year old girl. I mean come on, I'd of loved it!!! Check it out http://creatrish.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-birthday-alexiane.html
I recently watched a few films and thought I'd do a little review for you so you can the agree/disagree with what I say OR even tempt you!
500 Days Of Summer
This film stars the beautiful Zooey Deschanel as Summer and the not-so-bad-looking Joseph Gordon-Lewitt as Tom, we follow them through their rollercoaster relationship that happens to conveniently last for 500 days!
The film is not in chronological order and begins at the end giving a false idea of how their relationship will finish. It IS a Boy Meets Girl story but not the slightly predictable ones you seem to find on the shelves these days. They both work for a greeting card company where they first meet and become friends, their friendship soon turns to something else but definitely not a relationship according to Summer who does not want to be tied down or even believe in love. Tom on the other hand is completely smitten by Summer and does whatever he can to be the man she falls in love with.
I personally loved the film, it is my type of "love story" even if the ending is slightly sad. There are some great moments in the movie which I shall put links to at the bottom. The comedy is easy to follow, not to dark yet doesn't get the childish humour you sometimes find the script-writers fall back on. Zooey Deschanel looks as beautiful as ever and has so much charm that it just makes you want to be her friend. Joseph Gordon-Lewitt plays a very convincing role when it comes to the broken hearted man and also carries off the charm without coming across as cocky. There are some great visual effects used that give us a real sense of how the characters are feeling and the non-diegetic music works well with each scene it features in.
The soundtrack to this film is AMAZING, I got it as soon as I finished watching the film and is definitely one to look out for, it features the likes of Hall and Oates, The Smiths and Zooeys band She and Him.
Overall I'd give this film a 4.5/5 the only reason it misses out on the 0.5 is because I felt some bits were not necessary, but obviously this is just my point of view!
This part of the film made me feel so happy and the song is just simply the best for cheering you up!
Summer, Tom and a friend all go to a kareoke bar which ends up one of the funny scenes that makes up this movie. Absolutely brilliant!
Tangled
So, this is Disney's latest release and I've got to say it was pretty good actually! It's not their best but it is definitely not their worst either....
This is the story of Rapunzel who eventually decides to venture out into world after being locked up in a tower her entire life by a woman who uses Rapunzel's magical hair to stay young. She meets a young man who is wanted Dead or Alive, basically it's an entertaining adventure that we go on with them that is great for young and old especially if you fancy vegging out. In the end Rapunzel realises that she is actually the little princess who was taken away from the king and queen and has a very happy ending =)
3/5 Not disney's greatest but easy to watch!
The Orphan
Now this film is really something!! Ester is a Russian orphan who is adopted by a family of four. One of these four is Max the cutest little girl I've ever seen who is deaf and is befriended by the latest addition to the family. Ester starts off at the seemingly perfect child, who is polite and kind even if she is a little strange. Things soon take a turn for the worse when the mother seems to be losing her mind and putting her family in danger, when in fact it is Ester playing mind games with everyone.
There is a HUGE twist at the end which I won't give away but it is definitely worth watching for it.
I really enjoyed this film, its a psychological horror I guess and its one of the best I've seen in a while.
This film gets a perfect 5/5, it keeps you on the edge on your seat right till the end. I guess it's not exactly for everyone but it was definitely for me =)
And that's all folks for this round! Enjoy the sunshine and keep smiling!
As it seems to be the "in" thing to do right now here is a quote I thought was pretty cool =)
Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
For a while we had an on going theme of Adam Ant being mentioned in my English Literature/Language class due to a piece of work that we did. So on the last day we all decided to dress up and so a friend and I decided to dress up as the 80's pop highwayman at the last minute and here is the result...
