A Little About Me.

It's April. Can someone please explain to me how this happened?! This year is going stupidly fast, before long it'll be Christmas again!

So, this blog is predominantly a diary about my sister and her overcoming her illness. However, with her doing amazingly well recently there is less and less to report on so I thought I'd mix it up a bit and make it more of a life blog. 

With that in mind, here's more about me if you're interested :)

April:

Watching- well, The Walking Dead has just finished and what a finale that was! No spoilers though! It was just awesome. So now I'm looking forward to the start of the next season of Game of Thrones starting tomorrow and the last season of Californication next weekend. I am a HUGE fan of both of these programmes and love Hank Moody to death. I am also still watching Supernatural which I think is on season 9 (?) at the moment. This programme is close to my heart, I've watched it since the start in 2005 and feel like I've grown up with Sam & Dean.

Those who know me know that I watch way too much tv and read way too many books!

Listening To- I've just bought A Great Big World's album 'Is there anybody out there?' and it is beautiful! You'll probably all have heard their song with Christina Aguilera 'say something'. I am completely in love with the album, it has such a good vibe and I find myself dancing around the kitchen singing along. I am also completely obsessed with all things Taking Back Sunday and with their new album being out, I have it on repeat!

Reading- At the moment I am re-reading all of the Harry Potter books. Currently I'm up to The Half Blood Prince (book 6 out of 7) and I fall more and more in love with them with every chapter I read. I've actually read them a gazillion times before but if I ever want to get sucked into the world of Harry Potter I tend to watch the films instead. I'm always one for saying that books are better than films and this series is no exception, there's so much more magic in the books and more to the relationships than what you see on the screen. I'm even getting that nervous fluttery feeling in my stomach knowing I'm almost at the last book!

Looking Forward To- Glasgow! I'm going on a long weekend away on the 18th for the boyfriend's Grandad's 70th birthday and it's a massive family reunion. I absolutely love Dan's (my) family, they're all hilarious and I'm lucky that were all so close. Dan & I may not be married but I definitely class his brother and sister as mine too as well as all his cousins and I love any excuse to get together with them all.

There's also McBusted at the end of the month! I don't think there's anyway to express my excitement for this!

Loving- So much! Spring is officially upon us and I LOVE it. It's lighter in the mornings, the sun is shining (most of the time) and everyone just seems happier! I'm loving all the plans I'm making with friends and family, I'm loving that Stacey is getting better everyday, and I'm loving that we're moving in the next couple of months to a beautiful house.

Well I have rambled on for far too long. How's your April looking? Any recommendations for books/ films/ music is much appreciated. I'm always on the lookout for something new.

Xoxo

March.

Well, what a month! It's been non stop craziness since the 1st March and it's all been awesome!

March was the month of my 26th birthday, my Uncle's 40th and my Mums birthday weekend away to the Lake District.

My birthday in dialysis with Mum and Stacey :)

As usual my family were incredible and made my birthday lovely. I'm not really sure when it happened but Stacey & I have started dressing the same! The same day I got a hat, she got the same one. We also wore similar dresses on my birthday! I wouldn't mind if she didn't look better in everything! My best friend, Kiran & her boyfriend Neal even spent the entire weekend with me this year. She's a special one :)

On the 6th we drove to the Lake District for my Mum's 50th. It was a present to her from me, Stacey, Kierran, Dan, my Grandma & Grandad. Unfortunately after all my Grandad's chemotherapy, he was too unwell to come with us.

It was a mega long drive (4hours!) we got to the cottage we had booked and it was lovely! 

Literally as soon as we got there I put my feet up! Ha!

We went on a few walks, round cute little villages and had a few meals out (we were only there thurs-sun). It was awesome just hanging out with my favourites. Would have been an amazing trip if Stacey had her guide dog though! He would've loved it!

Babbling brook :p

All in all I think my mum enjoyed it! I know we all did, I didn't wanna come home!

After that there was my Uncle's 40th which we celebrated at a local Indian Restaurant in Coventry 'The Ocean' which of you get chance- go! The food was awesome and what made it special was the main waiter, he was absolutely hilarious!

Stacey working the bowler hat and extensions.

The biggest thing that happened in March however, was the new addition to our family.

In my last Stacey related post I said she had up to 6 months to wait for a guide dog. Well as little as a few weeks later... Meet Toffee......

He is an 18 month old cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador and he is quite honestly the most beautiful dog I've ever met. We've all fallen in love with him, he is just so loving. Stacey & I took him out last Sunday for his first free run around the local park with her guide dog trainer Gareth. Stacey has to learn to get Toffee to always respond to her. With her being partially sighted he is able to run around and have fun but always know that he must look after her as well. Which he does amazingly well!

More on Stacey and Toffee as I hear about it! Unfortunately with me living in Nottingham and they are in Coventry I don't get to spend much time with them but he is definitely an excuse to go home more! Such a cutie!

In between all of these things I've been to see Jack Whitehall live at Nottingham Capital FM Arena (if you have a chance, go see him live, he is hilarious!) #pray4theking 

It was also my besties 23rd birthday which we celebrated in style at Centreparcs Aqua Spa in Sherwood. Lots of cake, sparkling wine and relaxation in its many rooms. We're thinking of making it a 3 monthly thing cause we both left feeling incredible!

1) Stacey & her boyfriend, Kierran. 2) Toni & I at Charli's birthday night out. 3) Stacey, Laura & I from Laura's Birthday night out. 4) the BFF & I. 5) Toni's little girl Lacey pulling faces.

So my March was fun filled and exhausting! How was yours?!

Xoxo