So, 2013 eh! I think I heard something the other day about us now starting to get to the point where films that had been set in the future, have now kinda been set for now if that makes sense? So Back to the Future, Marty McFly travels to the 3rd of January 2013 I think it was... that's now our past! And, I'm a big fan of Doctor who and one of the David Tennant episodes was set around the Olympics 2012 which of course is now our past as well. I'm sure there are many other examples but that's all I've got for the moment.
Many people around the world were actually thinking we weren't going to make it to this year. You guessed it, December 21st 2012, the date the Mayan's predicted the world would end all because their calendar finished then. Here's a bit of info for those silly people who believed in it: Calendar's end every single year, doesn't mean the world is going to end each year does it? I dunno, people will make a huge deal out of every apocalypse that is supposedly going to happen so just let them get on with it and look like fools when we're still alive the next day. A wise youtuber once said "Always deny the apocalypse. If you turn out to be wrong, there won't be anyone left at the end to say 'I told you so'".
We had lots of other big events of the year including the Queen's... was it Diamond? Diamond rings a bell... I know it was 60 years, lets just go with that. We celebrated 60 years of the Queen being on the throne, which was quite good I guess. The boat parade was very boring and very wet! I felt very sorry for the Royals for having to stand out on their boat, waving at the other boats and the people who had come out to see it and well, I feel sorry for the people who were there watching it too! I was watching the parade, sat on my sofa, curled up in a fluffy blanket, all on my own because my mum and dad had gone shopping and Ryan was on his Xbox as usual. The concert was good, I enjoyed that, apart from Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole killing 'Need you now' by Lady Antebellum. I thought Gary did really well with 'Sing' though! Going round the world collecting voices and then creating such a great song, the lyrics are fantastic.
We had the Olympic games in London as well which was a great event that brought the country together, willing and supporting our contestants to do well in their events. Jess Ennis did us all very proud, managing to do the heptathlon and achieving a Gold medal. Everyone did so well in Team GB, we were all very proud to be British.
I think they were the main ones really so let's get on with the things that happened for me in 2012!
I had my 18th in January (Which I talked about in 'So far so... stressful?'), we lost Casper (Grandma's dog) in January as well, which was a sad time because he really was a lovely dog. I started taking photography a bit more serious and got a camera for my birthday. Since then I've done a wedding and about... 11 or so photoshoots with friends and friends of friends and I'll have another wedding this year to do as well!
Talking of weddings, Rach and Ben got married June 24th and it was definitely one of the best days of the year, I had such an amazing day and the wedding really was beautiful. Then a week after that I left college!! I was very overwhelmed when I got home after we'd all gone out for the meal. I think I was relieved and very happy it was all over, but then I was a bit sad to be leaving everyone behind and judging by how things had gone the previous summer, I knew we wouldn't meet up and stuff. Of course we all said to stay in touch and 'we'll meet up soon!!' but you know how things are, people never really stick to that and you all drift apart and don't really talk much any more. I still try and see Lauren whenever I can and we have a good catch up and a good time together which is nice! And I've text Jess a bit and talked to each other on Facebook.
So after I'd left college that was it. I didn't want to go to Uni so it was time to find a job *deep breath*. I didn't really bother during the summer to be honest, I wanted my summer to be my summer, you know, have fun, see friends, go on holiday etc. During the summer I met up with Andy, remember Andy? I met him at the X factor auditions back in 2011. We just met up in Chesterfield and I'm not kidding when I say we pretty much just talked for about 6 hours straight. We decided to meet at 11 and then I caught the bus home at about 10 past 5. It was a strange but very nice experience because it was only the second time that we'd met but it felt like we'd been friends for years! It was great.
In August we went to Norfolk and stayed on a lovely farm in a cottage. It was called Riverside farm and it was such a great holiday made even better by the owners of the farm and just having stayed there. The owners, Andy and Amanda were so friendly! In the evening Andy would drive a tractor around the farm and the fields with the kids riding in the trailer and on our 3rd day there, me, Ryan and mum were by the main house playing table tennis and Andy pulled up in the tractor with Milly, the 6 year old little girl that was staying in another one of the cottages with her parents Lisa and Carl, all sat on the hay bails in the trailer with another woman and her 2 boys that were staying in the other cottage. Andy asked if we'd like to hop on so I jumped at the chance and got myself up onto the trailer without giving it a second thought. Mum and Ryan of course got on too and then 5 minutes into the ride, we were going into the fields and it was VERY bumpy and I thought 'Idiot. Who in their right mind gets on the back of a tractor, riding around fields when they get easily travel sick!!' but actually, once I relaxed, I was fine and I really enjoyed it!
While we were there, Andy showed us around and showed us all the animals and in one of the old stables was a bunch of baby guinea pigs only 2 weeks old! They were adorable! Then he told us he was giving them away for free and me being me, begged mum to let us have one for the rest of the time we were there (4 days!). On the last night, there were 3 guinea pigs left. I'd told Sarah about them going for free and she asked if we'd bring her one home which left 2 and when me and Dad finally got Mum to come around, she said we might as well have the last 2!!
Readers... I'd like you to meet the two new(ish) additions to our family...
Sage
And Dill :)
Aren't they gorgeous? They're great pets! And very vocal as well which I love. I love my boys :)
When September came around, I was able to sign on to the job centre to receive job seekers allowance. That also meant that from then until December when I finally got a job, I had to go into the job centre each week after having done a job search every week for them to check as well, otherwise I wouldn't get the money. It was tough! After a while I started running out of jobs to put down. Sure there would be plenty jobs available but nothing I was looking for and could apply for. Then in December I applied for the job I have now. Had 2 interviews and was offered the job after Jenny said that she was very impressed with my first interview!
December was a very busy time! I met up with Megs and we went to McArthur Glen and had a catch up. Went to the Nottingham Christmas market with Sarah and Dean which was great!
Oh I also forgot... I managed to get a little job in November working for Diane, one of the ladies that walks with mum in the morning sometimes. She was looking for someone who could look after her dog Eddie for a weekend, so I did that which was great, Sarah came along to help me and stayed over as well. After that, she asked if I'd sort her office for her and she was paying me £7.50 an hour! I only did an hour a week mind you but still! So I'm very thankful to Diane for letting me do that :)
Also in November I stayed with Auntie Sukes and Levi for the weekend which was so much fun! I'd never stayed on my own before so it was nice to have some proper quality Auntie- Niece time and we did some shopping, watched lots of films, went to see Breaking Dawn Part 2, had some Chinese, ate a lot of chocolate and stuff and it was just such a great weekend and I can't wait to go and stay again! :)
Also in November I stayed with Auntie Sukes and Levi for the weekend which was so much fun! I'd never stayed on my own before so it was nice to have some proper quality Auntie- Niece time and we did some shopping, watched lots of films, went to see Breaking Dawn Part 2, had some Chinese, ate a lot of chocolate and stuff and it was just such a great weekend and I can't wait to go and stay again! :)
Christmas was in Weston this year and boy was it eventful!! The car broke down at Hopwood services on the way there. We left Chesterfield at about half 11 and usually it takes 3 hours to get to Weston. Not this time. We got there about half 7 in the evening. We ended up being towed all the way to Weston! We had a lovely Christmas and I was very spoilt! Auntie Claire got me these gorgeous shoes! Can't walk in them but they're gorgeous! and Grandma got me the lamp I wanted and Mum and dad got me what I'd wanted and just overall, I was spoilt and I loved all of my presents from everyone!
On the way home the car broke down again, this time on the motorway in Gloucester. It was scary, it was cold and I didn't like it one bit! But we got home with the help of lots of prayers from my friends on Facebook and also obviously with help from Green Flag again!
New year was spent at Grandma and Grandad's which was lovely! Auntie Sukes and Levi came over as well which was nice and we had a great evening and even let off some fireworks!
All in all, it's been a great year! I've loved it! I wish I could say more but I bet most people saw how long it was and gave up somewhere in the middle! lol Thank you if you've read all of it though! :D
I hope you all have a wonderful new year full of love, happiness, good health and fun! Love you all!
xx
