I've moved!

This is just a quick note to tell you that I'm moving blogs! Becasue of all the technical difficulties I have had here, I can now be found at 

http://viewfromaheight.wordpress.com/

See you there

Kelly x

Mother's Day

I recently stumbled across a load of old photos on the family computer that I have been desperate to search through. Weirdly, I don't seem to find my baby pictures as embarrassing as most people (Though there are still a few I hope remain hidden!). Any way, since today is Mother's Day I thought I'd dig out a few of my mum and me over the years. Enjoy!

2000

My Grandma and me

With my Nana and big Nana in 1997

Looking a bit shell-shocked

How pretty does my momma look? Not sure what I've seen mind!

Trying on Mum's wedding dress

Cadbury's 1998

I love this one.

Mum's 40th, 2010

Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for everything.
All my love,
Kelly
xxx

P.S. I passed my first AS psychology exam!

I mentioned briefly that I had a couple of other things I wanted to share with you and that's exactly what I want to do now - I guess you could call this part two!

First of all, on Valentine's day I had a lovely meal out with some friends at our local Italian restaurant, Foffano's Both the food and service was great and I would recommend it to anybody who happens to be in the area.

Valentine's Day

First of all, on Valentine's day I had a lovely meal out with some friends at our local Italian restaurant, Foffano's Both the food and service was great and I would recommend it to anybody who happens to be in the area.

In the same week we also went to my college social. Nowadays, it's very rare that we all get to hang out together so to do it twice in one week was quite a luxury! A few of us are meeting for a pizza tonight and even though not everyone could make it, it'll be nice to catch up with some people that I haven't seen in far too long.

College 'Geek Party'

As I mentioned earlier, I have given up meat for lent which, surprisingly, hasn't been too bad! I think that might have more to do with mum's culinary skills than anything else however!

Last night was a talk on university at my college which has definitely made me realise just how close the real world is getting: scary stuff. I'm going to have to love you and leave you however in favour of Kantian ethics and sorting out my room.

Wish me luck,
Kelly x

A quick catch up before tea!

Well, well, well! I really have been slack on here! I could use up most of this post making excuses about how busy I’ve been but that’s not going to be very exciting. Instead, I’ll catch you up on everything that has happened in the last couple of weeks. I’ve just come back to college after a week off. Although the majority of that was spent either at work or attached to my laptop trying to stay on top of the mountains of homework I was given, it wasn’t all bad. On the Wednesday, a group of friends from college and I spent the day in Redcar. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned plenty of times, I LOVE the beach.  It was a lovely day, and yes, as per, I found myself in the sea! We probably looked a right state, wandering round the seaside dripping wet but that’s all part of the allure; even when its freezing cold, you have to go in the sea. It is a ritual.

Amongst all this, I even had time to sort out my room and I have to admit, I was surprised to discover just how much stuff I seem to have accumulated. Confession time: I’m a secret hoarder. Every time I try and de clutter it , I get rid of a couple of bags of stuff but there is still plenty left! This time I was shocked to find I have 41 unread books in my room. At the very least, I don’t think I’ll need to be buying any new ones for a while.

You may remember that while I was in Florida over the summer I really enjoyed Zumba and I have managed to finally find a class I like, that’s on at the right time and is close enough that I don’t have beg a lift from my parents. Although I have the worst sense of rhythm, I love it. I’ve even managed to get one of my best friends to come along with me and she agrees with me that even though it is hard work, it is definitely not boring and well worth the aches the next day.

And last but not least, exams. They start in May and I am scaaaaaaared. But I’ve stocked up on A3 paper and coloured pens and it is time to start about revising. And following my epiphany over the summer, I know it’s not going to be the end of the world if they don’t go quite to plan! There’s always resits if the results are that bad.

Smells like my vegetarian curry is ready (I gave up meat for Lent, but more on that next time) so I’ll see you all later! J

Kelly x

Latest...

I suddenly started feeling extremely guilty about the length of time I've left this unattended for so I though I'd catch you up on the relative insanity I call my life.

Half term is swiftly approaching (something I have no complaints about) which means I am well and truly a college student now. As nerdy as it makes me sound, I have to admit I am enjoying it, not least because I finally escaped science. Well, mostly. I started Psychology which although it is based in science, I am finding strangely enjoyable. The other three subjects are all essay based so it is really  rather refreshing.

What else is new?

I finally found myself a job, much to my bank account's relief. It's in the loveliest little gift shop in Cockerton called Happy Days and I love it. There have been no complaints from my parents either, though that may be because the responsibility of card and present buying has now fallen to me. So, if you're ever in the area (unlikely as it is for my American readers) please pop in and say hello.

The travelling has died down somewhat since the summer although I am going to Scotland at the end of the month to visit a much missed friend. Although we will actually be staying in  Dunfermline, we will be spending a day in Edinburgh first. I cannot deny that I'm ridiculously excited even if it is likely to rain the whole time!

My next update will probably be then and with any luck, I should have some more news on the new blog setup. At the moment, it has been put on the backburner until I can find someone with more technical expertise to figure it all out. Who knew it could be so confusing?!

Until then,
Kelly

Home sweet home

Wow.

Life has gotten pretty crazy since I got back to England less than a week ago and I have suddenly found myself thrust back into the hectic lifestyle I call my own. However, after the relative peace and quiet of life in America, I am feeling strangely relaxed. Why strangely? Well, for starters Florida was anything but quiet. There were meals out, day trips to be made and a whole lot of shopping to be done. The less time I had left, the busier I seemed to get.

Some of you may know that I received my GCSE results on the day I flew home. For those of you who didn’t, don’t worry. I got up at 5.30 in the morning after a very late night stressing and then spent the next hour obsessively refreshing my email. It was not a pretty sight. I am, however, extremely pleased about the grades I got which were obtained with a mix of caffeine and adrenaline.

As soon as I had done that, I had to get ready to go home. Although I was organised and ready to go, I can’t say the same for the airline. After promising that very morning that my grandparents could have gate passes, they later claimed that they didn’t do it. Yep, that makes sense. Which is why there will be a letter sent out (particularly since the same thing happened on my way over), suggesting that maybe they need to review the training their staff receive as it is clearly not consistent.

The flight itself was okay, if a little turbulent. The food, as per, was borderline. The woman sat in front of me, however, decided it would be okay to put her seat as far back as possible and then asked me why exactly my knees were digging into the back of her. I’ll give you a clue: I’m 6ft. Cue one very restless, very cramped flight that I got a grand total of two hours sleep during. Fun. Especially since it resulted in the worst jet lag I have ever experienced!

Seeing as how seven to eight hours sleep over a 48 hour period results in an extremely tired teenager, I put off seeing my friends until the next day, which was Saturday. Since then, I don’t think a day has gone by when I haven’t seen at least one of them. It’s nice to know some habits are a lot easier to slip back into than others.

Of course, the days until I start 6th form are slipping away. Preparing for it has taken up a lot more time than I originally thought it would. The worst part is that since I missed Results Day, I haven’t been in touch with the school so in my typical style, I am a little stressed.

The good news is that I may be extending/ collaborating my existing blogs in order to make it easier to find them. Even I have managed to confuse myself when trying to navigate them. I am also working on getting a second writer on board who I have to say, is extremely talented and has a lot to offer. With any luck (and probably a lot of pleading, blackmailing and mild threatening), she should be joining us soon.

At the moment, however, I have several pieces of writing to catch up on and post so for now, this is goodbye.

Until next time,

Kelly

You can take the girl out of England....

I love the beach.

There is something about the feeling of sand beneath your bare feet, the way the water las at your toes. To me, it doesn't matter if its barely above freezing and I'm buried beneath layers of hats, scarves and woolly jumpers. It is one of my favourite places and I never tire of it.

Over here, it's completely different; it's not a bad thing, just different. The beach is crowded with people desperately soaking up the rays. Not only is it acceptable to walk around in swimwear, it's expected. Of course, in Florida the chances of needing a coat on the beach are slim to none.

Yesterday, we drove to the beach for the day and I loved it. I even managed to move from vampire to pale on the tanning scale, something I was beginning to think was impossible. We had a great meal at a Spanish restaurant where I think I may have scared my grandparents with my obsession for tapas. Like I said, I personally had a great day even if I couldn't help missing fish and chips and a good old fashioned 99.