First Year at University

My first year at university is...over?!

I'm really not sure how that's happened. It seems like forever since I got the email telling me I had got into my first choice university, or since I went shopping with mum to buy scary things like saucepans and potato masher, or since my parents dropped me off and I met my flatmates for the first time.


Since then I've had thirty weeks of fun, laughter, alcohol, studying, all nighters, fire alarms, meeting new people and having the time of my life.

University is everything I imagined it would be and I've made some of the best friends ever- friends who I now can't imagine life without. Friends who will bring me ice cream when I'm sad and watch musicals with me, to friends who will stay up all night with me and then when I tell them I need to go to sleep because it was SEVEN AM proceeded to get into my bed instead of their own. Most importantly friends who accept me for who I am, all my weird quirks- from my fear of birds to my obsession over anything cute or fluffy or the way I sing musical showtunes constantly.

My confidence has grown massively- I know now I can do anything and I don't need to worry about my own abilities. I'm strong (possibly not in strength- arm wrestling matches against my flatmates has proved that!) I'm resilient and mostly I'm pretty great and I'm glad this year has made me realise that.

I'm so excited for second year!

Finally, some photos from my final term

Flat bbq

Cocktails

My first time voting! 

Best english girls 

Brownie selling for charity 

The night we finished exams

She loves me really...I think 

Highlight of one of our clubs out is the facepainting- this week I opted for a lion 

When my friend brought me ice cream 

School days

One of our many corridor hangouts 

My flatmates make me feel tiny 

At about 6am one night when none of us had slept

Final night :( 

This room was my home for a year and I'll miss it so much 

xxx

Photo diary: Term 2

(L-R)

Row one: Night out with the girls/ housemates of the future/ two of my faves/hipster mate 

Row two: Best girls/ my boys/ drunk toilet selfie/ got caught napping in our kitchen/ end of term buzz

Row three: Pancake day/ Lit ball/ flatmates/ first night back

Row four: Charity collection/ drunk flatmate in bathtub..don't ask! / last night of term/ flat dinner

Row five: Fajita night/ Valentine's date/ snow on campus!/ dinner first night back

It's been such a great term with some amazing people, and I'm so lucky to have had so many brilliant and fun memories. I can't wait for next term- can't believe we're already 2/3's of the way through the year! 

xxx

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

Even writing that title has started me humming Christmas tunes. It's no secret to anyone (my flatmates who were forced into Christmas dinner, my family who have been getting Christmas themed texts and emails since November 1st or anyone who witnessed my excitement at our Winter Ball) how much I freaking love Christmas. This year my festive spirits has reached new highs and so I thought I would share some of my favourite things about Christmas time.



1) The music. Yes I am one of those people who's had their Christmas playlist on since November. Yes I struggle to listen to any music that is not Christmas-y throughout December. The other day I resorted to listening to Justin Bieber's album as I couldn't bear a car journey without Christmas music. Personal favourites are All I Want For Christmas is You, Fairytale of New York, Baby Please Come Home and Merry Christmas Everyone. And you can't go wrong with a bit of Buble.

2) Lights everywhere. From my university to my good old home town of London, nothing says Christmas like beautiful Christmas trees and rows and rows of lights.

3) Festive drinks everywhere you go. particular mention goes to Costa who's entire Christmas menu makes me happier than anything. Our campus cafe had amazing "Snowballs" which was white hot chocolate and all kinds of other toppings. Mmmn I'm going to miss that cafe over the holidays! Chain cafes like Costa, Starbucks and Pret drinks are also delicious, perfect for warming you up whilst giving a little taste of Christmas!

4) Advent Calendars. Possibly the best invention ever. A treat everyday? Who doesn't love these? My very kind and amazing Mum brought me the Benefit advent calender this year. A bit different from the £4 Cadbury chocolate ones I've had the years before! I am loving the free samples and it is such a perfect way to test little bits before splashing on the full size. I also love genuinely not knowing what I'm going to get each day!

5) Christmas films. From Love Actually (which is actually favourite film and I will watch it all year round) to Elf there is nothing better than a good Christmas film to warm your heart and put a smile on your face. Everyone has their favourites but Elf and Love Actually I watch every year without fail.

6) Buying presents. It sounds so cliche, but I genuinely love buying presents. I know many people dread it *cough* Dad, my brother *cough* and yes trying to find something for that obscure family member you only see once a year or that person in secret santa who you've spoken to precisely three times is not my favourite part of the holiday season. However, taking the time to choose that perfect gift that you know will make your loved one smile or laugh when unwrapping is just soo worth it. Only a few days ago I said to my flatmate "I love giving presents more than receiving" to get the reply "That's good Alex as I haven't brought shit!" Boys ey?

7) The food. I'm almost disappointed at myself for putting this so low down on the list. Nothing beats Christmas food, from the turkey to pigs in blankets to my grandmother's roast potatoes (that are really Aunt Bessie's but shuuush). It also makes it even more special the chaos that leads up to sitting down at the table, from attempting to weigh the turkey with my Grandma and Mum last Christmas Eve on scales that had long given up the ghost to my Grandma insisting we could microwave all the vegetables. If there's anything better than Christmas dinner, give it my number.

I'm sure I could go on and name many more things that make this time of year so amazing and special to me but I think this is a pretty good start! Now I have some questions for you: 

Favourite Christmas song?

Favourite Christmas film?

Favourite part of Christmas dinner?

Where will you be spending Christmas this year?

xx 

Photo diary: Term 1

(L-R)

Row one: Christmas dinner/ Christmas dinner selfie/Foam Party/ Christmas ball/ Last night of term/

Row two: Bar crawl with one of my faves/ RSC in Stratford/ Flat selfie/ Halloween/ Photobooth/

Row three: My best boys on the bar crawl/ Cocktails/ Alice in Wonderland/ Meal out/ Same meal

Row four: Halloween again/ "The Look"/ End of freshers/ The Pool light show/ Smiles at 2am/

Row five: Best flatmates/ Alice and a Zombie/ Bar crawl selfie/ Christmas/ Mass Halloween selfie/ 

This is my first time doing a post like this but I really enjoyed it! It's nice to have a whole collection of my favourite photos in one place, like a tiny internet snapshot of my first term at uni :) 

Any one else at uni? 

xx 

Uni

So my blog has been pretty quiet for about a month and that's cos I've been busy with this little thing called starting university?

Yep, tomorrow it'll be four weeks to the day since I moved into my room at Warwick uni and honestly the last four weeks have been insane, busy and so so much fun.

Meeting new people and studying in a new and different environment has been so interesting and I've met some incredible people and had some really really fun times. I've also loved living on campus and being independent. My halls are self catered and cooking/shopping for myself has taught me so much already and I honestly do love it.

This post is really short and pretty rambly but yeah- that's a little update on my life. I will try to blog more- maybe when I have a few minutes to breathe?! :P

xxx