Where Have I Been?

Well, it's been 2 and a half weeks since my last post!

Not so much slacking, more I've had problems with my laptop, meaning it was unusable :( and I've also been on many adventures :)

Where have I been? Well...

Over the past few weeks, I:

Went to Manchester to meet my friend from Newcastle, have a catch up and accompany him to the football

Watched Man United v Chelsea

Went to see Bullet For My Valentine live

Walked some hills

Went to Liverpool with the bestest

Had a good old skool night out in Wellington with the bestest, after our day in Liverpool

- People don't understand how cool our Hoisin Duck Wrap Dance is!

Went to Newcastle

Saw Biffy Clyro live in Newcastle

- one of the best gigs I have been to!

Drove to Scotland

- It was cold.

 

Had a great Easter Bank Holiday Weekend:

Thursday Night: A quiet drink/catch-up with 2 old friends, turned fairly merry night in my fave pub!

Friday: Family walk in Carding Mill Valley, followed by a random drive to Llangollen with my cousin and friend (via a snowball fight in Chirk!)

Saturday: Hill walk with my sister, then road trip to Llangollen again but with mum and dad, walked across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and had a meal at the Telford Inn pub at the other end

Sunday: Took my parents on a day out in North Wales: Duke of Lancaster 'Mostyn Fun Ship', Rhyl (just for a drink/toilet break!), Llandudno

Sunday: Car Wash, Telford Shopping Centre, Domino's

 

 

 

I've also:

Bought a bunch of Disney DVD's :)

 

There are Buy One Get One Free offers in a lot of shops right now, the big supermarkets and also The Disney Store. The Disney Store are cheapest, at £12.99 for 2 DVD's. The offer is on until 14th April 2013, so be quick! There are still many more I want, but I can't afford more, sadly!

Consumed a few Jack's...

Bought 20 new nail polishes, oops.

Finally got to wear my gorgeous taupe Jeffrey Campbell Spiked Lita's, that I got for Christmas :) I got some stares at the pub...

Moved to the new office, on a farm in the Shropshire countryside.

So, yeah...I've been about a little! I love adventures and I really can't stay still for long. I work all week, so when the weekend comes around, I love to make the most of them and go adventuring.

I'm so very excited for the #northmeetup this Sunday. Manchester is 1 hour 40 minutes drive, which isn't too far and is much closer than all other meet ups/events, most being London. The event has been arranged by Em Sheldon of emtalks.co.uk and it sounds like she's done a fab job of it! I really can't wait to meet other bloggers and have fun being girls :)

As for Saturday, I planned to stay at home and sort my junk/room out...but now all I want to do is go to the seaside again! We'll see...

xXx

Weekend in Outfits #5

Hello lovelies

So this past weekend, I was lucky enough to have 4 whole blissful days off.

Friday I booked off work, I don't work weekends and Monday was Bank Holiday, joy!

I wanted to make the most out of my long weekend and fill it with funtimes :)

I decided to do another Weekend in Outfits post, to share with you all.

There's also NOTD's in here, as you all probably know by now, I love nail polish!

(This is a little pic/diary heavy...)

Friday: Town with Mum and sister

Friday was pretty chilled, headed in to town with mum and Donna. Had a little look round some shops, then got a Costa. Double Chocolate Creamy Cooler, yum.

Metallica top: And Finally at Topshop

Leggings: Primark

Spiked pumps: Primark (new, LOVE these!)

Wristbands: Download, Hard Rock Calling and my sister :)

Bag: Paul's Boutique

NOTD: Barry M Magnetics in Cosmic Glow

Saturday: Birmingham and Merry Hill

Saturday I was going to go to London but after much debate with myself, I decided to go to Birmingham, followed by Merry Hill Shopping Centre.

I went alone, as no-one seemed to want to do anything!

Had a great day :)

Did some shop browsing in the Bullring, then discovered The Square shopping centre, near the old Carling/O2 Academy, where my sister and I enjoyed many a gig in the past and lots of front row/all day queueing times! and meeting bands...and JARED LETO.

During my drive to Birmingham, rocking out to Kerrang Radio, they mentioned the Festival of Independents, which is currently on every weekend for a month or so. I decided to go check it out, in The Square. Micro-mini festival set up and a little stage with free live music. I stopped by and enjoyed the break from the rain, sat down and watched a really good band, Of Kings and Captains :)

I also discovered an amazing shop, The Oasis. Full of alternative fashion, vintage, tattoos, everything.

(It also appears to be where all the cute guys are at!)

I then had a nice walk around Digbeth, taking photos and exploring the cool graffiti, before heading to the Custard Factory, my old raving/stomping ground.

Oh, how I miss H.T.I.D Summer Gathering raves at the Custard Factory, raving until 6am, those were some of the best times!

Now, the Custard Factory houses a lot of shops, mostly vintage/retro - very cool.

After Birmingham, I took a drive to Merry Hill and did a little shopping there.

If you are ever in Birmingham, I recommend checking out The Oasis (in The Square) and the Custard Factory (in Digbeth) :)

Black crop tee: Primark

Lace tunic vest: Primark

Leggings: Primark

Studded pumps: Primark

(I think there's a pattern here...)

Necklace: Topshop (£1.50 from £16.50 or something crazy!)

Rose gold cross ring: River Island (only £2.50!)

NOTD: GOSH Holographic Hero

Sunday: Road Trip: The Lone Adventurer Does North Wales

Sunday ended up being a totally crazy awesome day and night!

All by myself, again :)

Started off not knowing where to go/what to do.

Jumped in my car, started driving, considered driving to Reading and finding a ticket for the fest BUT figured that would be way too expensive.

Ended up going to Chirk, had a nice walk along the Aqueduct from Wales to England and back to Wales...

Drove to look at Chirk Castle...

Popped to Llangollen, had a little wander and grabbed a goats cheese tart for lunch...

Stopped by Chester for a quick walk round, taking snaps and went up on the clock bridge...

Then, the main event...

I went to check out the new graffiti (street art) on the Duke of Lancaster Funship in Llanerch-y-mor/Mostyn, North Wales. Amazing scenes!

I had one of those over-excited 'I CAN SEE THE SEA!!' moments to myself...

So decided to continue up North Wales coast...

Drove on to the beach in Talacre, mistake. Quickly reversed before getting stuck!...

Then visited Rhyl, where I got a Slush Puppie, had a walk and played on an arcade grabber...

I then decided to be crazy and drive 30 minutes further to Conwy...

Sadly just missed sunset but Conwy looked beautiful all lit up, it is a stunning place...

Had a walk round Conwy and grabbed some seaside chips...

Started to drive back, then went crazy and drove across to Llandudno...

 9:45pm, I parked up on Llandudno Prom and had a quick walk, taking in the moment...

I eventually drove 2 hours home, arriving home at Midnight.

That was a great road trip!

MTV crop: River Island

Black tunic vest: H&M

Leggings: Primark

Faux leather jacket: New Look

Boots: Asda

Bag: Paul's Boutique

NOTD: Barry M Magnetic Polish in Neptune Sea

Monday: Lazy Day

I woke up at 2pm, after a mammoth 12 hour sleep.

Went to the retail park, bought The Lucky One, as it had just been released, Helloooo Zac Efron.

I then got a Berry Hibiscus from Starbucks, yum.

and finally, I picked up my friend Burton and we went to visit our friend Jamie :)

Tee: Topshop (hand-me-down from sister due to her new skinniness!)

Maxi: Select

White pumps (not shown): Primark

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So, there's my Weekend in Outfits.

I had a really good Bank Holiday weekend, despite spending the majority of it alone!

The likeliness of getting any of my friends to do anything that involves fun and getting out of town is highly unlikely, so I don't let that hold me back, I go ahead with my adventures :)

It's amazing how much fun it can be!

One of the best parts is being able to sing to your hearts content whilst driving, as loud and as bad as you wish!!

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If you'd like to see my previous WiO posts...

#1

 #2

 #3

#4

I hope you all had a lovely weekend, whether you were off or working :)

xXx