Life Update

It appears that I haven't blogged at all for over 2 months so I thought I'd update you on what I've been upto.  In September, I booked to go on the Coronation Street Tour.  Being an avid watcher of the show (although I am 3 months behind shh!) i've always wanted to go on the set and when the chance arose, I snatched it up.  They have changed the location of their set and so the old one was open to the public for a few months before it is completely shut down.  I got to see the Rovers Return, the cab office, Nick's bistro, the corner shop, all of the houses, Roy's Rolls and of course the famous cobbled street.  It was so much fun seeing it all in real life and I was amazed at just how small the sets are.  I obviously took loads of pictures and even threw in a Tina pose on the cobbles (which I got a few weird looks for).

I then started my new and first (real) job at Wythenshawe Hospital which I am loving so much.  I have been there for 2 months now and I am loving the working life and being back to having a routine (and also having money!).  

September was Michael's turn to pick our monthly date and he surprised me with a trip to Monkey Forest.  Being a massive lover of monkeys (particularly the smaller ones), it was the perfect date idea for me and I absolutely loved it.  Monkey Forest is in Staffordshire within 60 acres of woodland and they have around 140 monkeys roaming freely.  It was so weird walking through a forest in the UK and seeing real life monkeys just chilling, eating and playing with each other.  My favourites were the baby macaques! The monkeys weren't afraid of humans at all and wandered on the paths infront of us.  After we'd been around the forest and watched them being fed by the keepers, we made our way back to the cafe and had some lunch.  I'd definitely recommend going if you are looking for something to do for a few hours, and it isn't too pricey either! :)

   

Fast forward a few weeks to Halloween where Michael and I made pumpkins and visited Spooky World in Warrington.  Apple Jacks adventure park basically turns into a scary park at night over the Halloween season in which there are 4 main attractions; Carnevil, The Asylum, The Slaughter House, and the Haunted Hayride.  There are actors dressed up in frightening outfits and chainsaws that run at you and I've never been so scared in my life.  My favourite was the Haunted Hayride in which the actors would get on the trailer and 'attack' you with chainsaws and try and scare you.  We had water thrown on us and was tickled by some of the actors.  It was such a fun night although I was nearly crying by the end of some of the attractions!  I'd definitely go again though! 

If you know me well enough, you will know that I love watching YouTube, in particular the UK based beauty bloggers and their other halves.  So obviously I had to go to Amity Fest in which Zoe, Louise, Joe, Caspar, Jim, Tanya, Marcus and Niomi were hosting.  The event was a lot of fun and included Q&A's, singing, games and YouTuber Olympics.  I was a bit disappointed that the show was aimed more for 12 year olds and was a bit immature at times, but I guess their average viewer age is around 12 so it made sense.  I also had many young, shorter girls and their mums giving me evils for being in their way.  I can't help that I'm tall!  Overall though I really enjoyed it and it was so surreal seeing people that I watch on a  daily basis on my iPad in real life in front of me.

And finally November, Bonfire night!  Michael and I went to two bonfires, one in Wolverhampton, and one in Stockport.  We ate candyfloss, watched the firework display and watched the bonfires being lit.  Brabyns bonfire was sooo muddy and Michael nearly lost his walking boots!  The fireworks were fantastic and the bonfires were huuuge, I felt like I was having my face burnt to a crisp.  It was a lovely night out and I'm glad I didn't sit in the house and watch fireworks from my bedroom like usual.

And that's my life up-to-date!

Love, Amy x

My Most Embarrassing Moment

Whenever anyone asked me what my most embarrassing moment was, I could never think of anything, until 2012.  Picture the scene...I was doing my usual commute from home to university, it was around 7pm and I was sat on the train watching what was probably a Disney film.  I had a massive suitcase, a bag with a printer in it, a bag with an iron in it, my handbag and a laptop case.  I'd spotted a hot guy at the change at Crewe and was excited to see that not only was he on my next train, but he actually sat at the same table seat as me.  There was awkward eye contact as I was constantly taking sneaky peeks at him (as you do!) and then we started approaching the stop before mine.  

I text my friend and she agreed she'd come and pick me up with her boyfriend in the car as I had so much luggage with me that I don't think I would have survived the walk up the hill to halls with it all!  I started to haul my many bags and cases towards the exit of the train and saw that the hot guy and about a dozen other people were getting up and standing behind me waiting to get off.  I started to panic as I had so much to get off the train and didn't quite know how to maneuver it all.  Do I separate it all and get off the train bag by bag, or do I go for it and try and carry it all in one go to make it quicker and to reduce the amount of time I was holding everyone up by? Yep! You guessed it, I made the stupid decision to try and carry everything off at once, which ended up a disaster.  

I had my suitcase, iron, and printer in one hand, handbag over my shoulder and laptop case in the other hand and I preceded to step off the train.  I remember seeing my friend and her boyfriend on the platform and went to wave at them and as they waved back, I was suddenly faceplanking the floor.  Yep, I'd fallen off the train face first onto the platform.  Somehow, I managed to stand my bags up on the floor so my belongings didn't go flying all over the place, instead they kind of surrounded me as a barrier to prevent people from treading on me.  My friend then came rushing over in fits of laughter and helped me up after I had lay there for what seemed like hours.  I was in such shock that I'd fallen off the train and then embarrassed at the fact that I'd done it right infront of the guy I was eyeing up.  Everyone else on the train seemed oblivious to my helpless body laying on the platform and just walked around me like I was invisible! Not even the odd "are you ok?" or "would you like any help?", just completely ignored me and left me on the floor!  Rude.

Since that day, I have never been able to forget it from constant reminders from my friend and her boyfriend.  Every time I get off a train now, I make sure to hold onto the bars and step onto the steps before the platform and just pray that I don't fall face first again.

So that was my most embarrassing moment, what was yours?

Love, Amy