Star crossed lovers | nye

It was only a few minutes after being dropped off when I got the sweetest text off Jake. He told me how perfect the date was and how proud he was to be 'holding hands with the most beautiful girl on the ice with all the other guys staring in jealousy' ...it put the biggest smile on my face. I was sat blushing at my phone like a little kid. I was right, he did like me. What had I done to deserve this?! 

The conversation went on, soppy text after soppy text until he asked to see me again. Tomorrow was New Year's Eve so what better to do than go to the cinema to see New Year's Eve (ironic, I know). It wasn't the best film in the world ...well what I saw of it anyway! We spent most of the film kissing on the back row. Come to think of it, we spent the whole day kissing. It was official. There was definitely feelings there. 

Jake had asked me to go back to his after to watch a few films and go into the new year with him. I hadn't told my parent about him yet with it being early days still so when I asked if I could go back to his, of course they said no. But me being me, I went anyway. I didn't want Jake to think I wasn't interested. 

I was so nearvous to begin with. I was just sat at the end of his bed watching tele. He was sat the other end on his phone, texting away. There was just one thought rubbing through my mind ...'who was he texting?' I got if in my head that he was talking to someone else. Someone better. But to my surprise, just as he put his phone down, mine went off. It was him. I received the sweetest text, it went something like this: "I'm really sorry but I've got something to tell you. I've got a beautiful, blonde sat at the end of my bed and I think I've fallen for her..." When I started reading, my heart sank. I was right, there was someone else. But as I read on, I realised that this 'other girl' was me. I was over the moon. 

I had to be home by eleven o' clock so I couldn't actually spend New Years with Jake but we made our resalutions early. Jake told me he only had one resalution and that he planned on sticking to it. He told me that he would have the most amazing and beautiful girlfriend ever. It was official. We were now boyfriend and girlfriend. 

The wait is finally over!

So today is the dreaded day ...it's finally here. Results day. Unlike every one else, the rest of my life wouldn't change depending on what was on that bit of paper folded nicely in the brown envelope. But I was still nearvous. That bit of paper still told me if all the effort made over the past two years had paid off. And it had. B in Media, C in IT and Distinction * in Forensics Science. I was so pleased! 

I know they're not exactly straight A's but I was really panicking about the Media and IT exams. I didn't get the best grades in my Media mock exam ...and by that, I mean I got the worst possible grade! An F. So to come away with a B at the end of it is just amazing. 

As for IT: the first exam as part of AS went as wrong as it could and the second wasn't much better. The printer decided to break half way through an exam that awards marks for printing correctly. It was terrible. The A2 exam itself was much better, however the teacher decided to fall ill the week before. I mean I know it wasn't her fault that she was ill and of course I felt sorry for her; but she had a whole week off with no warning. She just left us to fail with a whole section left to learn.

This has proved to me that no matter how hard things get regarding A Levels, as long as you work hard enough, and put that extra effort in; it is possible to get the grades you want.

Through the lens | Insects

These photos were taken during my week on the broads. I've tried to take similar shots before but could never get my head around the manual focus and auto just couldn't capture it right. I was so proud of the quality of these shots, they may not be perfect but the detail in the insects is impressive ...if I do say so myself! 

Star crossed lovers | The start of a new chapter

For this series of blog posts, we will be going back in time, reliving our story, year by year.

It all started in 2011 when I made the leap of faith to add Jake Walker (the gorgeous elder brother of Jordi and Ryan) on BBM -I know , I know... Not very romantic or traditional but what can I do in today's day and age? Anyway, we spoke for a few months, getting to know each other and become great friends. There was no question about it, I had developed strong feelings for the guy. He was perfect.

It was around Christmas time that I realised he liked me back and we began to speak more and more. Things were going great. There was just one problem ...I was so shy around people as it was, let alone a boy! Jake had tried to meet up a few times (nothing too special, just going for a walk) but I came up with every excuse possible to avoid the awkward situations I may face -after all, I didn't want to ruin what we had!

I finally gave in when he suggested going ice skating one Saturday (mainly because it meant I could drag my friend, Natalie along too. At least then I wouldn't feel so nervous!)

Through the lens | The Canal

Summer is here! The first sight of sunshine this year and I had to make the most of it. So I dragged Jake along to a peaceful walk around the local canal.

Through the lens | Wollaton Park

I've always had an interest in photography so when I got my very own camera for Christmas, I was over the moon! A good friend of mine recently got a new camera too so we used the nice weather as a perfect opportunity to explore what Nottingham has to offer, testing out our new toys!

A week on the broads

While all my friends have been jet setting across the world,  my family decided to go for a traditional English get away. We spent a week on the Norfolk broads. It's definitely better than a trip to skeg-vegas but it's not quite the same as living it up in the sunshine. That said, I still had a great time, and that's all that counts, right?
The holiday definitely started with a bang! ...Within five minutes of sitting on the front of the boat, Osar decided to go for a swim. And by that I mean, he fell in trying to say hello to the family of ducks passing by. I was ready to jump in after him. My dad managed to grab hold of his colar and lift him up within minutes but as he lifted, the colar got loose and snapped off. We were in a blind panick ...'what if we couldn't get him?', 'what if the tide picks up and carries him away?!' I finally managed to grab onto the scruff of his neck and highered him up onto the boat. But as I got him, he got his paw caught on my bikini top and managed to pull it down, giving all the people passing more than they bargained for. 

We started off on the outskirts of norich and got as far as great yarmouth by the second day. It was Oscar's first time on the beach. Well, actually it was his first time out side of Nottingham too! He'd never been on holiday before! He seemed alright with the crowds of people we walked through to get to the seafront. He didn't even bark at any other dog! But as soon as we set foot on the grotty half of the beach, just for dogs, the wind picked up and we found ourselves in the middle of a sandstorm.

Oscar loves water. He'd been itching to get in the water since we got on the boat! But the sea was different. It was unknown. Oscar didn't understand the waves, and that scared him. He was jumping around and dancing all over the place to try and get away from the  water crashing into his feet. I admit, it was funny to watch but I think it all got a bit much for the dog so we sat in the sand, braving the sandstorm.

Although I wasn't abroad like all my other friends, I still managed to come home with a great tan. Well what do you expect when I spent every morning sunbathing while we travelled to the next destination and most evenings walking around in the sunshine or sat fishing off the front of the boat. It was bliss!