Balloon Fiesta

Yesterday we went to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta! We were really undecided about whether to go up until a few hours before (we had broken into the Pimms and were easily distracted!) but decided we should as Lynsey has lived here for over 2 years now and there are still so many things she hasn't done and seen in Bristol! So off we went! Finding the bus was a bit of a nightmare and so by the time we found the right place we were a bit hot and bothered and worried we would be late! The bus pulled up and we got straight on... then it pulled forward to what we didn't realise was the actual stop and there was a HUGE queue that we had accidentally cut... oops! I don't feel that badly though as we got to Ashton Court Estate just as the first balloon took off (Linz and I had a bet for whoever saw the first balloon would have the other one buy them a drink... Linz won!). It was a really nice day but incredibly crowded which at times could be stressful and not so nice, but got some good pics and then we hung around for the Night Glow and Fireworks which were lovely!

Leaving was not so easy as obviously thousands of people were leaving at the same time and the bus queue looked about 400 people deep so we just started walking and just kept going as there was a massive crowd of us - ended up walking the 4 miles home! Felt a bit weird walking through town on a Saturday night not going OUT but was a good day and we were KNACKERED when we got in! Looking forward to going again next year when Cat and Ben move to Bristol! Maybe we can go on a Red Arrows day (heard them fly overhead just now) =)

Bit of Clifton Suspension Bridge here for you, the view on our walk home =)

And finally a little bit of the Night Glow for you!

Back soon,

Liv xxx

Week One Done

Week One at my new job is OVER! It's gone quite well but I'm a little disappointed at how quiet it has been... Hopefully next week will be busier though as lots of people have been off on holiday. Everyone seems really nice though and I have learnt who everyone is now (30 people) and just have to learn their departments and where they sit now. Hopefully I will feel settled in soon.

Well yesterday I bought two new pairs of pyjama trousers however being the genius that I am, I decided to buy them 2 sizes big in the thought process that they would be super comfy and I could just use the drawstring to keep them up! Well.. I get home, tear off the labels and then put them on... only to discover that the 'drawstring' is in fact a decorate bow sewed on the front and they are waaay too big! Whoops. What a knob haha. I think I'll still wear them, just have to be careful not to do anything at great speed!!

Well it's now the weekend, thank GOODNESS for that! Getting up for work has been incredibly exhausting and I was so excited for a chance to just chill out! Well this weekend in Bristol is the Balloon Fiesta where loooads of hot air balloons take to the skies, and you can go to the launch site and see them all! I went a few years ago and it was really cool so I think we're going to go today, although it is a rather crappy and cloudy today which is unfortunate! I have a much better camera this time around though so hopefully I can get some good shots. The lovely thing is that they fill the sky coming out of our flat so leaving for work on Friday there were quite a few and it looked awesome! Unfortunately I was running a bit late (by my standards... so not late at all but not super early) so I didn't have time to snap loads of pictures!

We'll be going with some of Lynsey's friends though so should be a good day out and we have some Pimms and also some VERY classy booze in a bag! Linz and I are suckers for a bit of Maliboom-boom so hopefully these will be delicious! Get our drink on =D

Righto my lovers, I suppose I should make myself look presentable for guests!

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Liv xxx

Shopping and Training!

Over the weekend Lynsey and I decided to take advantage of my last few days of freedom and went a bit shopping mad! Spent rather a lot but got some lovely new things - here are just a few...


Who would have thought it eh, me in skinny jeans?! But somehow they were more flattering than the bootleg pair I tried on, don't know how that works! Got 2 plaid shirts and I am loooving them. Been wanting one for ages but could never get the right fit, so glad to have lost a bit of weight and now find ones that fit and I am comfortable with! 


New BLUE shoes, loving these! I don't have any 'sensible' closed toe heels since I had to throw away my old favourites in January so loving that and the colour is fab. From Republic.


Also got some new much needed cardis and a new scarf that has butterflies on it, loving the new gold accents, goes with my new handbag!


Moving on - today I was in Exeter for training for my new job. It was BEYOND exhausting as I had to get up at 5:20am in order to be on the right train and there for 9am, got a bit windswept on the way to the station and then had to have photos taken when I got there - brilliant! This is like my Passport fiasco all over again (horrendous picture you're stuck with for aaages). 


The training itself went quite well but the whole system is far more complicated that I expected. I'm sure it will make much more sense when I am using it practically but using the training version for files I had no idea about was rather confusing! Hopefully I can wrap my head around that pretty quickly!


Lady luck was not on my side though as I missed my train home by 3 minutes and had to wait an hour at Exeter St. David's on a rather chilly day! And then promptly fell asleep on the train home; I'm sure I looked spectacular! 


Gonna be having an early night tonight. I had hoped to go swimming with Caz but I had such a headache and so over tired that I didn't think it was a good idea; don't want to drown - even with my spiffy new Life Insurance cover ;) [Speaking of: MA - I have put Lynsey down as the sole beneficiary as you need an address but this is legal proof that you are each (You, Pa, Laurie and Linz) entitled to a 25% share - obviously hopefully we don't need this, but just so ya know =P Mooorbid]


Right I think I should love you and leave you for now!


Back soon, 


Liv xxx

10 Months of Solitude

You may recall in my first post that I put 'out there in the universe' that I was looking for a job and I was serious about it. Well that has worked out rather well for me as I start my new job tomorrow, and am off to Exeter in the morning for training (Up at 5:20am, ouch!). So I thought I would try my luck at putting something else 'out there' and see how it goes =)

Today marks 10 months that I have been SINGLE. So I would just like to state publicly that I would not be opposed to meeting someone sometime soon! Just so ya know!

Well, I have to get up disgustingly early and I still have things to do to prepare myself so I will update you soon on how the new job is going.

Back soon,

Liv xxx

Instagram

I got a new App today for my iPhone and I am loving iiiit - It's called Instagram and it's a free photo editing app - obsessed! So this is just going to be a lot of pictures to demonstrate!

So there you have it, a lot of edited photos for your enjoyment, I hope you like it!

In other news, I finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone today, a bit different to how I remembered it, the scene with Voldemort was a whole lot briefer than I recalled, but I enjoyed it none the less! My only complaint is now having seen all of the movies, there are certain bits that I can't help but read in the actors voices which could be most annoying! Ah well, looking forward to getting onto the next one! =)

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Liv
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Bye Bye Benefits

Today was my LAST (God willing) meeting at the Job Centre! I am extremely excited to no longer have to be claiming benefits, it always made me feel so scuzzy. I will be thrilled to actually be earning my own money after claiming for so long and feeling horrible about it! So today is a good day!

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Liv xxx

Potty for Potter

LOOOOOOOOOOK what I have!! From the Library of Caroline, very lovingly, I can begin my adventure back into the world of Harry Potter! As desperately as I want to start Philosopher's Stone right now I KNOW I shouldn't as it's nearly 1am and I am bound to read the whole thing in one go, knowing me, and it's only 222 pages! YAAAAAY!!


In other news, went swimming again with Caz, got to debut the new swimming costume which worked out a treat (turns out it is heaps easier to swim in a real swimming costume rather than a bikini; who knew!?), then back to Caz's for dinner - she cooked us a lovely Spaghetti Bolognaise =) Chatted away and suddenly it was gone midnight! Lots of giggles later, I am home and holding my Harry's! Gym tomorrow is the plan, doing well with my healthier outlook on life, let's hope I keep it up! Less than one week until I start my new job now!


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Liv xxx