This past month has been great! I have done so much with so many people and in so many places. Also: my BYU application is nearly done [= less stress in my life = YAY!!!!] I just have to decide what to write my essays about {I do have a few ideas running through my mind don't worry}... and then actually write them of course.
The last week of October was half term which means I had the week off from school. Obviously I tried to make the most out of the week by a) spending as much time as possible with my friends b)not doing too much work and c)relaxing *ahem* being lazy (so overall it was a great week). My mom was gone for the week since she went to visit my grandparents in AZ so I was the mini mom for the week :) Luckily my dad is amazing and fed us pretty well (the only time I had pizza was with friends!).
On Monday I helped tidy the house, attempted to sort out my school work and made some wonderful Halloween themed treats (candy corn cookies anybody??) and carved pumpkins with the family for FHE.
On Tuesday my friends and I went to Screamfest. Basically you pay to go to a local adventure farm and be scared by scary people. It's been our little Halloween tradition for two years now. But this year we decided to sort of dress up by painting our faces. Most of us did little eye make up bats and ghosts and creepy trees whereas I and my friend Chrisi did full face paint. She was a zombie and I was a skeleton. Unfortunately all the good photos were taken by my friends so please excuse this bad one :) It was an awesome night and I really am going to miss all these crazy kids if I end up studying across the pond.
On Wednesday I went to Liverpool with my friend Laura. It was my very first time there! We went with a group of kids from the local youth clubs (some of which I volunteer at). It was superb! Did I mention we saw THE yellow submarine??? Firstly we visited the maritime and black history museums and absorbed as much knowledge as possible. After that we needed a bit of retail therapy and went to a super huge outdoor mall. It was gorgeous! Very metropolitan. Of course we spent a large amount of time in the country's second largest Primark and after debating on what I should buy, I walked out with a new superhero t-shirt and some super cute overalls that I adore.
On Thursday I went ice skating with the wonderful church friends from around Birmingham. They are the most wonderful young men and young women I have in my life and I am so grateful I have gotten to know them. They make me laugh and cry and are great listeners.
After that, I went to a Halloween sleepover at Laura's house. We watched about 5 different movies including The Woman in Black and The Uninvited as well as some classic Disney movies (we thought monsters inc. was a suitable Halloween movie).
On Friday after my dad picked me up, we went to a small world war 2 museum in Lichfield since Haydn (the 9 year old brother) loves anything to do with army. It was so nice to see him enjoy what he loves most!
On Saturday my momma came home!! It was so nice to see her again. It had definitely been a long week without her but I'm glad she was able to see her parents for a while (She hadn't seen them for about 2 years!). I went to the Barton Bonfire Night with Annie, Holly, Hannah and Laura. It was Doctor Who themed and Dick and Dom were there to host it! I loved the fireworks show and it was by far the best one they have had yet! I made sure to wrap up warm and bring my camera along.
(the famous duo from the British side of my influence)
Well you can see that it was a great week!!
Since then I've been busy with school work and university applications (cross your fingers that BYU wants me!). Oh and my friends and I got McBusted tickets!! Pretty exciting stuff! The gig is just a few days before my birthday in May so I can't wait!! {166 days to go!}
Besides that, I attended yet again another youth multi-stake dance but this time it was Disney themed! :O
Of course I dressed up as a Disney Princess (Cinderella obviously) and here are some pictures from last night:
Hope my attempt of making this more exciting worked!
By the way: I'm seeing the one and only Imagine Dragons on Friday... yes i'm super excited!!! Enjoy life and enjoy your week!
Lots of love,
Reilly Michele
