What Have I Been Doing This Summer? #3- Wimbledon

Wednesday 2nd July- Wimbledon Men's Singles Quarter Final Day

Having watched Wimbledon for as long as I can remember, going there has been a dream of mine for many years. Plucking up the courage to travel that far and knowing that I will be queuing and sitting around for endless hours, a few friends of mine and myself finally decided to go. 4 o'clock wakeup calls are never fun, but by the time we all got in the car to travel down to London, we were buzzing. Surprisingly, we only queued up for about 3 hours and walked straight in after that. Once we had got in to the site, the smile from my face would not fade at all. I was utterly delighted to be there. After having a walk and taking in everything we made our way to "Murray's Mount"/ "Henman's Hill", we were relieved to finally sit down. We devoured our overpriced strawberries and cream and settled down to watch a few matches. As it was Men's quarterfinals, we got to see some of my favourite players play on the big screen. Unfortunately Murray was knocked out, but it didn't ruin the atmosphere one bit. I had such a fantastic day, and I hope to get tickets onto centre court in the very near future. :)

After queueing for what seemed like a life time, especially after getting up so early that day, we reached the entrance to the site. Walking through this special tunnel contraption was simply amazing. I know, I know, we hadn't even entered the place before I was in awe of everything. This walkway was special because it shown the "magical" moments that have made up tennis history. 

There were an array of sweets and other goodies to buy around Wimbledon. The prices however were extortionate but that is really to be expected I guess. I still managed to buy a tennis ball key ring to add to my collection. It is a shame I couldn't really be parting with anymore of my money for other wimbo merchandise. I could have done with that Ralph Lauren top though. ;)

Henman hill was as packed as it always is and surprisingly I thought it seemed smaller in real life. The atmosphere was something I haven't quite witnessed or been apart of ever. We were all so supportive of Andy Murray, however there were the odd group of people supporting the opposing man. They were loud and proud and yet still managed to get out of the place alive. Ha! 

After watching some live tennis on the smaller courts, I decided to have a browse round the whole site. (again). Seeing the Fred Perry statue was amazing and me being me, I had to take a photo of it. Of course I was sporting a Fred Perry top that day. 

Have you ever been Wimbledon? If so, how was your Wimbo experience?! :)

A Grateful Heart #2

It has come to that time again where I stumble across Embergrey's blog post and I write about what I am grateful for. I love being a part of this particular link up, because it is slightly different to others I have seen. I also love reading the link up's that other people write up too. It's a breath of fresh air.

Over the past couple of weeks and since my last grateful heart post, I have been most grateful for my Grandma. It was her 85th Birthday on Friday and spending a Saturday night in having lots of laughs *and cake* instead of out in the pub was nice. It is always a lovely feeling being with my Grandma, though sometimes we have our moments, she's always quick on the advice and always makes me feel special and loved. It hasn't been six weeks since I got that call early in the morning that something wasn't too right and that she had fell over during the night and hurt herself bad. Having spent a couple of weeks in the hospital it made me realise just how truly grateful I am for my Grandma. Things like these challenge us, but she will always fight and come out strong on the other side. <3

On a different note, I am grateful I can run. Going out running in the mornings, have been less frequent recently and when I went running for the first time in a month the other day, it was fantastic. Having the energy to run and breathe is one of the most brilliant feelings. I love running around my local reservoir and taking in the beautiful sights, the smell of trees and getting annoyed at those gnats that seem to be everywhere (ha). It makes me very grateful for my life and where I am right now. It makes me smile. 

If you are reading this thinking what is this link up? Then visit Embergrey's blog here! She has inspired me along with all the other bloggers taking part.

What are you grateful for?

Oh hey there September..

Well hasn't September crept on all of us so quickly!? Since finishing my exams in May, I have had a lot of time to myself during this Summer. To think I will be back at Uni, living in a house..in the next couple of weeks scares me slightly. I have still got so much to do before heading back to start the second year of my degree.

Here are a few tasks and goals I want to complete and achieve by the end of September.

1. Make more friends during this upcoming uni year and spend more time with them
2. Not be so nervous around people and be more myself and have a laugh
3. Complete all deadline work near to when it is set, rather than finishing it a day before it needs to be handed in and getting all stressed. Urgh
4. Invest in a good foundation ;) That is always on the list..eh fellow beauty bloggers? 
5. Balance time in between uni projects, my blog and other hobbies
6. Discover more blogs..Link me up in the comments!
7. Wear those Zara tartan trousers!! Blog post to come..
8. Take more time out from the computer and try to go for a nice walk or run instead
9. Spend less money!!
10. Be more happy! *Happiness is a choice*- Shaycarl ha! 

There you go..a few goals I want to achieve by the end of this month. What are your goals for September?..however big or little they may be. :)