BON IVER

Bon Iver's self titled album is my favourite album ever, like I can listen to it on repeat and it makes me super happy and relaxed and I have no bad memories linked to any of the songs at all.

It reminds me of my Dad, and road trips because it was what we listened to all of last Autumn when we'd be in the car together, and specifically when we were driving to all my University interviews.

When they played the Apollo in October 2011, I missed out on getting tickets (they sold out super fast, I'm not sure why I didn't get one) but they've been #1 on my 'still to see' list since they released their Blood Bank EP. I found out that they were headlining Lattitude, and I begged everyone to come with me, even just for the day, but I realised it would feel really wrong seeing him/them without my Dad.
My Dad is my favourite person in the entire world, we're more like friends and I love him more than I could ever explain.


Anyway, the point of this post is that I bought Bon Iver tickets for me and my Dad this morning, and I've not been this excited for a show (okay, except Paramore at Leeds Fest) in a long long time.

Bucket List

Education/Work

1. Get into Leeds Met (16/08/12)
2. gain QTS
3. teach in another country
4. study Psychology further than A-Level
5. learn to drive
6. get a job (WHS 09/10)
7. volunteer (ChildLine 02/12)

Go

9. visit an elephant sanctuary
10. visit Paris/see the Eiffel Tower
11. visit Disney Land, Paris(09/12)
12. visit Disney World, Orlando
13. visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
14. visit the Harry Potter studio tour(18/07/12)
15. visit NY
16. visit California
17. visit Egypt
18. visit Sweden
19. visit London(17/07/12)
20. visit/travel around Australia
21. see The Lion King in theatre
22. see the Northern Lights

Do

23. have a picture with Minnie Mouse
24. have a picture kissing Mickey Mouse with Minnie ears on(09/12)
25. go to Leeds festival (2011)
26. go to a Rugby match
27. go on a cruise
28. go camping
29. go camping in another country (08/10)
30. go on a train
31. go to the Ballet (NB's Nutcracker/Beauty & The Beast)
32. follow a band on tour
33. see Katy Perry live (21/03/11)(31/10/11)
34. see Paramore live (16/12/09)(10/11/10)(19/11/10)(26/08/12)
35. see New Found Glory (27/08/11)(5/02/12)
36. see 100 live artists
37. meet Katy Perry
38. meet Paramore(26/08/12)
39. meet Ed Sheeran (29/09/10)( 30/05/11)(17/10/11)
40. meet McFLY (Harry, Danny, Dougie, Tom)
41. get a ginger kitten
42. get a tattoo
43. get a matching tattoo with somebody
44. get my nose pierced (01/11)
45. use/get away with a fake ID (11)
46. see Paramore at a festival(26/08/12)

Get

50. have my own apartment
51. have a wall full of books/DVD’s/CD’s
52. have 10 Minnie Mouse bears
53. have a DVD starting with every letter of the alphabet
54. own every season of One Tree Hill on DVD (06/12)
55. kiss under mistletoe
56. kiss under fireworks
57. find someone who’ll put up with all the little stupid things I do.

BOYCE AVENUE/TYLER HILTON

Okay, One Tree Hill is my favourite programme ever (ever ever ever!). So, when I found out that Tyler Hilton (Chris Keller) was supporting Boyce Avenue (basically a 'covers' band who I only heard out because they did a really good cover of KP's 'Teenage Dream') I was super excited!
Luckily as I've finished college, I had time to go and wait and meet him. Waiting for 3 hours was so worth is as he is so so so lovely, and he looked so attractive in his leathers. 
Also, if you haven't already, I'd strongly recommend listening to his album 'Forget The Storm' as his voice is incredible.

♡1 me & Tyler Hilton, ♡2 my OTH season 2 (as that was the first series he starred in) signed insert, ♡3 Academy stage times & ♡4 a shot of Tyler on stage.

End of exams (fiiiiinally!)

After our last exam (CHEM5), me and Alice both decided that we needed an evening of Nando's and getting thoroughly drunk so we could forgot how horrific the exam was and how it kind of scrapped our chances of getting into University. 

I won tickets to see Guillemots at Hard Rock Cafe in Manchester so we went there first as it was rude not to after the emails from Fyfe. I was carrying 2 litres of Strongbow around soI ended up ridiculously drunk and wandering around Manchester at 1am as Factory wasn't open for some reason and then in 42's which is awful, but whatever, Alice is my favourite.

Here are some photos from the day, L-R: 

01 waiting for Alice, 02 our Nando's trip, 03 Alice's favourite song so of course she had to park in space 212, 

04 me & Alice on the bus, 05 the very heavy bottle I was carrying around, 06 Guillemots, 07 me & Alice in 42's where you can see what I wore at night  (these), and 08/09 some drunken selfies.

18th

2 weeks ago, it was finally my 18th (I've been waiting to use my own ID for a good 18 months now) and due to it falling in the midst of my final A-Level exams, I just had a quiet day and then went for a meal at Hard Rock Cafe Manchesterwith Alice and my parents.
I was royally spoilt including over £700 to go towards my MacBook, a 4 day trip to Barcelona in July, my iPhone 4S and an elephant charm for my Thomas Sabo bracelet.
Here are some pictures from throughout the day (L-R).
01. my balloons in the living room. 02 some of my presents. 03 my package off Emma. 04 my Belle birthday cake. 05 me before I left. 06 me and Alice at Hard Rock. 07 our cocktails (Riders On The Storm (named after The Doors' song), Purple Haze (named after Jimi Hendrix's song)), 08 bacon cheese burger & 09 my parents!