oce4nblue: March 2014

March Lookback

Hello Lovelies!
As it is nearing the end of another month, I thought that I'd share with you what I got up to during March and share my experiences with you guys!
To kick off this month, myself and my family travelled down towards Bournemouth and spend a day at the beach even though it was freezing cold! It was super sunny but the wind made it seem really cold. It was a lovely day despite the weather and I even ended up having a hot chocolate on the beach whilst everyone else ate ice-creams (crazy people). My legs ached afterwards but it was worth it!

The following weekend, I met up with a group of friends and we trekked from one of their houses to Costa. It didn't take us too long to get there and we were all thirsty when we arrived! It was (again) a very sunny day so we all ended up having the fruit coolers which were delicious, as always. We then went to grab some food from McDonalds (oops!) and then walked on to the nearest Tesco to get even more food. I was crazy full by the end of the day! To round it off we sat in the sunshine soaking it in.The next day, I met up with two friends and we went on a nice walk so that I could gather some photos to upload onto here (to be continued...). I had a full on walking weekend!

The following week it was one of my closet friend Bryony's birthday so we all went out to a nice meal. It was lovely evening with everyone and we had a good laugh and time! We brought a surprise cake with us and the waiter gave it to Bryony just before we ordered dessert. Unluckily, on of my friends nearly missed the whole thing and only caught the end of us singing (be quicker next time Tyler!). Of course, it wouldn't be complete without Bryony going completely face-first into the cake and getting it all over her nose, yum.

This month I was also fortunate enough to go to Center Parcs and London which I have both already written posts about, you can find them here; London Weekend and Center Parcs

Finally, to end this brilliant month, a couple of friends and myself went to see Captain America - The Winter Soldier yesterday and I can honestly say it's one of the best Marvel films I've seen. I thoroughly enjoyed it and had a few laughs. We saw the film, grabbed a Subway and headed to a park which was a nice, chilled way to end this week and month. March has definitely been one of the best month's I've had so far and here's to April!

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Surprise London Weekend

Hello Lovelies!
So, last weekend my family whisked me away on a surprise weekend in London to celebrate my 16th birthday (which isn't until next week)! I didn't know anything that they had planned for me apart from where we were staying and what we were having for tea! We left our house around 8 o'clock in the morning and arrived in London just after 10. Firstly, we went to the hotel to drop off our luggage and I was taken to the first location...

To my surprise, my parents had arranged for us to have 'high tea' at 'The Ritz'. 'The Ritz' is a EXTREMELY posh building where people can stay the night or just have tea (the drink, not food). We were provided with a very wide selection of tea and cake, eventually I just settled for regular British tea, not very exciting haha! The cakes they made were delicious and were so perfectly decorated.
The whole time we were there, there was a man playing the piano. I didn't think anything of him until my brother pointed out that he was playing 'Happy Birthday'. It then clicked and I knew what was about to happen. As I had presumed, round the corner came a man holding a cake saying 'Happy 16th Birthday Katie'. By this time I was in tears of laughter to hide the fact that I was completely embarrassed and I had to blow out the candle. Everyone clapped as I shook my head at my parents, still laughing.

The cake got squished a little, it didn't arrive like this

Next, my mum had booked us tickets to go and she the stage show of 'We Will Rock You'. We had done the show as the main production at school so, I was looking forward to see the real version! The actors were amazing and vocals were brilliant. After seeing the stage show, I realised how on point our school was when we had done it! This was one of the highlights of my day as I am a Queen fan and love the musical. The following day we decided to go to Oxford Street to spend a little bit of money. Oxford Street is one of my favorite places in London, it really gives you city vibe. We walked past the UAL; London College of Fashion which is my dream university to go to after my 'A Levels'. Seeing the university in all its glory made me more determined to get my grades and pass. It's in such a good location and the courses look amazing!