It's a very busy time at the moment and lots of things are changing or are due to change very soon. So, what's been happening over the past couple of months?
Well, firstly, I'm now the ripe old age of 22. [Insert Taylor Swift song here]. I have been on a surprise holiday during which something very exciting happened, more about that later. I only have 1 exam left before Uni is officially over. I went to see McBusted (oh yes, and cracking it was too!) The muster season is now in full swing and much fun has been had in muddy fields. I still have absolutely no idea what I'm doing once I leave Uni.
So, the mystery holiday... well. I knew I was going away, I knew the dates, the fact it involved a 3.5 hour flight and that I had to take Euros, I also knew that the average temperature was going to be around 20 degrees, apart from that I was clueless. So, I packed my suitcase and drove myself and Aidan down to our hotel near Heathrow on a cold Tuesday in Mid April, we started the break in a lovely way by going to see our friend and her little boy. We met up with them at Osterley House and had a walk around the park and then went back to their flat in Ealing for a couple of hours. Joshie had grown huge amounts since we last saw him and it was wonderful to spend some quality time with the little monster and his Mummy.
Then, at a very early time on the Wednesday morning we took the hopper bus to their airport and arrived at Terminal 5 and I STILL didn't know where we were going. At this point, I closed my eyes and held out my hands as instructed and Aidan placed the guidebooks and phrasebook in my hands. The destination? Athens! Brilliant! Always, ALWAYS wanted to go there. The history geek inside me was doing metaphorical back flips.
I won't bore you with the details, but we had the most amazing time and it was such a wonderful 5 days. We did all the touristy things and fell in love with a gorgeous little restaurant not far from our hotel. So much so that we ate there 4 out of the 5 nights we stayed in Athens. Overall a fabby trip, but one particular aspect did make it special. I went away with my boyfriend, but I have come back with my Fiancé! It was very romantic and the proposal was done on the second day of the holiday, as we were sitting on the Aeropagus rock, looking across to the Acropolis. Wonderful. I am very happy and a wedding date has been set for 14th May 2016 and plans are already going ahead. I truly couldn't be happier.
It was also very, very lovely to spend my birthday out in Greece with nice weather, lovely scenery and good food and wine. Athens is definitely a wonderful and interesting city that I would like to go back to visit again with more time and more money.
So, Uni is almost over. That's a bit scary. I have one exam next week and then the main lot is all done and dusted. Due to hospital appointments, I haven't strictly finished then as one of my exams is being re-arranged for August, but it will still feel like it's all over (I kind of hope) and will be rather exciting. What happens next? Your guess is as good as mine!
I actually have a job interview for somewhere (not jinxing it on here, will tell you if I get it) at the end of June and if I get that I would start early July, so it's quite nice to know that I have a couple of weeks to enjoy a break before moving on to pastures new, as such. Should I get said job, I would be staying back in Burton for the Summer until the contract ends in November time. Aidan doesn't really know what he's doing yet either, he's still waiting to hear back from a couple of Grad Schemes and job applications so we will hopefully have a better idea soon.
It's a bit of a strange feeling, in this limbo between Uni and real life, but we'll get there, wherever 'there' is. Luckily, I have plenty of battle re-enactment stuff to keep me busy in the mean time.
Since last posting on here we have had plenty of fun at the battle re-enactment. At the end of March, our regiment took part in a sponsored March from Basing House to the Battle of Cheriton battlefield, we had a lovely time marching through the Hampshire countryside in full kit and I very much enjoyed being part of the support team. All in all we managed to raise over £5000 that will be going towards the Battle of Cheriton Project, who would like to raise enough funds to conduct and archaeological dig on the battlefield.
As well as that, we went back to Hampshire for the Easter weekend and back to Basing House for our annual event there. Luckily this year we didn't have quite such dire conditions as Basingrad 2013, where temperatures plummeted to -8. I wish I was kidding. It was rather soggy this year though, but it was a Bank Holiday Weekend in Britain so no surprise there really.
It wasn't half as soggy as the weekend just gone though... that really was a mudfest but we had lots of fun all the same. We had a very large event in Leicestershire which promptly turned into a very large muddy field but overall the event was a success and our regiment enjoyed themselves, which is the important bit. Lots more is coming up over the next month or so to keep me nice and busy so that is all groovy.
Oh yeah, as I said, two of my best friends and I went to see McBusted a couple of weekends ago at the LG Arena. I felt 14 again and don't think I've ever screamed so much in my life but it was a flipping good show and I'm so glad I can say I went to see them. Hooray for neon & pop rock goodness!
That's about it these past couple of months, hopefully I'll be back again a bit sooner and maybe the weather will have improved too. Let's not get our hopes up for either, ey?
Toodle-pip.
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