New Year...Not-So-New Me!

Well hello there 2014!

I could start of by saying a big fat "THIS IS MY YEAR!" but as it's now 8th January, and we're a whole week into the new year, I feel that would be utterly pointless as my sparkly new year's resolutions have dissolved into nothingness already. Massive fail.

Seriously though, I started this year with such optimism and I was utterly convinced that my life was about to miraculously take a turn for the better. I vowed  that this would be the year I woke up to a mug of green tea every morning and religiously took my makeup off at night. I even spent New Years Eve chomping my way through the last of my Christmas chocolate with my closest friends in order to kick-start my 2014 healthy eating regime. Needless to say, none of these things are still in place in my life.

I would say I'm disappointed in myself, but let's face it, green tea tastes like pond water, and I didn't have a hope in hell of making it through the January revision period without stuffing my face with hobnobs and Percy Pigs. 

So, like the majority of people, I've decided that New Years resolutions just aren't for me.

(I've made no attempt whatsoever to acknowledge the fact that I haven't posted anything for well over six months, because frankly, nobody cares. I mean, this blog has a grand total of zero followers, so really I'd just be announcing to myself that I've been really busy with uni work etc, and obviously I already know that.)

...Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way!

Three days after I returned from Spain, my family and I made the 400 mile journey to Bude in Cornwall for what would be my second summer holiday of the year. None of us had ever been to Cornwall before so we were all excited to explore a new part of the UK.

We had a brilliant week in a beautiful town and every day was warm and sunny. It was perfect. We visited the Eden Project, Tintagel Castle, and the village of Clovelly. We also all tried our hands at sea kayaking and surfing as well as enjoying the peace and quiet and relaxing with Cornish pasties, ice cream, and cream teas. We've all said we would go back, and I can't wait to explore another part of Cornwall at some point in the future! 

The lovely cottage we stayed in.

The town and beaches at Bude.

The Eden Project

Incredible views at Tintagel Castle.

The family at Tintagel. 

Fun with the sea kayak.

Traditional Cornish pasties.

The gorgeous town of Clovelly.

My lovely bedroom in the cottage.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows...

I know it's been over a month since I last posted, but I have a perfectly good reason this time...I've been on holiday! 

I've been so lucky this year and I've actually had two holidays and spent the best part of a month relaxing. It's been fantastic!

On 24th June, Melissa, Katrina and I jetted off to Malaga in Spain to spend just over 2 weeks with Katrina's lovely Nan who lives out there. We had such a brilliant time and were so lucky with the weather. We all came back a beautiful shade of bronze and made loads of great memories.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are a few of my favourite photographs from such a wonderful two weeks. 

June lives at the top of a mountain so we had some fantastic views of the sunrise and sunset each day.

Melissa and I enjoyed breakfast on the balcony each morning.

The village of Sayalonga 

Katrina and I in the garden.

The beautiful lake at Canillas 

A lovely evening spent at Nerja.

Horse riding up in the mountains.

Go Karting.

Katrina and I on our final night.

Melissa and I enjoying the biggest ice creams ever!

I really did have a lovely holiday and I'd go back in an instant. I'm so grateful to Katrina's Nan for letting us stay with her again and I feel truly blessed to have such wonderful best friends to share my summer with.