Hold on tight & enjoy the ride ...

Hey Ladies!

How are we all? I've had a fabulous couple of days off from work and am excited to share my little adventures with you! Today i'm posting Thursday's diary entry, enjoy!

Thursday

On Thursday me and the bf decided to go to Thorpe Park for the day! We got up early (well 9am...early for us!) and went to the local cafe for a spot of brekkie before our journey. Mmmm fry-up!

On the way there the weather turned a bit grotty and we hit rain patches all along the M25 but luckily once we arrived the weather held out and it was dry (except for the water rides, hehe!) Also because it was mid-week most people were at school or work and we hardly had to queue at all :) :)

I hadnt been to Thorpe Park for quite a few years so there were tons of new rides that i hadnt been on before. My favourite rides were the water ones especially the Rumba Rapids (an oldie but a goodie!) and the new ride for 2011 - Storm Surge. Basically you are in a huge rubber ring that is launched off a massive 64ft high flume - it was fun!

The scariest rides of the day for me were Saw:The Ride and Stealth.

Saw was the ride which we had to queue the longest for but this was because about 5 minutes after we started queuing the ride had to be taken out of action so they could remove one of the faulty car's (i think this scared me more than the ride itself, haha). Saw:The Ride boasts that it is the world's first horror movie-themed rollercoaster with a beyond vertical 100 degree and 100ft drop!!

Stealth for me was the scariest ride of the day and the last ride we went on. The carriage shoots off at an unbelievable high speed (0-80mph in just 2.3 seconds!) and flies you up 205ft high in the sky and then drops you down a vertical drop. This ride completely did my neck and shoulders in (i probably shouldnt have been on any of the rides with my bad neck/shoulders but oopsie!)

We has an amazing day :) I would completely recommend trying all the rides at least once and, if you can, get there before the school's break-up for holidays - less queuing times and hardly any annoying kids! There are so many good offers on all over the place at the moment so theres no reason why you should have to pay for 2 full price adults (at £40 each i think its a bit steep, especially as they are now charging you to use their car park!!) We had BOGOF tickets which i think the bf got in WH Smiths while buying a magazine!

Have you been on Saw or Stealth? What did you guys think?

I'll be posting my Friday shopping trip in London once i'm back home and have my camera lead!

xoxo

Monday Positive Thought #2

Happy Monday!

So glad that today went quickly - looking forward to just a half week at work this week :)

Here's todays positive thought - better late than never...

Keep smiling :)

xoxo

Locked my dreams in a suitcase ...

I am well and truly ready for summer now. After what seems like the longest, coldest winter ever some sun finally reared its much welcomed head for the first time yesterday bringing with it a relatively warm day.

For the first time in like forever i had no heating on in my car and even embraced the cool breeze with the windows down and the tunes blaring. I ventured out in a maxi dress and my sunglasses were super-glued to my face. The boys decided that summer was here and wore shorts and vests and cracked out the bbq .... it then decided to rain; but that's just British ways isn't it! BBQ's just getting started and the heavens open, it's the same every year. To be fair we couldn't expect too much as it is only March!

Me and the bf even picked out our (late) summer holiday yesterday and i've been practically giddy ever since! It has definitely put the spring back in my step and given me some much needed motivation - i now have something to look forward to :)

As i get over-enthusiastic with the holiday shopping (bikinis, flip flops, summer dresses galore!) I thought i'd post and see what you all consider your summer holiday essentials and what are you're must haves for the upcoming season ....

What do you pack in your hand luggage?! What type of luggage do you use??

What are you're beauty essentials? Do you dare to be make-up free on the beach??

I've still got 6 months to wait til i go away but I'm already planning away like a crazy person :p

http://onerainyday.webs.com/

xoxo

Manhattan From The Sky ...

Quick outfit of the day from yesterday that i didnt have time to post. I adore this pink tunic dress!! I've been looking for something like this for a few months and finally found one by chance when i was in town last weekend looking for floral dresses!

I teamed it with some thick black tights, a brown plaited belt, brown pixie boots and a chunky wooden studded bangle - i also wore my favourite new necklace 'Toby Owl' (yes, i've named my owl necklace but who cares). Toby Owl is quite possibly one of my best bargains ... 99p on ebay including postage!

My OoTD pics are pretty poor as its quite cramped in front of my floor-length mirror at the mo as i'm in the process of having a spring-clean. Hopefully they'll get better...

Also thought i'd add a couple of pics of items from my bracelet box - i have a slight obession with bracelets and have a hat box crammed with them (its actually overflowing now) :¬/

Have you checked out my jewellery line? http://onerainyday.webs.com/

I have some exciting new items coming soon :) hopefully have them up by next weekend :)

xoxo

One Rainy Day ...

Ok Girls, I've been working literally non-stop since i got home from work to get this up and running (except when i paused to make pancakes, yum!) and i've finally launched my own website for the jewellery i make!! :)

http://onerainyday.webs.com/

You can view and purchase from the site above of give me a comment/email/tweet if you spy anything you like.

Here's a little sample for you to browse:

What do you dolls think? Keep checking back as i have lots more on the way!

xoxo