I Just Don't Understand Some People...

I just don't understand some people.. you throw insults that you think are funny yet are completely oblivious to the effect they may have.. If you don't like someone, then just leave them alone and stay away, there's no need to carry on picking and picking.. However, if you actually like the person and want attention from them, then being hurtful is NOT the way to go about it.. You will be noticed by being respectful, friendly and mature.. People are no longer interested in stupid, silly, immature prats.. If it's for the entertainment of others then I hope they bite back and give as good as they get and embarrass you just as much as you're feeling inside.. In simple words you might understand, GROW UP! It's people like you that make me realise who the decent people are in my life and who are your genuine friends and who actually genuinely care for your wellbeing. 

It's people like you that make others feel down about themselves or actually believe the insults you through at them. It can make people feel worthless and unwanted while you prance about thinking of nothing other than yourself and your little world. There's no need for it, end of. Ok, yes, sometimes you should take it on the chin or take it in jest, yet should we even be subjected to these nasty comments in the first place? Where is the line between 'having a laugh', banter and damn right unnecessary? 

RANT OVER! 

Skiing In La Plagne, France 2006

When my parents first suggested that we learnt to ski I wasn't exactly "up for it" and I put it down to my lack of confidence at the time and my reluctance to try new things. However seeing as my parents were experienced skiers they wanted us to give it a go too. So every saturday morning we were at the dry ski slope for lessons and anyone will tell you, if you can ski on that stuff then you can most definitely ski on snow! Also, you do not want to make a habit of falling over on the matting, IT WILL HURT!!! So once we had finished our lessons we went on our first skiing holiday to Alpe d'Huez in France. This holiday consisted of ski school in the mornings and off with the parents in the afternoon. I can most definitely say, it was these lessons where I gained the confidence I needed for the slopes and also picked up the technical side too. They were definitely worth it.

Our second ski holiday was to La Plagne in France and this time there were eleven of us, all family members. For the purpose of this blog I will mainly focus on what me, my sister and two cousins got up to. We flew with Flybe and during the flight (whilst me and Ryan were busy posing and taking pictures of ourselves!) there was some commotion across the aisle. Shane was holding the plastic inner frame of the window in his hands! We all were laughing but the parents looked slightly concerned! We tried telling the stewardess who did not find it funny and in fact didn't actually do anything about it! So ever since then we've had an ongoing joke that during the flight the window fell out! We should have taken it home with us as a souvenir!

The best part of this holiday was the sledging. All us kids rented a sledge each and conveniently behind our accomodation was a perfect hill, steep enough to get some speed yet short enough to walk back up. Most afternoons after skiing we were out there and caused some trouble it seems! We built ramps at the bottom to fly over and ended up having snowball fights with other kids on "our turf". Other events included me almost sledging into a dog that was running up the slope (expert swerving I must add) and Ryan's sledge sliding into someones apartment patio doors resulting in the occupants shouting at him in English and then French as they were unsure what nationality he was!

Right for this next bit I need to set the scene... The slope we were sledging down was parallel to a road and between the slope and the road was a steep, bumpy "off piste" hill. So, Shane was sat on his sledge on the edge of this hill and I thought it would be a good idea to sledge straight into the back of him. Consequently he fell off and the sledge continued to fly down the bumpy hill and came to a stop on the road. Shane proceeded to scramble down the hill as fast as possible to retrieve the sledge as a 4x4 was driving towards us. Shane didn't make it in time. The 4x4 ran straight over the sledge! Of course, Ryan and I were in absolute stitches but Shane was panicking because we had to return the sledges at the end of the holiday and one of the brakes were slight buckled. Luckily the parents found it just as funny!

So they were the highlights of our holiday to La Plagne. The next one is to the USA so stay tuned for more larking about :)

Ryan and I on a chair lift in La Plagne, France. 

Heather Peace Gig @ Birmingham 14.11.11

On the 14th November 2011, my partner Gabby and I travelled to Birmingham to watch the amazing Heather Peace perform an intimate stripped back set at The Glee Club. It was only in the preceding weeks that I actually heard Heather sing for the first time and from that moment on I was hooked even deeper. I had seen Heather in Ultimate Force as a young teenager and then again in Lip Service more recently. So not only could Heather be a versatile actress, she also has a beautiful voice and her lyrics really mean something as they relatable to anyone who has fallen in or out of love.

So, I grabbed the opportunity to get tickets from somebody who could no longer attend as the gig was already sold out. I was naturally nervous as we had to travel a little way and I had never been to a gig like this before and I was obviously very excited to see Heather. Another major perk about this particular gig was that a piece of signed merchandise was included and also a meet and greet with Heather after the gig. 

Sadly, we were not aloud to take photographs during the gig, however I understand why! So after Heather cleverly sneaks through the crowd and onto the stage she proceeds to perform no covers, only her own material including potential new tracks for her upcoming album. All of which I thought were beautiful and couldn't help but get drawn into the lyrics and the feelings behind the words. 

It felt like my partner and I were a couple of the youngest people there, yet I didn't feel uncomfortable, just more excited that I was such a fan and almost half the age of some of the women in the audience! 

So after the gig we were given a Heather Peace t-shirt with tour dates on the back, I brought along my Diva magazine of which Heather is on the cover, to get signed and then we had our picture taken with her. It was all a bit surreal and rather rushed but Heather was very friendly and appears to be very appreciative of her fans. 

I also bought a copy of her first album which I listened to on the long(ish) drive home which was eventful in itself as firstly I unfortunately ran over a fox on the motorway, which was a first for me and isn't an experience I want to repeat, and secondly we were diverted off the motorway, which added to our journey time. 

However, despite all this, I went home satisfied that I had met Heather, listened to her beautiful music, met some lovely new people and had a generally great evening out! 

I definitely intend on seeing Heather again and can see her music career only climbing up and up from here on out! 

Picture showing us meeting Heather :) x

I would just like to say a big thank you to Emma for not being able to attend as it meant we could go instead! Also, a little shout out to Ange and Jo for keeping us company throughout the gig and for making the evening more enjoyable :) x