Blast on the Box this Friday!!

This Friday and for 3 Friday mornings following, I will be presenting Blast on the Box on your TV.

BBC 2 Northern Ireland, 11:00am. Tune in! Pleaseeeeeeee.

Love xo

17 and 21

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Joy is a legend

Ahhhh, i do miss her.

Subway

This is a blog to promote the 24 Hour Subway on The Dublin Road in Belfast.

It is brill.

It hasn’t been an overly long period of time since we found out that it is infact a 24-hour food place but boy have we made up for lost time. You can find us in it at around 2-3am, two out of seven nights a week making friends, singing to the employees, entertaining the bouncer (yes, they have a bouncer) with our dance moves and munching into a 6” hearty Italian with chicken, lettuce and mayonnaise followed by a chocolate chip cookie.

My mouth is definitely watering.

So folks, gather your Mums, Dads, Grannies, Granda’s, Friends, Spouses, Neighbours, Cousins, Cats and head down for an unforgettable experience.

October

I know, I know. I am ridiculously bad at this blogging business now. I guess I should be pleased that my journal is now filled up with handwritten thoughts.

Canada and America were brill. I had such a good time being away with my family. We spent our three weeks travelling around Niagara Falls, Ohio, New York, Boston, Sarnia in Canada and Toronto.

Ohio was probably my favourite.

I spent the summer there four years ago on a cross community project called C.F.P.N.I (Children’s Friendship Project Northern Ireland) where a Catholic and Protestant come together to spend a month with a host family. I was paired with a bird called Caoimhe whom I met on the way to the airport before our trip and we had THE BEST time together. We laughed, cried, shared and grew together through the whole project . We had the most amazing host family known as ‘The Flynns’. I’m not sure the project would have worked and been as successful if it wasn’t for them. It’s families like Monica and Kevins that make this world a better place. They gave of their time, money, love, home and family to welcome two young girls into their lives. Not just for a summer but for forever. Caoimhe and I were truly blessed.

The purpose of our visit to Ohio was to revisit where I stayed those four years ago and it was fantastic. It was so special having my brothers with me this time and sharing in my experience with them. The Flynns Kids, Patrick, Casey, Megan, Brianna and Frankee get on so well with them we wouldn’t have minded staying there for the whole duration of our trip!

New York was incredible when I think about it. Granda surprised us and flew over to hang out with us for the 3 days. He goes to New York about 4 times a year and so it was good to have our own personal tour guide. He is a legend.

3 weeks is a long time when I had barely seen my family for a weekend last year but I would do it all again tomorrow.

October has approached us all very quickly and it’s been a month since I moved into my beaut new house. I’m living with Nicci, Shari and Samantha this year. Our house is lovely. We have a fire, lights that dim, patio doors and great neighbours. We’re easily pleased.

Tom, the guy I got engaged to, ha, when I went to Majorca at the start of July is still working out there. I just got back last Monday from spending the weekend with him in Magaluf. It was so much fun. We get on so well and although he lives in Birmingham, I don’t think I’ve seen the last of him.

Times are exciting and I’m lovely the feelings of butterflies’.

August

It's only the 4th and so far it's proved to be the busiest but best few days. I finished work last thurday for a month. Moved out of my house on friday, sad sad times but we've got an even nicer one for september so all is good. Spent the weekend at the caravan as all the girls and guys are home from Uganda. Had some bonfire bant on the beach and now, I'm sitting in the airport waiting to depart for Canada. I can not wait. We arrived an hour too early so I could have had that extra hour in bed but sure....

I have a total of 51 seconds to finish and post this so sorry it isn't very exciting. I'll blog from Niagara Falls!!!

L.O.V.E.xo

Sun, Sea, Sand and Spain

I was very spontaenous last monday and booked a flight to Majorca Spain, due to depart two days later. I had the best time but it feels like a dream now. I flew out last wednesday and came home early tuesday morning much to my distress returning to rain and work.

Nicci and Kim have been out there since the start of June working so it was really cool seeing them again. As the usual holidays go.. we made alot of friends, stayed out alnight every night, didn't see much sun apart from the walk home and stop off on the beach to watch the sunrise with the boys guitars. It was bliss and I was in my element. I got to sing at a girls private birthday party and I got up on stage in Mulligans Indie Bar and have a wee sing song too.

O and I got engaged to a guy in a cool band called 'Curzon Circle' ....check them out. They are named after a roundabout in Birmingham. Apparently we're honeymooning at the westest point of Ireland.... He got me the ring and I got him those broken glasses.

As good as holidays are, they are also hard. It seems to only be about drugs, sex and alcohol. I hated the thought of being in this atmosphere and scene and looking like or coming across like I was just like everyone else there when I know I'm not. I often thought about how much work the 24/7 guys are doing in Ibiza and I think we need alot more set ups like that in places such as Magaluf.

Anyway, I'm off this weekend too so I may fly back to dance to my holiday song....

This is my only pose

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in forever. Turns out that as soon as you turn twenty life picks up it's pace, I really don't need that but it's true!

For the past two months I have...

1. Been to London twice. For those who know me know I LOVEEEEE London. Like really love it. The time I went with Joy and Mel and stayed with Estelle (is it just me or did that rhyme?) ..was the best, we got 2p flights very spontaneously and just went. This is a plug for ryanair people. We drove around London at night, got the tour which was much better that those tour buses, went to brick lane to the 24 hour bagel shop, only to return to the car after 5 minutes to find the window smashed and my bag and contents gone. Raging. I lost around £350 worth of stuff, so much for the 2p flights. Anyway, I'm still moving there.


2. Went on Lynseys hen of all hen weekends. We started off shaking our booties at the Mclub groovy train on the Friday night, which I might add did lead to me winning the dance competition and champers. I was brill. For the those who are my mate on facebook.. check it out! Saturday saw us heading to Cavan for a spa weekend, it was pure bliss. Carly and I thought it was normal to head down for breakfast in our big white robes only to find we were the only two. We somehow managed to convince Mel and Danielle that this was the norm so they too did the same and went through the embarrassment of being stared at.


3. Hung out with Boyzone backstage at the Odyssey!! I was very surprised to find I'm taller than Ronan, Stephen AND Mikey. I also got to work alongside Shane Lynch and Canaan Press in the PR and marketing for his Autobiography. The book signing went well and his book, 'The Chancer' is really great. It's such a great testimony. If anyone wants one then let me know. It's fair to say Shane and I are firm mates now, he appreciates my banter. I was going to put up the photo where he's pulling a funny face but I like his hand on my shoulder in this one.


4. Retire from the Uganda trip. This has particularly broke my heart. I'm gutted I can't go but for a mixture of reasons being work commitments and funds. July will be tough.


5. Witnessed Grant and Lynsey getting hitched. After my strap marks/tan fiasco, the day was brill. I had the honour and privilege of being their maid with Carly and Steph. I loved being Alain's 'B....' for the day too. The wedding party was the best I'd been too, Dixie took it to a whole new level when he and I wedding crashed at the wedding next door, I tucked my bridesmaid dress up so it looked like a mini skirt, that was a clear giveaway we were in the wrong wedding. Best day. They are currently honeymooning in the Dominican Republic.


6. Got a job promotion!! I am now the Supervisor of the All Saints store, Victoria Square, Belfast. I'm not going to work in retail forever but my manager reckons I'm good at it and has given me a lot more responsibility, a pay rise and very soon a key!

And number 7. Got a new housemate, wohooooooo. She's brill.

Times are busy but life is good.

Good Luck Chuck

No joke. I am Good Luck Chuck. For those who have seen the movie, my version is more altered. It's not who or something i aspire to be, it just happens.

I haven't had many boyfriends. I'm scared of commitment. To cut a long story short... Anytime I am romantically linked to a guy, after it comes to an end, he meets the woman of his dreams.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE.

I don't in anyway hold a grudge against this or I'm not annoyed that it happens. Infact I find it really funny. It just actually happens everytime. Everytime being 4 or 5 and thats since 3rd Year.

My third year boyfriend began going out with his girl a day after we called it quits, 6 years later they are still together and have a kid! Another one is still with his bird of 5 years, and one married within a year. I've knew about my reign for a while but I've decided to take it more seriously after another ones new girl wrote a song about me called 'I Loved You First' ...I knew him first but who can argue with a girl who's so dedicated to write a song about it. I take it as a thank you.

I reckon there should be some award for my good work to society.

Birthdays!!

And so it's that time of year again, my favourite.. birthday season! For those who know me well know that I love my family and particularly my brothers more than anything so to share my birthday in the same week as my nephew and one of my younger brothers is a privilege. It was my nephew Marks on Monday 21st, he's a whole 64 hours older than me. Yes, older! And Sam's 16th was yesterday, I can not believe he'll be learning to drive in a year. And mine is today. I am 20 years old. I'm old. Half of 40. Nightmare.

For some reason I didn't tell anyone it's my birthday today. I usually keep reminding people for at least a month before and reading back to last years blog on my birthday I was so ready for that 19 milestone but 20, that's a different story.. I guess in not telling people I thought I was putting it off.

I just looked through photos of Sams 14th and my 18th, o how we have changed! Time scares me, alot.

This is Sam and I celebrating both our birthdays at 12AM this morning. He is no longer a boy, he's a man.

Sam thought the jam in his cake was red sauce. I laughed alot. I love this photo.

We pose...