So today and yesterday have been very good! :)
Yesterday I went up to Stiff Kitten bar to see about a job at Belsonic, so did like 50 other people. Wow. Didn't expect that at all! They said that the people at the front of the queue had been waiting since 1:30, baring in mind it was like 3:00 ish so Leah and I decided to leave and go get something to eat at Nandos! I flipping love the pitas at Nandos, they are unreal, have to have garlic sauce with them of course! So after this we went to meet Lewis, one of Leah's friends, lovely boy and rather funny! So after this we went to the cinema in Dundonald and oh my days it's huge and cheaper than Bangor cinema. Same company but apparently it can be cheaper... :/ Anyway, we went to see the new Batman... EPIC! That is the only way to describe that movie, seriously epic. Tom Hardy is an amazing actor with a lot of scope! Cannot believe the different roles he can play! Very handsome as well, may I add ;) After this, Leah and I collected Hannah from her house and chilled with Lewis and one of his friends for a wee while! Hannah then wanted to get her chinese so I dropped her home then drove to meet some more of Leah's friends but I know Brett and Connor already. I don't think I've laughed so much in ages! Brett playfully slapped Leah in the face and she made the most ridiculous noise that just made me errupt, took about 10 minutes for me to recover and my abs were aching so bad after the laughing fit! It was amazing to be able to laugh like that again because I wasn't having a very good week until yesterday. Taekwondo helped too! I love how exercise can just cheer you up and get you going for the day, it's so simple to just go to the gym yet 1/2 the time I can't be bothered but when I do go I always love it and feel energized afterwards!
Today wasn't eventful at all but it was still good! I gave my brother and his friend Max a lift to their hostel in Belfast as Max isn't from here so Phil is going to show him around Belfast! :) After that I haven't done anything apart from chill in the house and play some Skyrim. I started a new character as a Wood Elf because the Imperial wasn't really suiting what I wanted to do! It's a waste of a level 13 character but oh well! Wood Elf is good at archery and pickpocketing so it's good for being in thieves guild! If you don't know Skyrim then you've probably lost interest/ have no idea what I'm going on about! I love it! Soo good! Going to build up this character (her name is Gala) until my brother goes away, so I have about a month to build her up to her best haha!
Much happiness and smiles,
Charlotte :3
Sunday 22 July 2012
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Learning from myself!
Every so often, I find myself upset by things that are clearly just little silly things in the grand scheme of things. I've learned over the past wee while that nothing is too big or too little for God. I have to catch myself when I'm in that moment of anger, self annoyance or just being sad. I have to make an active effort to tell God what's up and then read the Bible where I know I'll find the answers to my problems and I always come out being like, "you know what, it's not that bad. I just need to sort it out." God's dealt with it in my head and it's all good now. I had one of these tonight. Totally just babbled to my best friend Leah about it and while it helps to babble to a friend about your problems or what you're randomly feeling upset about, God is always the ultimate person to go to.
As I was reading the Bible, I was just guided towards Ephesians and I love Paul's letters, they're just fabulous but tonight Ephesians 4 offered some epic advice to me just what I needed, here's the verses:
Love and hugs,
Charlotte :3
As I was reading the Bible, I was just guided towards Ephesians and I love Paul's letters, they're just fabulous but tonight Ephesians 4 offered some epic advice to me just what I needed, here's the verses:
- God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love - like Christ in everything.
- But that's no life for you. You learned Christ!
- Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry - but don't use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don't stay angry. Don't go to bed angry. Don't give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.
- Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.
Love and hugs,
Charlotte :3
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Starbucks!
Okay so I made a list of what I wanted to do with my life today and one of them was to go to coffee by myself. I'm here! I'm actually at coffee by myself!
Now if you know me, you know that I don't really go anywhere by myself and this is actually quite a big step for me to be coming out by myself with my laptop and just typing a blog. I actually wasn't sure if I would be able to do a blog on my laptop in here because it said BT Openzone and that usually means you need to use your own BT password and username to get to the internet and I don't know my one... oops. But according to Starbucks that isn't the case so this is what I'm doing.
So my experience so far has been quite pleasant actually, no weird looks or anything. I must look like I'm doing something of importance because I was reading some papers about my university course for next year, needed to find out more before I actually made the choice to do the course and now I'm typing on a laptop probably looking like I'm thinking quite a lot. I also have a bucket of tea! Like, seriously, it's flipping huge!
So here's the list that I made, wee intsagram picture of last nights motivation business. Still need to do half of it but hey, coffee is a start!
Love from Starbucks,
Charlotte :3
Now if you know me, you know that I don't really go anywhere by myself and this is actually quite a big step for me to be coming out by myself with my laptop and just typing a blog. I actually wasn't sure if I would be able to do a blog on my laptop in here because it said BT Openzone and that usually means you need to use your own BT password and username to get to the internet and I don't know my one... oops. But according to Starbucks that isn't the case so this is what I'm doing.
So my experience so far has been quite pleasant actually, no weird looks or anything. I must look like I'm doing something of importance because I was reading some papers about my university course for next year, needed to find out more before I actually made the choice to do the course and now I'm typing on a laptop probably looking like I'm thinking quite a lot. I also have a bucket of tea! Like, seriously, it's flipping huge!
Love from Starbucks,
Charlotte :3
Monday 16 July 2012
Living it out
So currently I'm sitting at groomsport or donaghadee (don't know which) just listening to the waves. Appreciating what's here. Yes I'm by myself, needed a wee drive to think and sometimes it's nice to be by yourself. Occasionally cars drive past but it's mostly just me and the waves. I did take a picture but you can't see anything and I don't think I can put pictures in on my phone anyway, but it's nice sitting here just enjoying the sound of the waves. I need to sleep so I'll head off now, hope you enjoy your place as much as I do mine.
Charlotte :3
Charlotte :3
Taking things for granted...
Beware, deep blog ahead!
So I stumbled upon a wonderful poem that saddened my heart a little bit:
Cranky Old Man.....
What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see?
What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me?
A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise,
Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another
A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone,
But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel.
It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles .. .. . grace and vigour, depart.
There is now a stone . . . where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass . A young man still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells
I remember the joys . . . . .. . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . . . . . . . life over again.
I think of the years, all too few . . .. gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people .. . . . .. . . open and see.
Not a cranky old man .
Look closer . . . . see .. .. . .. .... . ME!!
It's amazing what we miss. We all look at people and judge them by appearance or by the way they act when we first meet them. First impressions are often wrong and if we don't give people the chance will we truly be able to say we like or dislike that person? I want to be able to give people the chance to get to know me and give myself the chance to get to know people. Look around at your friends and ask yourself, do you really know them? Is there something about them that tells you that maybe you need to look a little bit deeper and you've just taken for granted that they've told you everything that you need to know? I can see in some people that their soul has been hurt by something or someone and they just put up a facade of being happy, funny or just trying to act normal. There's always a chink in the chain at some point, it's just seeing it and reassuring someone you're always there for them and they can trust you and talk to you about anything. I'd like to think my close friends could come to me about anything, I'm quite a listener and if you need to just get something out of your system, I'm quite good at just being a shoulder to cry on and I hope my friends see that.
So often we take people or places for granted. For example, I've complained that Bangor can be crappy at times but really, it's a beautiful place to live. We're right beside the sea, can go walk along the coast at any time we like but just because there isn't much to do in the town center we think it's kinda rubbishy when in fact we just take our beautiful scenery for granted. I could stay up all night and just listen to the waves crash against the rocks and just for once, appreciate what I have right now. Sometimes things fall apart, things end and we don't want them to. I'm moving onto the next stage of my life at the minute and to be honest, it's scary. Something inside me is freaking out a little bit because I'm growing up and there's nothing I can do to stop it. Everything that has been so certain up to now has ended. You always think things will last forever, school for example, you can't wait for it to end and you never really believe it will but then it does and you're left thinking, wow... I'm not going back to school in September, I'm not going to see some people ever again and I the people I'm closest to are moving elsewhere, as am I. For 7 weeks in September I'll be in a completely different culture, Romania. While everyone else is in the UK I'm going to Eastern Europe, scary right? But exciting at the same time because I'm going to gain a whole new perspective on what I have and what is valuable to me. I'll come back and be in Monkstown which is about 40 minutes from Bangor which is good and I can't wait to get to work there too!
In church yesterday, our minister was preaching about being thankful. As I reflected on this I found I complain... a lot. And why should I because I live in the #7 richest country in the world! That's crazy! So many people have less than me and they don't complain because they value what they have more than I do. They have the bare essentials, sometimes not even, and can rejoice in that because they haven't been spoiled by adverts telling them they need to have the latest laptop, iphone, ipad or whatever else we 'need'. We're so materialistic and don't try and trick yourself by saying you're not because let's face it practically everyone in the UK is. Not necessarily our own personal fault but we can't completely blame advertisers for our own greed.
I challenge anyone (who has managed to get this far in the very long blog) to look into their lives and see the people, places and objects around them and not be grateful that they have family, a bed, a laptop or a place they know to be beautiful and can easily get to it. Just look into your life and be thankful for what you do have rather than looking and seeing what isn't there.
As difficult as it is to not want or long for something we don't have, think of something you do have.
Crappy job? At least you have one.
Old laptop? At least you have one.
Car that's falling apart? At least you have one.
Annoying family? At least you have one.
I think I've made my point here. I can learn from my own babbles too. My name's Charlotte McVeigh and I'm a typical Northern Irish complainer. I'm not just going to deal with it and accept it, I want to change it. I hope you do too.
Charlotte :3
So I stumbled upon a wonderful poem that saddened my heart a little bit:
Cranky Old Man.....
What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see?
What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me?
A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise,
Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another
A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone,
But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel.
It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles .. .. . grace and vigour, depart.
There is now a stone . . . where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass . A young man still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells
I remember the joys . . . . .. . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . . . . . . . life over again.
I think of the years, all too few . . .. gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people .. . . . .. . . open and see.
Not a cranky old man .
Look closer . . . . see .. .. . .. .... . ME!!
It's amazing what we miss. We all look at people and judge them by appearance or by the way they act when we first meet them. First impressions are often wrong and if we don't give people the chance will we truly be able to say we like or dislike that person? I want to be able to give people the chance to get to know me and give myself the chance to get to know people. Look around at your friends and ask yourself, do you really know them? Is there something about them that tells you that maybe you need to look a little bit deeper and you've just taken for granted that they've told you everything that you need to know? I can see in some people that their soul has been hurt by something or someone and they just put up a facade of being happy, funny or just trying to act normal. There's always a chink in the chain at some point, it's just seeing it and reassuring someone you're always there for them and they can trust you and talk to you about anything. I'd like to think my close friends could come to me about anything, I'm quite a listener and if you need to just get something out of your system, I'm quite good at just being a shoulder to cry on and I hope my friends see that.
So often we take people or places for granted. For example, I've complained that Bangor can be crappy at times but really, it's a beautiful place to live. We're right beside the sea, can go walk along the coast at any time we like but just because there isn't much to do in the town center we think it's kinda rubbishy when in fact we just take our beautiful scenery for granted. I could stay up all night and just listen to the waves crash against the rocks and just for once, appreciate what I have right now. Sometimes things fall apart, things end and we don't want them to. I'm moving onto the next stage of my life at the minute and to be honest, it's scary. Something inside me is freaking out a little bit because I'm growing up and there's nothing I can do to stop it. Everything that has been so certain up to now has ended. You always think things will last forever, school for example, you can't wait for it to end and you never really believe it will but then it does and you're left thinking, wow... I'm not going back to school in September, I'm not going to see some people ever again and I the people I'm closest to are moving elsewhere, as am I. For 7 weeks in September I'll be in a completely different culture, Romania. While everyone else is in the UK I'm going to Eastern Europe, scary right? But exciting at the same time because I'm going to gain a whole new perspective on what I have and what is valuable to me. I'll come back and be in Monkstown which is about 40 minutes from Bangor which is good and I can't wait to get to work there too!
In church yesterday, our minister was preaching about being thankful. As I reflected on this I found I complain... a lot. And why should I because I live in the #7 richest country in the world! That's crazy! So many people have less than me and they don't complain because they value what they have more than I do. They have the bare essentials, sometimes not even, and can rejoice in that because they haven't been spoiled by adverts telling them they need to have the latest laptop, iphone, ipad or whatever else we 'need'. We're so materialistic and don't try and trick yourself by saying you're not because let's face it practically everyone in the UK is. Not necessarily our own personal fault but we can't completely blame advertisers for our own greed.
I challenge anyone (who has managed to get this far in the very long blog) to look into their lives and see the people, places and objects around them and not be grateful that they have family, a bed, a laptop or a place they know to be beautiful and can easily get to it. Just look into your life and be thankful for what you do have rather than looking and seeing what isn't there.
As difficult as it is to not want or long for something we don't have, think of something you do have.
Crappy job? At least you have one.
Old laptop? At least you have one.
Car that's falling apart? At least you have one.
Annoying family? At least you have one.
I think I've made my point here. I can learn from my own babbles too. My name's Charlotte McVeigh and I'm a typical Northern Irish complainer. I'm not just going to deal with it and accept it, I want to change it. I hope you do too.
Charlotte :3
Friday 13 July 2012
Trending topics on twitter...
So I've had a bit of trouble thinking of what to blog about today as I have done absolutely nothing. Like a serious amount of nothingness. So I wanted to blog to fill my boredom until I felt sleepy enough to just go to sleep and wake up at a normal time, problem. Done nothing today to blog about. I have therefore consulted twitters trending thing to find something to talk about. Options are:
1. rockday (wtf?)
2. Harrison Ford is 70 (do I care?)
3. Today is national french fry day (possibility)
4. ccc (wtf?)
5. Cancelled webshows (boreddd)
6. Happy Friday 13th (could do that)
7. Black hole sun (don't know what that's about)
8. Missão ImpossÃvel (wtf?)
9... Oh no it's just changed. GREAT.
Okay... decided I'm going to do the superstition of Friday the 13th.
This is an ''unlucky'' day according to some people where bad stuff can happen. Now I don't get this as bad stuff can happen on any day of the year YET people have decided that more bad stuff happens on days where it is indeed a Friday and the day of the month is the 13th. Scary. So I've gone onto Wikipedia to do some research on the topic and apparently there are a few theories. Numero uno por favor!
There you have it. A very concise version of the theories of Friday the 13th. Hope you enjoyed my ramble and this has taken up about 30 minutes of my time and I'm going to go have a bath now to waste 30 more and then go to bed.
Happy Friday 13th everyone ;)
Charlotte :3
1. rockday (wtf?)
2. Harrison Ford is 70 (do I care?)
3. Today is national french fry day (possibility)
4. ccc (wtf?)
5. Cancelled webshows (boreddd)
6. Happy Friday 13th (could do that)
7. Black hole sun (don't know what that's about)
8. Missão ImpossÃvel (wtf?)
9... Oh no it's just changed. GREAT.
Okay... decided I'm going to do the superstition of Friday the 13th.
This is an ''unlucky'' day according to some people where bad stuff can happen. Now I don't get this as bad stuff can happen on any day of the year YET people have decided that more bad stuff happens on days where it is indeed a Friday and the day of the month is the 13th. Scary. So I've gone onto Wikipedia to do some research on the topic and apparently there are a few theories. Numero uno por favor!
- In numerology the number 12 represents completeness. This has come about as 12 hours on the clock, 12 months in a year, 12 Gods of Olympus, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 Apostles of Jesus, 12 signs of Zodiac etc. etc. This would then mean that the number 13 would be considered irregular. Some say this is derived from the Last Supper where there were 13 people sat at the table or a Norse myth that having 13 people eating at the table would result in one of the diners dying.
- Friday has been considered an unlucky day to make journeys or start new projects by ''other professions.'' It also says that Friday has been an unlucky day since the 14th century's ''The Canterbury Tales.'' I have no idea what that is!
- An author unnamed (handy) says that it derived from a novel called ''Friday the Thirteenth'' by Thomas W. Lawson. Where stuff goes down on that day basically.
- Dan Brown's book ''The Da Vinvi Code'' popularized the connection between The Knights Templar and the Friday the 13th superstition.
There you have it. A very concise version of the theories of Friday the 13th. Hope you enjoyed my ramble and this has taken up about 30 minutes of my time and I'm going to go have a bath now to waste 30 more and then go to bed.
Happy Friday 13th everyone ;)
Charlotte :3
Thursday 12 July 2012
The 12th... dun dun dunn!
Oh hey there!
So today it is the 12th July... big day in Northern Ireland as it is indeed a public holiday and celebrates something quite... well... I don't know how to describe it but I shall indeed explain the situation.
Basically there was this battle called, battle of the Boyne in which King William of Orange won victory over James II. Now, as King William of Orange was Protestant and James II was Catholic, the 12th is a Protestant holiday. Some Protestants take it seriously and go to bonfires and the parades which is all good fun so long as there isn't any rioting or fighting which there often is due to alcohol and differences of opinion. I personally don't really go to any of the parades or bonfires, I don't really know why I've only seen the marching bands once in my life and it's alright like but I duno me and standing up for a while don't really go well together! I've never been to a bonfire either, must go to one some day! Would definitely be up for the experience :)
So that's the 12th in a very, very, small, tiny, nutshell! I'm one of those people who are in the middle. All for people wanting to celebrate it, all for people not wanting to celebrate it! I can see both sides. I guess it was never a big thing in my family as no one is in the Orange Order or marches in the bands so I really have no reason to go apart for enjoyment or celebration but sometimes things get out of hand and I'd prefer to stay out of the trouble than be right in the middle of something I don't want to be involved in. Hope I haven't caused any controversy with bringing up this topic! Northern Ireland is a place where, sometimes, it matters if you're Protestant or Catholic. I believe in equal opportunities and don't see why religion should separate us! :)
Hope you're enjoying your 12th what ever you may be doing :)
Charlotte :3
So today it is the 12th July... big day in Northern Ireland as it is indeed a public holiday and celebrates something quite... well... I don't know how to describe it but I shall indeed explain the situation.
Basically there was this battle called, battle of the Boyne in which King William of Orange won victory over James II. Now, as King William of Orange was Protestant and James II was Catholic, the 12th is a Protestant holiday. Some Protestants take it seriously and go to bonfires and the parades which is all good fun so long as there isn't any rioting or fighting which there often is due to alcohol and differences of opinion. I personally don't really go to any of the parades or bonfires, I don't really know why I've only seen the marching bands once in my life and it's alright like but I duno me and standing up for a while don't really go well together! I've never been to a bonfire either, must go to one some day! Would definitely be up for the experience :)
So that's the 12th in a very, very, small, tiny, nutshell! I'm one of those people who are in the middle. All for people wanting to celebrate it, all for people not wanting to celebrate it! I can see both sides. I guess it was never a big thing in my family as no one is in the Orange Order or marches in the bands so I really have no reason to go apart for enjoyment or celebration but sometimes things get out of hand and I'd prefer to stay out of the trouble than be right in the middle of something I don't want to be involved in. Hope I haven't caused any controversy with bringing up this topic! Northern Ireland is a place where, sometimes, it matters if you're Protestant or Catholic. I believe in equal opportunities and don't see why religion should separate us! :)
Hope you're enjoying your 12th what ever you may be doing :)
Charlotte :3
Sunday 8 July 2012
It's been a good day :)
So today's been very, very good :)
It started with going to church which was an unusual experience as it was a Methodist service (I'm Church of Ireland... don't judge!) and I didn't know 1/2 of the songs or this thing called the Benediction at the end which is like the Grace in COI. So that was good and the guys (xplore Peter and Stephen) got a wee present at the start of the service from the church to say thanks for everything. They've been such great guys the whole year, always working hard but also providing us with lots of banter and weirdness :) If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be doing Xplore next year or have come so far in my faith this past 9 months. I guess they've given me all aspects of friendship, always been there for me and given me sound advice. For that I'll be forever thankful.
So church was over and we went to the Rutledge's for lunch which is always good and we had some good food (when I say good... I mean KFC!) then some dessert of malteser cheesecake and oh my days it was amazing! So we then watched the tennis for a bit then Jeff and I headed round to the church to set up and sort some logistics out of what people were going to sit on and where, how to make it as informal and comfortable as possible! We then went our separate ways for dinner and came back for a bit more practice and set up then we were ready to just go for it and give it our all! :) It went really well and I actually enjoyed playing in front of people without being too nervous! The setting was so casual and informal that I think it relaxed me a lot and I would definitely be able to do another one after doing that one!
After the gig we all chilled for a bit and one of Jeff's friends hung about and played the guitar and jammed! It was awesome! We then played football for a while and who knew that my ninja skills would come in handy for football?! Haha! Over all it was just a really good night and I think praying before we went out to play helped a lot and people seemed to enjoy the night and we definitely did. (or I did LOL) One bad part was saying good-bye to Stephen, even though he didn't wait around, Peter and Neville. I know I'll see them all again because Stephen is helping with the Holiday Bible Club in my church and then Neville is head of Xplore and Peter is doing Xplore next year again so it's not a proper good-bye but I'll definitely miss having them around all the time and in church as well!
Last thought: God is good, He provides us with talents that bring people closer and make us feel alive and in touch with ourselves again.
Much, much, crazy, hyper love!
Charlotte :3
It started with going to church which was an unusual experience as it was a Methodist service (I'm Church of Ireland... don't judge!) and I didn't know 1/2 of the songs or this thing called the Benediction at the end which is like the Grace in COI. So that was good and the guys (xplore Peter and Stephen) got a wee present at the start of the service from the church to say thanks for everything. They've been such great guys the whole year, always working hard but also providing us with lots of banter and weirdness :) If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be doing Xplore next year or have come so far in my faith this past 9 months. I guess they've given me all aspects of friendship, always been there for me and given me sound advice. For that I'll be forever thankful.
So church was over and we went to the Rutledge's for lunch which is always good and we had some good food (when I say good... I mean KFC!) then some dessert of malteser cheesecake and oh my days it was amazing! So we then watched the tennis for a bit then Jeff and I headed round to the church to set up and sort some logistics out of what people were going to sit on and where, how to make it as informal and comfortable as possible! We then went our separate ways for dinner and came back for a bit more practice and set up then we were ready to just go for it and give it our all! :) It went really well and I actually enjoyed playing in front of people without being too nervous! The setting was so casual and informal that I think it relaxed me a lot and I would definitely be able to do another one after doing that one!
After the gig we all chilled for a bit and one of Jeff's friends hung about and played the guitar and jammed! It was awesome! We then played football for a while and who knew that my ninja skills would come in handy for football?! Haha! Over all it was just a really good night and I think praying before we went out to play helped a lot and people seemed to enjoy the night and we definitely did. (or I did LOL) One bad part was saying good-bye to Stephen, even though he didn't wait around, Peter and Neville. I know I'll see them all again because Stephen is helping with the Holiday Bible Club in my church and then Neville is head of Xplore and Peter is doing Xplore next year again so it's not a proper good-bye but I'll definitely miss having them around all the time and in church as well!
Last thought: God is good, He provides us with talents that bring people closer and make us feel alive and in touch with ourselves again.
Much, much, crazy, hyper love!
Charlotte :3
Thursday 5 July 2012
Up and down...
Okay... prepare yourself for a bit of a ramble of a blog!
My life is being consumed by music at the minute which is great as I do indeed need something to be doing rather than just sitting about the house doing absolutely nothing and wasting my time so having something to work towards is great. I'm playing with 2 friends at a gig on Saturday so I've been practicing quite considerably at that and to be honest I love it! I could easily go about doing gigs but I don't think it's meant to be. I need to see how my nerves go on Saturday because I'm usually quite nervous playing in front of people, even my friends and the fact I've been able to play in front of Jeff and Stephen is quite an achievement. I think I know why though, I can hide behind them on my wee piano while they bust out some fabulous music on the guitar/vocals and the drum, which is in fact a cool box!
Last night, Jeff came over to my house so we could do some hard work and work out the chords in the songs as was hadn't actually already done that which was silly but oh well I can cope! Then we went to McDonalds and then back to his house for some tv! McDonalds is a nice reward for working hard :)
Here we are at today then. At about 2:25pm I rolled up to the church in my wee ka to find everyone was waiting for me.. oops! I had a slight mishap on the way though as I forgot to bring the sheet of paper that has ALL the chords on it... Good one Charlotte! So I got there and we went in and ran into another problem, there was something wrong with Jeff's guitar! When plugging it into the sound system the guitar wasn't picking up some of the notes and only came out with a horrible muffling sound! So we went without the sound system and had a really good practice! Stephen was on the drum box thing and it sounds good! We have another practice tomorrow like early, early, early in the morning! Can't wait, should be fun! :)
So I came home 11 minutes late tonight and my mum took a physco as did I when she she started on me. I just let out everything I'd been feeling over the past few weeks and literally yelled it at her! It felt good to get it out but now I'm wrecked, emotionally and physically. All the crying has worn me out but it was good to get it out. I've never had such a bad fight with anyone before it was awful, I hate arguing with my mum but sometimes the anger gets the best of me and I just let loose when I know I should just leave it, I don't. I've just had a bath and I'm going to try to sleep in about 30 minutes, so a cup of tea and possibly a magnum is on the cards as I need chocolate after tonight.
It's chill time,
Charlotte :3
My life is being consumed by music at the minute which is great as I do indeed need something to be doing rather than just sitting about the house doing absolutely nothing and wasting my time so having something to work towards is great. I'm playing with 2 friends at a gig on Saturday so I've been practicing quite considerably at that and to be honest I love it! I could easily go about doing gigs but I don't think it's meant to be. I need to see how my nerves go on Saturday because I'm usually quite nervous playing in front of people, even my friends and the fact I've been able to play in front of Jeff and Stephen is quite an achievement. I think I know why though, I can hide behind them on my wee piano while they bust out some fabulous music on the guitar/vocals and the drum, which is in fact a cool box!
Last night, Jeff came over to my house so we could do some hard work and work out the chords in the songs as was hadn't actually already done that which was silly but oh well I can cope! Then we went to McDonalds and then back to his house for some tv! McDonalds is a nice reward for working hard :)
Here we are at today then. At about 2:25pm I rolled up to the church in my wee ka to find everyone was waiting for me.. oops! I had a slight mishap on the way though as I forgot to bring the sheet of paper that has ALL the chords on it... Good one Charlotte! So I got there and we went in and ran into another problem, there was something wrong with Jeff's guitar! When plugging it into the sound system the guitar wasn't picking up some of the notes and only came out with a horrible muffling sound! So we went without the sound system and had a really good practice! Stephen was on the drum box thing and it sounds good! We have another practice tomorrow like early, early, early in the morning! Can't wait, should be fun! :)
So I came home 11 minutes late tonight and my mum took a physco as did I when she she started on me. I just let out everything I'd been feeling over the past few weeks and literally yelled it at her! It felt good to get it out but now I'm wrecked, emotionally and physically. All the crying has worn me out but it was good to get it out. I've never had such a bad fight with anyone before it was awful, I hate arguing with my mum but sometimes the anger gets the best of me and I just let loose when I know I should just leave it, I don't. I've just had a bath and I'm going to try to sleep in about 30 minutes, so a cup of tea and possibly a magnum is on the cards as I need chocolate after tonight.
It's chill time,
Charlotte :3
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