10 Memories
No particular order
1 – Moving to Minehead for 3 years on my own
I moved to Minehead to work for Butlins for 2 seasons and ended up living there for another year and a half, it was a lot of fun. I only came home when I split up with the guy I was engaged to.
2 – My parents splitting up and divorcing
This was not a good time in my life. I was 9 when my parents split up and it was especially traumatic because it was my Mum that left and eloped, so we (me, my brother and sister) had to move with my dad into my Nan and grandad house.
3 – First time I flew
I was terrified on my first flight, and I only flew and hour and a half to Prague, but now i’m a lot better with flying.
4 – The first time some one died in my family
The fist funeral I went to was for a Step Aunt who died of breast cancer when I was about 18, and it was a very sad occasion because she was only 42 when she passed.
5 – Becoming an Aunt
This was a fantastic feeling, my sister having her first baby, a girl called Lauren and me becoming an Aunt. I was so happy, the only bad thing was that I was living in Minehead when she was born and didn’t see her till she was a month old.
6 – The day my sister got married
The day my sister got married was a happy day and I was so proud that my sister asked me to be her maid of honor. I came home from Minehead for her day and I hadn’t seen her for 3 months so it was extra special.
7 – My first tattoo
I was so excited to get my first tattoo but nervous at the same time, my friend paid for it for my birthday and I got a pentacle star on my shoulder-blade. It hurt like hell but I love the pain, it makes you know your alive and it’s not a bad pain (most of the time), I since had 8 more since then and would love more.
8 – When I went to New York
New York is a place I’ve always wanted to go, and I got the opportunity at University. We went for 5 days and even though the weather was crap for the first 3 days it didn’t matter, the place is amazing. We did a lot of tourist things like statue of liberty, empire state building at night and Madame Tussards, and shopping. But the highlight (although it probably shouldn’t be called that was visiting ground Zero and crying uncontrollably in the tribute gallery and having a tour by people who lost loved ones in the towers.
9 – Spending a month volunteering with the AWF in Tenerife
This was the best month ever, I went to Tenerife to log and photograph whales and dolphins for the Atlantic Whale Foundation. I stayed in a 300 year old house about 20 mins outside Playa Las Americas and went on the tourist whale watching boats 3 times a week. It was an amazing experience and one I’ll never forget.
10 – First Foo Fighters concert
This was an experience…my favourite band is the Foo Fighters and I went to see the at the NEC in Birmingham. But I’d got very drunk the night before and was violently sick a few times that morning. So went to the concert feeling like crap and couldn’t eat or drink anything all day but had a great time at the concert despite the fact I felt really ill.
