Back to normality

I feel so much more relaxed being back at home, I definitely needed to get away from Chester (although I love living in Chester too). Hopefuly, well plan is that I will get my old HCA job back (but do bank work instead of full time) so it will be much more flexible for me to go on holidays and things :)

wrong course?!?!

I just couldn't believe my eyes this afternoon. I was praying so hard for a 'pass' for my history module, I had NO IDEA what mark I would get, and was just hoping that it would even out to a pass rather than a dreaded fail... So I grit my teeth, and go into the departmental office, after some slight confusion as to which module I wanted the results from, and of the receptionist being totally confused, and telling me that I would have had to have taken an exam as well, and she was shocked that I hadn't taken one, I finally glanced over at my result...

and guess what...

a blimmin' 72% !

This was for someone who had NEVER written a history essay in her life before, and gave up in year 9 (when the first opportunity arose!) I was happy, yeah, but it was mixed with some feelings of annoyance, why oh why haven't I got a first in my primary subject, which I love?!? Maybe I tried harder for this essay cos I knew that I couldn't do it, so I put more effort in...but its just shockingly annoying!

a day in the life of...me... in... Abersoch

What a fab idea, some of the CU going to chill out in Abersoch (just next to Pwllheli) after exam stress and madness! Bound to be good sun, seaside and surf (not to mention actualshowers too!) WELL, off we start, and it all goes well until I mess up the map instructions and take a very short detour (although very scenic!) Getting to the campsite (which was surrounded by gorgeous mountain ranges!) V. beautiful :) and stick in a few chickens, and lambs (they were so cute!) but some of the chickens were roosters, which tended to crow at the crack of dawn (not so pretty!) We set up our tents, and then basically either 'slept' (really talked) or went down to visit the beach (10 min walk!)

Next morning, all up and ready by 10! we get to the beach by 10.30, GORGEOUS day, full of sun, so we put LOTS of sunscreen on, at regular intervals. In and out of the sea we were! Having a fab time, I fell asleep... oh yes! Wrong move! 1/2 an hour of pure sleepful bliss, turns into a murderous case of sunburn (on the back of my knees~probably one of the most sensitive parts to get burnt) and im talking burnt, noit just red, red raw, and puffy (they became odematus!) I was like what on earth is going on? I put suncream on... oh yes I did, but the sun is still evil! They are still really painful, and it takes me a while to sit down and stand up, they kill when I walk, and they get stiff if I am say sitting in a car for any length of time, so when I got back (although smothering them at regular intervals with anyone and everyone's after sun) I had a cold bath and yet more after sun, and yet they still kill :( bad, bad sun; silly silly maddy! Photos to come later!

tiara's and halo's

Well, coming to the end of my first year at Chester, (and what a year its been!) its been challenging, immense fun, hard work, forging new friendships, learning about authors, poets and different styles of writing, learning about myself, learning about God, leading for the first time, not having a job or money! and many more things. But it all really started off with a party, a 21st, and ended (well kinda symboilc end rather than an actual end) with a hen party! Hence the title of my blog!

I just really hope that I pass this time! I mean there's no real reason for me not to, I did minimum work, and it wasn't great, but I'm pretty sure it will be a pass (over 40%) I just really can't wait to get into a house now, people are really starting to bug me, banging on my door last night at like 12.30 ish, its like, I have an exam, go away!

Can't wait until next year's modules and things to start, especially the brave new worlds one, where we have to read sci fi books (I love them!) I'm not sad! ;)

fab news!

I just wanted to share with you all, that my friend has become a Christian, she was actually an athesit, and I'm still surprised that she says and believes what she does now. It makes me want to see more things happen, things that I can see God's hand in, and direction, but I want to see more. I need to see more people coming to know this amazing love. The amount that my friend has changed, astounds me, her face literally lit up today, I have never seen her so happy, and so fulfilled. It reminded me of what I have got as a Christian, taking it for granted, when we really shouldn't. Its really fired me up again to read the bible, and pray and thank God for all he's done and changed in my life. She's said that becoming a christian is like she's hit a brick wall, with her former life behind her, and her past sins, and her new life ahead of her, with God, and the wall needs to be taken down brick by brick to get to where she wants to be. How amazing is that analogy? I was really touched by what she was saying to me today, and I saw such a change and difference in her, I mean she is such an intelligent person, and she is just so excited about it all. I'm excited to be with her at this stage of her christian life. She's annoyed that she's wasted 19 nearly 20 years of her life not thinking about God at all, she was so chuffed that she could pray for the first time, since she was 9 she said. She knows there's more out there, and she's not scared about admitting it to others. her mum was not supportive, and her best friend at home doesn't understand, but they're happy that she's happy. I am so excited that I can show her really cool passages that she's never read before, and I can't wait to show her them. She's such a lovely person, and I thank God for finding her. She said to me, I havent gone looking for God, God came and found me, how amazing is that? I love it so much. Let it be an encouragement to you all, God is working all the time even when we think it's not going to happen, or 'work' you never know what people remember, and think about. Keep telling people guys (I'm saying this to myself as well!)