The end of an era

So that is it. The doors have closed and the final bell has rung.

Waterloo Road has finished.

I have always loved this show since I first discovered it back in series 4 and I am absolutely gutted that it has come to an end. Even though it was a fictional school there were times when I felt as though I was part of it and a pupil like all the rest. It's something I'm never going to forget. 

Multiply episodes have made me laugh, made me gasp in shock or in quite a few cases, cry my heart out. 

I thought, to celebrate the end of an extremely well-loved TV show, that we look back at some memories and best bits from the 10 series!

Personal favourite storylines/episodes of mine were;

Finn Sharkey's suicide attempt 

Tom Clarkson falling off the school roof

When Dynasty called the cops on her own brother

Christine Mulgrew's breakdown 

Josh Clarkson's schizophrenia storyline discovered from these breakdowns video clip video clip

When Lauren tried to burn off her birthmark scar with acid in hope that Josh would like her video clip

Justin confronting Leo about the cyberbullying video clip

There were many characters who I adored and will always remember from the years I watched (from left to right); Lauren Andrews, Vicki MacDonald, Finn Sharkey, Christopher Mead, Justin Fitzgerald, Dynasty Barry, Ronan Burley, Tom Clarkson and Janeece Bryant.

With the help of Chlo Winfield (over from @WaterlooRoadTV) we have complied a list of some memories and best bits! (I have done my best to find clips for each! If you want to watch full episodes there's many on youtube.)

Chlo and Mika’s dad protests on the roof

Chlo and Donte’s wedding

Mika and Brett perform in the school musical

The school burns down in the fire

The Kelly family arrive 

Earl shoots Maxine with a gun 

Waterloo Road merges with John Fosters 

Lindsay confesses to killing her father video clip

Sambuca and Lauren steal a piglet and bring it to school video clip 

Janeece almost has her baby in the school toilets video clip

Hodge tries to kidnap Bex and Jess Fisher

Cesca and Jonah elope to Gretna Green 

Sambuca Kelly's cancer video clips

Sambuca, Lauren and Finn go to Blackpool video clip

Everyone protests on the roof to save the school

The Barry family arrive video clip

Imogen and Connor get married video clip

Tom Clarkson dies falling off the roof

Kacey Barry boxes with Nicola Adams video clip

Justin Fitzgerald's arrival 

Justin tries to run away and takes Tiffany with him

The current love square

All there is left to say is...goodbye Waterloo Road, you truly will be missed by so many. 

Esmee x

2015 so far

A photo taken from a school trip
to Morocco two years ago

So we haven't had a little catch up recently and I know what you're thinking by the title...it's only the 1st March! 

Up where I live, we have yet to see snow despite it being incredibly cold like everyday. This I am grateful for...not the cold but the lack on snow. Yes it's pretty and I guess fun to play in if you are of a certain age but I hate it. The only times I can actually enjoy it is when I'm wrapped up warm inside with a mug of hot chocolate and the fire is on.

January brought the dreaded prelims. For those who have no clue what I'm talking about, England call them mocks which are practically practises for the actual exams which I sit in May. Unfortunately I didn't do too great in these but it proves I can only get better in time.

School work is having it's ups and downs especially my folios. I love art and my class is like a little family but it can be so boring sometimes. Having almost completed my design folio, I had to more onto expressive which is a nightmare. The standard thing to do is fruit, fabric and glass etc but because I was fed up with that I decided to theme mine around cameras...but I've come to s standstill. Having not completed my first drawing I moved onto the second to find myself wasting periods staring at it. Any advice on concentrating and getting a task done? I would be so thankful!

Last week we were told we had to make our 6th year subject choices. An information lunchtime was organised and pretty much everyone went along to find out more. At first I had no idea what I wanted to do...other than no way was I taking three Advanced Highers! Although I just moaned about it above I actually am going to take Adv. Art & Design and well as Adv. Pure Maths...you might think I'm crazy for considering it but not as mad as those wanting to do Adv. English in my eyes. Along with those two I am considering crashing Higher Business Management as it looks interesting and I think I've come to conclusion about my future at university which BusMan could help with.

It's not till June but so many people are talking about it...the school dance. Currently there is so much stress about dresses that it's got to a point where there is a group on facebook for the girls in my year to post photos on their dresses. Fun fact...I am actually in town right now trying on different colours and styles in order to find my perfect dress.

If you know of any websites that sell long dance/prom style dresses please send me links as I'm struggling!

If you've been reading my blog all month you will know that I went to London in the February break. I promise there will be posts full of photos from my trip soon but I didn't have time this week to sort through things and write a proper post. These will go up in about two weeks as I have a special post planned for next week!

What've you been up to recently?
Esmee x

The awards where I'm NOT asked "Who are you wearing tonight?"

But for those who are asking, a fluffy onesie by New Look ;)

So the lovely Kirsty tagged me in not one but TWO blogging awards!! The Liebster Award (which I have taken part in before and you can read HERE) and The Versatile Blogger Award, which I had never heard of before until now. And since starting writing this post a new reader, Yasmina, also tagged me in her Liebster Award noms!

Both awards have different rules however I'm combining them and making my own thing. The Liebster Award involves answering the 11 questions asked before asking 11 questions to those you nominate and to complete The Versatile Blogger Award you share 7 facts about yourself and nominate fellow bloggers to do the same.

So here goes with those 7 facts (this is much harder than it looks!)

1. I an obsessed with glitter and sparkly things to the extent that it probably isn't healthy. 

2. I'm one of those people who has never seen Frozen....I'm sorry!

3. I was the first person in my family to ever break a bone...I snapped one of the bones in my right wrist completely in half whilst playing football, I wasn't even in goals.

4. My name was going to be Olivia Grace before my parents' friends called their daughter exactly that and if I was a boy I would be a Jack.

5. I have never had a boyfriend and some other things have never happened to me along those lines but that's a different story. 

6. I adore live music and going to concerts is my all time favourite thing to do. It started when I saw McFly back in 2006 on the 'Motion in the Ocean' Tour when I was 8 I think (wow...I didn't realise quite how long ago that was...that's crazy).

7. I've never had any hobbies that I've stuck to or clubs that I'm still part of but I have always been a member of Girl Guiding which I love being a part of.

Kirsty's Questions:

What are your future goals? 

Short term...pass my exams and get into uni in a years time. As for long term, see Q1 of Yasmina's questions.

What is your favourite food - sweet and savoury? 

Hands down margarita pizza and ice-cream with chocolate sauce, marshmallows and choc-chips! Or actually sweet potato fries, they are incredible.

Top 3 movies?

In no particular order; 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging', 'Love, Rosie' and anything with Zac Efron in it.

Something that really annoys you?

Text speak like "kk" etc, people who think they're better than everyone else and being a perfectionist about everything from perfect moments to filters on Instagram.

Favourite place in the world?

Disneyland...it's somewhere that you can go and just be happy, it's impossible to be sad there. I also love London and the Caribbean as well! 

Song that relates to your life?

Ooooh another tough one...I don't think I could pick just one. Recently "I'm Not That Girl" from the musical Wicked, the classic "Reach" by S Club 7 and "Oath" by Cher Lloyd. 

Piercings you have and/or want?

I currently just have my ears pierced but for a long time I've really wanted my lip pierced...that's happening when I leave school! Scaffolding piercings look cool, especially with arrows through them, but my ears are too small to do that :(

Favourite beauty product at the moment?

I'm currently loving Maybelline Colour Drama lip pencils as I've decided to start experimenting with colour on my lips.

Number one thing on your bucket list?

I have a HUGE long bucket list (see the tab at the top for proof!) I couldn't choose my number one thing though.

Favourite blogger and/or youtuber?

Louise from 'Sprinkle of Glitter' is one of my favourite bloggers/vloggers. As Yasmina asked about my favourite blogs to read, I'll stick to youtubers here. Joe Sugg aka ThatcherJoe has always been one of my faves and recently I've been watching a lot Oli White. My love for McFly continues by watching both Tom and hi wife Gi's vlogs, I love watching these two as their videos are very different to the typical "youtubers".

What made you want to start blogging?

Boredom really, and wanting to improve my writing skills even just a little. Just like other bloggers my age, I was also inspired by the likes of Zoella, Tanya Burr and Sprinkle of Glitter.

Yasmina's Questions:

1) Where do you see yourself in ten years time?

In ten years time I will be 27 so hopefully I will have a degree and a job that I enjoy, living in the capital or abroad somewhere and met someone I'm finally happy with.

2) What is your favourite childhood memory?

Christmas on the beach in the sun was always fun.

3) Favourite person in the world?

I don't really like this question because I feel that I shouldn't have a favourite person. I know many would say a celebrity or a family member but I don't think it's fair to choose.

4)Where do you want to travel to? 

Greece is the one place I want to go to more then anywhere else!

5) Favourite blog to read?

As well as all those names mentioned above; InTheFrow, The Sunday Girl, Deliciously Ella and Niomi Smart. Giovanna Fletcher (Tom's wife) also blogs for Hello magazine and I love reading about her adventures with Buzz.

6) Most embarrassing moment?

I have so many that it's difficult to say...pretty much everything I do is embarrassing. Here's a funny story though, the other weekend I was in Primark with a friend and was reading the slogans on the t-shirts and joggers etc. I came across a pair of tracksuit bottoms that I just couldn't work out what they said; asking my friend I read out the letters...S...U...G...A...R...pronouncing it "suuggar" before she pointed out that it was sugar...yeah not one of my brightest moments.

7) Where did you grow up?

Part of my childhood was spent in Trinidad in the Caribbean and the other half near Aberdeen in Scotland...I know what you're thinking, one weather extreme to another!

8) Favourite subject at school?

Probably art although I do get bored a lot and I'm good at maths...strange person that I am.

9) Which celebrity's life would you like to live for a week?

Oooh this is a toughie, I would have to say Taylor Swift as she's killing it at the moment, Beyonce just because who wouldn't want to know what it's like to be her or someone like Fearne Cotton as she gets to meet so many amazing people everyday.

10) What was the best day of your life?

Some people may say I'm sad for thinking this, but the best day of my life so far was seeing Mcbusted last year in the OMFG Zone. What a crazy experience that was!

11) One thing you would like to improve in your self or your life?

Quite cliche but confidence and self-esteem is something I would like to improve on as those two factors have lead to a lot of missed opportunities and set backs.

This is where I'm being a little different or lazy, whichever you want to call it. I'm not going to nominate individual bloggers but in fact all the Beau Bloggers and TBC girlies as well as you reading this now; my questions for you are as follows.

1. How's life? (I know quite vague, but go on...spill your heart out)

2. Who would be on your perfect festival line-up? 

3. Who are your male and female celebrity crushes?

4. What is your holy grail product?

5. What do you love most about blogging and reading other blogs?

6. Proudest/happiest moment of your life so far?

7. What is your go-to movie that you'd never get bored of?

8. Top five little bloggers? (Ones with less that 100 followers)

9. Craziest thing you've done?

10. If you could be a male celebrity for a day, who would you be and why?

11. You're having a dinner party, which celebrities do you invite and why?

Let me know how you got on and send me your links!

Esmee x

It's more than just music...the wishlist

Last month I wrote a post about the concerts I've been to in the past (you can read that HERE) and it got me thinking about who I would like to see in the future. Turns out the list is ENDLESS! Oh dear, I am going to be one skint student ;P

Obviously I would never ever turn down the opportunity to see something Mcfly related. Whether it's one of the guys performing in something different or a McBusted tour etc. I just love them too much! :P

Jessie J is someone I actually want to see live again. That woman can't go wrong and knows how to put on a good show.

I have made it my mission in life to see artists like Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran before I die! What an experience they would be.

When I lived in the Caribbean I owned multiple Britney Spears CDs and used to put on shows pretending to be her, for that reason alone I would love to see her live. For old times sake.

Many people don't get that just because I like people like McFly and 5 Seconds of Summer I can't like people like Coldplay or The Killers. I think both those bands would be incredible to see especially headlining a festival.

Somebody else that people are surprised that I like is Hoodie Allen. I first heard him as the background music in one of Marcus Butler's vlogs, instantly searched him on iTunes and SoundCloud and now own a lot of his stuff (Although not his album as UK iTunes isn't displaying it for some reason?). He's actually playing in Glasgow pretty soon but it's just before my exams and as I've already got things planned I can't go :(

Speaking of festivals...those would be paradise for me. A whole weekend full of live music with your friends, what more could you want! DJs like Avicii, Calvin Harris or David Guetta would also be a crazy experience.

A recent love of mine is George Ezra, I just adore his voice so he's definitely on the list. As well as those 5SOS boys...obvs. And The Vamps, a band that will instantly put a smile on your face, even during their ballads.

Since he appeared on The X Factor, a lot of people judged Sam Callahan and now forever associate him with that show even though he's got so much more to give. Personally I believe he wasn't given the opportunities he was promised from the show as they chose everything for him...including the wrong songs. I have loved Sam ever since a friend of mine sent me a link to his original song Runaway Train two years ago. The first time I saw him live was when he supported Union J on their clubs tour and the second was on The X Factor Live Tour. Although what I want more than ever is to see him on his own headline tour performing his own stuff. 
Ugh words just can't explain how much I love and how proud I am of Sam!

Who do you want to see live?
Esmee x

LONDON bound

Hey guys, so I found out the other day that my family and I are going to London in the February break and I can not wait! The last time I visited the capital was on a school trip back in 2010 (I think) at a time when things weren't very good or happy for me so I'm delighted to go back now.

I took to twitter for recommendations one places to go, to see and to eat as well as asking one of my best friends who seems to spend every mini-holiday in London :P

My family and I have slowly planned each day with a lot to do and see and no doubt I will be taking thousands (no exaggerations) of photos and become a proper little tourist for 5 days...oh dear ;P

Because of this there won't be a new post on Sunday (unless I can schedule something...last time it didn't work -_- ) but as soon as I'm back I will be uploading photos and letting you guys know what I got up to!

 Esmee x