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A Week of Indulgences!

Posted on Thursday, 6 February 2014



Last week my boyfriend, Andy, finally finished all his exams and coursework! His last ever! He has been working non-stop over Christmas and New Year (he worked on Christmas day and the most time he took off was for Christmas morning and Christmas lunch....that was it from the end of November through to January 27th!) So last week we had a Christmas day planned. January 28th was going to be a magically relaxing day!

On the morning of January 28th, Andy insisted we went and got Christmas decorations.
"What?"
"Yeah. Christmas decorations."
"Nowhere will sell them. NOWHERE!"
"No, they do, there is like a place in Bristol that sells them I checked."
"No, in the first week of January, maybe, but not now!"
And this carried on until he dragged me out of the house at 10.30am.

I was a bit disgruntled. I had been looking forward to spending the day inside, like a bat, curtains shut, watching movies, eating all the junk that had been stored in our apartment and playing ps3 games. Also a day of exercising sounding like bliss as I had got quite addicted to it recently and had ended up in quite a bit of pain. So off we marched.

We went to the main store part of Bristol, Cabot Circus, and started going up escalators towards the food court. I was curious but I simple thought it would be some little rubbishy store kept somewhere in the corner. We were walking towards the restaurant 'Zizzi's' when Andy dragged me to the side and into...the cinema.

SIDENOTE - It is probably the poshest cinema I have ever been to!

Before Christmas, Andy and I had discussed going to see three films together. We hadn't been able to see any due to our hectic work schedules (mainly Andy's - his was worse than mine over Christmas!). And Andy, had booked a screening for everyday of the week we were in Bristol! Frozen, The Hobbit, and the Hunger Games. I was so relieved I hadn't put on my usual get up of baggy hoodie and leggings! It was such a lovely gift! I started welling up and it was such a sweet surprise. We saw 'Frozen' that morning, and Andy realised why it was so good and amazing and loved it too. We were singing along all the way home :D. Made me so ridiculously happy. As did all the other movies we went to see that week. And I hadn't seen 'The Hobbit' yet so that was a first for both of us. There was also no one in 'The Hunger Games' screening so it was like our own private cinema!


We then went back and ate all the chocolate stored up in our cupboards. What had happened was that we kept going out and buying each other treats. However, we then both always insist on sharing the treats and Andy doesn't believe in getting treats unless he has 'deserved' them (and he never feels deserving) so we had stored them all up. We also had sparkling wine and made our own mulled wine (which actually tasted pretty nice). It was such a fun day :D. Made me so happy and the magic continued due to the cinema trips everyday. 

That weekend, Andy and I went to my house for my friend's birthday. It was so nice of him to come (he never goes home during the term) but he wanted to 'make it up' to my parents that he hadn't seen them all Christmas and had cancelled on all the events we were planning on going to! He took a later coach than me as he suddenly had a surprise business meeting sprung on him after we had bought the tickets. Unfortunately, Megabus never showed up (typical) and had secretly hired a private operator to transport their passengers without telling them. So no one knew. And the driver of the new bus didn't get out and ask if anyone waiting was for the Megabus because of the rain ! He tried to get on the 3.30pm Megabus but realised it was pointless arguing with the coach driver (all Megabus coach drivers seem to have to be extremely rude to get the job) and ran to get a train. He was soaking wet by the time he got home and very ill! But he still did all of that so he could come and I was so grateful. He even insisted we went to 'our' restaurant that night because we never go out to restaurants! It was very yummy! And he bought champagne for my parents - who after they returned from the theatre, in true Morgan fashion, opened it even at 11pm at night. 

Andy obviously had nothing to worry about, my parents still love him (as they always had) and the dogs were all over him. He cuddles them to bits (and doesn't get bored of it). He only doesn't when he is working so they literally love him. 



The party on Saturday was lovely. Becky's boyfriend came too and Andy and Chris got on so well. I enjoyed dressing up all fancy and having sparkling wine - it really was a week of indulgences. I loved seeing my sister and Chris. They are cute together.














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English People Are RUDE!

Posted on Monday, 3 February 2014

I know, I know, there is a stereotype that English people are polite and humble. Well, let me tell you the more time passes, the more that stereotype feels more like a laughable myth,

In the past week I have faced :-

a) A Megabus driver swearing angrily in my boyfriend's face when he told him the previous Megabus driver and coach had failed to turn up. My boyfriend had been standing for an hour and a quarter in the cold and rain at this point and was very calm when addressing the angry coach driver.

b) When leaving the turnstiles at Euston, I walked straight ahead with the direction of the traffic (people traffic I mean). A girl from left cut across the way you were meant to walk to go on the far right. She bumped her bag across my feet and I said "oh I am so sorry, I am so so sorry" (Yes I know, why did I say sorry? My natural reflex?). She turned and gave me the filthiest look and continued to walk. I felt really badly hurt by this but my boyfriend was having none of it "Actually it was your f*cking fault!" he yelled after her. He isn't usually confrontational but apparently if someone is going to throw me a dirty look when it is their fault he is going to kick up a fuss. There were continued angry words until she had disappeared. I know that you shouldn't react to rude people but my boyfriend and I are both coming to the end of our tethers with the UK population at the moment.

c) I opened the door for someone on the way to the University library. He gave me a look up and down and said "Cheers B*tch." I'm not going to lie, my eyes filled with tears at this statement. I am a woos but I just felt so humiliated and i don't even know why.

d) During a seminar I told the lecturer the book he recommended wasn't in the library - "Well, well, we have a right little know it all at the front of the class, don't we?" I think I felt similar to the way Hermione did when Snape attacked her for trying to answer questions. I am also the only one who responds to discussion in this lecturer's class. I will not be doing that again in a hurry...say goodbye to the only person who bothers to do the work (i'll still do the work but just not speak).

e) When I went to post a parcel this morning at the Post Office, the guy looked at the parcel I gave him and paused. I had put two stamps on it already and just needed a few more and for it to be sent as a parcel (it wouldn't be allowed in a post box). "Did you find these stamps just about anywhere or did you buy them?'. "I bought them and stuck them on." Pause. "Right well I don't believe you so you are going to have to use a whole new set of stamps which I will stick over the top" and then he charged me. Not only had I wasted some stamps on the parcel but I had to pay for the privilege to do so!

So...basically...sadly....I have to inform you that English people and their manners are slowly fading away. It's unfortunate and quite demoralising but I hope some opposite change comes swiftly around soon :( I want fellow mannered English people back please! x