Hello 2013

Oh sorry My Dear Reader Chums (see here if you'd like to know where I got that saying from), it's been quite a while.

A lot has happened in the past months absence from blogging, and all of it fun! I could write about 15 paragraphs on what I've done, but I'll just do some pictures and captions and elaborations and then I think you'll get the gist!

My New Years Eve outfit. We went to a warehouse party on Brick Lane which was a hoot! Before this was Christmas, (obviously as that's how the Gregorian calendar works) which I spent in Manchester with my Grandparents, Aunty, Uncle and Cuz Lucy. Had a lovely time relaxing up there, although not a single snow flake fell unfortunately.

Hallo, mijn naam is Annie en ik kom uit Australië**, and I'm ready for the airport! I went to the Netherlands for 3 nights to see Marthe! I went to her hometown Deventer, Amsterdam, and Utrecht, where she lives and studies. 

Traditional Dutch meal called Boerenkool at her parents house in Deventer! Cabbage and potatoes, a sausage, and some extremely spicy mustard. Marthe's parents were so lovely and kind, and her mum bought me every dairy and gluten free item you could imagine! Plus I got to sleep on Harry Potter sheets. Dreamy indeed.

Times this amount of bikes by a million and that is how many is in Amsterdam alone...

Utrecht summed up: doves; the Dome church; and a quirky shop

Found a shop in Amsterdam that sells nothing but elephant statues. Didn't find gluten-free hash brownies, so upsetting

A lovely flower market at dusk in Utrecht

Chocolate sprinkles on bread is a Dutch specialty

The most delicious tea ever! I bought a pack back with me, then Marthe bought me one, and Marthe's friend Clara who visited last weekend bought me two packs as well! So stocked up

A new purchase for some Easter-time travelling

Gloves / Scarf match! New favourite photo of gangster Marty and I

The beautiful Sarah, on our way to a car boot sale today!

It's been snowing hard all weekend!!! Sarah and I made a HUGE snowman, I had two killer snowball fights (one at work, whilst working...), and I wore my boots today which have a wooden sole, so spent the whole day slipping! Big ups to Marthe and Sarah for holding me up, literally!

New obesession. I have the book, season 1 and 2 of Miranda on DVD and have been watching season 3 on iPlayer. Get involved. Such fun!

Right, hope you enjoyed that!
As for the future, uni starts again for me this week, however I have dropped a unit so now only go Tuesdays and Thursdays! And only have 4 assignments due for the rest of the year, reeeeeeee-laxed! Am going to use my time wisely (explore every inch of London and drink lots of coffee).
Next weekend is Australia Day, I have both Saturday and Sunday off work and am ridiculously excited! Sarah is of course involved, being Australian, but we've roped the Dutch Marthe and Liz in as well! They've been working on their accents.
Urgh, have just remembered I washed my bed sheets so now have to make my bed. How devastating. It's funny how long you can go without washing your sheets when your mum isn't around #gross #toomuchinformation. Think I'll have a caramelised pear tea first. If you have a cup of tea and need something else to read now this is over, go to the Writings page, where I added two of my uni assignments! Such fun!
xxx


**Dutch for: Hello my name is Annie and I'm from Australia.