Blogmas - Day 3 - Top 10 Christmas Movies

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A dream job that I would love to have would be to work in filming, either in directing, producing or  in script writing. I just love movies and tv shows. So Christmas just gives me the excuse that I can stay indoors all day without feeling guilty and watch as many movies as I want. And all of my friends say that I watch movies like really unhealthily, hahaha. I blame my dad and both of my grandparents for allowing this to happen.

• Love Actually (2003) - It's a must guys!! My whole family and I watch this not even at Christmas. We just love the music and come on!! THE CAST ARE AMAZING!

• It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - My dad bought this one year for me saying that he really REALLY wanted me to watch it. He knew how I would react to it. I just love this heartwarming story. It's about a man named George Bailey (James Stewart) who goes into serious debt with the bank that he owns. He then lets the stress get the better of him and doesn't allow his friends or his family to help him. He then meets an trainee-Angel named Clarence who is there to help him by showing him what life would have been like if he was never born.

• Little Women (1978 (mini-tv series & 1994) - Both are amazing. Winona Ryder plays Jo brilliantly in the movie but I do love William Shatner from Star Trek in the series version. The story is of four sisters growing up, moving away, getting married and pretty much having their lives completely change and yet a lot of what they go through they all are there for each other when need be. It is an ideal movie for Christmas, where you want a feel-good family, romantic, funny movie. There is one moment where you can't help but blub but it's beautifully done.

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Out of all of the Potter movies this one is perfect for Christmas Day. Hogwartz is covered in snow and that really with the huge Christmas trees in the Great Hall is all the magic you need for the day.

• Miracle on 34th Street (1947 and 1994) - Six year old Susan is skeptical of the Christmas myth surrounding Santa Claus, a trait she learns from her mother, Dorey. When her mother is tasked with hiring the Santa who will pose with kids at Macy's (toy store), Dorey enlists a man with the curious name of Kris Kringle (Richard Attenborough) who claims to be Santa himself. His assertions are met with scoffs and threats of institutionalization, but a young lawyer, along with Susan and Dorey, comes to his defense. I do prefer this to Home Alone... now comes the endless groans... I do like Home Alone, but once every 5 years is enough for me.

• Elf (2003) - This is played every single Christmas in our house and once during the year haha. My dad LOVES this film. Will Ferrell who is an elf looking for his biological father in New York city and pretty much standing out with his ott enthusiasm for the festive season, is the best comedy you can watch at Christmas.

• The Santa Clause (1994) and The Santa Clause 2 (2002) - Great memories of watching the first one at my Grans house every Christmas. The second one is my favourite though. I just love when there's a bit of romance in there.

• The Holiday (2006) - This is my favourite rom-com Christmas movie. I just remember coming out of the cinema with my aunt feeling as though it was one of the best feel-good movies I had ever seen. Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Carmeron Diaz and Jack Black... WOW!! And the kids in it are adorable.

• While You Were Sleeping (1995) - I know this movie well off by heart!! I may even sleep talk the dialogue of Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. The really cheesy music and the funny grandmother is what I love about this movie. Plus I like how Lucy (Sandra) doesn't wear any typical beautiful outfits. She's a normal gal where the guys likes her for who she is and I seriously like that!

• Jack Frost (1998) - This is a movie that my brother and I have always watched as children. We would watch it over and over again. I was always heartbroken though by the story how the dad was his sons best mate only when he was turned into a snowman and then he just died in the end!!!! Sorry for the spoiler but god it is sad but I do love it weirdly enough!

So there they are my top 10!! Not in any order as I don't have a number one slot for a Christmas movie. Let me know what your favourites are and why.

Thankful Thursday

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Hello lovely petals,

10 days of being back in Ireland, does not seem real!

I wake up in the morning feeling as though it's a dream.

There's no noise, no fuss... I think of all the stress I was dealing with back in England. Not bad stress, just the sufficient amount that a 21 year old should be dealing with. But being here, at home, I think how it's SO different.

I had a lovely week, especially time spent with my Parents and visiting the neighbours and family.

Thankful Thursday

- Time spent with Dad, such as having breakfast during the weekend at his Aunts Café, watching a fight in the pub (with him trying to break it up, extremely entertaining for me) & going to the local village races.

- Cleaning my room!

It took me days to come around to doing it!

- Having Edel over at my place.

Night time strolls, an episode of 'Downton Abbey' and chatting till 6am.

- Cinema: '22 Jump Street'

I loved the humour, the music, the guys! And me being a crazy DVD collector (seriously I have trouble with knowing where to fit the lot in/on my shelf) will definitely be getting this second installment to stand up against '21 Jump Street'

- Evenings spent with Mum, having lattés in pubs and cafés after a bit of Mother-daughter shopping time.

- Box set Marathons!

It's only been ten days like I said and yes, I've already gone crazy with the movies and tv shows. I watched seasons 3 & 4 of 'Gilmore Girls', seasons 8 & 9 of 'Bones', season 1 of 'Sherlock'... I sound as though I'm a lunatic. I've gone to bed quite late (4am) everyday so that may have something to do with it... maybe!

- Great news!

My head tutor emailed me, on congratulating me that I passed everything in my course. I'm very much like Channing Tatum in '21 Jump Street', with being a person that has half a brain. So for me it was all luck, open mouths of confusion and shock... basically I sat there looking at the email, making sure that it was correct.

- Choir practice with Mum.

Going to mass every Sunday sounds daunting for some people, but there I feel closer to my Gran. When I read the scripture at the alter, I imagine my Gran sitting where she always had every Sunday, for the last 19 years or so. I love both of my churches for its familiarity and its peaceful affect that it seems to give off on me. Singing with no microphones, with just the voices and instruments echoing throughout the chapel. We're singing this Sunday, and it will be difficult! Why? Mum sings like a country singer, so most of the time I'm laughing!

- Easter Eggs.

- Meal with old school friends, Chinese :)

- 99 cones (even though they're pretty damn expensive).

- Sitting out on the bench with tea and the sun rays on my face.

I'm expecting a lot of lovely things this coming week. Family day outings (gonna have some fun on my camera that my Grand daddy gave me), and I'm expecting some family over next Thursday, so that'll be nice.

How did your week go if I may ask?

Thanks for reading lovies,

30 Day Snap #26 | 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' & Woodland Walks!

I got to wake up in a fairy-like four poster bed, so that was pretty cool. My eleven year old cousin put up glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling for me. I thought that was so adorable. I was given a set of stars for my bedroom in Ireland as well. So yeah! My room is gonna look pretty darn awesome now :)

I loved looking out the window and seeing the family chatting and playing football in the garden. I went to the cinema and saw 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'... I've been the X-men movie fan since I was seven. My first celebrity crush was Hugh Jackman... weird with the age gap... but he's a total god! This movie was amazing. James McAvoy did a brilliant job on his performance. The ending of the movie was so shocking as well. I can't wait for the next and final installment. It'll be a very emotional ending, just like it was for Harry Potter.

In the evening, I went for a walk in the nearby woodlands, with Edel. I caught up on her videos and pictures, so that was nice.

Did any of ye see the new X-men movie? I still believe today that I am a mutant. It's the dream! To be something different and to have amazing/scary/thrilling adventures.

Things to do this Summer '14

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I did this post around this time last year, which is crazy to believe. A year... WOW! Seriously that really did fly by. There were some regrets that I had from last summer, such as not starting new hobbies or going to as many places as I would have liked. I mean sure I did luckily get to spend weeks discovering London with my bestie Edel and my brother but I would have liked to have spent more time in Ireland with my family.

The regrets I had from last year will hopefully be achieved during this summer.

I intend to...

Take MORE pictures, blog and tweek bits on my You Tube

You can tell by my blog and instagram that I'm a lover for photography. My camera sadly is for videos so getting a new camera would be amazing. I love looking back on the pictures from last summer. There were some great memories to hold on to.

I promised ye guys that I would get my blog up and rolling this summer. More time to take pics and to type consistently.

Last year my digital camera was for amending my You Tube however I never got around to that. Lack of confidence and absolutely no idea in how to use my music/ video software on my computer.

Get interested in new hobbies

I would prefer to have hobbies that don't need money for, but living in the countryside, there isn't that many.

I will be spending a good few days at home, since my parents will be working, so I'll take that time in attempting to bake some chocolaty-scrumptious cakes. Oooh, also I am hoping to get myself behind the wheel. Time to take charge and forget about my fear. It's time now I knew how to drive.

Discover new places & new things

I do usually get to see plenty of places, but I never really get to discover what lurks in the areas. As long as there's a pub in the town my Dad is happy. And as long as there's clothes shops my Mum is happy.

I'm going to Scotland in June, so lots to discover I hope. I've seen the kilts, the bagpipes and whatnot but I want to discover the cafes, the book shops, the museums. Just a wander around really :)

Quality time with family

My bother, Aran (or as my family call him 'Harry' - he loves talking about his football. I only know about ManU, so he just talks and talks, and I just pretend to be interested. I do enjoy his company though. He's pretty funny. He'll be 18 this September so he's not the little toddler he once was, covered in dirt, tailing me where ever I went (nothing changed there so much).

My Dad, Michael - If I need someone to talk to about anything. This includes everything, my worries with finance, boys, etc, he's the one I talk to. You would think it's the mother but no, she just calls me little pet, pats me on the head and continues with the ironing. I like spending mornings with Dad. Both of us love going for spins to different towns and just relaxing in the van, listening to the radio, reading the newspaper and drinking lucozade.

My Mum, Jacinta - She gives the best cuddles. So that and spending Friday nights all cozied up on the couch watching chat shows with sweeties is really when I'm most happy with mum. She likes when we go to town. We part ways shopping, then we meet in a cafe, drinking coffee and talking about what purchases we got. To everyone that is a stranger to us, believes that we're sisters. She does keep her skin in great condition, so...

Best Friend Time, with Edel

She'll love how I have 'New Girl' put in here. She LOVES this show.

This really isn't something I have to worry about. I spend nearly all my time with Edel at every holiday.

We go shopping, to the cinema, parks, have sleepovers (which is usually for a duration like a week or 2). We're so comfortable in each others' company that we are like sisters. We know ourselves to be quite strange people and we like that about each other. Rarely it happens, but when we get overly hyper, all hell breaks loose. Our stomachs hurt from laughter and new private jokes are created. As Christina Yang says to Meredith in 'Greys Anatomy', "You're my person!"

Cinderella Pact

Getting fit and getting all shaped up. Edel and I have said we'll work our butts of this summer, and that we'll keep one another motivated. We enjoy swimming but we're hoping to make some fun out of this exercise. We don't exactly swim laps, instead we shout under water, guessing what each other is saying. We attempted going to the gym a few times, a good few years back.... it didn't go very well. We did our part in losing the calories but then coming out we saw the popcorn and slushie machines. We were basically screwed. We kept up with this routine for a good while.

So no more silliness. Time to get up off our asses and to burn off this beaver fat!

Thanks for reading fellow internet peeps,
let me know what you're planning on getting up to this summer.