Festive feeling

10:40:00 Neona 2 Comments

I can't believe it's already Christmas Eve!! Honestly this is my favourite time of year, the build up to The 25th of December is one of the most magical things ever. I love spending time with my family and friends, making the most out of the cold weather by having cosy days in and eating lots of comfort food. This year I will admit has been so jam packed this festive season so I haven't managed to do everything I normally would but saying that, over the last week or so things took an absolute Christmassy turn for the better!

One thing I always find ups the festive atmosphere is a bit of baking, whether it be puds, cakes or cookies! Having a couple of friends over to mess about and attempt to bake in unison along with some classic Christmas tunes never fails to put me in the best of moods! Whether it turns out to be a sophisticated masterpiece or... a more 'abstract' display, what matters is you're spending time with the people you love which for me is definitely what the Christmas spirit is all about!

Another of my favourite traditions are Christmas jumpers! Putting on a wacky jumper without having a care in the world is just fantastic, I love how there's a worldwide respect for ugly jumpers at this time of year, I always think if you've been given the go ahead to wear a funky outfit then go all out! Get the coolest jumpers you can and rock them!

Christmas movies are 100% a must, I mean how can you go a year without watching Elf? I love snuggling down with some comfort food and watching a good film! I can never have enough of my favourites so really Christmas for me is full of nostalgia! I do love stepping away from the commercial Christmas too and remembering the true meaning of the holiday season. This year I watched my little brother in the nativity play at his school and it just reminded me of how much I love the Christmas story!

Lastly Christmas is all about the ones who mean the most to you, I've probably said that a few times this post but I really do mean it!! Making memories is so important and it's just just tiny bit more special at this time of year! Go out and have fun that little bit more!

I hope you all have a wonderful

Christmas full of joy!!

❣

The big one eight!

15:34:00 Neona 6 Comments

It's been way too long since I last put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and blogged for you all, but I am back! After a jam packed last few months full of parties, concerts and an 18th birthday! As Christmas quickly rolls in, my life is starting to slow back down and so I decided get all deep on you guys about life now I feel back to earth (honestly I've been on cloud nine for about a month and a half!)

So rewind to the biggest night of my life, my joint 18th birthday party with my best friend pictured below:

This was hands down one of the best nights of my life! Having all of my friends from the age of 4 up until 18 in the same place was the most surreal thing! I was beyond happy to be spending one of the most monumental moments of my life thus far with all of them. As stressful as it was to plan such a huge party, it was so worth it in the long run! The aftermath was a mixture of sadness because it was all over but also extreme giddiness, I couldn't believe how lucky I was to be surrounded by such amazing people that cared so much about me! I realised that so much has happened so far in my life, and it would be silly not to use this milestone to reflect on it!

This inspired me to write this week's post, 18 things I've learnt over 18 years...

1. The best of friends come from where you least expect them to!