A Little Goodbye...

Saturday night was mine and Rachel's leaving party. We had a fabulous night with all our friends from high school, and I only got a tiny bit emotional when it came to saying goodbye (I swear). 

It was the best thing ever hanging out with all these ladies after quite a long time apart. I still can't quite believe it was the last time I will see some of them for over a year. Lucky for me a few of them are coming to the airport! 

We decided the party would have a "No Cups" theme. Which basically meant you couldn't drink out of anything that was a cup, bottle, or official alcohol dispenser. We encouraged everyone to get creative...

Which resulted in this

Me and my little sister Deahn. And our vessels a gumboot and a VCR case.

Some of the gang. I rocked that bow all night long!

One if my besties. Love you Mermaid!

We discovered Lauren's vessel had other uses.

We feasted on USA themed cupcakes all night.

Beer Pong was the only exception to the no cups rule!

All in all it was the best leaving party a girl could ask for. And in 4 short days I will be flying away and leaving them all behind. Thank goodness I have Rachel coming with me, or I think I would be ready to stay behind! Friends are such an important part of life, and I know when I get back in a year, everything will have changed, but nothing will have changed. I love these guys.

I Wanna Know About You!

That's right!

This post is going to be short and sweet. Because it's not about me. It's about you.

I fee like I have gotten to know some of you lovely bloggers through your fabulous comments on my posts, but there is a huge number of you who are silent readers (or maybe your not reading at all) and I think it's time for that to change! Kate had the great idea for a post like this, and I decided it was too perfect not to steal!

I want you all to introduce yourselves to me in the comments. Let me know where you blog, where you're from, something interesting about you, what you like about my blog, even what you don't like about it. I don't really mind! I just want to hear from you guys!

Please let me know!

xx

Hugs All Round! For You & You & You...

I'm joining the masses and linking up with Erin from Living in Yellow to celebrate the bloggy community by sharing some of my fav blog crushes...

I have tried to stay away from picking the ones we all know and love, hopefully introducing you to some new favourite reads!

I have been reading Kelsey's blog for quite a while now and I just love how fun and honest she is! Her and her husband are so cute, and they always seem to be having fun one way or another.

Miki's blog was one of the very first I sponsor swapped with, and I have been reading it ever since! She has the cutest puppy imaginable and writes so honestly about everything in her life!

Kate and I have been blog friends since we both basically started blogging, I read about her getting engaged, saw the ring pictures, and am anxiously awaiting the wedding! Her blog is fantastic, and she hosts a link-up called The Good, The Bad & The Ugly every Monday so check it out! (Also I did her blog design :)

Kathleen lives every little girls dream, and my upcoming reality... Thats right you guys, she works at Disney World! Like for reals! I cannot wait to meet her IRL when I make my move, she gave me tips for my very first interview with Disney, and now look where we are! I love her blog, she really is the sweetest.

Michelle is utterly hilarious! Sarcastic and witty, exactly my kind of humour and she pours it all our for us to giggle at on her blog. Whether its complaining about her old job or dissecting a trip to the grocery store, she will have you in stitches!

Jess has THE CUTEST dog in the world. His name is Sharkie. She just got just got engaged to her partner whom she calls the Manturd. She is funny. Really funny. Seriously, go visit!

So there you have it kids, go nuts. Spend the night reading untill the wee hours of the morning...

I plan to.

So This is Love

I spent my Valentines day drinking coffee and watching Game of Thrones. Just the way I like it!

Then later on in the evening I headed over to my friend Alanna's to watch her recap of her time in India. There were photos, videos, snacks and a bonfire, and it was great spending Valentines with friends, just relaxing and treating it like any other day, which, who are we kidding, it is.

Yea I totally rocked a Sari momentarily. I tied it up ALL wrong though haha, its a lot harder than it looks!

My Friends are GREAT Liars...

Tuesday was my 21st birthday.

I spent the morning on the couch watching Cougar Town, then I went and finally saw Les Miserables with my friend Imogen. I then got the lounge set up for a old school sleepover extravaganza. 

Little did I know my friends had been lying to me for weeks and had a bit of a surprise in store....

So some background info to this story. My best friend Alanna has spent the last 12 months living in Calcutta, India. 12 whole months. Obviously I missed her like crazy. Now she had told me her flight home was on the 6th of Feb, the day after my birthday. I had accepted this, she was coming to my party so I wasn't too bummed.

HOWEVER

I hear Rachel and Imogen (who remember I had been hanging out with all afternoon) arrive at my house, and all of a sudden I'm told to stay away from the windows, apparently they had a big present and I wasn't allowed to see it yet. So then obliviously I wander downstairs to find this at my door...

BEST BIRTHDAY SURPRISE EVER!

Obviously, what with my squealing and crying reaction, I had no clue this was about to happen, so I have come to the conclusion my friends are extremely good liars. It really was the best gift!

Ignore my tired face, I got about 3 hours sleep that night!

Now to catch up on some sleep, plan for my party on Saturday, and spend some time with my friends! 21 is going to be a great year!

Bon Voyage and All That Jazz x

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Today is a very exciting but also quite sad day for me. 

My friend and old flatmate Abbie is finally off to start her year long adventure. 

You all know about my Disney plans because I squeal and go on about it so often (I'm excited, so sue me!) but Abbie is heading off first to do the same thing!

Today she will spend over 12 hours on a plane heading from New Zealand's fabulous summer, to the middle of winter in America (although I'm not sure Florida knows this) and will be finding her place at the Happiest Place on Earth! There are 212 days (according to my gadget) until I am jetting off to join her, and I am sad for me, but beyond excited for her!!

We had a leaving party for her on Friday night and it was a great chance to catch up and squeal over the trip before she leaves. There were Disney cupcakes, Chinese lanterns, fireworks and a bunch of pink drinks, making it a perfect night for a Disney send-off!

We will miss you Abbie!! You are obviously going to have the BEST TIME EVER! Experience and enjoy, and I will see you in 212 days missy! xx

From Me to You...

Never Drink Out of a Parrot...

I come to you today baring advice.

Never drink out of a parrot.

I attended one of my best friends 21st parties Saturday night, and it was an interesting night to say the least. It started off like this...

And ended... Well lets just say it ended messy.

So a little advice.

• Don't drink out of a parrot.
• Don't drink wine through a straw (this one is quite important)
• Don't drink on an empty stomach. You will be too drunk later to grab any snacks.

Your welcome. Now in saying that. I had an awesome night, with some awesome people. So maybe drinking out of a parrot is a good thing. Just don't do all three points in one night.

Weekend Highlights

This weekend was a mix of excitement and exercise. Its started off with a fabulous wedding.

My friend from High School Christine got married to her love Jacob in a gorgeous ceremony at their church. It was beautiful and there were a few teary moments (mainly when Jacob sang her a song) and it was good to see some of my friends again. It really was a lovely day.

Sunday then brought a day of exercising. Over my two years flatting I ate extremely unhealthily, I was cooking for just me, and I'm not very good at cooking in the first place. So frozen meals and oven-fry chips were a lot easier for me. 

Now I am paying for it. I can't quite fit my old jeans. I'm not comfortable wearing shorts out of the house. So I'm changing things. Luckily for me my mum is already a bit of a health nut, so eating healthy should be quite easy. The exercising part I am taking into my own hands. I have been walking, doing pilates with friends, and doing TV workouts that make exercising much more fun! I also plan to start running as I want to do the Colour Run while I am in Orlando next year! So it's all go around here! You guys need to hold me accountable ok?

I'm still busy looking for a job, but I'm also taking time to relax and enjoy the end of university. Its important to slow things down sometimes, right? Enjoy your weeks :) Do you have anything exciting coming up?

SineadElle Designs... Help?!

Hey Guys!

So I have been working with a few of the people who took advantage of my Free Blog Design deal, in order for me to build up my portfolio. And I am loving it! I love being able to get to know other bloggers and design them gorgeous blogs!

I just finished working with Kate from Classy Living on her blog design, which was so great as we have been bloggy friends since we both began blogging! We created a cute, pastel  and pretty design which I am super happy with!

Once I have finished working with the eight or so girls who contacted me, I am going to begin to charge for my design services. Mainly because all the money I make will go into my Disney fund, helping to me to get to Florida for my Disney ICP in August 2013.

But I don't want to charge you all ridiculous amounts of money like some designers out there. I want to have cheap prices so even up and coming bloggers, or those of us who are strapped for cash can have a blog design that suits them and their needs.

So that's where you guys come in. I want to know what you think are reasonable prices for me to charge for custom designs? What would you be willing to pay? Please let me know, as I am umming and ahhing about it, and I really have no idea at this stage.

I have created an official blog for SineadElle Designs so go over and take a look, and tell me what you think! I could really use your help :)

xx

Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally Golly What a Day!

Hello hello hello!!

I have had a rush of new readers recently so I thought I would do a little "Hi I'm Sinead" post just to say hi and update everyone :)

So I'm Sinead...

I live in sunny lil' New Zealand, 

I am a huge film buff, a TV addict, a bit of a geek, I love to read and drink coffee, I am a budding blog designer currently working for free to build up my design portfolio. I love to dabble in guitar playing, singing, acting, and photography. I get excited about the smallest things and I love making friends.

I'm currently stressing and pushing through the last three weeks of my University degree, majoring in Screen & Media. After that I am done with school! I cannot wait! Up until a few months ago I had no idea what to do with myself after I finished school.

Then I made a huge decision. I interviewed for a position in the Disney International College Program. I was terrified and so excited. I then had to wait the longest two weeks of my life for an email letting me know my fate...

A week ago I got said email. And I GOT IN!! I am officially a Disney Cast Member for August 2013, and will be living and working at Walt Disney World for an entire year. Having never been to the States you could say I'm a little nervous...

So now I am desperately seeking a job, procrastinating my nine remaining assignments (with only two weeks to do them!!) and geeking out about Disney every chance I get! I love this little bloggy community we live in and I love hearing from my readers, and getting to know them!

So I hope you all stick around and say hi, I'm off to write an essay about 'creative labour', even though I have no idea what it is! Wish me luck!

xx

It's Tuesday AND...

{Hey ladies! I'm sure you have all seen this bloggy hop around! Its pretty huge now! This week I have the privilege to co-host with Melissa and I am super stoked! Read on and enjoy my loves. I will be spending the rest of my day and night reading all your delightful blogs!}

It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the GFC Blog Hop!

When I want to follow a blog the first thing I look for is GFC (Google Friend Connect), it's so easy and  nice to be able to go and see all of the blogs you follow in one spot. It's really a great tool to have. 

One side note- Did you know you can follow through GFC using your Twitter Account? TRUE, it's definitely an option!

If you are interested in co-hosting the next GFC Blog Hop send me an email at melissa@thelifeofanotsoordinarywife.com

Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we?

RULES are simple:

1. Follow your host via GFC

The First link below

2. Follow your co-hosts via GFC

The Next 8 links below

3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post.

4. Make sure to visit some of the blogs in the link up and follow them via GFC 

and if you want to leave them a comment, I'm sure they'd appreciate that as well.

5. Tweet about this blog hop

Tweet

6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!

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Friday Chaos!

Eeep! I am so excited to be co-hosting another blog hop! I made so many new friends last time and I think hopping is one of the best ways of connecting with other bloggers and forming friendships! Hello to all you knew visitors :) I so hope you stick around for a while, I have some big things coming up!

It's that time again! Another week of the Friday Social Networking hop called the FRIDAY CHAOS!

Last week we had over 100 link ups! Lets see if we can grow the hop this time round.

**If you would like us to follow you back please leave a comment & we will do so!**

This week we have 5 co-hosters! Be sure the check them all out, follow via GFC and leave a comment! 

This is a link up for bloggers who want to increase traffic to their blogs and meet new friends!

1. Follow both hosts (The first two links below) via GFC, Facebook & Twitter and any other one's you fancy.

2. Follow all of the co-hosts(the next 5 links) 

3. Grab the button and put it on your blog somewhere to be seen.

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.ohsoamelia.com" title="ohsoamelia"><img src="http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj578/BericeBaby/Untitled7.jpg" alt="Ohsoamelia" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

4. Don't just add your blog hoping to get followers, join in the fun and visit a few blogs.

5. Tweet about this hop

Tweet

 If you would like to co-host one of the weeks let us know.

Okay, Lets get this chaos started!

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