Weddings, Holidays and General Business!

Hey there!

I know, I know, I haven't posted in aaaaaages. I've been so busy! School holidays are in full swing which is great. Although so far, I haven't had as much time to relax as I would've liked. Like I said, I've been busy.

Okay, now for some exciting news.....  My cousin got married! I went to her wedding last Sunday (4th of April) and it was amazing. And I know I say that about most things, but it really was amazing. What made it even more amazing is that I was a flower girl! My two other girl cousins were also flower girls, as well as two little girls that my cousin babysits for sometimes. It was so incredibly awesome getting to be right up there with her as she got married, especially when she turned around before signing the papers and gave me a little fist bump :3.

The wedding was held at the Botanical Gardens in Wellington (which I am in love with, be prepared for a Wellington appreciation post :3) in the Begonia House. So pretty much we were surrounded by flowers the whole time. Which was amazing! After the ceremony we all went on a bus to Dockside, a cool restaurant at, you guessed it, the dockside for the reception. And not only did we go on a bus, it was one of those traditional British red double decker busses. It was so amazingly amazing! The reception was heaps of fun. I ate too much, danced for ages and had the time of my life.

Ever since the wedding I have been driving up and down the country, visiton friends and family and having lots of fun. All of which has been very busy and tiring. In other words, I just really need a nap. A lot of naps.

On Saturday I went to the Waiwera hot pools up north of Auckland. It was so much fun! I went with my dad, his girlfriend Amy and her kids (who annoy me a bit/lot). It was really cool, there were so many different pools to swim in. And slides! (one of which gives a seriously extreme wedgie...) Afterwards we stayed at the Orewa holiday park, which is a really nice place to stay. It's right next to the beach and has a playground, barbeque area, kitchen, tv room and more! Then the next day (which I just realised was yesterday) we went to the Auckland Zoo. WHICH WAS AMAZING!!! I saw galapagos tortoises! And red pandas! And spider monkeys! And a tarantula! And an elephant! IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! 

Now I am finally home, with lots of time to sleep. Although I do have some homework to do... In other news, it's my birthday on Saturday! I'm really excited! Especially because I know my mum bought me something from the Dan And Phil Shop. I'm taking some of my friends to the movies on Saturday to celebrate, and we're going to see X+Y which sounds really cool! (here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWAS-q2PpnA ) I have also been promised penguin waffles for breakfast, a tradition that I have kept for as long as I can remember.

Okay, I am going to finish this post here, but not without leaving you with a few photos from the wedding.

I hope you are having a good holiday, if you are on holiday. If not, I hope you are having a fabulous day!

-FoxFace x

DAY FIFTEEN

DAY FIFTEEN: list 10 things that make you awesome.

Yay! A list! If you know me then you would know how much I love writing lists. I've been looking forward to this one! So without further ado, here are 10 things that make me awesome. 

(I'm not trying to be all gloaty and "oh I'm so cool blah blah blah" so please don't hate me!)

1. I live in New Zealand. New Zealand is an amazing place, full of wonderful people, places and wildlife. I think living here has contributed to my awesome factor, as it is a pretty darn awesome place to be.
2. I can sing! That sounded a bit self centred, I didn't mean it to be! When I say that I can sing, I don't mean like super good. I mean as in I'm in a choir, I do singing lessons and I've had a few solos for things over the years (only really last year...). Singing is a huge passion of mine, and I love it more than anything.
3. I do Badminton. Badminton is such a fun sport. I only started last week, and already I've improved a lot. I am still utterly terrible, but I'm getting there. My friends managed to rope me into it, as some of them already had gone there last year. 
4. I fully accept that I am a very socially awkward person. If you are someone who knows me, then you will know very well that if you sit with me, I will freak out and end up sitting in an awkward silence. (if you're someone I do this to, I am very sorry!) But I also accept this fact, which I think is a good thing. I know damn well that I am incredibly awkward, so don't try to remind me :P
5. My favourite animal is a turtle. You may have thought that, since my username is girlofthefox and my nickname is FoxFace (not the Hunger Games character), that foxes are my favourite animal. You have thought wrong. Turtles are, in fact, what I believe to be the coolest animal in the world. This makes me awesome because turtles are awesome. Enough said. 
6. ughhhhhhh I can't think of anything else...
7. Yeah my mind has gone blank (space baby, and I'll write ya name)
8. Can you think of anything?
9. I can't...
10. Well, that was short lived.

Yeah... my mind has decided to take a holiday somewhere nice in the Bahamas, so I've been abandoned here on my own :(

I'll just leave it at that for now xx

-FoxFace <3

DAY FOURTEEN

DAY FOURTEEN: What's on your iPod?

I don't have an iPod.

DAY THIRTEEN (one of my lucky numbers!)

DAY THIRTEEN: do you have regrets?

Side note: yes, I know, I know. I'm posting like a week late. I've been busy!

Anyway...

To put it simply, no, I don't have regrets. Sure, there are moments when I look back and think: "wow, that was stupid! I wish I hadn't done that..." etc. But in the big picture, I think it's silly to ensnare yourself in something as silly as regret.

(Here comes the big philosophical thing...)

I believe that everything in life happens for a reason. Even the most terrible things will one day have a positive side. For example, when my dad had to move away so that he could get a job. At first, I was devastated. I still am sometimes! But throughout these past few years my dad and I have really become closer. Now every time we spend time together, it's more special than before.

If everything happens for a reason, then there is no point in wishing you could change the past. And I know that sometimes regret can be a horrible feeling, and it's not just regret either. Wanting to just build a time machine and go back in time is something that I think everyone has longed for at one point or another. But like I said, if it all happens for a reason, even the most horrendous things in life will one day lift you up.

*throws confetti and glitter at you*
-FoxFace :3

DAY TWELVE (I really need to think of more original titles...)

DAY TWELVE: something I miss

I miss old Disney Channel. Enough said.

DAY ELEVEN

DAY ELEVEN: last book I read

The last book I read was Snowfall by K.M Peyton. I loved this book for so many reasons. In fact, I might just make a list.

Reasons I loved Snowfall by K.M Peyton:

1. It was set in Victorian England. I love seeing what life was like in the past, and having a book set in the Victorian time was awesome to read.
2. It was written in an amazingly old fashioned yet modern way. Did that make sense? Probably not... what I mean is that, even though the book was set back in Victorian times and was written very much in that manner, it was understandable and used a lot of more common vocabulary.
3. Time passed quickly. In one part of the book, it talked about what happened over 10 days in less than a paragraph. A lot of books focus on a relatively short time period, whereas this book focus on events spread out over a year or two. 
4. One of the main focuses in the book was mountain climbing and the Swiss Alps. It was amazing hearing the story of the characters climbing the mountains, and exploring. The main character (Charlotte), described how free it felt to be up in the mountain air and how she could just forget all her troubles while climbing. It was amazing to read.
5. It had a great ending. I won't say anything about what actually happened (no spoilers!), but what I will say, is that it ended in a very satisfactory way. And I loved it very much. Hehe!

So, as you could probably tell, I loved this book a lot. I would totally recommend this to anyone looking for a good book to read! Feel free to comment any good book suggestions, and I will check them out ;)

Hope you are having a good day, wherever you are!

-FoxFace :D

DAY TEN

DAY TEN: my daily routine

Okay, this one isn't that interesting. As I go to school, it's pretty much just me getting ready for that. So here we go!

6:00 - Alarm goes off, I hide under my pillow hoping that it will go away. It doesn't.
6:03 - I usually remember something that I'm looking forward to that day, which perks me up.
6:04 - I realise that I need to get into the shower, so I grab my stuff and drag myself up the stairs.
6:26 - Freak out realising that I need to be out of the bathroom by half past, while trying to dry my hair (it's hard, okay?)
6:30 - Spend the next 20 minutes telling myself that I'll be done by 6:45/attempting to do my hair/getting distracted.
6:50 - Remember that I still need to unload the dishwasher...
7:15 - Get dressed/pack my bag/cook toast all at once (usually ending up with cold toast, or none at all)
7:30 - Realise there is a crap ton of stuff that I haven't done yet...
7:42 - Go and wait out at my gate for the school bus.

Aaaaaand there you have it! My (rather boring) daily routine. Most days I end up being late, which is just fantastic. 

I'm not feeling that well at the moment, so I'm consoling myself by texting and eating chocolate. I think it's because I ate a whole heap of watermelon, after a whole heap of chocolate... I'm sure my acne will appreciate that :P

Lots of virtual hugs,
-FoxFace :)