i stole this ring from my friend...i say stole..more just said, "oh, that's awesome, can i have that?" for him to turn around and say "...um, yeah...if you want."so just got back from my little woodland week away with my family. it was really nice as i went with my parents, grandparents and sister. it was god to escape for a while, just to be somewhere else. living within the trees always makes me think of twilight...and mainly because i first read the twilight series years ago on holiday in the same place.
as well as chilling out, i had lots of random adventures. these included, going swimming, going to walks, playing cards and board games..and other cute things. mum, Victoria and me went to paint pieces of pottery again this year. i was thinking of doing another plate, but i walked in, and there on the shelf was a dalek staring back at me...needless to say i grabbed that.
we also went to Longleat. i have not been there in a few years, but i was really looking forward to this little adventure. Longleat is such a wonderful place.
we walked through and looked at lots of cute animals including meerkats (which my grandad loves, so he had a great time). i also held this:
...its crazy, but i didn't feel scared at all. weird. i thought i would want to run away screaming...so if i spider appears in my room one night, i don't think i will be scared anymore after holding this one. we also went around the house, which as always was beautiful and made me want to live there, even though there are ghosts. we also ran into Lord Bath as he was taking his dogs out or in, and he said hello to us..that was pretty cool. i also went on a little tour to look at his murals, which were beautiful and gave you an insight to Lord Bath and his art. the whole place is just beautiful. the sun also came out that day for us. 
the rest of the holiday was spent laughing lots, drawing, taking photos, listening to my sister say the weirdest things in her sleep, playing lots of games of cards, drinking so much tea, eating so many sweets, watching glee while my family laugh at me for singing and squealing, watching tv late, all staying up until 3ish in the morning, talking to far away friends about up and coming plans next week, buying gifts for friends and just being me. its nice. i had such fun. 
as well as chilling out, i had lots of random adventures. these included, going swimming, going to walks, playing cards and board games..and other cute things. mum, Victoria and me went to paint pieces of pottery again this year. i was thinking of doing another plate, but i walked in, and there on the shelf was a dalek staring back at me...needless to say i grabbed that.we also went to Longleat. i have not been there in a few years, but i was really looking forward to this little adventure. Longleat is such a wonderful place.we walked through and looked at lots of cute animals including meerkats (which my grandad loves, so he had a great time). i also held this:...its crazy, but i didn't feel scared at all. weird. i thought i would want to run away screaming...so if i spider appears in my room one night, i don't think i will be scared anymore after holding this one. we also went around the house, which as always was beautiful and made me want to live there, even though there are ghosts. we also ran into Lord Bath as he was taking his dogs out or in, and he said hello to us..that was pretty cool. i also went on a little tour to look at his murals, which were beautiful and gave you an insight to Lord Bath and his art. the whole place is just beautiful. the sun also came out that day for us. the rest of the holiday was spent laughing lots, drawing, taking photos, listening to my sister say the weirdest things in her sleep, playing lots of games of cards, drinking so much tea, eating so many sweets, watching glee while my family laugh at me for singing and squealing, watching tv late, all staying up until 3ish in the morning, talking to far away friends about up and coming plans next week, buying gifts for friends and just being me. its nice. i had such fun. 
i had a lovely time away on holiday. i loved being in the woods surrounded by giant trees, green-ness, quiet noise, earth, animals and even more trees. i am deeply in love with trees at the moment.
my days away consisted of; swimming, bike riding, walking, crazy golf, trees, late nights, early mornings, long car drives, pick n mix sweets, toy shops, movie nights, home made pop corn, my mother's pancakes, chalk boards, giant cookies, walking on the sand, messing around with my sister, painting pottery, singing, eating 'weirds', buying presents for friends, Polaroid photos, filling in my drawing journal, buying cool stuff, reading twilight again, and taking photos.
i had such a wonderful time away..and didn't want to come back home...back to normal life. ah i wish i could go back into the woods. i really do miss it. i am fully in love with the views..oh how i miss it already...
i had to add this photo in somewhere...my dad was washing up (even though we had a dishwasher at our Villa?!?!..and it was his holiday..) and he shouted, 'Nicola, come look at this, you will want to bring your camera..". and it was this little face in the sink, i couldn't stop smiling.
i enjoyed drawing and writing in my drawing journal, i just need to keep it up.
my wonderful bag of holiday goodies! including the lovely bag. :)
i am now off to read your lovely blogs! and then after to watch the office, an American workplace, while eating holiday chocolates, and maybe read a little too.
i heart rome.
i said that i would have an ice cream diary, and i had 4 amazing ice creams, but quite a few flavours, these included cookie dough/biscuit, white ice cream with dark chocolate pieces, coconut, mint (which was very very strong), vanilla lemon, fudge with chocolate pieces, and another version of coconut and mint...with cream! :)
the ceilings and building were beautiful in rome. every church or building held something wonderful. one building i loved was the Pantheon. the Pantheon does not have a roof, so the rain, light, dark and come in. its amazing to look up so high.
apart from the ceiling i loved the floors in all these beautiful buildings. tiles, mosaics, patterns.
fun was had. however i am glad to be back..i missed silly English things like tea, reading the paper, and watching telly. :)
ah i am back from my week days away..and it was lovely. peace and quiet...a chance to chill out....and get a cold! oh well i still had a wonderful time. i don't think i have laughed quite as much as i did in just those days. i had lots of laughs with my father, mother and sister. it was really nice being in the outdoors, surrounded by nature. and we had very cute animals coming up to our Villa everyday..cute squirrels, ducks, rabbits and even a very young deer. 
it was so refreshing being in the woods, or "being back with nature". it was wonderful walking up in the morning listening to the birds singing, and squirrels running across the roof, eating breakfast looking out at the woods with the sun shining, taking the 10min walk into the village square to go swimming, go shopping to pick up food and gift for friends, or even for a coffee or a pancake. it just felt really nice to relax and take things easy.
one really cool thing that me and my sister loved, was the Sherbet machine!! in this amazing sweet shop you got little tubes and filled it up with different types/flavours of sherbet; including cranberry, strawberry, orange, cola, bubblegum, lime, peach and so many more..and they looked so pretty, and very yummy too.
karen our maid left us a cute suprise in our room when we got back....
then later on, we had deal or dont deal game show!!haha, i put my name in for it, but didnt get choosen. but did get to open a box off stage and on it, as it was soooo windy outside, glasses were falling off tables and smashing!! what a great final night!!
the day started off with skittles..and people all thought i was gonna win again...but i didn't!! i was rubbish...but then i got better, but still didn't win. Roger won, and he has been trying 3 years to get a t-shirt, so i was very happy for him!!!
in the hotel there is a mini swap library, where if you want to leave books for the next guests you can take one with you...also you can just read them while you are staying in the hotel. its really interesting to walk and have a little nose at what people have been reading.
