Well well well...

Hasn't it been such a long time since I last blogged eh? Hmm... rather a lot has happened since November to be honest! So here I go. ;)

December came around and we had a little Christmas party here in Flat E. The emphasis being on "little", as not many people actually turned up. Ah well... there was more food for us, so I can't complain! :P Of course, I went back to Ashford for three weeks during the Christmas period, which was lovely - I got to catch up with all my family, friends and old work colleagues! Although I must say, the journey home and the journey back to Luton in January were not at all fun... the heavy snowfall in the UK just happened to occur over BOTH of my travelling dates. Argh! I survived though. Just. ;)

And then we move on to January... ugh, possibly one of the worst months of my life so far! I came down with glandular fever as soon as I got back to Luton and was ill throughout the whole month. I even had to go back home for two weeks while I recovered - consequently, I missed out on quite a bit of university work and ended up having to live on £85 for a whole month due to my absence at work. Boo! :(

Fortunately, I recovered just in time for my 19th birthday, and travelled back to Luton that evening... but not before celebrating a little with my family, of course! :P I received loads of lovely cards and prezzies from everyone, and Lewy got me tickets for a day out in London and to go on the London Eye - something I've always wanted to do but never have done! I can't wait until the summer when we can finally use them! :D thank you everyone! :D

February was really a hectic month by my standards. I had a lot of work to catch up on, and I was in a race to get back to work so I could actually earn some money. Living off £85 for a whole month proved to be extremely difficult, but I managed it! It also occured to me a few weeks ago that I actually really like living in Luton. Sure, the place has its rough edges, but what towns and cities don't? I've got so many great friends here, I love my university course (shorthand and all :P), my work colleagues make my working days fun... I could go on, but I'm not about to sit here and bore you all. :P

One more exciting thing happened this month... I managed to get a house for next year with Ben and Kelly! :D I can't wait to move in, it's really spacious for three people and we've all got double beds... which is something I really miss from home! It also means that I won't have to suffer the damned fire alarm going off at unsavoury hours of the night anymore... YAY :D

Right, I think that's everything covered. Hope to speak to you all again soon! :D

Lauren xx