Hadrian's Wall photos

Hadrian's Wall

The reason I haven't posted for a week or so is because I've been on a mini holiday... if you can call walking 70 miles a holiday! For ages me and my Dad have joked about walking Hadrian's Wall but this year we finally got down to it. Let me tell you now it was phyically the toughest thing I have ever undertaken but I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to push myself so far. For those of you who don't know Hadrian's Wall is an English Heritage Site as it was built by the Roman's in 122 AD in order to keep the Scottish 'Barbarians' out of the Empire, the wall representing the northern frontier. It is 84 miles ong and extends from Bowness on Solway in northern Cumbria to Wallsend in Newcastle. Although there isn't much wall left in most places, there is 10 miles of continous wall which runs through the stunning rural Northumberland National Park. Although I was born in Northumberland I don't really remember it and was shocked at how remote it actually is as we struggled even to find a village with a local shop. On the first day we walked 30 miles and this was the fatal mistake which led to us having to abandon the walk on the last day. Not being used to walking so far our feet blistered and we could hardly walk the next morning! Despite this we walked 20 miles the following two days. I faced a nightmare decision after 28 miles: face a field of frisky and drooling bulls or add another 3 miles on to the walk taking a detour when it was agony to walk another step. Suffering from dehydration and lack of food and oxygen we arrived the local pub after 12 hours of walking and downed 2 pints of orange squash each. It was so bad that my vision was impared and I collapsed at the bar feeling dizzy from exertion. The great thing was that we met so many friendly people from all over the world from Hawaii to Germany and are planning on returning next yeat to conquer the wall!

Drinks

Last Friday I went out for drinks with a friend who studies Dentistry at Sheffield University. Because we were going to an up-market pub I decided to dress up. This shirt I got from the Zara sale (£39.99 reduced to £9.99!) and I matched it with a wide belt also from Zara. The shoes are Charlotte Reusse and the cut offs are from River Island. This outfit was easy to put together and very comfortable!

Julius Caesar

Last night I went to the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford to see the RSC production of Julius Caesar. I took my Dad for his birthday and we went for a drink at a lovely pub called 'The Windmill' beforehand. This is the outfit I wore.

The jacket is actually from Marks & Spencers of all places (!) and the top underneath is linen and is from New Look. This outfit is totally highstreet. I teamed it with silver jewellry and accessorize earrings.

Prom

These are the pictures that my mum took before my Year 13 prom. It was a few weeks ago now but I thought that the dress was way too cute to miss a post! I bought it from a little boutique in my village called 'Continental Collections' and as soon as I tried it on I knew it was 'the one'- even if I couldn't breathe the entire night! It's made out of silk with a ribbonned corset back and purple design down the front. I accessorized it with strappy purple stilettos, a purple clutch and purple jewellry. I felt like a princess all night!

2 weeks in USA

I'm currently visiting my pen friend of twelve years for the first time! She lives in Wisconsin USA and I live in Birmingham UK but we've been writing, emailing and sending gifts since we could both write. The link started when our Grandma's started writing to each other 70 years ago and we both think it's so cool that there's so much history behind our friendship. These past two weeks have been amazing!!! We get on so well and make each other laugh so much that it feels like we've known each other forever.

I want to say a big thank you to Indy for an amazing trip and of course for introducing me to blogging!

On to the fashion...
The dresses we're wearing in this photo we bought from H&M on one of our many shopping trips! We wore them out to dinner last Wednesday and I was lucky enough to be able to borrow purple stilettos which matched perfectly.

Greetings!

Hi everyone! I'm new to blogging and have just been introduced to this by Indy, my friend who I'm visiting in the USA. We're both really in to fashion and have had loads of fun trying on different outfits! I really want to show everyone that curvy girls can look fab and would be really interested in sharing fashion tips and advice with others.
This picture was taken today when we were having a 'trying-on' session. I love the colour of this dress and it's great fun to wear because it has netting underneath. It's also made out of silk so you feel like a princess in it!