A day to remember...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, also

known as Prince William and Princess Catherine

Today at 11:00am GMT, millions of people across the globe tuned in to witness the marriage of HRH Prince William of Wales to Miss Catherine "Kate" Middleton. Whether on the television, YouTube, in the cinema or by other means, an estimated 1-2 billion people watched worldwide, as Kate became Princess Catherine and the couple were finally married. I watched the whole service on TV and thought it was lovely; I'd never seen a wedding in full before (apart from attending one when I was 6 months old, but even then I had to be taken out part way through for making too much noise).

Kate's dress was beautiful. I loved the lace detailing on the sleeves and the flowery pattern. She carried a small bouquet containing sweet William, hyacinth, lily-of-the-valley and a sprig of myrtle from a bush planted by Queen Victoria.

A first glimpse of Kate's dress as she is driven to Westminster Abbey

 

The ceremony itself took place infront of 1,900 guests, while thousands of others watched on large TV screens outside Westminster Abbey. Afterwards, the newly-weds travelled to Buckingham Palace for the reception in a horse-drawn carriage. They spent some time inside before emerging on the balcony, for their first (and second) kiss(es) as Prince and Princess.

The Kiss



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Congratulations to the happy couple!

Happy birthday Chris!

Yay, once again it's Chris's birthday, and what better way to celebrate than with a maths test? He wasn't too disheartened though, as he received lots of (mostly chocolate) presents from us, and extra hair gel from Chelsea, as well as having a double lesson with Miss Ashford... ;)

No more science modules!

We got the results back from the Physics 1b test in science today, and I got an A* (50 out of 50), so I now have no more modules to worry about! Not that they were worrying, mind you: 36 questions and all of them multiple choice suited me just fine. I'm now looking forward to the Biology 2 exam on the 19th May (Chris Donati's birthday, poor him), and History on 7th June. Fun.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday's alright!

Today I listened to Zooropa (the album) all the way through for the first time since I posted random snippets of the lyrics to Chelsea on msn and she thought I was going mad (that was fun...), and it was very enjoyable, from the first solemn, mysterious chords of the title track, right through to the last wails of the strange alarm sounds that close this 1993 gem.

This was while I was on the way to town for shopping purposes, and I did quite well, buying:

• U2 Best Of 1990-2000 plus B-sides for just £2
• Scouting For Girls' eponymous debut album for £2.50
• New Kids On The Block: greatest hits - £2
• U2: A Diary (Book) - £4
• Bono In The Name Of Love - £6

There are now only 2 days of the holidays left, and I have quite a lot of revision to do, but I'll post again when I can!

Funderworld!

Em, Georgina and I went on a trip to Funderworld, the travelling themepark, yesterday, which was great! I loved the ride "Freak Out!"; the feeling on it was incredible, as though we were soaring high above the park, and although it was over in a few minutes, we felt euphoric for some time afterwards. Other highlights included Magic Mouse, which we bought a less-than-flattering photo of ourselves on, and another ride which I've forgotten the name of, but I remember one of the people painted on it looked a tad like Bono... ;)

On the subject of Bono, last night I dreamt that I met him and Bradley Walsh! I can't remember it very well, but I think I took Bono to school (why?), and woke up soon afterwards.

100 facts about me (part 1)

The hashtag #100FactsAboutMe was a trending topic on Twitter a while back, and I attempted it, but only reached number 69... I want to finish it someday, and I though it would be cool to share it here, but in small chunks. Enjoy!

100 Facts About Me
1. Lasagne is the only food I hate.

2. I have no idea how I'm going to write 100 Facts About Me.

3. My birthday is the 19th December and the song Miss Sarajevo by Passengers was number 2 when I was born.

4. I have considered downloading Friday by Rebecca Black. :-[

5. The Passengers song Plot 180 scares me.

6. I have 2 main twitter accounts: this one [@WhildHoney] and @JEKB_; I also have @TweamAshpin and @TweamSmithelle.

7. The U2 member I dream about most often is Adam Clayton.

8. ... closely followed by Larry Mullen Jr.

9. I don't have a favourite U2 member; I like them all EQUALLY.

10. I can't believe I've only just got to #10!

That's all for now!

Why my leg hurts...

This morning I was surprised to receive a text from Tom, asking about science table meeting up later on. Eventually it was decided to go to Pomphrey Hill (again) and Em and Georgina were invited to make up the numbers, since Chelsea was busy and Chris Donati is on holiday. In the end only Rosie could come in addition to Tom, his sister Katie, Em, Georgina and I, but it was still good.



Apart from the awkward silences.

We played a lot of games including frisbee, rounders and football; I got 2 rounders as well as scoring a goal against Tom! Played manhunt after that (basically hide'n'seek) and got a few cuts and scratches from the trees, which were far spikier than they appeared (this is why my leg still hurts, about 8 hours later!). Rosie's friend Izzy came soon after that, but Georgina had leave, so Em and I went with her and wandered home in the afternoon sun. And it was 3:33.

More Edge twitpics!

I love it when we receive another glorious image from U2's 360 adventure by way of The Edge's twitter account, especially when it is as random as this beauty, captioned "Achtung Baby". It could easily feature as a line in Beautiful Day B-side "Always". (Something along the lines of: Always wear a safety belt/Always!/Beware of falling coconuts/Always!)

You can view the original at http://yfrog.com/h363krnj :)

Fun, fun, fun, fun!

Had a great day out today with Rosie, Chelsea, Daisy, Chris, Rachel and my sister Emily. We went to a park and enjoyed playing on the swings, roundabout and zip wire as though we were 5 years old again! I took a few videos on the camera including ones of Rosie falling off both the zip wire and a random spinning thing; luckily she wasn't hurt!

Vorsprung durch Technik

I'm so happy U2 are playing the full version of Zooropa, it rocks! Zooropa is my second favourite U2 song and I was thrilled to see it in Sunday's Brazilian setlist along with my favourite song (Ultraviolet) and my possibly 3rd favourite (North Star). It's great to see that the band hasn't forgotten about this 90's gem, and further affirms that 360 could be their best tour to date! Makes me wish I could go... U2, please come back to the UK!!

How time flies...

Met up with some friends from Primary school today, which was kind of odd since I haven't been in contact with most of them since we left almost four years ago. It was great to catch up again, but I still wondered how different life might be if we hadn't lost touch. Would we still hang out together? Would I have even made new friends?

Anyway, they haven't changed much and were still recognisable as my old friends; Megan kept commenting on how mature we all are (her in particular) and much mickey was taken out of Alex's new "Oldfield Girls'" posh accent and Chris's deeper voice (he didn't spike his hair up though!). Georgina, Gemma, Chris, Megan, Alex and I were there; the whole group apart from Amy, who had to have a blood test today because she had a brain tumour a few months ago. It was strange her not being there, and I really hope all is now well for her.

We had a laugh playing Just Dance 1 & 2 on the wii, and we watched The Simpsons Movie until it froze (at a very cool point) by which time Gemma was leaving and offered me a lift home, which I gladly accepted.

It was nice to see them all again, and I'll look forward to possible meet-ups in the future!

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