12 Days!

So things are getting hectic in my little life in England.

Next week, starting on Monday, I'm going on a massive adventure to Paris with our school choir and orchestra. Just before Mosaic I hear you cry? Yes, indeed. What a buzz!

We'll be singing THIS or rather, I will be singing the Alto solo in this :o I AM REALLY RATHER NERVOUS! We're singing the whole Mass (minus the Credo LOL) and it is so beautiful, I would marry it if I could. Aside from me spending every other moment preparing for this concert tour, I am also gathering bits and bobs for SWAPS and clothes I need to pack.

Like my International Necker!

Isn't it awesome? I can't wait to wear it around Canada after Mosaic and on the plane of course!

OH! Wait, what is that I hear you say again? There's MORE awesome to come in this blog? Well my friends, YOU ASSUMED CORRECTLY!

Look at that beauty! So the Royal Mint has decided to make a Centenary Coin for GirlGuidingUK, and I personally think it's fantastic. So does my Mum... and lo and behold we bought one!

Of course it cost more than 50p, we live in a silly economic climate, duh!

I hope to post sometime next weekend with any last minute preparations, but until then...

Stay adventurous!

Haze

Genuinely so proud!

I have some big news!

The roundabout at the top of Hild and Bede bank in Durham City centre has THIS on show!

Now, how fabulous is that? It makes me beam horrendously every time we drive past it! Waving, shouting, smiling... you name it, I display it because I'm so happy that Durham is recognising and promoting our fantastic organisation that is GirlGuiding!

It was our last full group (minus Grace, sad face) meeting last night before we all set off for Canada, and we discussed a few (LOTS) of things.

I wanted to take some pictures of us having discussions and chocolate fondue... alas, we had our faces full of marshmallows and the swing of the meeting didn't really lend itself to stopping and taking pictures!

I've got some swaps sorted hopefully... but I'm still pondering what to make/do/if I should print some labels etc.

This week and the subsequent weeks are really looking busy for me, and everyone else, but now that my exams are over, I'll hopefully have some pockets of time to organise/sort more things regarding this fabulous trip! I'll also be corresponding with one of our leaders, Jenny, regarding our Cultural presentation thing-y-mah-whatsit for the 15th July, and man, we have some excellent ideas in the pipeline XD

Most of all, I'm excited to be celebrating my 17th Birthday whilst we're in Canada.

Exactly a month from today infact! ^___^

Hopefully it'll be full of awesome, although maybe not full of the blenderized cake Rachel suggested, however sweet the vlogbrothers' reference is :P

Stay adventurous,

Haze

Sweet New Threads!

Yes! It is that time folks, when we all have our sweet new uniforms for camp, all the same, but PERSONALISED! MANY HUZZAHS!

So we all have these AMAZING hoodies (the same purple colour as Charlie McDonnell's "I Look Better In Purple" t-shirts, which are MADE OF AWESOME) that have our truly terrific Monty the Moose (drawn by our homegrown Helen! :D) on the front and our names and another groovy logo on the back. I'll leave that up to your imaginations, strangers, and if I see you at the camp (which I really hope to!) then you can fill in that gap in your imagination with the real thing. We all chose names/nicknames for our hoodies...and quel suprise... I went with Hazeltron *giggles* HOORAY!

We all also have these darned amazing polo shirts with cutie Monty on too:

I'm so excited! We're now going to get a few more personal group t-shirts I think, because we've got a few for our days travelling after the camp and for times as groups at the camp. Hopefully we'll be able to use the embroidered transfers that Mum and I found from a while back, they're super cool!

Anyway, aside from sounding lamely excited about our personalised threads, I've also been stocking up on essentials for camp.

REPELLENTS.

No, not people repellents (like my retainers)... INSECT REPELLENTS! I've started taking some supplements (Odourless Garlic and Vitamin B1), as advised by Dr. Jen who is coming with us to Canada, to hopefully repel any icky and evil insects that may want to bite me silly and make me a very irritated camper.

Here's what I've got so far!

I don't know why it's rotated, but oh well! It's some of those weird Mosquito Bands that you wear to ward off the buzzers, and some roll on gel to stop 'em getting stuck to my arms.

It's fair to say I'm really excited, because it's just over 5 weeks until we all set off to the airport to fly over the pond and get set up at GMC2010!

In other exciting news, I've been trying to source swaps, and I will update you on how that goes :D

Also, in terms of actually where I've been (i.e. actually out and about) I went to the local quayside open air festival this weekend called Evolution (and actually saw Nichola who we'll be going to GMC2010 with, it was fun) and saw some AMAZING live acts!

That was what the stage looked like just after De La Soul had finished their set. Every band we saw were HUGE (as in they made a big impression/sound) and I had a totally amazing time with my friend and fellow GirlGuide Francesca! Live music is really a passion of mine! Especially Campfire songs! Let me know if you like singing around the campfire! If you don't...is something wrong with you?

No seriously, you need to have like a fun implant or something.

I need to mend my camp blanket because my swaps from Poacher are falling off! Sad times!

Stay adventurous,

Haze