So it’s now 2016…… I’m sat back at my desk after a very refreshing 10 days off work most of which was spent up in glorious Yorkshire. I’m not really into all the New Year, new me bullshit. However, I do like to take a bit of slower pace in January mainly because Christmas leaves me skint, knackered and with a booze bloat that is just not very becoming. Therefore, it’s the perfect time for a bit of reflection on the year that was 2015.
1) Seeing Years and Years at Heaven just before they really blew up and became massive.
It was a really amazing night with great music and great company.
2) Mine and Beth’s boozy day out! I love how unlimited brunches are now a thing. Me and my former housemate (*sob* - come back Beth *crying face emoji*) booked in at the Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings in April and enjoyed a leisurely morning of bacon and bloody Mary’s followed by Prosecco and the Grand National. We may have also indulged in a little bit of drunk shopping! The best kind of days. This has also been replicated with other bottomless brunches through the year (Bad Egg and The Jam Tree in Clapham) and boozy dinners (Cookbook Café, Cinnamon Kitchen & Anise and Roka Canary Wharf) and some really fun nights out which leave me with the fiercest of hangovers but make me realise I have the best (worst influence) friends.
3) MARBS MARBS MARBS!! Roxanne’s Hen Do over May bank holiday weekend was the perfect way to kick start summer. Lazy days by the pool following by messy nights celebrating one of my best friend’s last days of freedom. Julioooo……. Get the stretch!!
4) Rox and Scott tie the knot! So lovely to be able to watch a best friend become a Kennedy and join our crazy family. The venue, the guests, the dress, and the food. Everything was spot on and created a warm and wonderful day.
5) Work trip to Germany – Working in the travel industry does have perks sometimes and I was invited in July to take part in a familiarisation trip to Bavaria by the German Tourist Board. I’m a massive Germanophile but had never actually visited Bavaria so it was a bit of a no-brainer. We visited breweries in Kelheim, Weltenburg, Abensburg, Regensburg, Nuernberg and Bamberg. I don’t think I’ve ever drank as much beer and eaten as much sausage! I definitely want to go back and revisit Bamberg and Regensburg and visit other areas such as Rothenburg and Fuessen (and the famous Neuschwanstein Castle).
6) Everyone’s turning 30! 2015 was a big birthday year for a lot of my friends (and myself included)! I’ve had lots of fun celebrating with people, from fancy dress house parties and murder mysteries to trips to Spain and Manchester and afternoon tea at the Oxo Tower. It’s been a blast. I had a little bit of a wobble about turning 30 and not being where I want to be but it’s so exciting to see how much we’ve all achieved and grown up in different ways.
7) Family time – I probably don’t spend as much time with my family as I should. However, I’ve made up for that in the latter part of the year. October saw the Kennedy (and two Mastermans) have their first holiday together abroad. It was my Dad and two brothers first time on an aeroplane also. It was nice to see them out of their comfort zone and embracing and enjoying it. The main delight for me was getting to spend quality time with the cheeky little bundle of joy that is my niece, Marcie. It was the same this Christmas. It’s great to see her growing up and developing her personality and mannerisms.
There’s so much to look forward to in 2016 too, my first half marathon, a girls weekend to Newcastle, more 30th birthdays, revisiting Ibiza and my sister Shona’s hen and being honoured to be her a bridesmaid! BRING IT ON!!
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