Secret Santa + IMM (7)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

I hope you all had a wonderful day :) 

This year I took part in my first book blogger secret Santa :D Thank you to Bree from The Magic Attic for organising the whole thing; it's a brilliant idea!

So, off my secret Santa I received Across The Universe by Beth Revis x)

I would like to thank my secret Santa sooooooo much. I CANNOT wait to read it and it really made my day :D Thank you thank you thank you! 

If you'd like to reveal yourself, it would be much appreciated :')

Other books I was given by family were:

One Day by David Nicholls

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 

The Fault in our Stars (pre-order) by John Greene is also part of a Christmas present :D Excited! 

What did you guys get for Christmas? ^_^

Bucket list recap

Okay, so a while back I started to write up a bucket list. I keep going back and adding things onto it, and today I can cross something off. I made my first ever gingerbread house! :D

Ta da!

Here is my bucket list so far:

1. Donate money to charity 
2. Skydive
3. Meet a famous author
4. Visit Niagara/ Angel Falls 
5. Get married
6. Write an article for a newspaper/magazine 
7. Go scuba diving 
8. Learn horseback riding
9. Ride in a hot air ballon 
10. Swim with dolphins 
11. Go to a concert 
12. Go to a weekend festival 
13. Volunteer at a hospice 
14. Hit bulls-eye on a dartboard 
15. Go to Madame Tussauds 
16. Go to Paris 
17. Be an extra in a movie 
18. Kiss in the rain 
19. Fast for a day
20. Go to Hampton Court Palace 
21. Get a part time job
22. Go to college 
23. Get into university 
24. Get a full time job 
25. Own a Canon SLR camera 
26. Go to prom 
27. Play the piano in front of a reasonably big crowd 
28. Live in an apartment 
29. Visit The Pyramids of Giza 
30. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris 
31. Go to New York 
32. Donate blood 
33. Be Head Girl 
34. Have children 
35. See Mumford and Sons in concert 
36. Go to a midnight premier of a film
37. Be a bridesmaid 
38. Go paint balling
39. Pass my drivers test 
40. Watch the Bucket list
41. Make cupcakes
42. Go to a spa 
43. Go to St Petersburg
44. Kiss under mistletoe
45. Own a pair of Converse 
46. Make a gingerbread house 

I wasn't feeling very festive until today :( But now I am so excited! :)

I hope everybody has a lovely Christmas.

In My Mailbox (6)

Wow. It's been a while. I'm sorry.

I've been so bogged down with school work recently.

My New Year's Resolution is definitely going to have to be to stick to my blog better.

Anyway.

I recently received an Amazon voucher as an RAK :') 

With it I bought The Book Thief by Markus Zusak:

I've only just started reading it and WOW. His writing is beautiful...I'm not entirely sure if that's appropriate word usage being as it's narrated by death. But still, his metaphors are amazing and they are so well thought out. I'll give you a quick preview:  

"The plane was still coughing. Smoke was leaking from both its lungs.

When it crashed, three deep gashes were made in the earth. Its wings were sawn-off arms. No more flapping. Not for this metallic little bird."

I couldn't get over how brilliant this was. It's so clever. 

Another thing I got in my mailbox was my book from my secret Santa! :D Whoever you are, thank you! Don't reveal yourself until Christmas though. I'm not going to open the package until Christmas day, but you have no idea of how nice it was to come home to that :)

One last thing, my parents have pre-ordered A FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green for part of the Christmas present! I cannot wait for that!

What books are you guys asking for for Christmas? 

Have a nice night :)