The moments that we live for

Last week was an amazing week. It was full of big events, of the moments that we live to see in life, they were all packed into one week. I went to a funeral, a wedding, two concerts and a birthday celebration. It seems so unreal that they all took place within just one week. Anyway, I've saved up my writing until now, so here goes my account of the week...

Funeral
This was the first funeral I have ever been to. It was that of a lady from church who died rather suddenly. I was asked to play the organ at the funeral which I was rather nervous about, but I think that I did an okay job. It was quite unnerving when they brought the coffin in, but it was okay. It's sad that she's gone, because we miss her, but she had so many health problems I know that she will be very comfortable where she is now, so I am happy for her. But my heart goes out to her family. It was awful to see some of them in tears throughout the funeral. I hope I don't have to go to another one for a long time.

Manel Concert
Manel are a band who are really big in Catalonia who I went to see with some of my friends and our Catalan tutor. Arriving home after the funeral I had to go out to town to get a few things, upon arriving home and getting everything together I realised it was 5 o'clock and we were supposed to be going down to Manchester at 6 for the gig. I backcombed my hair and got dressed in record time, and met my friend at the bus stop where she had been waiting for a while, because no buses had been going past. Upon arriving at uni I had to run to the library to print our bus ticket for getting back to Lancaster. I then got in the car and we set off for Manchester. We got a little lost once there, as is customary on the roads of Manchester, but eventually found the Café and met our friends. And who should be standing outside the café but Manel themselves!!! Our tutor was talking to them and they were talking like friends, they were so nice, we got a picture with them and everything.

We had arrived quite early, Manel weren't on til after 10, so we went to a lovely little place next door to get something to drink, and we had some chips. When the time had arrived we went back to Night & Day and watched Manel play. They were amazing. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. We all had a great time, and went crazy when they played our favourite song "Al Mar". After the concert my friend bought a CD and we hung around for ages trying to find each member of the band to get it signed, we managed to get 3 out of 4, so pretty good.

Afterwards, me and one of my friends were getting the bus back together, but it wasn't until 1.10 so we went to try and find somewhere to get pizza, and we found a place, I forget what it was called, but I'm pretty sure it had Istanbul in the name(?) Anyway, the guy who worked there was a right laugh, he was telling us all about his facebook and wanted us to take our pictures with him, which we naturally did. It was rather bizarre, but the pizza was good, especially in Manchester's heated coach station ♥. The bus ride was uneventful except for a completely totalled car wreck we saw on a roundabout between Garstang and Lancaster. All in all, it was a brilliant night.

Lady GaGa Concert
This was my first ever big concert. It was at the MEN (massive). I loved EVERY SECOND. I adore Lady GaGa. I was so full of energy afterwards that as soon as I got home I just had to jump on the piano. It was also her first UK show of this tour, and she completely changed it from what she did in USA, so I felt privileged :) ♥. She changed outfit so many times, it was brilliant. The setlist was amazing, Brown Eyes and Speechless were awesome. It was just amazing. I couldn't stop smiling. And even now I smile thinking about it. I want to go to more concerts!

Wedding
This was lovely! It was great to see two friends finding happiness in each other. The reception was wonderful too. The tables were amazing, the bride designed them, they were themed around flowers, and it was beautifully done, if I ever get married, I think I may have to enlist her creative table talents.

Birthday Celebration
This was Saturday. We went for dinner at The Station in Morecambe, which was great, haven't been there in AGES, and forgot how nice the Italian chicken was! :P mmmmm. Then we went back to watch movies. We watched The Ring and The Ring 2. I'd never seen them before, and I enjoyed them, it was scary!

So yes. All in all an amazing, shattering week! I'm so lucky to have a great life ♥