Alphabet Dating - J Date!

J Date fell on my birthday weekend, we were staying in a hotel in Manchester city centre and it was Kirsty's turn to choose the date. She chose Junkyard Golf which was an indoor crazy golf next to AMC cinema. The day we went it was actually the last day that it was open and it was surprisingly very quiet. We went at about 2pm in the afternoon and it was open until 11pm at night so it could have got a lot busier. It was a really unique place made of 'junk' to build up each hole on 2 courses. I didn't take photos because it was quite dark in there and I didn't want to use flash so I will link the video that Kirsty made of the date below.

Alphabet Dating - E Date!

For our E date we went to the Museum of Science and Industry to see an Exhibition there. The exhibition was called Cravings and was all about the scientific side to foods we eat and how overeating can affect this. It was really interesting but had some research into overfeeding mice and seeing how obesity affects them which I didn't like so I didn't read that section. We had Energy Drinks whilst we walked around.
After that we went for food - Eating! We had DiMaggios which is a fast food place that sells pizza and pasta. Then we just spent the rest of the day shopping. It was a really fun, easy date and was quite Educational!

Life With A Sprinkle Of Glitter - Manchester Book Signing

I am a huuuge fan of Louise/A Sprinkle of Glitter and was so excited when I saw that she had a book coming out. I held off on pre-ordering in the hope that there would be a book tour and there was.
I went to the Manchester book signing on Friday 3rd July and was so nervous.
Kirsty came with me but she couldn't stay in the queue because she didn't have a ticket.

I was given a Waterstones wristband and we were in the queue outside the shop for almost 2 hours. We asked if we could have the book to read in the queue but we weren't allowed them until we got inside which was sooo annoying because it felt like I had already waited forever to read it.
When Louise arrived the staff let people into the shop in groups of 10 to get their books and posters and join the inside queue.
I was expecting Louise to be towards the back of the shop so I started reading the book and walking slowly.

Two pages in I looked up and could see her, 4 people in front of me. I didn't know what to do! I just closed my book and looked around anywhere but at Louise because I was so nervous.
The girl in front of me was talking to Louise for a while so I completely panicked and was trying to come up with something cool to say and then all of a sudden there I am, handing her my book!
She complimented my hair and my 'sparkly Disney tshirt' which made me so happy. I chose my outfit especially to meet her and had it ironed a few minutes before leaving. It felt really nice that she had something personal to say to everyone. It felt like she really cared and wanted to get to know us all.
It made me feel so good for the rest of the day.

I didn't manage to say anything back to Louise apart from 'Thank You'. And as I was walking away she said 'I hope you enjoy the book!' I was worried that I had left too soon and she wasn't done talking but I have since seen YouTube videos of other people meeting her and she has done the same with them so I feel less bad and more just like she loves us all too much to say goodbye!
Also she signed my book with a pink sharpie <3

 I could have easily read this book in a day because it was so easy to read and so hard to put down. But the pages are so well designed and the whole book is so beautiful that I spent extra long on each page and it took me 5 days to finish it.
I have taken so much from it, all positive.
I have purchased skincare products and learnt about reasons for bullying and how to spread kindness.
I have laughed out loud at first dates and bought ingredients for chocolate pizza.
This book is now on my dressing table and I'm sure I will re-read it every time I need a pick me up.

So thank you Louise, and the rest of your team who helped to make this book possible. You have made me feel happy and confident just in time for Summer.

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Also, whilst Kirsty was waiting for me she found our teen book club reviews! It feels so good to have our reviews of some of our favourite books on the shelves of a real book shop.
So, of course we took photos to remember forever.

Have you been to any book signings?
What's your favourite book?
I would love to get some book recommendations to please let me know in the comments,
thanks for reading!