Just your average teen....: 1 and 9, 19 (Bingo Lingo)

Well it's been a while, let's think...what have you missed.

There was Christmas, there was New Year and there was my Birthday...not much then!

Gran Canaria

Me and my folks recently went on holiday to Taurito, Gran Canaria (being the cool bean that I am). While there I played Bingo with toothpicks, went in the sea at 9am, won champers, saw a man sitting on nothing, ate my weight in food (all inclusive obviously), watched my Mum make a fool of herself, wore earplugs for the first time, celebrated my 18th, got sang to by a DJ and got forced to have a dancing lesson on stage.

Things that need elaborating:

1) Playing bingo with toothpicks. Apparently the hotel lost too many pens on bingo night. Their solution...make everyone poke holes in the numbers with toothpicks. The result?...ripped bingo strips and bleeding thumbs. On a more positive note, despite barely being able to see which numbers she had poked, (aided by my Dad with a torch), my Mum won a line and got a bottle of champers. Yay! Calm down....the next day they were giving out free champers at breakfast! Mum after winning the champers.....

2) How my Mum made a fool of herself...twice. The aim of the Valentine's Day Love Quiz was to run on to the stage and sit on the chair as soon as you knew the title of the song that was playing. If you got it right you got a glass of champers. Long story short, my Mum attempted twice, and got out run by two kids! To make matters worse she then got caught trying to lift one child out of the seat. I should also mention that we were sitting front row! After being told off my the entertainment man (Srbo) he then told her to enrol in fitness classes! I knew the titles of the next two songs (Stand By Me and Someone Like You) but she refused to run for me. ): She was extra upset that she didn't win when her favourite song was playing (Angels-Robbie).

While away my Mum made it her mission to tell every member of staff it was my birthday. This included putting my cards up around the pool....even though it was very windy. I did however think I had got away with the embarrassment (after suggestions from Helmi that the animation team were going to get me on stage) ...until we walked into the disco (La Bamba!!!) to watch the ABBA show and the DJ (Srbo-the guy that caused my Mum's humiliation) shouted down the microphone "It's your birthday!!!!" and proceeded to play 'Happy Birthday' and sing to me. Sunburn or embarrassment....I looked like a lobster eating a tomato. (I'm full of similes me).

We stayed in the hotel Paradise Costa Taurito. Everything was lovely, however, if you're expecting 4* night entertainment....don't. Let's just say...they do like to mime...badly (expect for Nan...that's a name not a relative just to clarify). I have added some beautiful pics of the hotel below (not to make you jealous or anything....)

All in all we had a fab time and I do not enjoy being back! After a week of all- inclusive I have started to think that my Mum's meals are too small! Two servings and pud after every meal is now expected!

Hope you enjoyed. My Mum does so many funny things I am thinking of changing the blog to 'Just your average teen....with an embarrassing mum'! I don't think she'd appreciate that though....thankfully she isn't very technologically advanced! Love you Mum (: xx

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Below are a few more holiday pics....