New Year..Same Me!

Happy New Year to all my followers and hope you all had a lovely Christmas. My Christmas was extremely busy with working in a pharmacy people think you will be closed forever when in reality we were closed the Sunday and Monday! This time last year I was blown away by the amount of people starting new years resolutions but I really don't make resolutions. My New year will begin by making myself available more for my friends and family. I want to make more time for things that are important like family time and of course me time. 

We all should yes be healthier and fitter but for me I'm happy with my shape and size. I've been watching all the "usual" Snapchat chat accounts that are super fit and promoting "New year, New you" but just be happy in yourself and the way you are. An example of this is Sinéad from @sineadscurvystyle. I love her Snapchat where she stays true to herself and she believes that yes you can change your life but baby steps and maybe just change one thing as she says " just have the one takeaway a week rather than the ahem several I have". Small changes and yes baby steps but in the end do what is right for you! 

I'm currently writing out my bucket list for this year. I wrote it last year and I feel when it's down on paper you really do try your best to do it. My list this year might surprise you but it's the simple things really. I've been around the world twice over from Hawaii to Fiji so first on my list is London. I know I know we live practically across the road from it but I've never been. I definitely want to visit more places and the reality of going to London happens sooner than I had expected as we are going next week! One of the girls from work kicked off the organising of the trip so we are all heading over there next Friday and I can't wait. 

As you all know the traumatic experience I had coming back from Orlando last year I'm really nervous of the flight despite its 45 minute flight time. Deep breaths and lots of them I guess. 

I will share my full list when it's done, I always aim for 10 things and the need not be new things just something as simple as do a clear out or the dreaded hot press clear out! 

Follow my Snapchat @mylifetheevent see my trip next week as I will bring you along my journey through the streets of London baby...Yes i sang that! 

So here's to the same me and the same you, onwards and upwards and there is no limit to our possibilities.

Much love

Patricia x

Orlando..The Good, The Bad and The Fantastic!

As you all know from my facebook page My Life The Event our trip to Orlando was more than epic! but for me seeing the look on Ronans face when he met Chewbacca and Kylo Ren from Star Wars was all worth it! I really want to share a few tips when travelling to Orlando and the parks.

Universal Studios for us as a family was the most exciting place. We went there  most days as we had park to park tickets. If you are going from Universal Studios to Islands of Adventure where Harry Potter is, to travel on Hogwarts Express you need these tickets. A lot of research is needed to make sure you get to see the parks you want. The wait times for end September and early October were not too bad. The longest we waited was 45 minutes and at that you are entertained as you queue up so you don't really feel it. Our favourite ride in Universal was the Minion one. We went on it numerous times! Drink and food vary from €10 for pizza slice aka a half a pizza! to € 8 for pasta. We opted for the free refills cup. It was $14 for over 100 options of drinks from Coca-Cola to Richards favourite Dr Pepper. The great thing was every day we went back we could reactivate the cups for $7. They are quite particular on bringing I  food but I brought in crisps and biscuits in Sandwich bags which is a good tip for snacking as they are long days in the park.
Top tip for Universal do the Popeye water ride last aka you will get absolutely soaked and wear comfortable shoes not flip flops. Handy tip is to bring flip flops in your bag as it's warm and gives your feet a breather.

Definitely a must is eating at Toothsoome Chocolate Factory just outside Universal Studios. The experience itself from the waiters all in character to the food which is unreal. They are famous for their milkshakes but for us the food was excellent. You have to try the chocolate almond bread with caramel butter and we had the brownie milkshakes. Price for milkshakes were from $12-14 and you get to keep the cup!

We stayed at the Best Western Gateway Hotel which was next to Wet n' Wild water park. It was near I-Drive where there is plenty of shops and restaurants. Picking the hotel if you aren't driving is important as you need to be close to everything. We were 2 stops on  the shuttle from  Universal which was free from  our hotel. We also used the I-Trolley which was $2 per person to go to the outlets and Sea world. The plus to having no car also is that you don't have to pay for parking at the parks and the bus drops you right outside the front gates.
The only negative I had with going in September was the thunder showers that happen. The parks don't close but they cancel everything like fireworks and shows and you don't get a refund to come back another day if you have paid just for the day like we did at Disney Hollywood Studios.
Our experience of Hollywood Studios was 50/50. Only for Star Wars for the men in my life I couldn't see what else they had. They had Indiana Jones, Frozen sing along show but to me nothing special. It was very shabby in my eyes and you needed a reservation at all the restaurants. I don't know anyone that would make a reservation before they went to the park surely you walk around to see what's there and then decide but that's just me.

I've asked Ronan his favourite place and he loved Sea world maybe because his favourite animals are sharks. The same applies for food and drinks price wise to all parks. I found Sea world had much more hands on things for kids to do. So many animals to feed,to touch like sharks and stingrays. Huge climbing frame for 8 and up which Ronan loved. It has tunnels and mazes not for the faint hearted aka I went up and yes it's high! We loved the Shamu show and the dolphins show. Richard was brave enough for the roller coasters like the Mako and the Manta. My favourite were the Penguins in Antarctica. Now it was cold obviously so we only lasted 10 minutes in there but my God what an amazing creature.

I have so much I could say on this post but Orlando was fantastic. The weather was as expected but I couldn't imagine going in the summer where the queues are upto 1 hour and a half and trying to entertain kids for that length of time. Research ahead and have some sort of schedule as there is a lot and it did take us a few days to see all of Universal and Island of Adventure. Pick the right ticket combination and hotel depending on if you are or are not driving.
If you have any questions please message me as would love to help and would have loved some help while I was planning.
It was once in a lifetime trip but I will definitely go back as Universal are opening a water park soon.
So many happy memories made and that's what life is all about. Live life and remember life is short so go out and enjoy it.
Follow my Snapchat for all things fabulous @mylifetheevent
Thanks for all the lovely messages on my facebook page and I'm just glad to be home safe and sound.
Here's to Halloween costumes and Christmas trees being put up soon ekkkk I love Christmas.
Happy reading
Patricia xx

Travel 2 Ultra Trip July 2016

Well what can I say about Ultra Europe in Croatia. An amazing experience with my husband who was like a child in a candy shop with all his favourite djs. Richard won the travel2ultra competition to DJ in Croatia at Ultra Europe and yes yours truly went along for the ride!

Croatia Music Week took place during the week of 14–20 July 2016 across Croatia in venues throughout Split, Brač and Hvar.

Resistance stage at Ultra Europe 2016

The opening party took place at the Giraffe Palm Beach House on Thursday 14 July and featured UMEK along with guests from his label, 1605 Music Therapy—which included Mark Knight, Uner, and Dosem.

Ultra Europe took place the following three days—15–17 July 2016 and included four stages—Main Stage, Resistance, Arcadia Afterburner, and the UMF Radio Stage. The lineup  included above and beyond, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox,deadmau5 ,Jamie Jones, Nero, Solomun, Apollonia, Dash Berlin, David Guetta, Hot Since 82, Ferry Corston and of course my amazing husband Richard Lowe! 

We arrived in Croatia to the most beautiful weather and scenery I've ever seen. We were staying in Beachville which was around 30 minutes from Split. As you can see from the pictures above the DJ booth was amazing and the setting was fab. The stage was right beside the water so you could dance in the sea while listening to the music..it was absolutely the most amazing setting ever for the guys. Richard was playing two days at Beachville and then the UMF stage on the Sunday night. The boat party didn't happen due to horrific weather on the Friday which was disappointing as we really wanted to experience it but there is always next year! 

The campsite had everything you needed and the funny thing was there was a queue for the men's showers and toilets all the time. The ratio was at least 1 girl for every 10 men. So if you are a single girl Beachville is where it's at! There was hot water and always clean toilets and showers. We stayed in a tent but they have mobile homes onsite if you want a bit of luxury. There is a shopping centre across the road for all your essentials and with the exchange rate was extremely cheap for alcohol and food. Also a heap of restaurants on the strip outside Beachville serving pizzas, burgers and sea food. 

Beachville starts it's music from 12pm until at least 2am. It's not for the faint hearted as I learned with getting only 4 hours sleep per night. It's party central and it does live up to that. Richard and I really enjoyed Beachville and Richard played his old school trance set and it went down a treat. Richard is signed to Vandit Records and has been producing and writing music for over 10 years. This was his dream and to see him djing up a storm at Ultra Europe was the most proudest moment other than obviously our wedding! 

When we arrived at Ultra Europe Festival in Split I must say I was gobsmacked. It's absolutely huge and so many stages! You pick up your wrist band and when you arrive inside you top up your wristband so it's scanned at the bar rather than messing with money. It's a fantastic idea and any money left of  it is credited before you leave. The picture above is from  the VIP area and is the main stage where we watched Dash Berlin and Deadmau5. We went then to the Resistance stage to see Carl Cox who is Richards all time favourite DJ. Now it was 3am and I was getting tired as we had been there since early but I held out until 5.30am. As Richard and I are "older" we did surprise ourselves on how we soldiered on but I did wish I was 20 years younger so I could go all night! Shane one of Richards friends said to us that if he had told us how hard it was going to be we wouldn't have gone which is so true. It was all worth the sleepless nights to see the smile on Richards face as he was djing the UMF Radio Stage on the Sunday. And yes I did shed a tear! 

All the gang we went to Ultra Europe with were absolute legends. I could go on about everybody but you all know who you are and thank you for making our Ultra Europe experience one to remember. We will definitely be back and hopefully the Irish will takeover Beachville again as it was an amazing venue. 

My top 5 tips for Ultra Europe Festival
1. Bug spray is your perfume for the week.
2. Drink plenty of water.
3. Bring ear plugs and sleeping mask  as you will be sleeping during the daytime.
4. Comfy shoes as you will be dancing all night long!
5. Light clothing as it's so warm mixed with dancing #sweatbox

What an experience and making a heap of new friends along the way. As you all know my moto is you only live once so get out and enjoy it. Do new things you might never do and surprise yourself like I did. Trance music isn't my thing but being married to a trance dj/producer it has opened my eyes to a whole new world.
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See you soon
Love you all
Patricia xx

Youtube Masterclass with Ciara O'Doherty

Galaxy brought us a heap of masterclasses and the select few that won a place were not disappointed! I was invited along with Yvonne as she won the place over on their twitter page. We arrived at the Dean Hotel on Harcourt Street to an array of seats full of galaxy chocolate! And yes the chocolate is all eaten already!!!! We took our seats and after a quick coffee and pastry the masterclass began.

Ciara started talking on how to set up a YouTube channel and how easy it was. She had great tips and I must say it sounds easier than I thought. The key to a great channel is to keep you posts to one a week and to keep people interested.
Her channel has loads of tips for bloggers and in very short and to the point videos. Check out her channel here Ciara O'Doherty YouTube Channel
Ciara talked for around an hour and gave a great insight into what equipment you need to help make good video content and also telling her stories of her struggle to keep them short and sweet. I found the best tip was always make sure to link all your bio at the end of the video in the description box.
There was a questions and answers at the end and a meet and greet with Ciara. I didn't get to meet her at the end as we had to get on the road home. I Snapchat all my events so all the details are up there until tomorrow.
My Snapchat handle is @mylifetheevent
Frock advisor in association with Galaxy and Dublin  Fashion Festival  are currently running a competition looking for reporters and my entry is in so would love if you could support @patricia_lowe78 is my twitter and you can see the "famous" little man I interviewed.

Well done Frock Advisor on organising a fantastic event and Galaxy for fattening me up with all that chocolate! Love learning new things and everyone knows my moto #yolo and #trynewthings so I certainly did that!
Thanks for all the support and yes I'm currently working on the Ultra Europe blog post but it's become bigger than I expected.
Love you all
Patricia xx

Vintage Fair in Aid of Enable Ireland in King John's Castle Limerick

So another great event in my beautiful city and what can i say but King John's Castle was an amazing venue. The day was organised as a fundraiser for Enable Ireland and included afternoon tea and a fashion show aswell as entertainment provided by music and magicians alike.
LesleyAnne asked me to model again for her and as always I'm happy to help out in any way I can as she is a truly inspirational woman and I just wish I had her confidence in what she has done by leaving her full time job to follow her passion.

LesleyAnne organises the Vintage Fair held in the Castletroy Park Hotel every month. Check out the page here Vintage Retro Revival Fair Page. The next fair is Sunday 26th of June so be sure to like the page to keep updated about up and coming events.

Our beautiful compare on the day was Louise Mcinerney who runs Limerick Social Diary. It's a great way to find out what happening throughout limerick check out the group here Limerick Social Diary. Louise looked amazing on the day as she was dressed by Lorraine at No.15 Le Maison de Curio in Limerick, makeup was by Jimmy C and hair was by Derbhaile from Obsessed Hair Salon in Dooradoyle. Loraaine also runs a facebook page called Lou Lou's Looks dedicated for Savy Styling check it out here Lou Lou's Looks

The ladies were treated to a fantastic afternoon tea with the amazing backdrop of the stunning King John's Castle! I hadn't been in the castle in a while so I was amazed and the uniqueness of it. All proceeds of the day went to Enable Ireland and the entry was only €10 which included entry to the castle. Great value for a day out. I have uploaded loads of pics from the day on my facebook page My Life The Event check them out.
I modelled fashion from Enable Ireland, Adapt Service, Lady Lillith Vintage, No.15 Le  Maison ,Vintage Fashion Rooms and of course AbsolutelyFab Les Liddane.
Below is a pic of the amazing Ailis Ryan who is gorgeous inside and out love working with her.

I must say since I started my blog my life has taken a different turn and I'm enjoying every second. I'm meeting fantastic people and going to events that I would never have gone to before. As a wife and mum I'm  finally taking time for myself and loving my "me time". I have so much planned and so much in the pipeline I can't wait to share with you. 

Don't forget to enter my fab competition on my facebook page for all beauty fans out there you will love it

Happy Tuesday 

Love 

Patricia xx