Ok so I think we might just have formed the ultimate girl group. We're not sure what we're calling ourselves yet but I volunteer to be the Beyonce. Jk.
Banter aside, Hi guys, Eme here (if you couldn't already tell). As Cindy Lauper oh so rightfully stated, "When the working day is done... girls just wanna have fun". And we did just that. The first Sunday after our very first event (#ProjectA) we decided to reward ourselves with an indulgent trip to the National Gallery. And who better to invite than one of the very first people who showed us love on the blog, our new friend, and girl band member Zainab who probably deserves to be the Beyonce more than I do.
Quick note: this post may be confusing in terms of timeline- it was back when I was still in London so dw haha we just decided to delay it a bit!
It was a really hot day, so before we went in, we sat by the fountain at Trafalgar Square chatting, taking snap chats- the usual. I can honestly say it was such a beautiful moment, particularly when I realised that this time last year I had gone through so much with figuring out myself and I had struggled with being around people who didn't get me and subsequently couldn't provide me with the kind of support I needed. This time last year Steph & I had only barely started talking about A'naala & here we were- in the middle of London, a couple days after our first event with a whole new friend who supports us solely based on the fact that she actually likes what we do. Imma let you finish but that is the best feeling of all time.
Anyways, it kind of got me thinking that doing a little thing to show support for a friend/stranger can really go along way especially considering how vulnerable being creative can be!
On that note, shout out to Zainab because this post wasn't even supposed to be a post but homegirl surprised us with her photography skills so here are a series of shots documenting our day! Follow Zainab's photography instagram for more of her stuff!
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| Honestly, this shot looks like a painting in itself (also can anyone spot me?) |
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| In order to prepare for a vigorous day of art viewing, we decided to take a dip in the fountain. Feet of Steph (left), feet of Zainab (middle), feet of Eme (right) |
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| "Girl with wind in hair" |
The interior architecture of the National Gallery is absolutely breathtaking, but don't even get me started on the paintings- because I might cry.
Bonus: Steph got this great shot of Zainab and I on her film camera:
We had the best day & shout out to our girl Zainab again for the amazing photos & her amazing self!
I don't have any champagne on me (on a Ribena ting atm) but cheers to more days like this one and meeting more of you guys xxx
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