So I might suck at this thing a little but hey, I'm in London...what do you expect? I do apoligize though and since my adventures are coming to an end very shortly (in 3 days) I will give you all a short synopsis of the last 4 weeks.
So I went to Spain in mid July on a whim. Booked my ticket wednesday and flew out friday morning. Best weekend ever. I had a blast with Megan and Burg in Barcelona and they took me out and showed me the town. It was great to be with people who knew the area! On friday we went to the Born area of Barca and ate tapas and had sangria (which is amazing obviously) and then we went to this bar that was so unique cause it felt like you were in a cave! On Saturday we woke up after a long night out at 7 am and hopped on a bus to the pyrennes mountains in france. We were exhausted but by the time we got there we were ready for some river trekking. River trekking ended up to be much more like hiking but it was still quite the view...I loved it so much. I wish I could do a lot more things like that while I'm here, but I'm coming back to europe Ive decided in a year, so I'll got then!
After hiking all day, we came back to Barca, got ready, and made it to a bar by midnight. Only in Barca would your night START at midnight. I love it. After we had a few drinks we headed to Elephante (this club that used to be David Beckhams house). We danced all night in basically David B's old living room..awesome. We didnt get home that night till 730 in the morning and crashed till 2pm. we made it to the beach, I did some sight seeing and then we crashed again. Well worth it, I had so much fun. Monday I was all touristy on my own because Megan and Burg had to work, so I saw Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila, and a gew more sights with time to spare at the beach! We made it out last night to Chapitos (a bar with just shots for 2 euro) and we didnt get back till 3. I flew out at 9 am the next morning and definitely almost missed my flight but again...well worth it. I'm in love with barcelona. It was incredible and I could have had better hostesses that let me stay with them!! They were great!
i had a week in London of working, and then on Friday, me, megan, morgan, and danna headed off to Paris. We ended up staying with at my cousins place who lives in Paris with her adorable french husband and two kids. She was so sweet to let us stay there and we were not expecting anything fancy, but their place was fantastic! Such a great area of Paris, right down the street from the eiffel tower, and we all got our own room pretty much! We all wished we could have stayed longer, since my cousins were out of town on holiday but alas we had to come back to london town! Paris was amazing though, with the french meals, croissants, eiffel tower, the louvre, and lots of awkward encounters for me to try and attempt french. Pretty embarrassing actually but whatever!
After Paris, we were excited to get home to London and live up our last 3 weeks! I feel like its home here..I really do. I love it here and I don't even want to think about leaving. I'm kinda in denial about the whole thing. Im excited to see everyone at home, but I just want everyone I know to come here because London is wonderful! I have to come back and live here...its official.
The last 3 weeks have been fabulous! Lots of going out as our jobs have been winding down and we have been having so much fun! We have explored alot of new areas and have been rushed to do alot of things since we are running out of time! I have spent lots of time walking and reading in the park, shopping at portebella, and taking every opportunity to try some new dessert I come across. Bens cookies are my favorite because they have this incredible deal for a cookie with MILK! Its genius. I love it! I have been eating alot of gelato too since i cant get that too much in the states!
On top of all that, we have done the london eye which was so much fun! Me, danna, and morgan took a day yesterday and went to Brighton to the beach and did some intense roller coasters! Ive fallen asleep on a beach, tube, or park at least 10 times in the last 5 days...I'm going to miss that. Its the best feeling. Tonight we are going out to Carnaby street for a fun night out with the girls since its some of the girls last days of work today! Celebration time! We are trying to live it up till we have to return, which dont get me wrong I am excited about coming home, its just that there is no place like here! I love London. Did I mention that yet??!
I probably won't write again till I leave, and school is going to start as soon as we return to como, but I will keep writing hopefully and I will obviously be returning to Europe so there are more adventures to come!! xx
Thursday 7 August 2008
Thursday 17 July 2008
Im spontaneous...who knew?
I booked a flight to Barcelona yesterday. I'm leaving tomorrow and getting back Tuesday and I'm going by myself!! I had an urge to go see the city and visit Megan and now I'm going! Did it on a whim...life is great! can\t even wait and its the trip that I've been wanting to take. We are going river trekking on Saturday and to Montserrat on Sunday! Should be quite the adventure and lots of hiking which will be wonderful! I'll give you guys stories when I get back!
Can't even believe I only have 3 weeks left. I don't want to talk about. I'm sad.
Love you all! Adios!
Can't even believe I only have 3 weeks left. I don't want to talk about. I'm sad.
Love you all! Adios!
Sunday 13 July 2008
Straight Up and Dirty
So I know I said I would give you a deeper description of Rome and the end of my travels..um...on Tuesday, oops. But lets just think of this as a weekly TV show and you have to wait all week for the good stuff. Deal? OK cool. So where were we, Rome, yes. It was incredible. Incredible and overwhelming in the best sense of the word. Seriously, there is a piazza on every corner. Italian boys can get a little creepy when they whisper things at you while you're walking by, but I convinced myself I couldn't hear them, clearly couldn't understand them so its just wasn't happening. Thats how I deal. Other than that, it was absolutely beautiful! It was so hot outside, a far cry from London, and I definitely got burnt more than once. Who knew that Reba (of all of us) would bring the sunscreen. The tan girl from Spain brings the sunscreen..shocking..and the red-head frys because of her own stupidity. Who knew?
So we crossed quite a few things off our list there in Rome! When we arrivedon July 4, we saw the Colosseum and the Palatino (ruins of Roman Palaces) which was amazing. Colosseum was obviously great, but the Palatino is something you just don't hear about enough. It is this huge hill filled with the Roman ruins and when you take a walk up to the top you get the best view. The walk was relaxing and it was like being in a park, only you're surrounded by centuries of history. After finding our lovely hotel we found a great place for authentic Italian pizza, salad, and wine and then went to celebrate our wonderful national holiday around the Trevi fountain. The fountain was gorgeous, and crowded..crowded full of Americans with the exact same idea to crack open of bottle of champagne and where red, white, and blue with pride. It was funny actually and it would definitely rank up there with my other fourth of july experiences. No fireworks but hey the Trevi fountain will do...when in Rome you know.
The next two days were packed full of wonderful sights including: The Spanish Steps, all the Piazzas (trust me there were too many to name), Michaeangelo's David (huge...seriously, you would never guess it was so big), the Vatican (INCREDIBLE) and so many other things we would accidentally run into. With Morgan and her tusty guidebook, we couldn'tgo wrong. We ended up getting to do absolutely everything we wanted to do, and enjoyed some great Italian food and wine along the way.
So here's the cliff hanger you've been waiting for...on our second to last day in Rome.....we met a Paulo. You know what I'm talking about...(or maybe you don't ) but Paulo is the dreamboat in The Lizzie McGuire Movie who drives Lizzie around Rome and shows her the sights on his killer motorcycle. Sad I know...but I had this dream that throughout this trip, we would meet someone just like him and it would be just like the movie, although slightly different because I would be using him for his bike and to show me around Rome. Oops. Anyway, never did I actually think we would be walking down the street and Paulo would appear before us, offering us that very ride through Rome on his bike. It did, it definitely did except Paulo is now Leonardo and Leo is older and cuter and is a professional tour guide for celebs...not kidding on that one. He immediately fell for Rebecca and took her on a little aka long ride through Roma, showing her everything she would ever want to see, so much that it would have taken her a week to see on her own. Yes, we were all super jealous but she had a blast! He was very nice, and when we saw him the next day, Rebecca asked him if he wouldn't mind taking me for a little ride cause I was too shy to ask myself. Sure enough he did..and it was incredible!! So much fun, and I'm still thanking Reba as I type for such a great night...I wouldn't have had the balls to ask myself so thank god for her! Rome was wonderful and I can't wait to go back someday soon. There really is no place quite like it!
Since we have been back to London, there has been considerably less sunshine and heat, which although nice at first, I was beginning to miss sweating a little. It reminds me of summers in Texas, and although I am having the time of my life here, its hard not to miss home. A home I will not get to see till Thanksgiving. boo. But I will treck on, after all I'm in London! This week has been great as usual but hard because we all had to go back to work again. This week has been particularly great with my work, because my office couldn't have been more excited to here all my stories from Italy. It was so much fun telling them...they get so excited just to listen. They are absolutely the most amazing people...I might have to come back to London just to visit them and go out on weekly lunch to get pancakes. Best thing ever by the way..chocolate, strawberries, bananas wrapped in bread=kick ass lunch! It has been such a fun week, because me and Rebecca (absolutely adorable coworker) are going to have a Chinese/sushi (still debating) dinner date and go see Mamma Mia! It will be so much fun and I can't wait.
This weekend was my roomate, Kaylin's 21st birthday and we had so much fun surprising her with a cake, champagne, and a HUGE banner I had made for her at work on Friday night. She was with her family all week for the celebration and we also got to take her out to a club ONANON in picadilly last night! It was such a great night, and although I have been feeling kinda sick and haven't been up to my party potential, it was a incredible night all the same! I think she had a wonderful birthday even though she was so far from home!
Today was one of the best days I've had yet, despite still being sick. I slept in a little, woke up rolled out of bed and headed for destination Hyde Park. I was on a mission to lay and nap in the park with no care in the world and finish this book I've been reading, Straight Up and Dirty, by Stephanie Klien. Now this is a great book, and I would recommend it, even to my mom. It's about relationships, finding yourself, and some hilarious details about the red-headed author's love life. Yes, she's a red-head and no that's not why I love it so much. She's a great writer, and she tells it like it is. I don't always agree with her and parts of it made my cry (awkward in the park but whatev) but its a great memoir with little slices of Sex & the City thrown in for good measure. I loved it. Can't wait to start another book, it's great for the tube here when you get tired of the tabloids...although I have felt behind on my gossip these days so I might need to take a break from actual intelligent reading just to catch up on Amy Winehouse's most recent crisis.
Although I did hear about Angelina's lil ones being born, and even though Vivianne is ok, what's up with Knox as a name. Why do celebs feel they have to name their kids the weirdest names to make them stand out. Fact: with Angelina and Brad as parents, along with their 132434 other siblings...job done. Promise.
Don't know when I'll write again, because clearly I'm getting lazy but I miss you all. Time is flying by and I'm getting sad that my time here is almost over, but good news: you all get me back very very soon. And I get some decent mexican food soooo yay!
So we crossed quite a few things off our list there in Rome! When we arrivedon July 4, we saw the Colosseum and the Palatino (ruins of Roman Palaces) which was amazing. Colosseum was obviously great, but the Palatino is something you just don't hear about enough. It is this huge hill filled with the Roman ruins and when you take a walk up to the top you get the best view. The walk was relaxing and it was like being in a park, only you're surrounded by centuries of history. After finding our lovely hotel we found a great place for authentic Italian pizza, salad, and wine and then went to celebrate our wonderful national holiday around the Trevi fountain. The fountain was gorgeous, and crowded..crowded full of Americans with the exact same idea to crack open of bottle of champagne and where red, white, and blue with pride. It was funny actually and it would definitely rank up there with my other fourth of july experiences. No fireworks but hey the Trevi fountain will do...when in Rome you know.
The next two days were packed full of wonderful sights including: The Spanish Steps, all the Piazzas (trust me there were too many to name), Michaeangelo's David (huge...seriously, you would never guess it was so big), the Vatican (INCREDIBLE) and so many other things we would accidentally run into. With Morgan and her tusty guidebook, we couldn'tgo wrong. We ended up getting to do absolutely everything we wanted to do, and enjoyed some great Italian food and wine along the way.
So here's the cliff hanger you've been waiting for...on our second to last day in Rome.....we met a Paulo. You know what I'm talking about...(or maybe you don't ) but Paulo is the dreamboat in The Lizzie McGuire Movie who drives Lizzie around Rome and shows her the sights on his killer motorcycle. Sad I know...but I had this dream that throughout this trip, we would meet someone just like him and it would be just like the movie, although slightly different because I would be using him for his bike and to show me around Rome. Oops. Anyway, never did I actually think we would be walking down the street and Paulo would appear before us, offering us that very ride through Rome on his bike. It did, it definitely did except Paulo is now Leonardo and Leo is older and cuter and is a professional tour guide for celebs...not kidding on that one. He immediately fell for Rebecca and took her on a little aka long ride through Roma, showing her everything she would ever want to see, so much that it would have taken her a week to see on her own. Yes, we were all super jealous but she had a blast! He was very nice, and when we saw him the next day, Rebecca asked him if he wouldn't mind taking me for a little ride cause I was too shy to ask myself. Sure enough he did..and it was incredible!! So much fun, and I'm still thanking Reba as I type for such a great night...I wouldn't have had the balls to ask myself so thank god for her! Rome was wonderful and I can't wait to go back someday soon. There really is no place quite like it!
Since we have been back to London, there has been considerably less sunshine and heat, which although nice at first, I was beginning to miss sweating a little. It reminds me of summers in Texas, and although I am having the time of my life here, its hard not to miss home. A home I will not get to see till Thanksgiving. boo. But I will treck on, after all I'm in London! This week has been great as usual but hard because we all had to go back to work again. This week has been particularly great with my work, because my office couldn't have been more excited to here all my stories from Italy. It was so much fun telling them...they get so excited just to listen. They are absolutely the most amazing people...I might have to come back to London just to visit them and go out on weekly lunch to get pancakes. Best thing ever by the way..chocolate, strawberries, bananas wrapped in bread=kick ass lunch! It has been such a fun week, because me and Rebecca (absolutely adorable coworker) are going to have a Chinese/sushi (still debating) dinner date and go see Mamma Mia! It will be so much fun and I can't wait.
This weekend was my roomate, Kaylin's 21st birthday and we had so much fun surprising her with a cake, champagne, and a HUGE banner I had made for her at work on Friday night. She was with her family all week for the celebration and we also got to take her out to a club ONANON in picadilly last night! It was such a great night, and although I have been feeling kinda sick and haven't been up to my party potential, it was a incredible night all the same! I think she had a wonderful birthday even though she was so far from home!
Today was one of the best days I've had yet, despite still being sick. I slept in a little, woke up rolled out of bed and headed for destination Hyde Park. I was on a mission to lay and nap in the park with no care in the world and finish this book I've been reading, Straight Up and Dirty, by Stephanie Klien. Now this is a great book, and I would recommend it, even to my mom. It's about relationships, finding yourself, and some hilarious details about the red-headed author's love life. Yes, she's a red-head and no that's not why I love it so much. She's a great writer, and she tells it like it is. I don't always agree with her and parts of it made my cry (awkward in the park but whatev) but its a great memoir with little slices of Sex & the City thrown in for good measure. I loved it. Can't wait to start another book, it's great for the tube here when you get tired of the tabloids...although I have felt behind on my gossip these days so I might need to take a break from actual intelligent reading just to catch up on Amy Winehouse's most recent crisis.
Although I did hear about Angelina's lil ones being born, and even though Vivianne is ok, what's up with Knox as a name. Why do celebs feel they have to name their kids the weirdest names to make them stand out. Fact: with Angelina and Brad as parents, along with their 132434 other siblings...job done. Promise.
Don't know when I'll write again, because clearly I'm getting lazy but I miss you all. Time is flying by and I'm getting sad that my time here is almost over, but good news: you all get me back very very soon. And I get some decent mexican food soooo yay!
Monday 7 July 2008
When in Rome...
So, this will have to go down in the record as these last two weeks being the best I have had yet here so far! IT's been so much fun that I haven't had the time nor the energy to devote to writing about it all...but thats ok I say! If I was spending too much time typing away...whats the point ya know! Plus, I have to take advantage of a giant vacation like this before i have to think about being an adult. ewww... yuck.
So the last two weeks have been intense..so intense that I'm writing this blog on only two hours of sleep from last night. oops. Anyway, on the 21st of June, Kevin came to visit me in good ol' england! It was incredible to see him and it was fun to show him around where i live...as if i knew the ropes and everything. It is crazy that i live here, I still can't get over it. We saw a couple museums, one was the Imperial World War II museum which was soooo good. Extremely sad and tough to get through but it was something that I'm so glad I got to see. If anyone else comes to visit, you should go there..you won't regret it at all. We also went to the V&A museum with a FASHION section which was AWESOME! I love thaat the museums here are full of greatness while also being free! It works out well for a poor American like me. Trust me, any American who comes here is poor. London sucks the money right out of you. Beware.
We did some sightseeing, ate Italian and Thai food alot, drank some great beer, and hung out with the girls all week. I had to work a couple of the days which sucked but it wasn't too bad, because Kev got to do his own sightseeing without me slowing him down. We also saw a show! While I was working, Kevin bought tickets for the musical Billy Elliot, then he went and got sushi and wine and set up a little picnic before we had to rush to the show. So cute!! I loved it of course...especially with the brownies and cookies he got me for dessert! Our seats were great and it was the best show...not as good as wicked but still quite impressive! All in all...the week was just what I needed. I was so happy to see him, and I miss him so much! There were so many more things I wanted to do with him while he was here...come back kev??
So after Kev left last sat, I was saved for at least a few hours because the blocks (in case you don't know, this is my second family pretty much) came into lodnon for a few hours on a layover so i took them out and showed them aorund, we had a drink and lunch at a pub and it was so fun to talk to them and see them. It figures they would come visit me instead of my own parents. mom&dad-don't be hurt, but you know it's true. ;)
So after they left me, I was truly alone for seriously the first time all summer I think. I'm constantly surrounded by people I live with, work people, and then when Kev came to visit, so after they all left...it was weird. Most of my roomies were in Scotland so it was nice to just relax but i did miss everyone.
Continuing on with my second week! ITALY!!!!! This was the big trip, me, morgan, emily, danna, and reba took to venice,then florence (my fav!), and then ROMA!! Ahhhh...I love love love italy. Bella Bella Bella. So much fun. It was probably the most fun little vaca for the trip this summer. Venice was gorgoeous and definitely something I'm glad we saw. Florence had the most beautiful chruches and streets. The city was small enough that we could walk everywhere and not be too exhausted at the end of the day. Through the entire vaca, I swear we walked over 12 hours a day at least. Myfeet were absolutely hating me, but it was worth the pain. I've decided I might move to florence or at least go back sometime soon and really stay and enjoy it for longer. Great people. great wine, great company. All of us girls ended up making pastafor dinner and drinking on the bridge the night before july fourth. Around midnight im also pretty sure that we sang the star spangled banner...embarrassing for us. oh well!
Finally, Rome was for almost 3 days and Rome needed all the time it could get! Completely overwhelming and gorgeoud. Such wonderful architecture and art...and GELATO!! So goood! Literally had some everyday while we were in Italy...when in rome, ya know!!?? There are so many more thing sto say about rome and unfortunately i am falling asleep as i type...oh well. I'll leave you at a cliffhanger so you will read tomorrow. Let's just say we met an Italian, in love with one of our friends, and took us around Rome on his motorcycle...wanna tune in tomorrow? I'll keep you posted. I love it here...life is too short i swear. xoxo
So the last two weeks have been intense..so intense that I'm writing this blog on only two hours of sleep from last night. oops. Anyway, on the 21st of June, Kevin came to visit me in good ol' england! It was incredible to see him and it was fun to show him around where i live...as if i knew the ropes and everything. It is crazy that i live here, I still can't get over it. We saw a couple museums, one was the Imperial World War II museum which was soooo good. Extremely sad and tough to get through but it was something that I'm so glad I got to see. If anyone else comes to visit, you should go there..you won't regret it at all. We also went to the V&A museum with a FASHION section which was AWESOME! I love thaat the museums here are full of greatness while also being free! It works out well for a poor American like me. Trust me, any American who comes here is poor. London sucks the money right out of you. Beware.
We did some sightseeing, ate Italian and Thai food alot, drank some great beer, and hung out with the girls all week. I had to work a couple of the days which sucked but it wasn't too bad, because Kev got to do his own sightseeing without me slowing him down. We also saw a show! While I was working, Kevin bought tickets for the musical Billy Elliot, then he went and got sushi and wine and set up a little picnic before we had to rush to the show. So cute!! I loved it of course...especially with the brownies and cookies he got me for dessert! Our seats were great and it was the best show...not as good as wicked but still quite impressive! All in all...the week was just what I needed. I was so happy to see him, and I miss him so much! There were so many more things I wanted to do with him while he was here...come back kev??
So after Kev left last sat, I was saved for at least a few hours because the blocks (in case you don't know, this is my second family pretty much) came into lodnon for a few hours on a layover so i took them out and showed them aorund, we had a drink and lunch at a pub and it was so fun to talk to them and see them. It figures they would come visit me instead of my own parents. mom&dad-don't be hurt, but you know it's true. ;)
So after they left me, I was truly alone for seriously the first time all summer I think. I'm constantly surrounded by people I live with, work people, and then when Kev came to visit, so after they all left...it was weird. Most of my roomies were in Scotland so it was nice to just relax but i did miss everyone.
Continuing on with my second week! ITALY!!!!! This was the big trip, me, morgan, emily, danna, and reba took to venice,then florence (my fav!), and then ROMA!! Ahhhh...I love love love italy. Bella Bella Bella. So much fun. It was probably the most fun little vaca for the trip this summer. Venice was gorgoeous and definitely something I'm glad we saw. Florence had the most beautiful chruches and streets. The city was small enough that we could walk everywhere and not be too exhausted at the end of the day. Through the entire vaca, I swear we walked over 12 hours a day at least. Myfeet were absolutely hating me, but it was worth the pain. I've decided I might move to florence or at least go back sometime soon and really stay and enjoy it for longer. Great people. great wine, great company. All of us girls ended up making pastafor dinner and drinking on the bridge the night before july fourth. Around midnight im also pretty sure that we sang the star spangled banner...embarrassing for us. oh well!
Finally, Rome was for almost 3 days and Rome needed all the time it could get! Completely overwhelming and gorgeoud. Such wonderful architecture and art...and GELATO!! So goood! Literally had some everyday while we were in Italy...when in rome, ya know!!?? There are so many more thing sto say about rome and unfortunately i am falling asleep as i type...oh well. I'll leave you at a cliffhanger so you will read tomorrow. Let's just say we met an Italian, in love with one of our friends, and took us around Rome on his motorcycle...wanna tune in tomorrow? I'll keep you posted. I love it here...life is too short i swear. xoxo
Wednesday 18 June 2008
Amdam & Will Smith...does life get any better?
Hola!! Been a little while since my last post, and I've done alot so prepare yourselves! Short version:
1. Mexican food in London = not so good...sad
2. Amsterdam is completely incredible...me and morg are seriously considering going back!
3. Reba would be proud of us..(you can figure this one out) ;)
4. Totally saw/became best friends with the following tonight at the Hancock London premiere: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, and Kim Kardashian..megan is honestly best friends with her. Not kidding.
5. So excited to be halfway through the week and almost to a weekend..this work thing can really get to ya! Kevin will be here Saturday to visit! Yay!
So, last friday I went to have a nice casual dinner at this Mexican place in Notting Hill, and it was seriously disappointing be I still maintain that the $25 dollar tiny tacos and two margs were worth every penny considering I have been craving Mex for weeks. Best part of this gem of a restaurant...its called TEX MEX. Awesome. There are no words!
So that night, we came home intending to get so much sleep before our grand adventure in Amsterdam cause we had to leave at 4 am in the morning...boo! But woops, we all stayed up till 1:30 and slept a totaly of two hours. No worries, got to amsterdam in no time and saw everything, had the best pancakes of our lives (Pancake Bakery = heaven)..go there! Saw some museums..including the House of Bols (bartending academy with an exibit) which is super cool cause they make you a cocktail at the end. After our dilicious drink...we awkwardly asked (and when i say we, i mean danna because I'm a wimp) the bartenders where we should go "have fun" in amdam. They were so great and gave us this name of a place they filmed a scene from oceans 13! So much fun...can't even explain...everyone should just go to amdam immediately. So beautiful because of the canals and streets and so chill cause of...well you know... (must sees: Ann Frank House, Van Gogh museum, House of Bols and PANCAKES!)
Got back to UK late Sunday night and have been working all week, but its been incredible. I seriously love all the people at work, it is so much fun and its completely npredictable everyday. They're hilarious. Monday, we saw Shakespeare in the Park, 12th Night whichwas such a funny versionof the tale. Theater here is so so so good...its probably one of my favorite parts. And last but not least tonight was....the London Hancock Premiere! So ok I didnt get to see the movie, but I definitely was within 3 feet of big willie style tonight. No autographs, I would rather not bother him (aka didn't bring any paper) but I did get a few nice and cozy pics of him and all the other celebs! God it was fun to see..Emily's dreams have come true..she loves Will! Awkward for us some of the time though cause the Brits love their reality tv stars and they were all freaking out half the time and we had no idea who the people were. Oh well.
Tomorrow we are actually going to the premiere of Narnia that is just opening here in the UK, thanks to the lovely Morgan for getting us tickets! It will be so fun to see and maybe we will even get to walk done a red carpet...doubtful but it would be cool. I'll let you guys know how it is...I miss yall so so much by the way! Cheers!
1. Mexican food in London = not so good...sad
2. Amsterdam is completely incredible...me and morg are seriously considering going back!
3. Reba would be proud of us..(you can figure this one out) ;)
4. Totally saw/became best friends with the following tonight at the Hancock London premiere: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, and Kim Kardashian..megan is honestly best friends with her. Not kidding.
5. So excited to be halfway through the week and almost to a weekend..this work thing can really get to ya! Kevin will be here Saturday to visit! Yay!
So, last friday I went to have a nice casual dinner at this Mexican place in Notting Hill, and it was seriously disappointing be I still maintain that the $25 dollar tiny tacos and two margs were worth every penny considering I have been craving Mex for weeks. Best part of this gem of a restaurant...its called TEX MEX. Awesome. There are no words!
So that night, we came home intending to get so much sleep before our grand adventure in Amsterdam cause we had to leave at 4 am in the morning...boo! But woops, we all stayed up till 1:30 and slept a totaly of two hours. No worries, got to amsterdam in no time and saw everything, had the best pancakes of our lives (Pancake Bakery = heaven)..go there! Saw some museums..including the House of Bols (bartending academy with an exibit) which is super cool cause they make you a cocktail at the end. After our dilicious drink...we awkwardly asked (and when i say we, i mean danna because I'm a wimp) the bartenders where we should go "have fun" in amdam. They were so great and gave us this name of a place they filmed a scene from oceans 13! So much fun...can't even explain...everyone should just go to amdam immediately. So beautiful because of the canals and streets and so chill cause of...well you know... (must sees: Ann Frank House, Van Gogh museum, House of Bols and PANCAKES!)
Got back to UK late Sunday night and have been working all week, but its been incredible. I seriously love all the people at work, it is so much fun and its completely npredictable everyday. They're hilarious. Monday, we saw Shakespeare in the Park, 12th Night whichwas such a funny versionof the tale. Theater here is so so so good...its probably one of my favorite parts. And last but not least tonight was....the London Hancock Premiere! So ok I didnt get to see the movie, but I definitely was within 3 feet of big willie style tonight. No autographs, I would rather not bother him (aka didn't bring any paper) but I did get a few nice and cozy pics of him and all the other celebs! God it was fun to see..Emily's dreams have come true..she loves Will! Awkward for us some of the time though cause the Brits love their reality tv stars and they were all freaking out half the time and we had no idea who the people were. Oh well.
Tomorrow we are actually going to the premiere of Narnia that is just opening here in the UK, thanks to the lovely Morgan for getting us tickets! It will be so fun to see and maybe we will even get to walk done a red carpet...doubtful but it would be cool. I'll let you guys know how it is...I miss yall so so much by the way! Cheers!
Thursday 12 June 2008
Absolutely WICKED!
Oh my god. Everyone should stop what you;'re doing now. Book a flight to London, stop and have lunch with me, and then see Wicked! It's absolutely incredible. Amazing voices from the Wicked witch of the west AND I am obsessed with the girl who plays Glenda. She was so good, so cute, and had a voice like Meredith. I was in love, obviously...it made me miss you Mere! Anyway, that was my night tonight. We had a quick bite before the show and a drink after and just got home. The theater here is the best. Everyone has brit accents so that's definitely a bonus. ;)
This whole week has totally flown by I swear. I have been working all day and then going out with the girls at night. We have classes on Monday, which is totally boring, but then the rest of our nights are free. Thank god. This past week has been crazy because we have been trying to book our traveling plans all week! Such a hassle but I think we have a plan. Wanna hear? I know you do. Ok...Amsterdam this weekend. Yay! Italy (Venice, Florence, then Rome) in early July, Dublin in mid July, and then Paris at the end! Ahhhh...I cannot even wait! The traveling will be so much fun with everyone and I get to see Reba on our Italy trip too! I'm so sad that I can't go viist all my loves in Alicante and I will miss you guys terribly. I miss yall! Kevin is coming next weekend and I couldn't be more excited! I'm gonna show him the ropes for sure! It's going to be an amazing trip for you Kev!
Anyway...this week has been crazy at work and I've been getting to do alot of great stuff..totally prefecting my design skills. I love everyone I work with and couldn't feel more at home. They are amazing people...incredible sweet. I love London for yet another wonderful reason...there will be more to come.
Also..I know you were wondering: I am saying cheers much more often these days and it is only getting slightly less awkward. It never sounds as good when I say it...you know? Also, riding on the tube is my new favorite thing. Awkward stares. Interesting and weird people. Great outfits. I love it. That's all for now folks.
This whole week has totally flown by I swear. I have been working all day and then going out with the girls at night. We have classes on Monday, which is totally boring, but then the rest of our nights are free. Thank god. This past week has been crazy because we have been trying to book our traveling plans all week! Such a hassle but I think we have a plan. Wanna hear? I know you do. Ok...Amsterdam this weekend. Yay! Italy (Venice, Florence, then Rome) in early July, Dublin in mid July, and then Paris at the end! Ahhhh...I cannot even wait! The traveling will be so much fun with everyone and I get to see Reba on our Italy trip too! I'm so sad that I can't go viist all my loves in Alicante and I will miss you guys terribly. I miss yall! Kevin is coming next weekend and I couldn't be more excited! I'm gonna show him the ropes for sure! It's going to be an amazing trip for you Kev!
Anyway...this week has been crazy at work and I've been getting to do alot of great stuff..totally prefecting my design skills. I love everyone I work with and couldn't feel more at home. They are amazing people...incredible sweet. I love London for yet another wonderful reason...there will be more to come.
Also..I know you were wondering: I am saying cheers much more often these days and it is only getting slightly less awkward. It never sounds as good when I say it...you know? Also, riding on the tube is my new favorite thing. Awkward stares. Interesting and weird people. Great outfits. I love it. That's all for now folks.
Monday 9 June 2008
HUGE
Huge Design is AMAZING. I love my job. The people are amazing, 4 guys, one girl, and they are all incredibly hilarious, laid-back, and british. I work in West Ealing, so basically I am going against all the traffic in the morning on the tube which is so womderful, and it's really nice to get to a suberb. It's definitely a different side of London that I never would have seen otherwise. I work in a pretty small office, because there are 2 guys that all have 3 different companies running out of the same building and they are fairly new so they are working up! It's an incredible place though, and they couldn't be more helpful. This summer, they said they would basically teach me how to be a freelance graphic designer. They are chill and relaxed. We all stop and talk every 20 minutes so it keeps things fun and entertaining for sure! My supervisor, Rebecca, is so cute! She bought me cookies for my first day! She knows me already..
This past weekend has been amazing also...we have had a blast everyday. First of all, the weather has been gorgeous here. It's been like 80-85 and sunny. Gorgeous. Friday, we all went out after work and went to this new pub in South Ken, called ArchAngel. Ryland said it was so fun, so we decided we would try it. Such a cute and relaxed place. We met some interesting characters at the bar though...some men my dad's age probably..one was incredibly drunk but was giving us advice about our future so that's a plus, and the other smelled according to Morgan who was sitting next to him the whole night. They decided they would sit with a table of five 20 year olds and bought all of us a bottle of wine..so it was a pretty fun time!
Saturday was the best...we went to Borough St. Market in SouthBank because Emily (at the wonderful Business Traveler Magazine) found out about this place and it was AMAZING! Better than Portebello Rd. I swear. Great food, wine, tasters everywhere, and chocolate EVERYWHERE. I was salivating the entire time. We hung out there for a couple hours and then explored SouthBank. We found Emily's Gabriel Wharf (this place she had been searching for all day)...its basically a shopping center and its super cute! Then we went by the Tate again and got to see my fav...Andy Warhol. I love him. I wish they had had more of his stuff though. Kinda disappointed but oh well! After that, we headed back, got ready, and went out for a grea night of dancing at this club in Picadilly! It was a blast! We danced all night, and although we met a lot of creepy individuals, we had fun with all the girls and two of kaylins friends that were in town (they protected us all night from the creepers). We are eternally in their debt.
Sunday was by far the most beautiful day here yet. Breezy, warm, and sunny. Perfect. We slept in from our late night out and then rolled out of bed for some lunch and laying out in Hyde Park. It was the first time I have acutally gotten any sun here...and guess what...I got burnt!! I know..so sad right. Oh well. It was worth it to fall asleep in one of the most beautiful parks in the world. It's so funny though to see people in the bathing suits in the park though and we totally so girls laying out with no tops on...a little weird I say when you have a couple of kids like 10 feet away. Strange but it's Europe. Maybe I'll have to break out the swim suit soon...you never know.
Anywho..the weekend was amazing and was for sure the best so far. More to come...I foresee playing pool with my coworkers and they even invited me over to play scrabble at their house. So fun! I'm going...keep you posted.
Oh..also. Said "cheers" for the first time today on the phone to someone at work. Got extremely excited about it and fully embarrased myself bragging about it at work. Awkward. Oh well. I loved it.
This past weekend has been amazing also...we have had a blast everyday. First of all, the weather has been gorgeous here. It's been like 80-85 and sunny. Gorgeous. Friday, we all went out after work and went to this new pub in South Ken, called ArchAngel. Ryland said it was so fun, so we decided we would try it. Such a cute and relaxed place. We met some interesting characters at the bar though...some men my dad's age probably..one was incredibly drunk but was giving us advice about our future so that's a plus, and the other smelled according to Morgan who was sitting next to him the whole night. They decided they would sit with a table of five 20 year olds and bought all of us a bottle of wine..so it was a pretty fun time!
Saturday was the best...we went to Borough St. Market in SouthBank because Emily (at the wonderful Business Traveler Magazine) found out about this place and it was AMAZING! Better than Portebello Rd. I swear. Great food, wine, tasters everywhere, and chocolate EVERYWHERE. I was salivating the entire time. We hung out there for a couple hours and then explored SouthBank. We found Emily's Gabriel Wharf (this place she had been searching for all day)...its basically a shopping center and its super cute! Then we went by the Tate again and got to see my fav...Andy Warhol. I love him. I wish they had had more of his stuff though. Kinda disappointed but oh well! After that, we headed back, got ready, and went out for a grea night of dancing at this club in Picadilly! It was a blast! We danced all night, and although we met a lot of creepy individuals, we had fun with all the girls and two of kaylins friends that were in town (they protected us all night from the creepers). We are eternally in their debt.
Sunday was by far the most beautiful day here yet. Breezy, warm, and sunny. Perfect. We slept in from our late night out and then rolled out of bed for some lunch and laying out in Hyde Park. It was the first time I have acutally gotten any sun here...and guess what...I got burnt!! I know..so sad right. Oh well. It was worth it to fall asleep in one of the most beautiful parks in the world. It's so funny though to see people in the bathing suits in the park though and we totally so girls laying out with no tops on...a little weird I say when you have a couple of kids like 10 feet away. Strange but it's Europe. Maybe I'll have to break out the swim suit soon...you never know.
Anywho..the weekend was amazing and was for sure the best so far. More to come...I foresee playing pool with my coworkers and they even invited me over to play scrabble at their house. So fun! I'm going...keep you posted.
Oh..also. Said "cheers" for the first time today on the phone to someone at work. Got extremely excited about it and fully embarrased myself bragging about it at work. Awkward. Oh well. I loved it.
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