So this past weekend, I basically had the BEST WEEKEND EVER! I didn't do anything too exciting or vigorous, but I think that's why I enjoyed it. Friday, Matt and I went to the Temple Church (from the DaVinci Code), took pictures, and then just walked around London for a little bit. Friday night, I slept over my friend Susanna's flat so that we could all stay out late and not worry about catching the last tube home. We went to a pub called Waxy O'Conners. It's the place we went to on my birthday. AMAZING time. My friend Brittany and I fell in love with the bartender, and I'm pretty sure he knew it. He had dimples like you've never seen before...Alas, we had an awesome time at the pub. Lots of friends, lots of laughs, and lots of memories were made....
Saturday ended up being the best day of the weekend. We all woke up at a pretty decent time and took a boat ride down the Thames to Greenwich. It was a BEAUTIFUL day. No jackets necessary, which is rare for London. Of course the first thing we did when getting to Greenwich was stand over the Prime Meridian. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is the line that splits the eastern and western hemispheres. It also has the most precise clock in the world. So that was really cool. We then walked through a park with lots of beautiful pink flowers, children laughing, and boys playing football. Since it was so beautiful out, we all decided to lay in the park and enjoy the weather. BEST MOMENT EVER. Our friend Bentley put his ipod on, and we just all laying in a circle on our backs and watched the sky. Sounds corny, but it was truly the best moment ever. For the first time, we all relaxed and soaked in the fact that this was it: we had one week left in London together....These are moments we won't have again for a very long time, and maybe never again. To mark this occasion, Bentley played "Come sail away" by Styx. Hilarious but touching. At night, we all just went to a pub and shared a few drinks to kick off our last week together. Sentimental things were said, but I'm sure more cute moments will be had on Thursday at our departure party. It will be bittersweet to say the least....
So that was my best weekend. I have to say, last week, I was ready to pack and leave. Now, after this glorious weekend with friends I love so much, I'm really sad to leave. I truly had the time of my life, and I'm not sure I'm ready for that to end...
PS: here's a little tid bit that one of our CAPA directors sent all of us in an email. You may find it as funny as I did:
#21 Brit Bit – You know you’ve lived in London too long when...
You don’t even bother looking out of the window when you get up in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast.
You believe that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all good nights for drinking. Sunday day is also entirely reasonable.
You can’t remember what ‘customer service’ means.
You start to accept queuing as a way of life.
You are on to your 6th umbrella and your second overcoat.
You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
The UK west of Heathrow is still theoretical to you.
You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.
Your idea of personal space is no one actually physically standing on you.
You think Hyde Park is "nature".
You know you’re gonna miss it...
You know what, Debbie? I think I really am....
Saturday ended up being the best day of the weekend. We all woke up at a pretty decent time and took a boat ride down the Thames to Greenwich. It was a BEAUTIFUL day. No jackets necessary, which is rare for London. Of course the first thing we did when getting to Greenwich was stand over the Prime Meridian. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is the line that splits the eastern and western hemispheres. It also has the most precise clock in the world. So that was really cool. We then walked through a park with lots of beautiful pink flowers, children laughing, and boys playing football. Since it was so beautiful out, we all decided to lay in the park and enjoy the weather. BEST MOMENT EVER. Our friend Bentley put his ipod on, and we just all laying in a circle on our backs and watched the sky. Sounds corny, but it was truly the best moment ever. For the first time, we all relaxed and soaked in the fact that this was it: we had one week left in London together....These are moments we won't have again for a very long time, and maybe never again. To mark this occasion, Bentley played "Come sail away" by Styx. Hilarious but touching. At night, we all just went to a pub and shared a few drinks to kick off our last week together. Sentimental things were said, but I'm sure more cute moments will be had on Thursday at our departure party. It will be bittersweet to say the least....
So that was my best weekend. I have to say, last week, I was ready to pack and leave. Now, after this glorious weekend with friends I love so much, I'm really sad to leave. I truly had the time of my life, and I'm not sure I'm ready for that to end...
PS: here's a little tid bit that one of our CAPA directors sent all of us in an email. You may find it as funny as I did:
#21 Brit Bit – You know you’ve lived in London too long when...
You don’t even bother looking out of the window when you get up in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast.
You believe that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all good nights for drinking. Sunday day is also entirely reasonable.
You can’t remember what ‘customer service’ means.
You start to accept queuing as a way of life.
You are on to your 6th umbrella and your second overcoat.
You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
The UK west of Heathrow is still theoretical to you.
You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.
Your idea of personal space is no one actually physically standing on you.
You think Hyde Park is "nature".
You know you’re gonna miss it...
You know what, Debbie? I think I really am....
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