This has been the best experience of my life. I have loved most everything about this city. I met the most wonderful friends that I know I will have for the rest of my life. I am so grateful and blessed to have gotten to have this oppurtunity.
Friday night me, Krystal, Kristen, and Julia went to the Texas Embassy. I decided to geta Strawberry Margarhita and it was so delicous!! After that we met up with Julia's friend Toirsten and went to a park and listened to an orchestra play. It was so relaxing and really fun. Later that night we met up with Keely and Jon and went dancing. We had such a fun time being together and acting goofy adn celebrating our last night in London together. After that we went back to the dorms and finished up last minute packing and said a few goodbyes. It was so so sad. Krystal and I got about 2 hours of sleep and then woke up for more sad goodbyes. Kristen walked me over to the hotel where my sis and mom were. I was so happy and excited to see them! But I was also so sad to say goodbye to Kristen. I am going to miss all of my friends so so much!
Now me and my mom and sis are having a fun adventure together!
Thank you God for such an amazing summer!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Last day of school
Today was my alast day of summer school! Hurray only 1 more month until I start again! The final was essays so it wasn't too bad. After class me and Kristen came back to our rooms and started packing. O boy is it overwhelming to try to fit 9 weeks worth of stuff into two bags! LEt me tell you that it is not working out so much for Hilary!! Later that afternoon me and Kristen went with Keely and Bob to the Dutch Pancake where I got some yummy nachos!! Then me, Keely and Bob went back to Portobella Road and Keely did a lot of suv shopping! I didn't buy one thing! I was so proud of myself!! TOnight is going to be a relaxing night and I am going to spend it finishing with my packing and washing a few clothes!! Tomorrow is going to be a very long and full day. Hopefully we will make it to Greenwhich and then tomorrow night we are planning to stay up all night long! Yikes! I am not looking forward to it at all!!!! Here comes the diet cokes for Hilry!!!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The last week.. :(
Time is going by way way tooo fast. I can't believe that it's already Wednesday night! I am going to miss it here so so much. On the other hand, I miss everyone from home so much and I am really ready to see my momma on Saturday. This week has been a weird one. I am having a hard time shaking this cold thing but I am trying to see everything that I want to see. Monday I went to class at the V & A. I absolutely love the suv shop there! I can't wait to go back and get some cute stuff with my mom and sis. After that Kristen, Krystal, and I ran to get some snacks at a pastry shop and then went to Porobella Road where I found a cute BEatle's bag and a really cute dress. O Boy am I spending too much money here! That night me, Krystal, and Keely went to The Giraffe with Keelys dad Bob. We had such a good time. He was so nice and bought our dinner for us. Tuesday was presentation day in class. I was so nervous but it really wasn't too bad at all. After that we went to the British museum for afternoon class and saw the marble from the parthenon and the rosetta stone. It was a really sweet place. Me and the fam are definately going to go back there next week. We were supposed to go to the John Soane Museum afterwards but we ended up at Chipoltle with Drew and then just headed back home to relax. That night, Krystal and I went and saw Letters to Juliet. It was so cheesy but so so cute. We had such a fun time and laughed all night. Afterwards we just walked around and ended up at a slot machine place where I decided that they are definately not for me. :) Today I was feeling so tired so I decided to skip review class and slept in until 12. This afternoon me and Kristen went to H&M and lunch and Ben's cookies. I have to say, I might miss Ben's Cookies more than anything else here. They are the best cookies that I have ever had in my whole life! When we came back to the room, I fell asleep again for another 2 hours. Tongiht we went to dinner downstairs and then got ready and went to Phantom of the Opera. I absolutley loved it!! It was so incredible. The man who played the Phantom had such a great voice. It gave me the chills! Now I am getting ready to take my final tomorrow. I can't believe that me last day of school is tom. That is insane. Time has gone by so so so fast!! Slow down Slow down!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Oops..
Ok well I have been trying to put off blogging about the trip, but I guess I'm going to just have to do it. So Wednesday afternoon we get to the airport all ready for our trip. It started off bad right away when the man made me move all my liquids into one bag. It was so rude and I had an awful attitude about it. Afterwards I felt a little bad, but he was definately rude too. So we make it through securtiy and everything with no problem and then we get to the terminal and we start looking for our flight. It is not on the board. So we decide to go ask someone about it. He looks at us really funny and asks us if we've even looked at our boarding pass. Turns out our boarding pass is for 5:55 not 17:55. O man. Dumb military time. So we missed our flight and the next one want until Sunday. SO we lost our money and didn't get to go to Greece. I was so upset. I had myself a little breakdown but then felt much better and just moved on. So that night we just felt sorry for ourselves and went to Pizza Hut and pouted. Friday we decided to take a trip to Brighton so we made the plans and just hit the road. I should mention that I had been feeling bad since Wednesday night so I was a little worried about the trip. Brighton was so fun. We just walked along the beach and did some suv shopping and then went to HaHa, a restaraunt that Krystal and I went to the last time we were there. We had a really good time and had a really fun waiter. That night we went and sat on the beach while the sun went down. It was so beautiful. Friday morning I woke up feeling absolutely terrible and running a fever. I went to lunch with the girls but then had to take the train back by myself because I was feeling so bad. The rest of the day was spent on my bed. That night I went to Whole Foods with Keeley and got some yummy food and started feeling better. Saturday we spent most of the day just hanging out around the dorm doing laundry and such. THe other girls were sunburned and really tired from the trip too. We went out for lunch and dinner but didnt really do much else. This morning I slept in really late and am feeling much better. Krystal and I just went and grabbed some lunch and now we're back in the room catching up on some things. I think I'm going to take it easy for the day and make sure that I get all the way better before Momma and Jessa get here. I am so so excited to see them and show them the city. I hope they love it here as much as I do!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tate Britain and home
Yesterady was a very boring day. Me and Kristen went to class and then went to the Tate Britain for afternoon class. We spent the afternoon taking a nap and packing for Greece! Hurray its finally Greece day! I am so so excited to go with my frineds! A whole weekend of laying on the beach. Yes Yes Yes!
Monday, July 5, 2010
One very busy day
O boy was today a walking day! I didn't have actual class today, but instead I had to go to St. Pancras Station and All Saints Church to sketch them and look at the architecture. O man I am such a bad drawer! Me and Kristen were laughing at our pictures so much. It was actually a little bit embarassing to realize that I can't draw at all. O well, at least I didn't plan on majoring in art or anything. So Kristen and I went to both places, which were on opposite sides of the town. After that we went to St. Pauls and looked around and then walked half way up. It was like 500 steps to that point and then way more to the very top. Me and Kristen were way too tired to go all the way up so we just headed on back home after our full day. We had a fun time just being together and giggling a lot! The rest of the night was spent writing my papers and watching Eclipse. Still not so sure what I think about it? Now Im off to bed! Night!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
To Wales and back again!
So I definately decided that I am a real adult today. I went to a whole other country today and came back to London in one day! I just can't believe how cool that is! So it started out a little rough with some ticket problems but it ended up being a great day. We took a 3 hour train ride to Chepstow which is right on the border. There is a beautiful castle there! We walked around inside it for an hour just staring at the beautiful scenery! I absolutely loved it! The town was having a celebration and it was so so awesome! People were all dressed up in funny clothes and doing folk dances. We had such a fun time! Other than that, it was just one of those really cute small towns where everyone knows everyone else. It was such a fun thing to be a part of. I would absolutely love to live in a town like that! Now we made it back and I am about to do some homework and relax. Hurray!!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Cambridge
Me and Kristen had another adventure today in Cambridge. The day started off a little rocky when I slept through my alarm and only had five mins to get ready, but I pulled myself together and was ready to go in three! Only six people signed up to go to Cambridge so our school decided to send us on the train because it would be cheaper, which was a lot better for us because it was way quicker than a bus. Our tour guide was the same one that we had our first day here around London. We were so so excited to have Nigel again. He is so much fun and always is saying funny things. When we got to Cambridge we walked around and looked at a bunch of the different colleges. We walked into one and looked around the beautiful courtyard. I could not even imagine living in such a beautiful city, much less studying there! We got to go into Kings Church, which was beautiful! After that we got some lunch and bought some more souvenirs. Let me just tell you I have got to stop buying suvs! I am going broke! After that we went and walked around some more and then went punting on the river. Its so weird its what the drivers of a gondola do! You take a long pole and host it into the water and try to drive the cannew/boat thing with it! It was so hard. I only tried it for like 2 minutes and then gave up! :) The first thing that Nigdl said to us when we were finished was "Well Hilary, you are rubbish." I laughed so hard! After that we were all really tired and headed back to the train station to head home to London. Kristen and I stopped at the Dutch pancake where I got nachos! (I know it sounds weird but they are delicous there!) Now I am getting stuff ready for a whole new adventure tomorrow to Wales!! I love this summer and all the fun things that I am getting to do! I am so blessed to be on this trip and to have such fun friends!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Romeo and Rocks
Thursday for class we went to the National Portrait Gallery. It was so incredibly cold in there that I wanted to cry. That is by far the coldest that I've been in London do far. The museum is pretty cool; a lot of different kinds of portraits. We are learning how to analyze the pictures by looking at the light, lines, and different objects that could represent things. After class we went back to the the room to relax and get ready. Thursday night, me, Krystal, and Keely went to Romeo and Juliet. It was really good. I think its the best portrayal that I have seen. They made it in todays time kind of and it really helped me to undestand the story. It was played at a church and we mobed around to different place in the garden and outside the church and then went into the church for the last part. After the play, I went to O'Neals with Kristen and we listened to a live band and hung out for a little while. By the time it was over, I was so tired and ready for bed. Today has been a really fun day. I dont have class on Fridays and so me and Kristen went to Salisbury to see Stonehenge. It was a really fun experience with her but the rocks were really nothing special. There were also so so many bugs there that I almost passed out! All of these little black bugs were all over peoples shirts and I just couldn't take it. Then we went to the suv store and had a grea time buying a bunch of rock stuff!!!! When we finally made it home around 630, we were exhausted and now I am sitting in my bed and will probably be here for the rest of the night!
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