Is it possible that my sense of direction might be improving?!?

Hello friends of mine!

First, i would like to apologize for the tardiness of this entry.  I got back from London super late on Sunday night and things have been a little crazy since then but i promise this will be a very thorough and exciting entry to make up for lost time! Okay here goes....

      London was AMAZING!! I spent the first four days with very old family friends (the De'laigues) in Knightsbridge, a very posh area of London, in their beautiful 6 story flat.  During this time i did a lot of sleeping in late and exploring the city.  I cant say enough wonderful things about the city of London, it is seriously one of my new favorite places in the whole world.  I decided one of the reasons why i like it so much is because it is kind of a middle ground between america and europe.  Everyone speaks english, it is so easy to get around, and there is always something going on, so great!  Anyways staying with the De'laigues was such a treat, it is so nice to have old friends who you can pick up with right where you left off, even if the last time you saw them was when you were ten years old!

     For the second part of my trip I stayed with a good friend from Camp, Emily Tobin and her lovely brittish boyfriend, Iain, and there crazy dog Penny and kitten Milo, full house!  Anyways Emily lives in Putney which is a little outside of London but a really fun area.  So we hung out there a bit but also ventured back in to the city and even spent one afternoon getting Tea at Fortnum and Mason (an incredibly fancy department store, which includes a restaurant and drawing room-by invitation only).  ANd I will have all of you know that I forced myself to try everything that i was served, which may not seem like a big challenge but it took great discipline when it came to the cold salmon and little mustardy ham sandwiches.

      I was also able to see three shows while in London which was great! I saw Les Miserable which some may know is one of my top three faves of all time! and I was literally front row center, like could have whispered sweet nothings to the conductor, the show was incredible and I was totally in love with the guy that played Vealjean, so talented!! The other two shows i saw were The Lion King and Dirty Dancing: The Musical- both very enjoyable for very different reasons.  The last day I was in London I decided to take a day trip to Strattford (the home of Shakespeare) which was really fun and great to see some more of England, besides the city.  

      So overall, it was a wonderful holiday! I loved getting to know London and it felt great to be sort of "on my own" for some time.  Traveling through Europe and exploring new places makes me feel so independent and this might be wishful thinking, but i think my sense of direction might be improving... just a little.  Also, i didn't take very many pics in London because I was by myself a lot of the time and didn't want to ask some stranger to take a picture or just me and big ben but i have some nice scenic ones that I will upload soon.  

Thats it for now, more to come soon about my busy life here and all the ways I am getting involved here in lovely lux, 

sloppy kisses to all my blog followers from across the ocean