FOOOOOOOOOD

Food brings me joy.  Today was especially joyful!

Breakfast: Fried egg and bacon sandwich from Cafe Diana.  Cheap and delicious.

Lunch: FAJITAS at Camden Market.  Mexican food!  At CAMDEN MARKET!

Dinner: Indian food from just down the road.  London at its best.

Who knew London could taste soooo good?

Fun With Mum

It was so much fun to hang out with MY MOM this weekend!  I loved every minute of it and I was so glad she could come over.  She even walked me into blisters so you know it was a good trip.  Here's a pic of the crew on the Millenium Bridge with St Paul's in the distance.  (Wasn't it nice of my mom to bring the good weather with her too?)

We all went to our favorite Borough Market where we sampled delicious food all afternoon.

Giraffe later that night.  Best Mexican food in London.

Big Ben at night.  This was right after we got yelled at by guards at St James for trespassing, no big deal.

On Monday my mom and I went on a day trip outside of London and the weirdest thing happened- they all liked us so much they named the town after us.

I had an absolute blast with you Mom and I'm so glad you came over!

Mum In London

My mom is here!!!!!  Talk about surreal to come downstairs at the Centre this morning and see MY MOM at the bottom of the stairs!  I’m the luckiest girl!  Well my mom the trooper came laden with gifts for us all, filling up an entire bag other than her personal suitcase just for us.  Despite the fact that she had just flown half way across the world we hit the ground running.  Today was one of my most jam-packed days here, but what do you expect when Chari comes to town?!

We first went to Covent Gardens where I showed her the 7 Dials.  We even stopped at the Volcom store just for you Amanda.  We made sure to stop in every antique bookstore along Charing Cross Road too.

We then went to lunch at a pub in Soho as requested by Mom.  We got a meat pie and toad in the hole out of our systems so we don’t have to get them ever again.

Next stop: one of my favorites, Trafalgar Square.

From there we went to the Wallace Collection.  This is a house filled to the brim with the Wallace Family’s collection of old masters including Rembrant, Reubens, and Van Dyck.  Oh and The Swing, one of my favorite paintings!

Finally we walked from Piccadilly through both Green and Hyde Park, up to High Street Kensington until we pooped out and took the Tube home.

We got pad thai at an amazing restaurant called Tuk Tuk and picked up a Nutella waffle on our way home.  AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS.  But then again, what isn’t good covered in Nutella?

A great end to a great day.  Can’t wait for tomorrow!

"Excuse Me, Where's the Hovercraft?"

On Monday we didn't have class so McKenzie, McKell, Alexa and I decided to go on a day trip of our own to the Isle of Wight, an island on the very southern tip of England.  It was so much fun!

We took a two hour train ride to Portsmouth and then took a HOVERCRAFT to the island.  So there we were, getting of the train asking people where the hovercraft port was.  Sci Fi convention anyone?  It was such a giggle and we loved every minute of it!

Once on the island we hoped on a bus and rode around the island.  It had a total beach-town vibe which was so refreshing coming from the city.  We took off our shoes and walked along the beach in our short sleeved shirts.

Afterwards we went to one of the most beautiful churches I've ever been to on the top of a hill in a town called Godshill.

It was one of the best days I've had here and it was so fun to go with McKell, Mckenzie, and Alexa.  

Operation V-Day

So Valentines was last week and it turned out that none of us had dates (it's against BYU policy after all) so we decided to throw a party.  A couple of weeks ago we were at the White Cliffs of Dover and were inspired by the whole WWII thing, picked up  a 1940s dance cd we found, and just kind of ran with that- "Operation V-Day" get it?  

Everyone got vintage dresses and got so into it!  We pushed aside all of the tables in the servery (aka the dining room), put up decorations, and threw a dance party!  We also put up some sheets for McKell to take pictures of everyone.  It was such a fun night- one of the best Valentines Days ever!

Amanda Moona

Check out the coolest sister ever who made it into the newspaper.  She's awesome at the bassoon and is the Sterling Scholar for Olympus in Music.  Way to go Amanda and good luck in State!  I know you'll kill it!

Miss you woman.