Hyde Park

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Brooke

Day deux:

Today I woke up around 11 a.m., took a bath, went to the store, watched some of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and then the boys and I walked around Hyde park. Nice day out – sunny – a little windy though, my face got rather cold. We made a point to find the Peter Pan statue that is in Kensington Gardens (cause I am ten years old). Anyways, the park was beautiful – such a nice day.

Maddie came in today and I decided I wanted to share a room with her because she seems hilarious.

It’s about 10:30 here..I am rather sleepy & there is only so much of QI one (dumb) American can manage for the night.

LOVES,

Londontown – day 1.

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Brooke

After Cari dropped me off at the airport yesterday, I was still feeling pretty nervous/barfy – but, my quick flight to Chicago was easy and by the time I landed I was feeling a bit better.

I decided that I wanted to get a chicken caesar salad and then wait at my gate for the hour and a half lay over I had at O’hare.

Well, whilst swallowing a crouton I totally started to choke. Like, when I tried to breath in just a whirling/sucking/iamdoingtodie sound happened – no air. Luckily I did’t have to get the heimlich from another traveler. PHEW.

Anyways, I got on the plane, called and said goodbye to Cari beri and my Mom and then I was off. I watched The Social Network, burned off my tastebuds via hot beef&rice, and slept until breakfast.

The train into Paddington was really easy, and I had a cabbie drop me off at my front door. I have been hanging with the boys who got in yesterday, and am awaiting the arrival of my female flat mates.

Today we walked around a lot, got lost (but not really), enjoyed a chicken/chorizo wrap with pickles, and went in the grocery store. EXCITING.

SKYPE ME!

LOVES,

All packed up.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Brooke

Like this great song once said:

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

I am ready! And by ready I mean all my stuff is put into bags that have rollers on them.

Today I was in shambles – I stayed up super late last night and pretty much bawled all day long. Why, I have no idea. But, I got to hang with Freddy (who is moving to Cali in June), my sister Jyl (who I have not seen for 4 weeks), my sister Melinda (who threw me an amazing going away party), and a lot of my great friends that came to toast me farewell.

I am still stunned that I am really doing this adventure – my anxiety prone tendencies are about to make me curl up in my closet and hide there until July 7th. (HONESTLY, NO ONE WOULD EVEN KNOW.)

London, ready or not, here I come.

Goodnight, I am going to go ahead and cry my privileged ass to sleep now.

LOVE YOU (don’t forget me),

If you’re bored then you’re boring.

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Brooke

I want to write some type of 5-graph essay that will explain to you what I am feeling right now. But, I think that nervous/anxious/excited/barfy pretty much sums it up.

I just have to say though, I am really going to miss jamming out to various albums in my car. I blast my tunes with the windows rolled down almost 365. (maybe that’s why my hair is always constantly a rat’s nest? hm)