This weekend was a whirlwind of exciting moments,
mixed with frustrating obstacles.
I have lots of picture and stories, so I will just
quickly highlight all that went on!
Friday, Chelsea and I got together in the morning to plan our trip to Paris! After, we went to lunch at a perfectly adorable cafe that is literally a 20 second walk from my dorm. {Why hadn't I been there before?} I am so glad I found this place and plan to go back many times!
It's a {anthropologie-esque} home store and a cafe.
http://www.pitfieldlondon.com/cafe
After lunch at Pitfield, we went to the Chelsea Football {soccer} Stadium--Stamford Bridge. Chelsea and I realllllyyyyyyyyy want to go to a game. What happened at the box office of Stamford Bridge? We signed up for membership. Yes. I know. I know. Yes. Why? Because we really want to go. Chelsea {the team, not my friend} won some championship last year {I know, my lack of football knowledge--considering I'm a member now--is laughable} but basically it's insanely hard to get tickets even more so this season than normal. We wanted to guarantee that we could get tickets, and signed up. There was a lot more thought put into this than I am explaining, but for the sake of keeping you interested, I will stop here.
Now, we are "True Blue" Members, and "We are all Chelsea"
It's hilarious, actually. The things you do when you study abroad...
After leaving Stamford Bridge with our new memberships in hand, we headed for Harrods. {Chelsea and I share a common love for Harrods, so I can count on her to always go with me} Remember when I said they were opening a Disney section and I hoped it would be there before I left in December? Yeah, that was last week. This week, we stumbled upon it. Harrods is amazing. Or maybe it's the Disney Magic? I'm not sure. But it was so fun to see! They have a castle in the middle of the room, where little girls can buy glitzy, glitter shoes--or slippers. There are princess dresses galore, and a Pixar section balances out the girly-ness. For the Mickey Mouse lovers, there is a section for him and Minnie too. The best part? The happy Disney music playing throughout. I loved it!
Because I was on a roll with purchasing random memberships, I signed up for a Harrods rewards card. {The cashier offered--I couldn't say no!} Plus, it was free! I will never spend close to enough money to even receive rewards, but they sometimes have sales for card-holders AND the plastic card that says "Harrods" on it makes a nice souvenir :) One more thing: I made my first purchases at Harrods this weekend. I got the famous green bag. I promise you, I did not plan this, but Harrods and I totally matched. {Obviously, my sweater is green. But what you can't see is the gold chain on my crossbody-bag that totally matches the gold writing on the bags} No shame in my game.
I had a little laundry fiasco on Saturday. {I won't get into it, but basically I paid more than I should have, so the lady treated me like I didn't know how to do laundry.} Once again, I won't tell the story, but know it was annoying. After the fact, it was hilarious though.
ISA took us to Parliament on Saturday, and it was so cool learning about the history and more about the government in England! {Nerd alert!} After Parliament, I rushed to the train station because my parents landed in England on Saturday! They are touring the UK for a week, and their tour started in Windsor. I went to Windsor for the night and stayed with them at their hotel. The hotel was literally right across from Windsor Castle, which is beautiful. It was so nice seeing them in England {and really weird!} and now I cannot stop planning for when they come back to London at the end of the week!
Another frustrating obstacle was figuring out the National Rail to get to Windsor. It is completely separate from the Tube, and I had a really hard time with it. It sounds pathetic, and it was pathetic, because it is so easy. This is another really long story.
I have learned that these minuscule issues--the laundry and train fiascos--are inevitable when traveling. In the moment, it totally stinks. But in perspective, they are the experiences from which I will truly grow, and hey, they make great stories in the future. Because looking back, it is silly that I was so upset about them.
I am truly blessed and thank God every day for my semester abroad!
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