I Love Visitors!

I have a few moments of down time to write about Gabby's visit! Last week was crazy with school work. My roommate and I were asleep by 11-11:30 every night because we both had 3,000 word papers to finish this week, we felt like old people! We were going to bed when we heard people drunk stumbling in our hall way to go out. It was a little sad : / Oh well.

Gabby and I in front of Big Ben

Anyway, Gabby was here for a week and it was a lot of fun. We went to Portabello Road Market, St. Martin in the Fields (saw a concert of composers) shopping on High Street, bowling, walked the 311 stairs to the top of the Monument, Westminster Abbey, Parliament, Ice Bar,Tea, Ghost Stories (play), Harrods, and the oldest wine bar in London. Gabby did a lot by herself as well when I went to classes. It was a fun week that flew by! We kept busy and saw a lot. I think Gabby enjoyed herself. She is lucky that she gets to come back and study in the fall. 

Gabby and I at Ice Bar

She was also here on St. Patty's day which was a lot of fun! Jenn, Maureen, and I headed to our favorite Irish pub, O'Neils at 4:30 in the afternoon and we only had enough fuel to last us until 11 that night. We were exhausted but had a really great time. Many people from all over went there to celebrate. The pub is three levels and every floor was packs from corner to corner, it was a really great time. And don't worry to my family, I kept Justin's tradition and didn't try to claim I was Irish, I wore a hat that said "Kiss me I'm Irish" but I wrote in NOT on it. =)

I'm NOT Irish!

Rufus Sewell

My parents got in yesterday afternoon and we are heading out for packed day of fun today. Yesterday I took them to see my dorm and then we stopped at a pub in the Kensington area. And guess what we had for dinner!! Yes, that's right. We has Giordano's deep dish pizza! It was delicious! They were so great for bringing me my ultimate favorite pizza! We are doing a lot of tourist-y things this week, I can't wait. We will start off with taking a hop-on, hop-off bus tour all around London and then we are getting tea at the Ritz. Sadly, last week's weather was GORGEOUS with 60 degree weather and sunny all week...now it is cloudy and gross, they just missed it! More to come later this week, I know I will have a lot of stories! 

Another fun thing we saw/learned...When we went to Harrods, Trista spotted Rufus Sewell, from A Knight's Tale and The Holiday. Later this week we found out that his kid goes to school down the street from where we are! How cool??

-Cheerio