Happy V-Day!

It's the least favorite day of the year, but at least there's chocolate . . .


Wednesday morning, we had a mini-field trip to the Globe Theatre, beautiful place and our tour guide was an actor there and did a great monologue for us. I got a t-shirt that says THOUGHT IS FREE ... so me, right? Yay for Shakespearean clothing.

Thursday, I got my box my mommy sent me - enough Ramen noodles and Fiber1 bars to last until the end of the semester. Yay! Thursday night was another girls night - 9 of us went to TGI Friday's in Piccadilly Circus, yummy drinks and ribs for me. After dinner, we trolleyed along to Shepard's Bush for a movie - He's Just Not That Into You. An epitome of a 'chick flick' if I ever saw one.

Yesterday, it was an early rise for a field trip to Oxford University and then Windsor Castle. Oxford is a bloody big school, but beautfiul. Could the term 'old school' be applied in a non-literal sense? Most of us got excited to see the dining hall, staircase and hallway where parts of the first two Harry Potter movies were filmed. At Windsor, two minutes after we arrived, someone said that the Queen herself was just driving up to the Castle. I didn't get to see her or her car, but that's kind of cool to think about. Most of us were in a hurry to get back, so we just saw Queen Mary's doll house and doll collection. This doll house was taller than my brothers and wider than our bathroom. Then we saw some of the royal apartments, looked in the gift shops, then managed to get lost. We realized we were on the opposite side of the castle than our coach was.

After we got back, we made reservations at La Casa D'Italia, where we had Italian last time. Our history professor, Bob, treated us *all* ... how nice of him! I sat across from him and Jenn, our wine connoisseur. Bob also digs wine, so he ordered four different kinds of red wine. I haven't developed a taste for wine yet, but suffice to say, I think I developed a whole pallet for it in just one dinner. I had gnocchi for dinner, delicious!


Tonight, we're just chillaxing in the flat ... I got frozen pizzas for dinner, Teresa got cookies, and Shannon is making a cake. Maybe a slasher movie? The day isn't over yet ...


PS - I added a link section on the sidebar, including to the page of my photos of London. I've already added new ones from this week's events. Enjoy!