Day 161

Sitting in bed, drinking my mocha. Things are good.
I've finally finished one of the very stressful things on my my to do list, and now I can relax a bit. Now the only stressful things going through my mind are going for blood tests tomorrow (Nothing to worry about, I just hate needles), and catching up on TV - Not really something to stress over...but you know how it is.

I woke up at 8, and thought I'd get 15 more minutes of sleep. But then, as I lay there after resetting my alarm, I decided I should probably just get out of bed and get ready. So that's what I did. I couldn't exactly dress nicely, as my winter coat was going to cover it up anyway...I threw on a hoodie. Bad decision. The rest of the day had me feeling like a scrub. I miss wearing my nice clothes. Tomorrow, I don't care if it's raining as much as it did today, I'm putting on my capris, sneaker boots, scarf and black sweater and going out looking my best. FORGET YOU RAIN!

I was all ready to go when I decided maybe I should grab some breakfast. I had just cut up an apple and a pear and taken a couple of bites when Rebecca called me. She was on her way, but was lost. I explained to her how to get here, and she was outside the house instantly. I said bye to the boys, took my bowl of fruit and my spoon, and went to get in the car. I had had a conversation with Zach earlier about where I was going. First he wanted to know where - London, then what for - The Chinese New Year Parade. After that, he wanted to know if I was going to have Chinese Food for dinner. When I said I wasn't sure but it was a possibility, his answer was "Cuz Chinese would be nice". Haha what a cutie.

When I got in the car, Rebecca drove to Toni's Mom's house. We waited for Toni and Hannah to show up, and they joined us for the drive to Billericay. Once there, we hopped on a train to London - Liverpool Street. I LOVE LONDON! The buildings are amazing, and the fashion is unreal. One of the first things we passed was the tent for the BAFTA's - British Academy Film Awards. I had no idea they were taking place tonight, and that's when I took out my camera, and became a Canadian tourist. As we passed buildings rented out for media, and satellite trucks, I wished I wasn't a tourist, but was an employee for the event. I sucked it up, and walked around with the others.

One of the first things I saw was Starbucks...Yes, this was a good day! A city with Starbucks...and more than one! It reminded me of home.

Our first stop (after Starbucks) was Covent Garden. What a great place! You could hear street performers, and you knew you were in the city. There was an opera singer down one level, who had me truly impressed as she hit the high notes in various songs including "Time to Say Goodbye". She was great. The girls got a waffle each, and then we went through the market to do some shopping. I am officially done shopping for my sister's birthday...which isn't until July :p Rebecca bought a hat, and Hannah got a really pretty top. We stopped to listen to some good looking guy tell us about the candles he was selling (With no intention of buying one), and then we went on our way.

We saw two other street performers. Brothers apparently. One was doing the limbo, - You'll have to look at the pictures to believe how low he got - and the other, was doing a hand stand, on a ladder, with his hands on piled up blocks. They had the crowd laughing and were really fun to watch.

Another thing we saw was beside a phone booth...it was a video e-mail booth! My goodness technology really is taking over. What a cool idea. I could have a video conference with my parents from DOWNTOWN LONDON! Amazing!!

As we came up to China Town, the streets were filled with people. We saw one of the dragon mascot things, reach up for the bokchoy dangling from the window. It had the lucky red envelope on the end, and once the dragon got that...the lettuce was thrown to the ground. We spent a good amount of time there, and eventually moved on to Trafalgar Square where the main stage was set up. I didn't really pay attention to the flexible girl on stage. I was too busy taking pictures of everything else around me. Incase you didn't believe me when I said it the first time...I LOVE LONDON! When we were bored with what was happening on stage, and the annoying presenters, we walked to (are you ready for this?)...the Haagen Dazs store! YEAH! Not just a place that sells it..but an entire store and restaurant dedicated to it. That's all it sells! We went in, and I can proudly say, I've finally gotten my will power back! I refrained from getting anything! When Rebecca and Hannah finished their ice creams, the girls decided they didn't really feel like sticking around for the fireworks. We walked back to the train, missed the first one after stopping to buy some drinks for the ride, and eventually caught the 2nd one...about 20 minutes later. We rode back to the parking lot, and Rebecca drove me home. I gathered my bowl and spoon, and came into the house.

No one was home. I made myself some dinner, and gathered some fruit for dessert. I then hopped in the shower to wash my hair, and then finished up some work. I spoke to my dad on the phone, and now I'm speaking to my Mom on Skype. I'm super tired though and should get to sleep. Good Night xx