Getting Lost In London...

So it has been several weeks since I posted anything because I haven't really done anything extraordinary. But, I have had some amazing ordinary experiences. on Sunday, I went to Hillsong and it was amazing and I needed to just worship. it was incredible. After church, I went to lunch with some people from the church and ad a great time too! I was running a few minutes late to a Harry Potter walk that started at 2 but luckily, the tour had not yet left the station. I do realize that this lets the cat out of the bag that I am a big Harry Potter fan and I lose cool points but let's be honest, I hate math so whose counting!! I do have to say that I ruled at the HP trivia asked by the guide but there were some tweens that nailed some off the wall questions between the books and movies that left me in the dust. Always more to strive for muggles, don't fret!!

Monday and Tuesday were devoted to softball games with Jeff and friends. Wednesday I went to the show Avenue Q with a few friends from softball. That show was hilarious but SO inappropriate! Definitely not kid friendly although I did see a few kids, yikes! Today was amazing....(the following will be ridiculously cheesy but all true)

this morning I finished a good book, got ready and headed for the tube with no inkling as to where I was headed. I stopped and got coffee at a little cafe across the river and it was actually great (haven't had much coffee here b/c it is SO strong). At the tube, I grabbed 2 nectarines from my favorite fruit stand (80 pence). I had grabbed another book to stop on my way out of the flat and so I took a seat on the tube and started to read "Water for Elephants" (3 pounds, second hand bookshop) Still had no idea where I was headed. Decided to switch trains at Earls Court and go to High Street Kensington.

Ahhh High Street Kinsington. First of all, the weather was perfect today. Blue skies and in the sixties. after leaving the station there I started to window shop a a little. My favorite store was "Kew". It was a store of linen sundresses, tops and shirts but also had cute tops and bags. Even the sale items were out of my price range but it was one of those stores that if you could pick what you would like to dress like if you had funds and were petite and lived in a climate where linen made sense and not the humidity capitol of the world. Ahhhh linen and flannel...have I told you about my dream of wearing linen and flannel? I mean dream as in something to aspire to not like a dream I had last night. Needless to say, I love linen and flannel! But, I hate to iron, go figure. Anyways, so after Kew, I just started walking. The great thing about London, to me, is that everywhere you go and anywhere you look there is always something worth seeing. The architecture is beautiful , the trees are mature, and the people fascinating. Once you are off of high street, the city noise is gone and every house/neighborhood unique. Still lost, I kept walking and ended up in Notting Hill and found Portabello Road Market. more window shopping to do but now I have the song Portabello Rd in my head. I didn't treck to find the travel book shop b/c I found it last time and I knew I would buy a book I don't need. I had lunch at Nandos, yeah mash potatoes and crunchy ice!! From Notting Hill I went to Kensington Gardens and did the Princess Diana memorial walk. I love that there are so many parks in London. So many great spots for picnics and walks and dogs everywhere, it's awesome! I feel like I am living in my imagination here, it's silly but it is so beutiful here. it's the kind of place you would go to get inspired to write a novel or something. I certainly felt inspired today. Too bad I am not channeling my inspiration into anything at the time, ha!