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Second day in London

Oh I love free wifi. I don’t guess it’s actually free if it’s from the hotel we’re staying in (the Grosvenor, if you wondered), but nevertheless.

So we’ve been in London two days now. We got into town yesterday around 7am, and dropped off our luggage at the hotel. We then walked down to Buckingham Palace where we did not see any royalty or changing of guards. It was somewhat surreal still, just because it’s a famous courtyard. We then walked down to the Thames, over to the Eye of London which we didn’t have much interest in riding, and walked back past Big Ben and parliament. Got back to the hotel, took a nap, and then went out for drinks and dinner. And then went back to bed. Heh.

The were two highlights today. First we went to Baker Street where we did not tour the museum (the line was long, and c’mon guys, he wasn’t a real person), but we did go into the gift shop were I spent like £35. Which is a lot more than $35. But it’s all good. 🙂 Katie took my picture under the 221B sign, so that was nice too.

So we walked through Regent Park and ended up at the British Museum. Which was amazing. Omg it was amazing. Saw the actual Rosetta Stone. And that bust of Alexander. There was a piece of a column from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and also a whole room of reliefs and statues from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. ALL ORIGINALS. And there was so, so much more. It was …just an amazing piece of humanity’s story that I hadn’t been expecting to encounter. Museums that house largely reproductions can still be interesting, but there’s just something really special about being able to see originals. It makes you feel insignificant, and part of a bigger story. Pretty great. IMO.

The subway system here is called the Underground (or the Tube) and is super easy to navigate. I was so relieved after I realized it was so simple. The only bad part are the people! Most of them are in such a huge, terrible rush to get somewhere. I realize that most big cities are probably this way, and that Nashville doesn’t provide a very good example of urban life like London does. But geez. I seriously feel like I’m in someone’s way at least 50% of the time.

Ok, enough of this for now. Tomorrow we are headed to Cambridge – just booked a hotel room for one night. Still trying to decide where to go after Cambridge though…..

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Lousy Smarch Weather

I guess it isn’t Smarch yet. But I hate coming up with titles.

I’ve started a new entry every morning so far this week, but keep deleting them because I realize half-way through the first paragraph that I don’t actually have anything to say. I’m giving it another shot this Wednesday morning, though.

Last weekend was simply wonderful. On Friday, I got a massage. Saturday I got up and went to Hidden Lakes – it was a GORGEOUS day for it. I think I’ve mentioned, but solo hiking is the best thing ever.

After, I ended up hanging out with Ryan. Oh, also spent a good chunk of time cleaning up the house on Saturday. Sunday was spent mostly luxuriating in the sunshine. It was a lovely weekend.

I think the time change and the sun coming out has made me feel moody the last couple of days, though. The weather change is energizing and exciting, and it makes me remember what it used to feel like to be able to look forward to going home to Matt and hanging out with him all evening. Lovely weather is infinitely more lovely when you’re able to share it with someone you love, and the fact that Matt is gone is hitting home (again). I wish I could stop thinking about him. On the other hand, I wish I never had to stop thinking about him. It’s conflicting.

I was telling someone about Woodland’s (amazing Indian restaurant) and almost started to cry when I remembered how often we used to go there. I haven’t been after giving blood in such a long time. God damn I miss Matt.

Monday/Tuesday

Monday mornings aren’t consistently as bad as they used to be, so that’s a good thing. I have woken up dreaming about Matt the last two mornings in a row though, so that’s not as good. Yesterday was Sunday so waking up in a melancholy mood wasn’t that big of a deal. This morning though, I woke up much earlier than usual due to the time change, and had enough time to take a 1.5 mile walk and then a shower before work. That helped a lot.

The weekend ended up being very enjoyable. I hung out with Ryan on Friday night (we drove around blaring K’s Choice – it was awesome). Went to Hidden Lakes on Saturday morning; not only was that the first time I’d ever hiked out there without Matt, but it was also the first time I’d ever hiked by myself. I LOVED it. I might do Beaman Park next weekend.

**********I got tired of writing yesterday and saved the draft but forgot to come back to it…until now************

I never finished describing my weekend, so in brief: I hung out with Nate Saturday, then hung out with Mar on Sunday. Otherwise, I hung out with the cats. I’ve been listening to K’s Choice pretty exclusively for the last few days and am learning one of their songs. It’s in F which is a key that I hate, but I can’t figure out how to transpose the F/a into the key of G – plus it sounds better in F as long as I can play all the chords correctly.

Yesterday evening, I went home and watched the last episode of Breaking Bad. It was……….how I would have wished that it would end. That show is so good.

Tonight I’m probably going to watch V for Vendetta with the cats. They likely won’t pay much attention though.

I have to say – I have not minded the time change SO FAR. The last couple of days, I’ve been up early enough to take a walk before I have to get ready for work, and I think that has been improving my mood a lot (imagine that!). I’m not happy about it being so dark by 5:00 at night, but it happens every year so there’s not much use complaining about it.