The first day in London.

I'm Finally in my home country searching for my long lost royal family, and of course, my prince...but I think I left him in the USA.

I left Chicago Sunday at 9:30 (Illinois time) and arrived in London Monday morning at 11:00 (England Time). There is a 6 hour difference so that has proven to challenge my ability to wake up in the morning. The sun sets at about 9:30 and rises at 4:45, so it is bright out most of the day. It is rather chilly in the evenings and mornings but when the sun comes out you feel the summer heat.

I flew Air India (Definitely cheap for a reason) which proved to be an adventure in itself. I felt like I was in Disney World while i was on the plane. The seats were bright purple and blue, and all of the flight attendants were dressed like genies (haha you know those outfits people from India wear) And i was 1 of 10 people on the plane who were not of the Indian ethnicity. BUT it was not bad. Not sure what they fed me but it looked like veggies and rice. I was lucky to sit with a kid my age and no one in between us so it was not a cramped flight. And he was pleasant and not a pain at all. BUT i could not watch movies because they were all in a different language. Quite entertaining, but I didn't sleep at all due to my new found claustrophobia issue...

Once i arrived in London i got my luggage and headed to find my loves(The Duffy Family). And to my surprise Cathy (mom) had taken my two favorite little girls (Sophie and Brittney) out of school to greet me. I have never heard so many squeals in my life. And I did not peel them off of me until bedtime.

So far, I have not tried to get into the wrong side of the car...HORRAY :o) and have quickly learned that people in this country drive like crazy people. But I was instantly in love...and their McDonald’s here is like 10 times healthier than ours. And they have an AMAZING grilled veggie sandwich let me tell you...

After making it home and unpacking in my spacious room with my own bathroom and queen size bed ;o), I showered in a shower that is about 3 feet x 3 feet (and that is a large estimate). It’s a tight fit lol. Then i decided to meet the neighbors while jumping on the trampoline with them. FUN stuff.






















*Pictures are of my room, the view out of my windows, and my bathroom...

We went to eat for dinner at a little pub called Paul Pri. It is probably the most amazing food EVER and has the coolest decorations. You sit at a table that is away from everyone and are usually seated on couches or chairs. Its quite interesting! And you don't receive silverware....it is called cutlery. how i love this place

Grocery shopping is quite the experience as well due to shopping carts bumping you constantly, British guys stopping and listening to you talk and then stalking you the rest of the shopping time, two little girls throwing everything in the cart you don't need, and the check-out-lady attempting to speak slowly enough so you could understand the conversation she was attempting to have lol. They are much friendlier than our Wal-Mart cashiers by FAR.

Food is fabulous, houses are beautiful and homey, weather’s great, I'm in love.....