Friday, July 16th

Two days in a row! YEAA! I thought I would blog tonight since it will probably be my last time for at least 10 days. I will be traveling to Normandy on Sunday (we leave at 5am) and i will visit my great-uncle's grave at the American Cemetery. As i have been told by numerous people that this will be the most emotional place on earth but its something that i have to go to. I feel so privileged to be able to go to my uncle's gravesite. He died 66 years ago from July 30th. My other great-uncle has told me so much about him and Normandy in general that I can not wait to be over there myself to see it all first-hand. Don't worry I will take plenty enough pictures to show you forever... lol I already have at least 1,000 pictures of just London! AH i love this city so much! I bought this book yesterday called "Keep Calm and Carry On"..as in the quote and i learned so much through the book. The quote was actually thought up of during WWII and the people made posters to keep themselves together and carry on with their lives. I thought it was so neat! My favorite quote in this book is "What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens." I think this is so true because I wasn't quite sure about coming over to Europe and now that i am here I LOVE it so much more than i would ever have if I knew so much about it before coming over. I got the Keep Calm and Carry On magnet, book, and poster because i just love it so much. HA! OH and I got a keychain today that says.. "Afternoon tea at Harrods" and a tea towel that says "I'm off to have tea with the queen". love it! Its the English proper lady coming out of me! I just love the double-decker buses, too. I enjoy riding them every time! The tube, however, is so hectic that I would rather stay above ground to ride the buses and pay just a little more. Today I went for lunch in Hyde park and wow was it amazing. I loveeee parks! I want to go again to have wine and cheese in another park before I leave. It is so peaceful and makes me not feel so condense in the city-life. I also went today to see the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. It was pretty cool- if i was a kid- i wasn't just truly amazed by it like i thought i would be. It was still an experience! i LOVE to go shopping in London! The souvenir stores are on every corner and i promise that if i got you a gift, it probably took about 10 different shops to pick YOURS out. I dont get the crappy kind. Dad- you will LOVE your gifts! mom- i am still working on yours! :) i have to get the good stuff! everyone else- i am pretty sure i got you a cute keychain, postcard, etc. You'll never know:) haha jk.. so anyways! I am having a blast in London and this is the best experience of my life! I am definitely coming back here.. OKay so once again here is my plans for the week.
Saturday (tomorrow)- Parliament and to visit Mrs. Griffis
Sunday- OFF to Normandy, France
Monday- Normandy
Tuesday- Normandy/ Paris
Wednesday- Paris
Thursday- Friday -- Rome, Italy
Saturday- Monday-- Interlocking, Switzerland
Monday night- back to London until Sunday the 1st... then HOME:)