Too tired to blog tonight. Had great time with Jo. Saw British Museum and other cool stuff like the Magna Carta. Will blog tomorrow morning. On way to Wales tomorrow, loads of fun!

OK, this is my third attempt to type this blog and had to resort to using WordPad because the website kept crashing. I find this to be quite irritating but I will not let it tarnish my lovely day. I did quite a bit of sightseeing today, my poor feet are protesting. I swear I have 5 blisters on each, some of them are quite amazing. It hurts to walk, but I'll have to grin and bear it tomorrow because I have so much more to see! Today started out early, as in 6...

Wow, already two days of my trip are over :(. Yesterday Sara drove me to the airport, which was super sweet of her. We even managed to depart Davis on time, something that is rare for me. Going to the airport was uneventful (always a good thing in my book) so I got there -super- early, but better early than late. By the way, I hate airport security. It sucks big time. The other zipper in my suitcase broke when I was pulling out my laptop, grrrrrr. I met up ...

I can't believe that in less than 12 hours I will be heading to the airport. This is insanity. I'm SO nervous it isn't funny. I think I might puke. This is the biggest adventure I've been on to date, and part of me is terrified. It is still as if it isn't real to me, I don't think it will be real until the lights in the cabin come on and the flight attendant says "Good morning and welcome to London. The weather today is a brisk 16C (61 F) with a chance...

Pre-Departure Jitters Today we had a small party at my parent's house, just family and a few close friends. It was quite nice. We had cake and mom made a bunch of yummy lasagna, probably the last home cooked meal I'll have in a while. For a while we were concerned that this party might be an "I'm sorry you can't go" party instead of a "YAY! Nicole is finally going to England" party. Personally I'm quite glad it is the second option. My...