Well, I’ve been to England for 1 week now. It’s been great. I’m so excited to be here. People keep asking me what I think. Really – a place would have to be extreme for someone to form an opinion of a place in < 1 week. I just think it's great cuz, well, It's England!!! Let's see. Starting from the beginning. Ok, back. Starting from break.
I went to NJ to see the Kings. Oh how I miss them. I played a lot of play dough, games, and read books – Green Eggs and Ham to be specific, multiple times. I loved watching her kids sing and play. It was such a relief. Going from tech school, where simply not drinking makes you conservative (even among under-agers) to this – the innocence and love of her family. It was weird being in the place where I had to watch what I said. Can I say sucks, hate, etc? What image am I giving to her kids. It was such a blessing for me to be able to stay there for the few days. Thank you for everything.
Once I left NJ, I headed to MI. Had some people to say hi to, and some things to pick up. We had fun. Played lots of games one night. Bekah came down. Very brief time to see her, but, I am so glad that she finally has a job. It was kind of weird to be back. I ran into a couple people who were still in school there – it was kind of odd as I have been graduated 1 1/2 years now. To think they're in still – they're graduating this year, though. I miss my friends and the time we had, living in a place where there is always people to hang out with.
I left for England on the 21st, arrived on the 22nd. The flight was not nearly as bad as I anticipated. Usually I get like claustrophobic and have to move. But, I was able to sleep much of it. It was good. I stayed up till 10 that night – which was hard, but I knew I had to in order to adjust to the time properly. Wednesday, I went to the Thanksgiving Eve service at Ely Cathedral. It was really beautiful. Thursday, I had Thanksgiving lunch at the commander's house. She is so generous! It was such a blessing to be invited for the holiday.
Friday, a friend and I headed down to London. Took the shuttle down and hopped on the tube, and went out. We went to Big Ben, visited a few local cathedrals, saw 2 IMax films (Dark Knight and Christmas Carol 3D). We visited the British Movieum, a museum about British actors and films, etc. It was interesting. We didn't want to pay for somewhere to stay, so, pretty much, we stayed up – the entire night, and roamed the streets of London. Ok, that's not entirely true. I slept for part of it. In a tunnel, on the ground. I woke up around 0525 and had to pee – a lot. We headed toward the train station, but, it was closed… so… desperate enough… I poured my full bottle of cranberry juice into a water bottle… and well… yeah. Gotta go, ya gotta go. The station we were nearest to was closed, so we had to make our way to Victoria station. Then, we learned half the lines weren't running. Thankfully – ours wasn't one of them. Though, I don't really imagine them closing the one that goes to the airport! We made it a little after 7… the, to attempt to find where the shuttle picks up to return to Lakenheath. After asking about 5 people, we found it…. Slept for a good hour 15…. Then, headed home. Sleep was DEFENITLY in order at that point!
