2 plane rides and a tube trip later and I’m safely in London!!

I have to dedicate this post to my family and my friends. Without you guys I don’t know if I would’ve made it onto that plane today. I’m obviously very, very excited but it was quite a daunting thought. But you guys cheered me right onto that London-bound flight. (Special shout outs to Mom, Dad, Emily, Ro, Bekah, Josh, and Amy for being my cheerleaders up to the last possible second I could have my phone on.)

We made it through the airport in Salt Lake City without any tears which was good because if one person had started crying we all would have. And it’s a good thing airports are such public, invading spaces because otherwise the waterworks would have put on a spectacular display. Particularly getting on the plane in New York I have never felt so many emotions in my entire life. And then half way through the flight when all I wanted was to sleep but the flight attendants wouldn’t turn off the cabin lights and there were crying babies and I was nervous and excited and anxious and scared I cried a couple tears but then I fell asleep with my eyes still a little damp which got my mascara wet which meant that when I woke up my right eye was stuck shut for just a second. So what have we learned? No crying with mascara on if you intend to fall asleep right after. Important life lessons are already being learned!!

After customs and baggage claim, I got on the tube and came to my flat. My flat is the size of a shoebox… When I say that, I’m not exaggerating. My roommate hasn’t arrived yet but I am interested to see what happens when we try and fit two people in this room. I shouldn’t complain though because it’s clean and in an absolutely amazing area. I unpacked, ran some errands, drank some tea (in a desperate attempt to stay awake), and then met up with Amy! We went to a pub and caught up. I don’t know if I was particularly good company because I was kind of a sleepwalking zombie by then. But we had a good time and then she walked me around the neighborhood. It’s lovely to have your own personal tour guide 🙂

Now I’m back in my room, applauding my will power at staying awake this long. Tomorrow I think I’ll do some sight seeing and see where the day takes me.

Cheers!!