A visit and a blizzard

Aunt Debbie and I at the Hourglass!

Earlier this month, Uncle Jim and Aunt Debbie came into to London! I got the chance to stay with them from a wonderful night and enjoy their beautiful flat and bed with flannel sheets (I think I'm going to dream about that bed). We had Indian food for dinner! It was, of course, delicious. The next day Aunt Debbie took me to Partridge's super market to show me their American foods section. I was ecstatic to find Kraft Mac&Cheese, Mrs. Butterworth's Maple Syrup, and PACE SALSA. Yea, the Pace was gone in my day 2. I did let my other homesick housemates have a crack at it, but I honestly ate most of it. After that we looked at a cute handbag store Deb liked and then she took me to Harrods: the department store so big that it might as well be its own city. We then joined Uncle Jim for lunch and I (sadly) had to head back to Reading for a class. It was absolutely fabulous to see them, even for the short amount of time that we had, and it was soooo good to see someone from home. I've been really homesick lately.

Uncle Jim and I about to climb in for my first London taxi ride!


Having Indian food. Yum!

Shortly after Jim and Debbie left, England went through a moment of temporary insanity. The cause of this insanity? Little white fluffy objects began to fall from the sky, and then stick to the ground in increasing quantities. Yep, I'm talking snow, and the English just couldn't handle it; I think the whole country owns maybe one snow plow. Anyway, the hoohah was more than a little amusing, and the site was quite lovely.

Sadly, I don't know how much longer the R-MWC sign will be there. We begged Dr. Ivy to make sure they didn't change it while we were still there, and they never did.

141 Whiteknights Rd in the snow.