Sunday, October 5, 2008

Birthday bashes and Oxford Cookies

Well you are now reading the post of a legal adult now...and I'm not sure how i feel about it all.  Just to let you know my birthday was a smashing hit....there were two other girls that had a birthday the same day! What are the odds 3 out of 42 having the same birthday?  But I had a super day even though I had to share it.  After getting lost for most of the afternoon trying to find the British Library, we ended up going to a really good chocolate shop and then to the musical Hairspray to celebrate! It was great! And the greatness continued the rest of the week.  Wednesday we had a day trip to Blenheim Palace where Winston Churchill was born and home to the Duke of Marlborough today-it is massive! Then we went to Oxford University.  Just to let you know if you are not the Harry Potter fanatic as some are-the Chirst Church college at Oxford is where they filmed the great hall in the first movie! We also visited the Magdalin College where people like C.S. Lewis graduated from and got ideas for his Chronicles of Narnia from.  We also had the opportunity to go the Anglican Evensong-it is the ending daily service.  It was interesting and a one time thing for sure.  I'm glad I went but once is enough for me!
Friday we took a tour of the Tower of London and went to a Shakespeare play at the Globe-Marry Wives of Windsor.  It rained while we were there and it was freezing but the play was a laugh despite the weather.  Then that night a lot of the girls went the YSA dance at the stake center-British people cannot dance....think of the scene from Hitch and you've got British dancing:) Anyways...yesterday I finally did find the British Library.  There is a treasure room there that have old historical artifacts.  Like Illuminaries, a Guttenburg bible, the Magna Carta, handwritten copies of books by Jane Austin, Emily Bronte, and the guy who wrote Alice in Wonderland.  Handwritten lyrics from John Lenon and the crew.  It was awesome!  That night a few of us headed to the stake center to watch conference, and who should be there but our good friend Thomas and his girlfriend. 
Well I hope everyone's week was as awesome as mine and next week will be just as great! And I want to give a special shout out to Jeff and Tat!!!
Night all
love em 

Oh just to let you all know next week is a week trip to the north so i will be away for the week!

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