It'll almost two months since we have moved to London and I still love it here. Every once in a while I find myself missing my dogs and that beautiful home that we left behind (and the flat screen tv that we sold to one of Beth's friends). Once in a while both Beth and I chat about how we would like to go back and then we realize how good it is here and change our minds. Who knows what's going to happen. Maybe in 9 months we'll try to have a kid so that Beth can take advantage of the one year maternity leave. Or in 9 months we may be back in the states. Who knows. Enough of that. It's time to talk about my week.
If you are friends on FB with Beth or I, you will see that I went on a tour of Westminster Abbey. The place of coronations, funerals, and a wedding (Prince Charles and Princess Diana). The tour took about 2 hours, but was well worth the 20 GBP that it cost. My tour guide knew so much about the history and architecture of the church. I was thoroughly impressed. She explained how the architecture of the church is Gothic due to the pointed arches instead of the round arches. I didn't know there was a difference between the two, but I am not an architect. Another interesting fact is the reason why the ceiling is so high and decorative is because when you look up it's as if you're looking up to the heavens. Makes sense. Both daughters of King Henry VIII are buried in this church....in the same tomb. The funny thing about this is that it is Queen Elizabeth's statue that is on the tomb. (Queen Elizabeth and her half sister Queen Mary had different mothers and believed in different religions. Queen Mary is the first daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife - Katherine of Aragon. He later began to fall for Anne Boleyn, divorced Katherine of Arago, married Anne, and fathered Queen Elizabeth.) All Tudors are buried in W.A. except King Henry VIII as he is buried in Windsor Castle.
I am not sure how many of you have been on tours, but this was my first one. And although the information was great, the other tourists were annoying. There were a few people who thought they knew more than the tour guide and would quiz her on different topics. Towards the end of our tour, one lady just had to ask what type of marble was used on a certain tomb and the engraving. The marble was Brazilian, but the engraving was paint. The lady refused to believe it and questioned it again. Someone else had to tell her that it was an engraving with some paint. I don't think she still believed it. Another tourist felt it was okay to get in my bubble so that she could see the tour guide. I guess she needed to see the tour guide in order to hear. Lastly, an older gentleman seemed to have loose dentures because as he stood behind me, the noise of nasty smacking was making me cringe. And I mean cringe. Each time I moved away from him, he seemed to find me and move behind me again. Come on!
Wednesday - Beth had a work function so I spent the night alone. But that's okay. I went to a cinema (movie theatre) and it was expensive. The cost was just as much as Jordan Creek, but was not nearly as nice. If you know me, I am not one to go to the movies alone. But since I have been doing everything else by myself a move shouldn't be too bad. The movie costs 8.50 + 2.50 for snacks ( popcorn, drink, and candy). The theatre did not have butter popcorn and I had two choices - sweet or salty. I chose sweet as it was pretty closet to Kettle Corn. Another option was my seat- premium or standard. Premium seats were more comfortable and created more leg room. Very similar to the stadium seats back home. Standard seats are the seats before we had stadium seating. I walked into the theatre and find my seat close to a wall. Slowly people start to make their way in. The first couple sits on the other side a rows up from me. Another couple shows up and sits in the row in front of me but towards the isle. Are there no other seats that are available?! Couple #2 decides to sit in the same row as mine close to the aisle. Couple #3 sits in the row behind me. REALLY?! Oh, the movie I saw was Date Nite with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. Two very funny people, but not a very funny movie. It had its moments.
Thursday- I was so excited about the nite's show "Thriller Live". A tribute concert to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. I hadn't bought my tickets yet and was hoping that they would still have a few seats available. Beth had left for another work function and wouldn't be back until the following day. Anyways, I had remembered seeing booths for half price tickets but wasn't sure if it was a scam or not. To be safe, I walked to the venue to buy the tickets. No doors were open and there weren't any handles on the doors. I thought that was a bit weird. I walked back to the half price booth and got my ticket. It cost me 35 GBP and was 55-58 regularly. My seat was in the dress circle which is the level up from the floor.
The show started off with a few tunes by the Jackson 5. Michael Jackson was played by a cute 11 year old boy. His voice was very similar to Michael Jackson at that age. He was by far one of the best performers. The dance moves were pretty basic, so the criticism hadn't started just yet. As the show progressed, I realized that the dancers were not that into it. Where was the energy? I am pretty sure that Michael was a bit disappointed. Four other singers lead the way of the adult years of MJ - one a woman and another a white boy. The other two singers were not feeling the performance at all. I will say that the other best performer of the nite was the white boy impersonating Michael. He had perfected the MJ mannerisms, even MJ's voice. Maybe there was no energy because it was the upteenth performance and their bodies were geting tired. But this is their job. To entertain. It could've been better but I still had a good time.
Saturday - Our things that we had shipped over arrived. This place is now really starting to feel like a home. Got the printer, Wii, PS2, drying rack, and more clothes!!! I will have to go through my clothes again and possibly give some to charity. I don't know if we will have enough room for all my clothes ( and Beth's). We will see though. It is nice to have more than 3 polos, 3 pairs of jeans, and 2 pairs of sweats. We'll see how much I donate!
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