I don't even know. The boyfriend got here and we had two amazing weeks running around Europe together, then he left and I was crazy depressed and crazy busy with school and work, then I decided I missed him too much and flew back for Easter, and then last week was just writing essays a good 10 hours a day, so, that's where that is.
Yikes.
But, I have pictures, so, that should make up for it, yes?
Back in March (yikes) I was wrapped up my last few days of classes, and working my face off because I was taking two weeks off to see my guy. The craziness was worth it!
He got in on a Friday morning and I got to the airport a good hour before we made it out of customs and baggage claim--I didn't even care, I was so excited and I couldn't risk not being there the second he walked out of those big double doors at Heathrow.
And I was there and he was there and it was perfect. I've always wanted someone to meet me, or to meet someone at Heathrow for one of those "Love Actually" moments, and I finally got one. And it was perfect.
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| Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think of the arrivals gate at Heathrow airport.... |
First he needed to love on Moneypenny.
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| Not totally sure what to do with each other |
The first day I took him to King's, and we walked around the Southbank and The Strand, then back to Notting Hill for dinner. It was suuuuuper cold that first night so I had to wear my damn winter coat with my dress. Yes, I wore a dress. It was my first London date, I was wearing a damn dress.
Saturday was blissfully sunny, even if a little chilly, so we ditched the museum idea and went to an al fresco brunch followed by an afternoon in Hyde Park. We sat along The Serpentine and people watched, ate ice cream and relaxed. It was perfect.
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| Brunch at Bumpkin in South Ken |
I took him down Brompton Road so he could see it in all its ridiculousness and then we headed home to get ready for date night. Yes, silly, do I care, no. We had dinner at my favorite restaurant, Opera Tavern and then I showed him around Covent Garden and we spent the evening in Soho and Shaftesbury Ave.
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| Covent Garden |
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| Two idiots at a hipster bar |
Sunday was a perfectly lazy day--breakfast at the coffee shop down the street, then we headed over to Hampstead Heath where we had intermittent sun and a great Sunday roast.
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| Enjoying the rare London sun |
We had some time to kill after roast, so we trekked to a pub and just hung out for a bit. Lazy afternoons with no plans are so nice and something we never get to do together!
Sunday night we made plans to meet up with one of Ted's friends who lives in London. They met while on the crew team together in college, so it was super fun to have a night out with a bunch of rower nerds. We went to a pub in Maida Vale and then walked around for a bit. Nothing exciting, but, it was loads of fun!
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| Really not my most flattering angle, but, whatever--rowers unite in Maida Vale! |
Monday we got it done! Museums in the morning, Buckingham Palace after, late lunch at Harrod's and a West End show that night.
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| Late lunch at Harrod's raw bar: oyster's, smoked salmon and caviar. It was my "you're done with classes!" fancy lunch |
Tuesday we did even more museums, a late lunch at my favorite Italian place and then dinner with my friends in Covent Garden, followed by a date to Five Guys with my most favorite girl and her husband so she could take burgers back home. True love is that he allowed her to purchase 3 burgers and take them home on the train! I'm telling you, it's the little things you miss from home, man!
We called it an early night because Wednesday we were off to PARIS!!
