...and I took a deep breath and ran after her. I had one amazing day in a spa being wrapped, steamed, and infused with anti jet lag serum, then one amazing night on the town where we saw three acts at the Comedy Store, got pissed (UK for drunk) together in someplace called Rose something, fell on our asses in Trafalgar Square, and lost my Ipod on the night bus back to Crouch End. The days that followed are a bit blurry and out of focus, but I know we went to Brighton and listened to my almost former son in law make fun of my home town (well, it is funny as hell to be from Beaver Dam, after all), rode on the London Eye, spent a day and a half in York and another in Edinburgh, and missed the flight coming home. While waiting in Heathrow for the next plane, I managed to lose my cell phone in the confusion of making two carry on bags into one, and realized after I was on board I had not only undeclared gels in the form of hand lotion, but that my very sharp finger nail file was in my bag. My god, I could have hijacked the plane!
It is good to be back in the land of muggles with only a broken rib and assorted bruises, unless you want to count the assault on my bank account. My homecoming welcome from my lonely husband was of Biblical proportions, even though we had to work around the fractured bones. It is very good to travel, but even better is having a safe haven where I can return.
It is good to be back in the land of muggles with only a broken rib and assorted bruises, unless you want to count the assault on my bank account. My homecoming welcome from my lonely husband was of Biblical proportions, even though we had to work around the fractured bones. It is very good to travel, but even better is having a safe haven where I can return.
Spellbound, I got pissed right here in the good ol' US of A!
ReplyDeleteit was ironic that you were in the land of the queen, and the lady herself was in richmond virginia a couple days ago!
ReplyDeletethe kentucky derby was quite the event this year!
Welcome home! We missed you. I'm sure you got the best of the deal with getting the girl out of London for only the cost of a cell phone and iPod!
ReplyDeleteThe difference Matt is that I was in the land of professional drinkers and great public transportation. I still wonder if someone actually took the Ipod because I was singing along with Emmy Lou Harris about it being all right cause it's midnight and I got two more bottles of wine. I was not a credit to my country, but my son in law's comment was that I was very "London". I'm not sure it was a compliment.
ReplyDeleteRoselle, my husband actually recorded the entire day of her royalness believing I would want to watch it when I returned. What was he thinking?
WG, I really missed you all too and tried to post several times but had issues with my computer and the wireless service in UK. Oh, and I was pretty busy and rarely completely sober. I resorted to pen and paper and kept a journal of the trip which I will be sharing at some point.
daughter - as hot as the mom!!!
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