Tuesday.

This really contains almost nothing about today. Look for a better update tomorrow.

Tuesday.
Daily routine – wake up and do homework. Boo. But I’m getting As so it’s all gravy. It’s still early here and I’ve finished my work for the day. That means it is time to consume more caffeine, eat lunch, then tour the Tudor House in Worcester. Super excited!

Note about the coffee – it is SO weak! Mom and dad – you would love it! ☺ I bought instant coffee so that I can make it in the mornings (pretty inexpensive here) and I have to use like, a shovel in order to actually taste it. I’m thinking about just hooking up to a coffee IV. (By the end of this trip my parents are going to know exactly how much coffee I consume. I’m not sure they know the severity of my caffeine addiction… ☺)

Some random stuff:
Leo just brought this to my attention: In one of my first posts I talked about how the BSU kiddies went out and drank etc and that I said they needed some discipline. Of course, I was just kidding. However, as I am friends with them on my facebook – where I post links to this blog, I hope that none of them took offense to that. That’s just my sarcastic, sassy flair. And if they did take offense then they probably aren’t reading my blog anymore so they will never know that those comments were made in good fun. Eh - you win some, you lose some. ☺

So, let’s talk about how I get shy, not even shy, just quiet – at first – around new people. Some of the girls here seem like they would be tons of fun! However, I get all clammed up sitting at a table with them and suddenly have nothing to say. Almost like it feels forced. We’re going out with them soon so hopefully that will serve as a good icebreaker and we can just have fun and love each other! ☺

Travel troubles:
Leo and I booked all of our Friday morning flights between 6 and 7am from Birmingham. This would be okay – if the train from Worcester to Birmingham ran that early. Oops. If we hadn’t booked the flights then we wouldn’t have been flying out until 4 or 5pm so we would barely have time at our weekend spots. We just need to figure out a plan… and fast. Ireland happens this Friday.

We have figured out a plan that is going to work for two of our three planned weekends. We are going to take the Thursday night train and stay at the airport hotel (pretty cheap) so that we are ready for our flight Friday morning. However, this does not work for our Paris weekend. The one we’ve really been looking forward to. Paris is getting dumped. How much does that suck, you ask? A lot. Leo’s day trip on Thursday (for some reason) does not put him back in Worcester until around midnight. Which means no Thursday night train. Note to self, next time we should do less planning upfront. Who knew? Big expensive lesson learned.

Things to note:
1) Saying “You look large!” to a girl you’re meeting at an outdoor eatery apparently means that you think she looks fabulous. It took me a moment to realize this – I had to observe the body language after that comment, the hugging and smiling told me it was okay – and my sympathy for the girl disappeared. ☺ I’m not sure that I will be saying this to any of my friends back home, though. And if I do, it means that I think you look absolutely gorgeous in your maxi dress!
2) They have the hottest water I’ve ever felt in England. Piping hot, if you will. I watched Leo burn his hand really badly while making lunch. From the faucet. That is most likely the reason there is a sign above the sink that reads: Caution! Hot water!
3) Tea cakes are a little cookie base, a big blob of marshmallow, all covered in milk chocolate. I thought they were actual little cakes. Maybe some are – perhaps this is just one variety.
4) They have the strangest potato crisp (chips) flavors here: Roast Chicken, American Cheeseburger… I could go on. Would anyone like some American Cheeseburger chips?

More photos!

We went to dinner.



This means yield.



This was me being excited. We were on our way to the co-op.