Europe #3 - May

So far I have been updating in the group i created... however i figure since most people just message me or write on my wall anyways it would be easier to just write notes... All my pictures will be in albums on my page anyways...
Since i last updated my group i have:
1. Gone to South End, a inlet beach along the coast about an hour outside of London... well an hour if you dont end up getting diverted half way across the world because of an accident on your way home... but we will get to that in a moment...
South end is amazing! So far my FAVOURITE place in England... it is actually what i would picture a proper beach to be.... it has a sea side fair with over 100 rides, seperate aracades, a casino, proper fish and chips, the worlds longest peir, a quaint little fishermans village with little vacation apartments, old style lawn chairs to rent (there only £1.50 for a day, which i thought was quite good!), little sea side shops, and YES of course ICE CREAM!! lol .... although on the sunny day we went parking was very hard to find it still was very pretty. (I have a few picture in my May album)
2. Had a hot spring evening out with Julz
We spend a whole afternoon/evening walking around what would be similar but 10x's bigger as downtown Vancouver... the center of London even on a Sunday afternoon gets verry busy!!! The bars are so packed that people stand along side the building and gather outside to enjoy there ice cold lager (similar to beer). We went to Soho and enjoyed a smoothie at the gourmet hot dog company... trust me they had EVERRY flavour you could imagine... even Salmon hot dogs... but at £4-5 each ($8-9) they looked to be hardly worth it! We also went to a pub called Camden and had the BEST drink ever!
Part pomigranite juicepart rasberry juicepart soda and then Vodka... it was delicious!!
Really funny thing is most people were drinking pints or just a glass of something or another but ours came in a hugge piture and the whole VERY busy pub was loooking at us and our selection....
We also went to trafaglar square, went through lecster square, and i had to buy a t-shirt because the sweater i was wearing was deff. too hot for this beautiful weather.... we then went home because after spending about 4 hours walking around london you do get verrry tired!
3. Took Spencer swimming, on a few occations now... he LOVES it! deffinatly one with the water.. we spend generally over an hour in there, but on the way home everrry time he falls asleep!! He has a little tube he can go in so he floats and sometimes he falls alseep in there... prolly cause the waters really relaxing and calming... he also has taken to going down the slide into the water.This whole swimming experience has been good for him... its alot easier to wash his hair in the bath now... he doesnt mind the water on his face at all
4. Had a picnic with julz in Kensington Gardens... we enjoyed the nice summer weather with a picnic from Tesco shopping (like safeway, saveon, etc) The park was busy... but not as busy as we had thought it would be... which was good... We also peeked in a lot of shops down kensington high street and then took the tube to goto Primark... i got three pairs of shorts and a pair of pijamas too
5. Met up with Steph and her bf for a few drinks at a few local pubs by my house... we went to the Steam Passage and then another one i think was called the works? It was a thursday night and i did have to work the next morning so i came home just after midnight... it was a good night out... i love how i can take over 4 buses home 24 hours a day that drop me basically on my door step!!
6. I took spencer to kensington gardens princess diana princess of whales memorial playgroud.. it was really lovely.. just like in peterpan... all sorts of little areas for kids to run around and hide, in the centre there was a hugee pirate ship, little indian huts, little row boats, and lots of other lovely things... the park would be perfect for 4-7 year olds that are a big more mobile then spencer... tho he is verrry verry close to walking!! he is clinging onto EVERYTHING and trying to get the motion going lol
7. I enrolled in an interior decorating diploma program online! I am quite excitied.. i already did my first exam and got 100%... so thats a good sign
8. I FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY got a UK bank account... it took nearly 2 full months to get all the correct information and documents together... but i have one now... so i must NEVER close it lol... i even got my own cheque book... first one ever... so i am quite happy about it