The Beginning of the End...

I left Nottingham today on a (delayed by 10 minutes due to the train being re-fueled)12:10pm train. When I left Abilene to come here I was a little sad to leave my friends but mostly excited. When I left Oxford to go to Edinburgh, I was not sad but excited. when I left Edinburgh to go to Nottingham, I was not sad but excited. now, i was excited dont get me wrong but I was sad. I was sad to leave. it is such a cool city and I really liked it. and of course then there the friends I made. it was sad to leave them behind, knowing that chances are scary good that I'll never see them again you know? I already did a whole entry in my main blog about this after midnight so I wont go into it in this entry but I was so sad last night! I was crying even! can you believe it? I was crying over someone I really just me you know? isnt it funny when that happens? then again, there are people in the bible who only met Jesus for a few minutes and they loved Him. and the apostles? they left their entire lives and families behind for a guy that literly walked up to them one day and said "come with me." imagine doing that...meeting someone and leaving everything to be with them, because they asked you to and you trust them that much already. few people I would be willing to do that for.

anyway, I was sad to leave and still am. last night I was so tempted to just stay until it is time to go home but...Dr.Green suggested that I go to another city, to start over, and he's right. wish he wasnt but he is. scary to imagine I might never see them again...for one reason or another. I wish I could see into the future and know what's gonna happen, if I am gonna see them again or not; it would help to know. or maybe it wouldnt. I think it would but I could be wrong. it has happened before! ;)

I am in London and I am staying at the Budget Mapesbury Hostel. I was worried about what it was gonna be like, it is a hostel, but it is actually good! it is in this victorian style house, and my room is right next to the front door, so we are kinda away from the noise. it is a long stay hostel; you have to stay at least 7 nights, which is great! I am not sure if all the rooms are like this, but mine has a mini kitchen area(cant cook meals in there but you can make tea and toast and it is so great) a bathroom(small but it is nice and clean and I love that it is in the room!only have to share it with 5 other girls(I am in an female only room of 6) and my bed is the top bunk(i chose it)and right next to a window!there are in room lockers, which I problaly wont use except to maybe lock up my laptop, since I plan to take all the important documents(password, Social Security Number,etc)and items with me. there are 3 kitchens, which is way cool! I need to save money so I will go to pubs a lot(which are awesome!I LOVE pubs!)and try and buy some meals to heat up or something. the hostel has a living room area/lounge, which closes at 11pm but still, quite nice and it has a backyard too! :) with the english weather, doesnt do much good but it is still really cool!so far, this is the best hostel I've stayed at. granted there are no plugs near my bed and I dont know yet if my roomies snore or not(will find out tonight I guess) but it is only for 2 weeks and 3 days and then it is off to the hotel near paddington the night before I leave. for peace of mind, I would rather be close to paddington station(where I will take the 15 minute Hearthrow Express Train to Hearthrow Airport. it stops at each of the terminals, so that is so sweet!)so that the morning I leave I am not stressed about having to take several tubes to paddinton with my two monster suitcases,and I wont have to get up at 5am, but at 7am. lol..plus a bit of luxery on my last night in England in whihc I will be sad and devasted. not kidding. it will break my heart to leave England. :( :( I will post some pics of my hostel pretty soon, so watch out for them! lol...arent I a dork? so far, this is my fav hostel!

the plan for today is taking it easy. just gonna hang at the hostel and am about to go out to a nearby pub for some dinner. I thought of looking up historic, cool, famous,etc...pubs in London to go to. also going to some parks....the parks here are beatiful! and some musems(british museum of course and maybe a science one if I can find one)and riding the london eye again, go to oxford for a day...things like that. and of course blogging! I will have my phone on me and I do get lonely easily, so feel free to call or text me anytime. lol...

I am really excited about these few weeks. I found a website of 101 things to do in london, and it lists a lot of cool, cheap things to do. I have been to London and I love it, but it is not the same as staying for a few weeks and living here you know?experiencing it, day to day. kinda like meeting someone you like and spending time with them to get to know them.

ok, i am way corny! i am a romantic, what do you expect?

this is the beginning of the end.

ps, I actually found an english person who does NOT like tea!!! :0 :0 shocker, I know!!!!

love you and byeness!