London 2010

Ξ June 12th, 2010 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Griffin Updates |

Wow, so I have been looking through my pictures to see what other posts I needed to make, and unfortunately the next event was when we went to London just this last Spring.  I did take lots of pictures so I will be sure to add lots.  It will be almost like I posted 10 more posts.  We really had a great time, and this time we went with two of Jonathan’s sisters, my sister and our two nieces.  There is so much to see in London, and I already miss the steak and ale pie’s.  I ate many more than my fair share while I was there.

img_1840Here is the door to the flat where we stayed.  It was a really nice setup and made it so much easier for a group of our size to be comfortable.  I think my favorite thing about the flat was the big blue door.  Not only is that my favorite color, but how can you go wrong with a big blue door??

london-2010-021And this is my sister in a gift shop on one of the first days we were there.  Isn’t that hat great!  We like it enough to take a picture, but not enough to actually buy one.  We were trying to blend in a little with the locals, and unfortunately wearing one of those hats is not a very good way to do that.  I think by the end of the trip we really were starting to act like real Londoners, but I am sure all Americans say that.  :)

london-2010-032This is a picture of a pretty cool clock there in London.  I can’t remember what street it was on, but no biggie, I have a picture, so I don’t need to find it again in order to see it.

london-2010-034And this was the entrance into a restaurant that I really enjoyed.  And I enjoyed the entrance, I am not sure about the restaurant.  I didn’t actually go inside.  We weren’t yet hungry when we found this place.  I am sure that if the food is anywhere near as awesome as the entrance it is a fantastic place to eat.

london-2010-036And this has much the same story as the previous picture.  It was not yet time to eat, but that was probably one of the coolest signs to a business that I have ever seen.  Who doesn’t want to visit “Bag O’Nails, Quality Ales”

london-2010-045And this is one of the roads that leads to Buckingham Palace.  I just thought it was cool.  So why not take a picture.

london-2010-053And this is of course, Buckingham Palace!  There are always crowds of people there.  It is kind of neat though, tourists from all over the world end up standing around in this very spot.  It was fun to see the different cultures and to hear the different languages being spoken as we walked around.

london-2010-058And this was a statue sitting in front of the palace.  Bummer, I got some Italian kids shoulder.  Maybe I will photoshop that later.

london-2010-068I found this great picture at a park near the Palace.  It was too good to not get it on film a.k.a. a digital memory card.  We liked it so much, we had my sister take a picture of us walking happily down the way.  :)

cateys-camera-london-2010-044And there we are.  Isn’t that special.  :)

london-2010-077And here is my token picture of a double decker bus.  We never actually rode in one on this trip, but they sure were all over the place.

london-2010-086And then, what is a token picture of a double decker bus, without a token picture of the tube.  I will admit, we all enjoyed the tube more than the bus.  I am sure if we lived there, we would like the bus just as well.  It just took a little more getting used to.

london-2010-087This is my niece Serenity.  She was a lot of fun and I thought this was a really good picture of her.

london-2010-093And there I am saving my husband’s life.  I recognize he is not actually in the water, but one can never be too safe.

london-2010-099And then, who doesn’t know what this is?  Big Ben of course, what else can I say.  :)

london-2010-108This was a small courtyard inside of Westminster Abbey.

london-2010-119And this was in a garden behind the Abbey.

london-2010-118Hey, look!  It is Catey taking pictures in the same garden.

london-2010-135And this is our other niece, Liberty.  She is a really good kid.  Very photogenic as well.

london-2010-149And I know you don’t think it is dangerous, but Harrod’s is in fact a highly dangerous place to shop.  Jonathan barely escaped a near death experience.  Death by hippopotamus is not a fun way to go.

london-2010-155And here is Jaimee, Serenity and Catey riding the tube.  Catey has a much sought after Ribena Black Currant Juice in her pocket.  I miss those.  I must find a way to get them here to the states!

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And then we did what we went to London to do.  We sent Jonathan off to Hogwart’s.  We were so proud that he was one of the few Americans accepted to go this next school year.  I can’t wait til he is done and he is able to come home to teach me all of his wizarding ways!

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And then lastly, we went to an indoor/outdoor shopping area that was supposed to have the entrance to the wizarding world, but we weren’t able to find it.  I am just glad my sister remembered her camera when we went there.  Me being the spaz that I am, left it at our flat.  She let me take a bunch of pictures of the shopping area.  I just thought it was so cool looking.

Anyway, that was our trip to London.  I took over 200 pictures, so obviously this is just a drop in the bucket, but you get the idea.  We had a blast!  I am so glad we were able to go!  I hope everyone else had as much fun as we did!

 

Wicked fun!!!

Ξ May 31st, 2010 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Griffin Updates |

Ok, everyone!  I know it has been almost a year since I have posted a real posting.  I apologize for that!  It seems school took over my life and pretty much everything for the last little while.  I am not even sure my friends still know who I am! Well, to catch everyone up.  I finally went to Wicked last year after waiting for almost 3 years to go!  We had so much fun!  Here are some pictures of our fabulous evening.

misc-pictures-127 First we went out to eat at Chili’s down the street.  It seems we weren’t the only ones with that idea.  It was a close walk from the auditorium and let’s be honest.  You can’t go wrong with Chili’s!  misc-pictures-1291This is all of us, just before the show!  Yay, Wicked!!!

misc-pictures-135And here we are with Donna Vivino.  She played Elphaba.  She did a really great job!  I was trying to figure out how they got all the green off of her so quickly!  We had an awesome night!  I am so glad we were all able to go and enjoy this awesome event.  We also got autographs from both Elphaba and Fiyero.  I don’t have a picture of my playbill, but I will be putting it in my scrapbook!

 

Quote of the Day

Ξ May 1st, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Griffin Updates |

“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”  ~Theodore Roosevelt

 

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