Whirlwind

so it's been awhile since i last blogged so i'm going to try to make sure I remember what has happened in the last couple of weeks and I mean 2 weeks.

EMIRATES STADIUM!! On tuesday we went to an ARSENAL v. Everton game!! Arsenal kicked butt with a comeback in the second half and won 2-1. We learned some pretty interesting chants such as "you don't know what you're doing" " the referee's a wanker!!" and an Arsenal song - OHH ARSENAL WE LOVE YOU!! I went with Ryan, neo neo and Katherine. We all had on our Arsenal gear and Ryan finally found the scarf he wanted with the red and white stripes and the cannon on the bottom. After the game, we stalked players as they drove out and managed to recognize some!! It was awesome!!!

sooooo Greenwich. We went to Greenwich and saw where time started. I saw the prime merdian line and stood between two time zones. It was very cold that day and extremely windy. I saw also saw the Queen's house and the National Maritime Musuem.


The next trip was off to Stonehenge and Salisbury. Salisbury is a small medieval town with a huge cathedral. The Salisbury cathedral is the main attraction of this town. So you would think that the Stonehenge would be this great giant monument with giant stones towering over you and you could stand next to the stones, BUT it is not. Instead since this attraction is very old, you are not allowed to touch the stones but you can stand next to them with a gate between you and the stone. There are stones that are missing and it just doesn't look as grand as google image said it would.

I went to the East end markets with the school and it was a pretty terrible trip. Nothing too exciting so we left half way through. Along with that we also went to a flower market which was pretty and I saw new flowers that i've never seen before.

I took Ryan the mogwai to Portobello Market or as he likes to call it Porabello Mushroom or Parmesan Cheese. I was so happy that I got to being ryan there. We first went to Dim Sum in Queensway so that was yummy and my baby had chicken feet for the first time!!! So back to protobello mushroom, we walked all the way to the end and saw so many stalls and tried local home-cooked foods! Mogwai really enjoyed it so I was glad.

On friday, feburary 4, neo neo and mogwai and I took a trip to Oxford and saw the prestigious Oxford University. It was cold, windy and rainy and you had to pain to get in anywhere. We were able to go to Boldeian Library which is the heart of the university and the oldest lib! The main reason we saw this library is because Harry Pothead library and other scenes were filmed there! hahahah Then on sunday we went to Cambridge university. It was my second time going there but this time we were able to get into the colleges without paying bc neo neo have friends that are attending the university. I like Cambridge better than Oxford because I think that fact the Cambridge has so many more colleges makes it more historic. You are literally surrounded by hundred year old buildings even when you are in the city center.

I went to Stambridge Stadium on Saturday with the school. This is Chelsea Football club's home. So to start off this part. FERNANDO TORRES offiicially moved to Chelsea on Monday January 31, right before the freakin transfer window closed. I have to admit it is quite odd to see him in blue after seeing him in red at Liverpool and Athletico. We took a tour of the stadium and got to see the pree conference room and went into the lockers and walked out of the tunnel. SO EPIC STORY - we were in the locker room where their jersey hung and after everyone left , Ryan and I stayed back in and i crawled underneath the security lines and TOUCHED FERNANDO TORRES' NEW JERSEY and ryan got pics so I am one step closing to fufilling my drea - now I just gotta meet him and take a pic with him!

It was Chinese New Year on Feb 3 and Daddy's birthday also! We went to chinatown after Chelsea and had some old school dim sum with the carts and it was Katies first time at dim sum and she liked it! then we went grocery shopping and encountered 2 differnt dragon dances!!! Ryan the mogwai got this paper dragon toy and it's like his new pet.

I think i covered mostly everything. I promise after this whrilwind post that I will do a better job at poting daily if not after every event!!

xoxo