I decided to go over to the nearest library so I knew where it was and got a temporary library card set up. Ended up staying at the library for 2 hours reading books on analyzing art, how to make stuff animals, and 1001 comics you must read before you die. Time well spent ;)
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| The Fulham Library. Looks smaller on the outside, but it's HUGE inside |
After hanging out at the library, I took the tube over to Westfield (one of the very few malls they have over here in the UK) to check it out. There were tons of stores and multiple food court areas scattered everywhere. They had The Gap and Banana Republic which was nice to finally recognize something. What's cool is that the stores within themselves have different levels for the guys and girls clothes. Eventually I caught on to the fact that all the women clothes were on the second floor and the men's clothes were on the third floor. I found a fantastic store called H&M that I guess is like Old Navy combined with British fashion.
I headed back to the Johnson's to go to a family picnic their ward put together at Primrose Hill park. Since I didn't know most of the adults and they were busy catching up with one another, I played with the kids. Aticus kept attempting to run with the runners that pasted by us, Hardy would switch from kicking a soccer ball and pushing the soccer ball in a toy stroller, and Marylin was playing with some of her sunbeams. About halfway through, Marylin and I ate our sandwiches and were eating our desserts when another girl named Aubrey decided to join us. It was starting to rain and I had opened my umbrella and soon the little babies were coming towards my strange device. The little toddlers got bored and went back to running around while Marylin, Aubrey, and I made up stories about Aliens and T-Rexes taking over the world and us fighting them off with magical necklaces. Gotta love imagination.
Once the picnic was over and we got back home, I had my own 4th of July marathon. I watched some episodes of Liberty's Kids, 1776, and Schoolhouse Rock: America Rock. I didn't get to see or do fireworks but at least I got to sing about them ;)
Hope you all had a great Independence day!!
Sounds fun! Kids are the same no matter where you go...fun, fun, fun and more fun! Please take pictures of those little ones and you. I can only imagine big smiles and hear cute giggles. Wish you could have enjoyed the fireworks. We saw really nice ones from the Wises' backyard. When you come back to the states, I will cook some apple pies and hamburgers/hot dogs for ya! Love, Mike and mom
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ReplyDeleteDid you get a photo of you and Merilyn telling stories underneath the umbrella? I think it would be a good image for your memory book, etc. Do you have any pictures of the Johnsons (or Herbertsons)? It would be nice to see pictures of the people who are sharing their homes with you.
Have any of your friends said anything about your Ewan McGregor encounter yet? Hey, just a thought--Did you know that Primrose Hill was next to Regent's Park and you were right accross the street from the London Zoo? You had just been there a couple of days earlier, right? Just curious if you saw any wild animals in the park? :-] It is easy to get turned around in London and I want to know how oriented you are--It is a habit of mine I know. Walk around London above ground as well as using the Tube so you get to know the city and not just the underground. Love you and can't wait until your next blog and see some more pictures.
Love--from your Dad