11 July 2008

Last weekend went by so quickly... it was almost as fast as a blink of an eye!

Saturday, Dan drove me over to Brighton for his friend, Lily's, birthday party. I wanted to get there early so I could run around and take pictures, but it just wasn't in the cards. I did get to run around really quick to take a few pictures, so I do have some to share with you. The day was so beautiful! There wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was a clear day (as opposed to hazy). I haven't experienced a day like that in ages!! The beach was packed with people, as well as the streets with people getting out for some retail therapy.

Rowan and Weijer met us at Pete's house, where they were having a little BBQ in the garden with some of Lily's friends. It was really nice! Haven't been to a BBQ in a really long time, so it was nice to experience that again. I guess that's something I always took for granted living in Jax Beach. Living in big cities kind of takes away that freedom.

Later on that evening, we went out to a couple of bars around Brighton. The nightlife there is really good! It's such a great town!

The next morning, we woke up early to leave to go back to London. Once we got back, we were able to relax for an hour and then we were off to the O2 Festival where we saw the Goo Goo Dolls, Powderfinger, Galactica, and the Counting Crows perform. It was a great time! The weather was being silly. It would rain with nasty, mean looking clouds... and then the sun would come out... repeat. Even with the rain, it was a great experience. Everybody seemed to be really happy!

This past week has been rather chill on the social aspect. In previous weeks, I have been so busy with meeting up with friends after work, etc., but this week, I have had the opportunity to go to my Aqua Aerobics class on both Monday and Thursday. They were great! I wish I would have gone to the Thursday class more often. He was tough!

On Tuesday night, I was suppose to go to a fundraising party, but Dan's friends were in town and had invited us out for dinner. We went to this restaurant called Brickhouse, which is in Brick Lane. It was AWESOME! It was Sarah's birthday (lots of birthdays this month) and she had invited a load of people she knows that lives here. I think she has more friends here than I do and I live here! Most of them were Australian and they were all really nice people. Sarah is Luke's girlfriend and Luke is Dan's friend from... well... I can't remember when. I'm sure they have been friends since they were little. Dan has a knack for staying friends with people forever! OH! So.. back to Brickhouse. The food was really delicious... but what I liked the most was the band! They played tunes from the 1910's - 50's and they were fabulous! There were only three guys: one played the fiddle, the upright bass, and the guitar. The fiddle player was from NYC (I instantly knew he was a Yank), and not too sure where the other two were from... probably London. Dan and I have talked about going back there just to listen to the band play. It's always so exciting when you have a great dining experience such as that. It doesn't happen too often!

Tomorrow is my birthday!!! I told Dan I didn't want anything, but I did want for him to bake me a cake. I thought that was a fair request. I even gave him the recipe of the cake that I wanted! ;) It's a Lemon Cake with a cream cheese type of icing. I made it once a long time ago when I lived in Atlanta. It was SOOOO good! I bet when he makes it, it is going to taste much better than when I did. You know, kinda like when somebody else makes you a sandwich it tastes so much better than when you make it yourself. I think because it's made with love. That has got to be the special ingredient. ;)

Tomorrow night, we're getting a few people together to go out on the town. I haven't properly been out since I moved here, but now is my chance! We're going to Loungelover, which is a swanky lounge somewhere in Shoreditch (a borough). I'm really excited about it because I can finally work my birthday dress I had bought for my birthday LA trip last year... and I didn't get to work it properly. ;) I love that dress! Although it is something that I wouldn't normally buy. And the man, Dan, is even going to dress up! I'm in a search for a nice shirt that will fit him properly and I'm going to cut his hair and make him look pretty. I'm sure my mom finds all of this familiar as most of the time when I'm shopping with her... well, let's just say she's my barbie. I guess I never got to properly play barbies when I was little, so I'm making up for it now. :) Dan will be grateful for this... he just doesn't realize it yet.

On Tuesday, I'm leaving for my three week trip throughout Europe. The rest of my weekend will be dedicated to researching the cities and preparing myself for the trip.

Hope you're having a great Summer so far!