London, England

On May 29th I headed to London for a trip with some friends. It was so much fun! Rachel had tons of fun with her daddy and I enjoyed a trip with lots of freedom. :) As I met up with Claire and Ruthie at the airport we discovered we were all wearing green. So, we of course had to take a picture once we got checked into our hotel in London. Thursday afternoon we did a tour at Westminster Abbey. It was amazing how much history there was and how huge it was! We then headed to the Piccadilly Circus area. On our way we grabbed a picture of Claire in one of London's famous telephone booths.
And then of course it had to start raining. The three of us wouldn't make good Boy Scouts, because we certainly weren't prepared. We quickly ducked into a souvenir shop and purchased some cheap ponchos. Aren't we cute? Through the rain we head to Trafalgar Square in search of the Texas Embassy Cantina. The salsa, chips, free refills, and my chimichanga were all good, but the rice and beans weren't that impressive. We wanted to see if London truly knew how to pull off a Tex-Mex dinner. After dinner we found a poor guard that we had our picture taken with. And then it was on to Les Miserables. Our sweet friend Amy treated us all to the show and we wish she could have been there with us. It was so good and definitely my favorite show of the trip.

I guess my picture taking slowed down on Friday. We slept in late, did lots of shopping, and then even Ruthie and I headed back to the hotel in the afternoon for a nap. We were enjoying our vacation! My big purchases were a pair of sandals and a puppy that does flips for Rachel. Friday night we headed to The Osmonds 50th Anniversary Show. Not exactly my generation, but it was part of the package deal of the trip. I did enjoy the show though and even recognized a few songs! :) Friday night we stayed out way too late, because we went out to eat after the show. I've just gotten too old to stay up until 2 am! :) Here we are eating past midnight...
Saturday morning we were pretty lazy (I wonder why!) and really didn't get going until about 11 am. We then did some more exploring and shopping. Ruthie and I enjoyed lunch at T.G.I.Fridays. It was so nice to have free refills! I also loved that when people spoke to you, the first language they spoke was English. You didn't have to ask for English. And everything around you was advertised in English. It was great! It was nice to have more of an American feel since it will be awhile until we head back for home leave. Saturday night we went to see Wicked. Great show! It was definitely worth seeing.
I think we were all sound asleep by midnight on Saturday night - we'd worn ourselves out. We slept in on Sunday and then headed home. It was such a fun trip with such wonderful memories. It was so much fun to go see and do so much. Andy was such a good dad and husband to take care of everything while I was gone. I wish he could have enjoyed the plays with me. One day we'll go see them together! :)