Wow! I can't believe all the things I have seen here in this beautiful city in less than a month! I feel like I am going to run out of new things to see too soon! I don't want that to happen! I want to see everything there is to see in this city!
This past Saturday, Tammy & I went to Stratford-Upon-Avon & Warwick Castle. We could not have asked for a better weather day. The sun was shining in a beautiful blue sky. I got "Dear Prudence" stuck in my head: "The sun is up - The sky is blue - It's beautiful & so are you." LOVE that song. Okay, enough of my song ADD...
The town of Stratford is beautiful. All of the Shakespeare-associated places are gorgeous & I feel like an accomplished English major - I have seen the place where the man who most people claim to be the epitome of English literature was born, lived, & died. How many other people can say that?
Warwick Castle was gorgeous! It's HUGE! There's a Victorian Rose Garden there & how I wish it was Spring time. I would love to have seen the roses & their magic - but I think the snow had it's own magic to share. I love magic. It seems to be popping up a little bit more every now & then in my life lately. I kinda like it. Keeps things interesting in my ever-changing world. It IS the change in my world - the welcome change, at least.
This upcoming Saturday [Valentine's Day/Singles Awareness Day, haha] Tammy & I are going to Stonehenge & the area of Salisbury!! I am so very very excited to see it. I need to do some reading up on the Druids - they are such an interesting people to me. I also can't help but think of Eddie Izzard [I love how the English pronounce his last name!] & his bit on Stonehenge: "Stonehenge - one of the biggest henges in the world! No one knows what the fuck a henge is. Before Stonehenge, there was Woodhenge & Strawhenge. But a big bad wolf came & blew 'em down & 3 little piggies were re-located to the Projects." Haha! I love it! I promise that I will be quoting that all day, hopefully in my head so that I don't drive anyone in hearing range of me to insanity. [Is it sad that I knew that little bit entirely by heart?] :)
Mom will be here in T-minus 12 days! Actually, since today is pretty much shot, we'll narrow it down to 11! :) I am so excited to see her! I was planning on surprising her & Cathy at their hotel when they arrive on Saturday, February 21st. While talking to the fam on Skype last night, Mom mentioned that I "better be at the hotel" to greet them! Well, there goes the ONLY surprise I had up my sleeve. Oh well. I'm just damn happy to know that Mom will be here in less than two weeks!! :)
Alright, I guess I should be a good student & actually do some homework. Adios para ahora [TTFN]!
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