A very snowy birthday
Snow took over London on Monday. So much so that I couldn’t take the tube to get to work giving me a full day to play in the snow. However, rather than spending it having snowball fights (which I could have joined in easily), I baked myself a chocolate cake since yesterday it was my 21st birthday. However, while London would seem like the most superb place to celebrate, I did miss all of my friends back home. Since entering this country, I have been able to join in on pub culture so turning 21 was no big deal here. After a full day of work and then our British Life and Culture Class, I didn’t get home until about 8:30 p.m. My mom had sent me a glittery package making my birthday feel more festive. Also, she had lovely delivered flowers to work, which was really sweet and made working on my birthday more bearable. So, after class, I enjoyed some cake, sparkling wine and opened a few presents.
After being full of chocolate cake, I then wandered around to find a fun place to celebrate and stumbled upon a fun place in SoHo with 50 percent of drinks. Not too bad. Wearing my tiara, prompted a man to come up to say to me, “This is my first time in London. Are you the Queen?” After disappointing him by saying no, he responded with, “Then I am partying with a princess.” Needless to say, this was an amusing evening, but I can’t wait celebrating again when I get back to the states where it matters a bit more.