Covent Gardens & Church

Yesterday was a lot more of a slower day. I slept in once again, i didnt mean to but i just couldnt bring myself to get out of bed, i was just too comfy. But i got up and got ready super fast so we could get out of the flat as soon as possible but everyone else was also kinda just dragging their feet and we just didnt get moving fast enough. but it turned out to be ok cause it gave me a chance to read some of my book and work on my school assignments. we had talked the night before of going to covent gardens with our friend rachel so we waited for her to get ready and then waited for todd to come over and join us as well. During this time M'kynzi all of a sudden disappeared. I had stuck my head in our room but didnt see her, then i checked the kitchen and bathroom and she was nowhere to be found. i was so confused. i thought some how she snuck out of the flat without letting us know. then i realized she had climbed back in bed. today her and cathy started to not feel well either. so whatever i got on thursday has made its way to them. hopefully they feel better quickly like i did. so instead m'kynzi opted for staying in for the day. So we probably headed out the door at like 11ish. Then we took the tube and got off at covent gardens. which is an out door market but also has a lot of street performers. We watched this one guy ride a massive unicycle which i liked until he totally was begging for money which i didnt like. then we watched these two guys from africa do a performance. one of the guys could go under a limbo bar that was like less than a foot off the ground. it was crazy! so he called up the cutest little boy to come and teach him how to do it and it was so fun to watch. the little boy-pedro- came up and followed exactly what he did and say, he even shaked his booty. it was pretty dang cute. the performers were also really really strong and could do crazy flips. then we looked around some shops, but i felt a little guilty cause i didnt want to make todd too annoyed that all the girls were shopping. cathy and lillie ended up getting their palms read which was entertaining to watch. so even though there was a ton of people at covent gardens there wasnt that much to do because most of the little shops didnt even sell that cool of stuff. so then we headed up and rachel, todd and i went to sainsburys to buy a few more groceries. after that we didnt have much else going on, so lillie and i decided to go to the park and read. it was a really beautiful day and there were a ton of people out there playing football. so i think i did more people watching then actually reading. and lillie and i just talked a lot too. unfortunately she got hit in the face with one of the soccer balls, but luckily she was ok! then we came back inside and really didnt do too much else--had dinner here and really just hung out in the flat. then we decided to go get dessert out at a pub that it pretty close to our flat that is always hoping. so M'kynzi, Lillie, Rachel, Todd and I went over there to eat some of the chocolate pudding that they had. but we got there and someone felt and looked super awkward sitting in a bar. so we all just sat around for awhile not knowing what to do which was even more awkward, so finally we decided to leave. it was so lame. but as soon as we decided to leave the awkward person like booked it out of there, it was kinda humorous. so then todd suggested we go to this other restaurant and then we informed him it was a hookah bar, which i think is more awkward then being in a pub. so we kinda walked around aimlessly trying to figure out where to go. then we met up with christine and came across a little cafe that was still open and i got yummy cheesecake. it was very good and filling and i kinda regretted eating it afterwards. then we came home and straight to bed since i had to be up early for church the next morning.

i got up at 7.30 this morning to get ready for church because we had to leave earlier today because the line that we take to get to church was closed. i was so not looking forward to traveling to church because i thought it was going to be such a hassle getting there. so we took the subway and then got off when they told us that there was bus services because the line was out. so we get off and arent really sure where to go cause we didnt know what bus to take that would drop us off by the church. well we exit the underground and ask someone where to go for the bus, he points the direction and then informs us that the bus is FREE! because the victoria line was out they offered free bus services that dropped us off right at the station that we would normally get off at. so it was so nice that we didnt have to pay the extra 2 pound to travel to church today. and it was perfect cause we arrived at 10 on the dot, so right on time. church was good, except i feel awkward cause im not really sure what im suppose to do. for sunday school i went in with the youth for their class and i just wasnt sure what i should do. so after going to church in europe for three weeks now i have realized that obviously the church is the same worldwide, yet it is also very different. for instance sacrament always consists of bearing of testimonies and then a talk. --which we have all been asked to bear our testimonies next week. which im not really looking forward to. it sounds terrible but im not big on bearing my testimony in front of everyone. i guess this will be good for me, but im not looking forward to it at all. but then the talk today was given by the high council member and he just straight read President Eyring's talk from last conference. weird. and then for the closing hymn we started to sing this one song that i wasnt very familiar with, and then instead of stopping at the fourth verse (which was the last one shown like on the music brackets thing) we went on to sing the next four verses that are shown under! i always thought the other verses that they show are like the suggested verses--you arent actually suppose to sing those songs, they are just there to show extra information. so ya, we had to sing all eight verses of this song. the best part was that rachel was asked to give the closing prayer and at the end of the fourth verse she started to get up to go to the pulpit, but then quickly sat down as she realized we were singing the rest.

then we came home from church and i quickly took my nap. as i got up lillie reminded me that us and a couple other girls were asked to go to the chapmans for dinner tonight. so i changed and we made our way over there. it was so nice to be in somewhat of a home and get like real food! Sister Chapman made stir fry and it was amazing! i even ate broccoli and the mushrooms that were in it, but i havent had veggies in like forever that i cleaned my plate. it was nice to have a home cooked meal. then we all sat and talked for a long time. it was really nice, they have a nice family. i feel like we were finally able to bond with them and get to know them better.

then we had a party at our flat. finally a lot of people came out to the family other than just my roomies. so we all chatted and it was really fun. and we had a dance party! rachel started playing nsync and then followed it by britney spears, and when britney is being played i just cant sit down. so it was so much fun! and m'kynzi even got some of it on film--me singing into the straightener--those will be interesting. sorry, no photos tonight. im way to lazy to upload them and i need to get to bed.