To my first, to my last, and to all those in between...

So Day One

And it bloody nearly killed me.

For the second time in my life, I will wait.

The mundane life of one post-Summer

So what does one do after a rollercoaster of a summer?

You go back to work.

You start your course.

And you live in hibernation for another year.

Apparently.

Summing up my mood right now.

It's best left unsaid with the following songs.
Especially the lyrics of the second one.

Sunday 2nd September to Wednesday 5th September

Sunday was written off with my calves in agony and inability to walk, but Monday it was off to the Olympic Park. And boy it was busier than London was! We were quite disappointed due to the fact that we couldn't buy tickets into the Park on the door, we had to do it online. Big disappointment.  But it was good to mill around and capture pictures of the Park here and there as we tried to find the best vantage points.  And the massive shopping mall was greater than I'd ever been in before.

London. Saturday 2st September.

Off to London on a dry and overcast day though it was hot!
With our ingenious research we managed to discover the London pass. A day pass for £46 which got you into all the major attractions. Aside from the usual ones such as Madame Tussards, London Dungeon or the London Eye, we at least got to see all the real expensive attractions.  Thus heading to pick up our ticket we discovered the underground kind of almost Harry Potter building hidden opposite a theatre. Taking the spiral staircase you could hear the ominous sound of the tube in the bowels of the city. But soon we were armed with our handy souvenir pocket guides and heading to our first destination. Westminster Abbey.
I was struck at how busy the Abbey was both inside and out. There seemed to be people milling around everywhere clutching their audio guides like rather large old fashioned mobile phones. There was silence with the exception of the dull mutter of takings from the contraptions. A wonderful invention describing what you're looking at without much of a to do.

Norsey Woods. Friday 30th August

And so the last few hours of August had dawned alongside a bit of a hangover. Despite the nights getting darker we were quite blessed by some good weather. so after some much.needed R & R we took the dog out again to stretch her little legs.

Billericay. Thursday 29th August

Not really much to say about today. Chilled out. Watched TV. Walked the very excitable dog around the local Meadows. Went bowling before dinner with my boyfriend's family.
One thing I can say is that I won at the bowling even sacrificing my own thumb to do so. Probably not the best idea in retrospect...still feels very sore even now!