Well it’s almost been a week since I left but it doesn’t feel like it at all!

I got into London, Heathrow at round 6am after a non-eventful flight (albeit LOOOOOOONG haha) I managed to escape my seat next to a huge dude to grab a 3-seater row allll to myself cos the flight wasn’t full and I managed to knock off a few of the 18 hours off by sleeping which I reckon helped me hugely once I arrived. Amelia met me at Heathrow and we took the 1 hour or so bus ride to Oxford where she lived… then the final leg was a 10 min walk to her flat which took me about 20 mins cos I was shattered (and lugging 1 x 20kg suitcase, 1 x 7kg backpack and a laptop bag!) so we finally arrived at her wee place and I crashed on the couch in a heap.  5 mins later Mum was ringing! I was not in the best way emotionally so I couldn’t really talk for fear of turning into a blubbering mess so I just limited my answers to yips and laughs. I think mum was fooled but maybe not haha. Amelia wasn’t but then again she was sitting next to me and could see the tears rolling down my face!

So then we had a wee break and went for a walk into the centre of Oxford which was nice! Then we headed back to hers and she started making tea while I lazed again.  Her new hubby Mike came home and we just had a night in and I managed to stay awake til 10pm! Amelia was super impressed haha.

Sat morning I was awake bright and early which was weird for me!  Then I ventured out for the first time by myself to the train station up the road to meet Glitter Girl! Was awesome to see the wee minx again after  so long!  We did a sight-seeing bus tour with this lovely tour guide telling us all about Oxfords history, with his own hint of humor which was brilliant! Then we meandered round the city and got myself sorted with a UK sim card (which still isn’t working and I will have to sort at some stage soonish!) and had some KFC for lunch haha yes yes yes all the new places we could’ve tried and we pick pokey old KFC! ah well… had to see what it was like here! Not impressed to be honest but ya don’t know til ya try and it filled a gap…

Well this post is getting kinda long… so i’ll sign off here and add a second installment later on… plus I’m going out with my Auntie Marcia to pick up the 3 kiddywinks to take them to Adventureland for lots of jumping round I imagine!!

Later gators…. xxx Manda