Catch Up In London

As we get older, we seem to get busier. But coming over here and having to build my own support network again really shows how important it is to make time for friends. So I'm trying to make more of an effort to catch up with people... even if that means meeting up with them in another country!

Travis and his lovely girlfriend, Sandy, took time out of their busy Europe trip to meet up with me for breakfast. It's been nearly three years, or more, since my dear kindergarten friend and I have seen each other but it was just like old old times. Travis is, and always has been, such an easy person to get along with and this morning's catch up proved he hadn't changed. As well as getting to know Sandy and realising we have a lot in common (such as needing to plan out important 'hair care' time when travelling) the three of us discussed and laughed over family, work and important future plans that just proved how fast we are all growing up.

Travis & Sandy: Thanks for a great day! Have a safe trip back home... remember to send back my shoes :)

Our day continued with a walk up and down Oxford Street, including going into all three Zara stores to find a pair of shoes Sandy recommended but was unsuccessful, and then onto a visit to an English pub to watch the nail biting soccer match between Australia and Ghana.

I've never watched a whole professional soccer match in my entire life, but out of the two I have watched, this definitely made me change my mind about 'boring' soccer. There were at least three times in today's game where Australia could have scored but we just couldn't get that ball into the net. I was squealing, screaming when it was so close. I was aw-ing, and ah-ing when we lost control of the ball. I jumped up and down whenever the ball got near the oppositions net, somehow thinking that my jumping would stop the ball from going in. I buried my head in my hands when Australia demonstrated sloppy passes or handed the ball to Ghana. I got angry when one of the good looking Australian players got a red card, not because I actually knew the reason of why he got the red card but judging from the reactions of everyone else in the pub, I knew it was unfair.

If soccer was this exciting all the time, I'd definitely be in the pubs more often! Bring on Australia vs Serbia! :D