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ke after eating at the hard rock cafe we went across the street to the hard rock shop it was full and so we had to wait behind the velvet rope in the vip line outside we were talking to the bouncer who asked us where we were from at this point it s apparently clear that our accents are in no way british not that we tried after we told him he said how do you like london i replied i love london london loves you he said smiling and full of sincerity posted by christy at 12 16 pm 1 comment labels different cultures london photos trips sunday august 23 2009 first coupla days in london by the time our plane arrives at the london heathrow airport it s 7 05am london time if you count time at the aiports and flight time we re talking17 hours of travel time both of us are exhausted and rather than take public transportation the tube into london we hire a cap which is hella expensive 110 total for a 30 minute ride we get to our hotel and we weren t able to check in yet yet we were able to use their bathroom to freshen up and check back in a couple of hours julie and i laughed at the politeness of the sign mind your head in the narrow stairwell in our exhausted state we decided to walk around the hood and see where we were at we were staying in the brompton quarters down the road from harrod s and apparently a very posh neighborhood considering the lowest end cars that we saw were bmw s and mercedes across the street from us the brompton oratory we find some convenience stores nearby with cheap sodas and crisps potato chips also all the cadbury i can fantasize about i immediately discovered steak and onion crisps as well as worcestersire crisps and tomato ketchup crisps delicious don t forget about cadbury flake and twirl bars i couldn t eat enough of either and they were a staple for my breakfast for the days ahead we walked around where we were at and slummed around harrod s both of us were too tired and trashy feeling to take pics at this point we re finally able to check in to our hotel where we have twin beds right next to each other we were cool with this because at least we weren t in the same bed so after a nice long nap and shower decide to go out and hit a pub we find one around the corner from harrods and can t figure out how it works do we wait to be seated do we wait for a waiter to approach our table or do we head to the bar do we pay at the table how much do we tip how seriously do we take the sign that says there are known thieves in this area take care of your belongings we muddle our ways through and crawl into bed that night with the intention of waking up early in the morning and hitting the pavement we were shocked to find out everything in london city shut down by 11pm on a saturday night who can make fun of salt lake city sunday morning christy it s after 11 30 i hear julie say sure enough it s 11 48 am london time which is 2 46 am utah time both of us are pissed that we overslept and get up and get ready while julie is finishing her hair and makeup i pull out the london city street map and talk about what we want to do that day since it was later than we wanted that day we decided to go to notting hill for the sake of the chick flick and then to the portabello road market which was right next to it we d take the day from there we asked the hotel concierge where the nearest tube stop was south kensington station go down this road and take a left at the light the station will be immediate to your left bear in mind only the picadelly line is open today it was sunday the rest of the lines were down for renovation okay scratch the plans for sunday fast forward to the plans for monday crap we were going to take the picadelly line the next day fast forward switch around okay it s cool let s see where our adventures lead us today posted by christy at 6 52 pm 3 comments labels london trips tuesday august 18 2009 christy london love yes this is two blog posts in one day deal with it i ve had a long time love affair with england the first time i ever step foot in the country it was dark i had been on a ferry boat all day i had the flu and had a skin treatment on my face for some kind of rash i was almost 12 years old and it was 1987 that moment i couldn t be happier for the first time in 2 years i felt like i belonged somewhere the connection i had with the united kingdom was unexpected and it was instant it was as if i was home good golly this is sounding like a traditional affair isn t it i visited the country again when i was 13 and the chemistry was still there sadly i moved away from the european continent soon after and haven t returned in 21 years to be precise because i can be it was exactly 21 years 1 month and 14 days since i had been in europe as explained in my previous post i was given an incredible opportunity to visit london this summer made possible by some very kind and generous friends of whom i feel unworthy there was months of anticipation and planning the primary reason for going was to see u2 at wembley stadium but i also wanted to catch as many sites as i could as well as spend some time visiting colleagues and making connections unfortunately the only way to get to london that won t take several weeks if not months is to fly i m terrified of flying and was filled with dread i had a flight from slc to jfk a very brief layover and then on to london heathrow famous airport in various scenes of love actually bend it like beckam the video for beautiful day by u2 among others i was delighted to discover that my fear of flying has mostly vanished though i still had a little trouble remembering to breathe during turbulence i confess to self medicating a bit with a glass of wine to calm my nerves which seemed to help on the flight between jfk and lhr two business men sat across the isle from julie and me when almost everyone else on the plane was sound asleep they started with the alcohol the flight attendant kept bringing them alcohol and didn t charge them for it and they kept drinking and laughing eventually i fell asleep but when i woke up i noticed julie s face looking over at them and smiling big one of them had completely passed out and the other was taking all of his garbage which included wrappers used tissues banana peels etc and was placing them all over his friends body who was too drunk and passed out to notice then he borrowed julie s eyeliner and started drawing on his neck and bald head then he took his phone out and took some video it was getting close to landing time so the flight attendant had to wake the sleeping guy up he woke up to see julie and i smiling at him and thought we were hitting on him it took him 5 long mintues to realize he was covered in crap his friend took pity and didn t want him to have to go through customs with writing all over his head so he helped him wipe it off when we were waiting in the very long customs line julie and the perpetrator had to go to the bathroom while i stayed behind in line with the victim who promised me revenge would be sweet if only i could see the outcome of that no lost luggage no delayed flights nothing scary so far so good and here i am making my triumphant return to london as i sat at the airport waiting for the cute little black taxi to pick me up i was exhausted worn out and unaware of the week that s to come what if julie and i don t get along what if i run out of money what if i get robbed or worse what if i get lost what if things fall apart at home either with the kids or with work what if the hotel loses our reservation luckily all of these fears were unfounded stay tuned for future installments that will answer the following questions and more what is it like to be mistaken for a prostitute by men from kuwait what did i do when i got lost how did i get suckered in to doing work why did a woman bark at me like a dog on the tube at what point did i find out i was staying right around the block from the mormon temple did i really meet a guy with eyes as dreamy as jude law s posted by christy at 7 57 pm 2 comments labels london trips u2 i m back i think i stepped away from blogging nearly a year ago i really miss having this as an outlet although at this point i m not sure how long or how often i ll keep it up at the time that i stopped i couldn t continue to blog while i felt so un authentic in the days ahead i plan on blogging about my trip to london to give you an idea of how this all happened one day a former co worker who knows how much i love u2 sent me an email with u2 s announcement of tour dates no announcement was made for salt lake city although i looked at the list longingly when i noticed that they were going to be in wembley stadium on august 14th wembley stadium is special to me when i was 13 i stayed at a house across the street for a week my dad had business to do in england and had a colleague who lived across the street from the stadium and offered to let us stay in his house picture the houses that harry potter s aunt and uncle lived in very similar during the days my dad would go take care of his work stuff while my mom sister and i explored london we would hop on the tube at wembley park station and just go and go and go and see as much as we could until our feet and legs couldn t take it anymore one night as we were returning home and exiting the tube there were people standing out there asking us if we had any ac dc tickets to buy or sell apparently ac dc was in town my sister and i could hear the concert as well as some of the rif raff on the streets after the show and we thought that it would be so cool to see a concert there one day at the same time i received the email with the tour dates i was reading the book the secret while i don t buy into the concept of the secret entirely some of it made sense the secret is that you have to ask for what you want put it out into the universe and trust that it will be returned so in the spirit of the secret i posted on my facebook status update that i was accepting contributions donations or sponsorships to go see u2 at wembley stadium on august 14th i did it half joking i didn t really think anything would come from it but i wouldn t have turned the opportunity down well a friend of mine we dated briefly in 2007 i refer to him as 3 in my past relationship series responded saying if you can get the concert tickets i ll give you the skymiles to get there then another friend and a royal friend at that said that he had a pre sale passcode for me to use so that i could buy tickets before they went on sale to the general public also my friend equality essentially told me that i have to do this because u2 made history at wembley stadium when they almost broke up after their live aid performance all of this is going in my favor the last thing to figure out was if i was going to do this alone or if i could get someone to go with me who would be willing to go all the way to london with me to see u2 unfortunately none of my friends are die hard u2 fans to the point of traveling across the globe with me at their own expense except i work with this gal named julie she s close to my age and also single she makes good money her car is paid off she lives with her parents and she doesn t have kids so very little in the way of financial responsibility she loves to travel and in the past 4 years that i ve known her has been to england at least 3 times on top of other global and local travel all i had to do was ask and she readily agreed so i had a plane ticket concert tickets a travel mate and a booked hotel room our adventures will follow shortly posted by christy at 12 19 pm 2 comments labels family past relationships trips u2 work friday january 23 2009 the toast yesterday my best friend eric got married to his lovely wife jill i was honored to be asked to stand with him as he was married it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to serve as best man i would say best woman but he married his best woman i get the pleasure of sitting on the sidelines and hoping that he wins yesterday he really did eric and i met when we were both married a few years ago i soon realized that the more i got to know him the more i liked him and valued what he had to say i told his wife about that soon they split around the same time that jer and i split and he and i needed each other and we clinged to each other we came from different paths and our situations were certainly different but we were there for each other we helped each other through some very dark unhappy moments i saw him in some relationships that weren t so healthy for him and saw him in the depths of despair this favor was returned to me tenfold it didn t take him long for us to acknowledge the fact that we were best friends eric and jill met a year and a half ago yesterday on january 22nd they tied the knot i got to stand next to eric as he watched jill descended the stairs and down the aisle i saw the look of excitement and exhiliration combined with a tad bit of nervousness in his face all complimented with a look of contentment and peace eric isn t a man to show his emotions on his face but i could still see it i know him when jill finished her final descent down the stairs she took a deep breath and looked directly at eric jill loves eric all of him while i like many things about jill this is my favorite part she really loves eric god it s an amazing thing to see i m so incredibly happy for them part of my duties of being a groomsperson or best wo man were to make a speech due to the confusiong of traditional weddings and mormon weddings and a combination of both i missed my opportunity i was told that i should do it during the reception by a never mo co worker when the pre wedding dinner would have been the perfect opportunity eric and jill i m sorry i didn t toast you i really wanted to here is what i would have said eric you and i became best of friends in the most unlikely of circumstances in the short time i ve known you i ve been priveledged to get to know you well eric when you care you care completely when you love you love with your whole heart that is without condition you are abosultely what i consider to be understated brilliance to know you is to love you jill you and i both know that because of a joke at my expense on your first date with eric i didn t refer to you kindly i ve apologized before and will apologize again the first time i met you i witnessed first hand how in love you were with eric i was able to see how deeply and truly you cared about him it was easy to tell that you also care completely and you love unconditionally you are a worthy and perfect match for eric jill your family is so friendly warm and welcoming please express my appreciation to them eric i truly loved spending time with your family we had a blast talking about utah culture vs the rest of the country and totally jived on the chicken salad sandwiches with grapes together please give them my best i d love to see 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