Tube stations were CLOSED because of "overcrowding" today and I actually could not move in stores. When I told Samantha this (she warned me this morning about weekends in central London) she wasn't surprised. There was a LINE in front of the Ugg Boots store...that should say it all really. LINES to get into stores! And apparently that's just a normal Saturday downtown!
It's amazing just how many people there are here. It makes Toronto feel like a suburb! I have to say though, I like that there are always people around, that I just have to walk a few minutes down my street to find a street bustling with vendors selling everything imaginable. I love the noises, the smells, the bustle of the market and the accents (Ava's being a wonderful accent coach, listening to me repeat words she says and then correcting me if I've said it wrong. I'm determined to leave here with a British accent).
The girls and I made a chocolate cake to celebrate Samantha's birthday today, though half way through our baking session I began to worry that there would be no cake batter left to actually MAKE a cake...
...but all ended well and we did end up with a wonderful (though slightly picked at) cake. The girls decorated it with lots of sprinkles (more sprinkles went into their mouths than on the cake, but that was to be expected). Olivia would have laughed in my face at all the mistakes I made but considering the last time I baked (I put 1 tablespoon instead of 1 teaspoon of salt in a cookie mix and then baked them...no one in my family ever lets me forget that incident), I'd say that I did pretty good this time. Of course, I did have two gorgeous bakers in little aprons (who used their own little miniature baking utensils) by my side, so that helped.
I have been getting so much positive feedback on my blog, and am thrilled to hear that people are passing it onto others. So thank you!! I'm flattered, and love that everyone is enjoying reading it.
Xoxox!
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