here we go again

So Jessie and I have been in london exactly one week. Day one consisted of me trying to go to a completely different terminal to wait for jessie since neither of us had cell phones. My flight was uneventful. Can't say the same for Jessie's flight. She has to circle the airport for 45 mins before landing. They were literally circling so much so that she said the twin girls sitting in front of her got sick. After that we took a taxi to get to our flat. Which by the way is the cutest thing ever. Most of the rest of the day was spent trying to get some things we needed for our flat such as bedding and food. We tried to get cell phones but had a huge hassle with that since we were international students and had no bank account set up yet. We ended up getting pay as you go phones for about a week. 

Friday we made the hour long trip to Ikea via the tube which was an adventure in itself. We got off the tube and ended up walking ten minutes in the wrong direction until we found somebody to ask. We ordered some stuff that was sent to us on Sunday and we got a few things for the kitchen that we didn't have such as a frying pan and a strainer. 

Saturday we got to see the graham family since everybody was in london for the weekend. And that night jessie and I went to veritys flat which is really cute as well. The kitchen is all pink. Too cute.

Sunday we received our ikea stuff that we ordered. We don't have screwdrivers or hammers so we put together everything with a butter knife and what we assume to be a bottle opener. The best part was finding out that Jessie's desk had no instructions. We called Ikea to have them email the instructions to us and then attempted to find an internet cafe open on a sunday afternoon. When that failed, we admitted defeat and went to the pub across the street for a drink. Armed with a little alcohol in our system, our butter knives, and our pretend hammer, we managed to put her desk together with only a few remaining pieces leftover. Its still standing half a week later and pretty sturdy to boot. 

Speaking of the pub across the street, that's how we decided we are going to tell what the weather is going to be like for the day. Besides looking at the people who are walking around and what they are wearing, we are looking at the doors to the pub. Two doors open means its really nice out. One door means it can be a bit chilly and no doors means its cold or we have been up too late and its closed for the night. 

We have still been setting up the flat, trying to get my loan money from my school and exploring the neighborhood we live in. We are right between three tube stations right on a major bus route and are off of st. George's circus (which by the way has no elephants or lions) and can walk to Picadilly circus and Trafalgar square in twenty minutes give or take. I love our area. Its still gonna take some getting used to but I think this next year is gonna be pretty awesome.