The Wedding Saga - Part 3 Honeymoon

Jeff and I spent the week in London seeing the sites and relaxing. It was so nice and just what the doctor ordered.

So, you may not know this about me, but I have this obsession with Tiffany's and have a goal to visit everyone of the stores and buy something :) I know it's an expensive goal, but I've been having fun doing it. I've only been to 15, so I have a long way to go. Jeff and I were able to go to four Tiffany's while in London. I bought the new Tiffany Christmas ornaments. Well, the four ornaments that are available in London. I love Tiffany Christmas ornaments and I'm so glad I got to get four more to add to my collection.


Our hotel was down the street from Buckingham Palace, so we took a little stroll through the park to see it. I have a bit of an obsession with the British Monarchy. I was soooo excited to see it. When we arrived there were a lot of photographers around taking pictures, we thought it odd, but something told me it was about William and Kate. It was. I got a paper with their engagement as the head line. I was so excited.


After a lovely lunch at Clariges on Wednesday, we spent the evening checking out Big Ben and the London Eye. I was so excited that we were able to make it to the London Eye cause it was something that I've been wanting to do. It was so beautiful.


Thursday we went to the Langham for afternoon Tea. It was perfect! I totally recommend doing afternoon tea if you go to London.


We went to see Billy Elliot with my family on Friday night. Billy Elliot is one of my favorite shows, so I was ecstatic to see the London Production.

We flew home in the Upper Class on Virgin Atlantic. It was amazing. We spent a few hours in the lounge before we boarded the plane. The lounge was so cool! We walked into the lounge and order anything we wanted. Burger, soup, cheese plate, drinks, desserts! I even got a massage!


The flight was very relaxing as well. We watching movies and ate a really good dinner. After a quick nap I woke up to Jeff sitting in his chair having afternoon tea (scones, hot chocolate, and little sandwiches)

Hellooooo Lincoln!

Jeff and I took a little road trip to DC to see Kari play with the Clark College concert band. I haven't been to DC since the 8th grade, so it was kind of fun going back for a little visit. Kari played in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday morning. It was fun seeing Kari play and chatting with her. After we visited with Kari for a little while we went out to lunch and then did a little shopping at my favorite store....Tiffany's! I bought some really cute pearl earrings. It was a successful trip :)


Next I'm off to Washington for a visit with the family! I'm so excited for the long break.

Just Around the Riverbend...

Day two in Texas Sarah and I went to the lake for a little time on the water. I'm not sure what this is called, but basically we paddled around on surf boards. It was a lot of fun. The man renting them told us that the fall-in rate was very high, so plan on getting wet. I'm proud to announce, that we both didn't fall in! It was really cold, but it was a lot of fun.


We then went shopping while we waited to meet Sarah's parents for dinner. Sarah was kind enough to take me to one of the Tiffany's in Austin. I got a toy soldier Christmas ornament.


We also went to see the bats. Supposedly there are a lot of bats that live under a bridge near downtown Austin. At twilight they all fly out in a line. It's supposed to be very impressive. Unfortunately, the bats had all flown south for the winter, so we didn't see much. I'm hoping to go back in the summer to see these infamous bats.


Sarah surprised me after dinner by taking me to see Esther's Follies. It was hilarious! It's a musical/comedy/magic show. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.

Sad But True...

Many of you know I have a little obsession with Tiffany & Co. I would call it a passion more then an obsession, but whatever. I love everything about Tiffany's and have started quite the collection of Tiffany treasures. During the summer after my senior year of high school I made a goal to visit every Tiffany's in the US and buy something at each one. Luckily my parents support me in this crusade and have funded many of trips.

Now I am pleased to announce that I visited my 14th Tiffany's! My family and I ventured down to Wall Street to visit the new Tiffany's. I was so excited! I bought a cute snowman Christmas ornament. I love it! One of the ladies there tried to get me to buy a $450 cashmere scarf. The sad truth is that I really wanted to get it. It was so cute. I tried to talk my parents into it, but they said no. I wonder why? If I hadn’t just paid off my credit card and loved the feeling of being debt free, I probably would have bought that scarf. We decided to go to Canal Street and get three for $10. That will have to do until I can get the Tiffany one. Just kidding!

I have 57 Tiffany's left! Seriously! Tiffany's needs to stop opening stores. When I started there were only 57 Tiffany's in the entire country. It makes my goal a little more challenging, but more exciting. You'll have to wait in great anticipation for the next post that will reveal my next Tiffany experience. Maybe I will splurge and get the scarf. I doubt it!