Days 101, 102, and 103. Why are they talking wrong?

Days 101, 102, and 103. Why are they talking wrong?

 Sunday. Day 101. Got up and went to church. The third our was great with the primary putting on the nativity. I swear it is even better with British accents. They were adorable...and it got out early. Sweet. Had enough time to catch the bus to the train station & off back to London I went. I had enough time to repack my purse, grab my other bags & head out. I thought that my travel companions were packing light, so I packed my duffle bag, a grocery bag, and purse. Not the lightest. I showed up a the bus station and met Dierdre and BusRider (met her for the first time) and they both had large suitcases! Dang. I didn't want to bring that much but carrying it all on my shoulders vs pulling a suitcase, I am pretty sure that a suitcase is a win. but not this was not the case. pun not intended. We headed out on our megabus trip....for seven hours. I had no idea it was that long. I didnt do the math, but yah. Seven hours is so much fun when you want to sleep and cant....until its actually your stop its when I woke up. Ha! We walked through the quiet small town of Aberystwyth, Wales. It was really dark, but it was like a small rural town in the states...one main street, and all the other streets are off of it. That late at night it was cool to experience but I just wanted to sleep.

 Monday. Day 102. I tried to sleep, got out of bed at 10am. Apparently the household was all needing some sleep as I was the second up for the day. Three of us headed out for a walk.... turns out the ocean is three minutes away! Yippee! I would be sitting on a bench everyday watching the ocean here if it wasn't so darn freezing. We walked the boardwalk & a bit around town & then back to the flat. Dierdre and I headed back out to some thrift shops (they call them charity shops here) and I had no intention to buy anything but I bought a sweater, and two Harry Potter books for a friend back home. Now I need to find the rest of the UK HP books (they are different than the US HP versions). We were gone for a couple of hours. Came back home, made a grocery list with the others as all stores are closed on Christmas, and the day after, so it was like a stock up for the next few days. My contributions are daily treats for everybody. I took requests, and I wanted classic american treats as I need them so there will be a treat a day if I am feeling ambitious. Grocery shopping was next. As we were milling around the baked goods, a boy about six near us said, "Mum, why are they talking wrong?" He was referring to us! "Because they are speaking with American accents." His response, "What's American?" His mom apologized for her son, but we were all delighted to be talking wrong. Came home, unloaded groceries. Made snicker-doodle cookies that got rave reviews. Played a card game while watching 'White Christmas' in the background. Tried to figure out how Welch I actually am, before sleep took over.

 Tuesday. Day 103. Dierdre and I got up for another walk. This time we walked more in the town streets. I forgot that I needed yeast & molasses on my list of treats. So we ventured to the grocery store, no such luck. Through the day was tried at 5 other places, but no such luck. 4/6 of the group went to9 see 'The Hobbit' in the afternoon. 2/6 went and got lunch. Can you guess which group I was in? My baked potato with veggie chili was great. :) After that I FacedTimed with my dear dear friend Angela for the first time since moving to London, (as she just got an iPhone) and her family is moving to Saudi Arabia next week. It was great to see her and her family. Talked to pops for a minute too before making brownies. There were movies going on in the background, another round of games, conversations, and good times. I love this simple Christmas season. No big fuss over decorations, traditions, or perfections, just simply enjoying Christmas time.