England on My Mind...

Lately I've been thinking England. And stalking these 2 things:

1-The final Harry Potter world premier in London last week

2-My favorite British couple's North America tour

And I've been craving galexy bars and jelly snakes. A walk around Notthing Hill. A trip to Trafalgar. A ride on the train to Blackheath and a quiet, cloudy evening meeting in the sitting room of 27 Palace Court. (I'm not craving the meal that would follow such a meeting however)

But those things make me sad so lets focus on these....

(maybe they should have put dan rad on the step above the other two..)

Wow, my favorite spot in the city turned into a beautiful premiere.

Don't you just love all the umbrellas?

I am in a never-ending state of awe when it comes to her.

And I love it with the jacket as well... such class.

Tom.. so attractive

but Rupert has my heart

Did I ever tell you she was my neighbor in London... some of my friends ran into her a couple times... at the local pub, walking with her tesco bags and starbucks. yea lonodn was that awesome..

touching...

And now for my favorite photo...

It's crazy to think this is the end of the Harry Potter movies. I grew up with Potter. The first movie came out when I was 11-a would-be Hogwarts first year. And here it is, all done.

And now on to my very favorite (and the most fashionable) princess..

A good princess also looks stunning going casual. (Beauty and the Beast taught me this)

love the sleeves on this next one

Ok this next one was my favorite, until she got to California.

love the cut of this one, and she knows how to rock a hat a lot better than the cousins

Ah... this one is my very favorite. She looks absolutely magical.

So, it's decided. I need a pair of nude pumps. She pairs them with at least three of the outfits above! And can I also say that she has the most beautiful princess hair.

oh england, my love.

Windsor, Hampton Court and...Harry Potter?

Our day trip last week involved to palaces. First Windsor:

There we were not only able to view the private apartments, which was awesome, but see the changing of the guards. This was one of the highlights of the day and I have a ten minute video on my computer to prove it.

Of course, I needed a picture with the guard that we saw take position. I couldn't come all the way over here and not take a picture with a guard!
After exhausted our excitement with Windsor we headed out into the little town around it. We got lunch there. Tomato soup (finally!!) and cokes. After eating we wanted to explore a little shop, but the sign said no food or drink. What are poor thirsty girls to do?

Good thing my pockets are so big! I'm sure if anyone heard the clinking they would have assumed something else was in the bottles, but luckily I'm good at hiding them.

As we were standing around, waiting to leave an old man joined our circle. He had food in his beard and was obviously homeless. He looked around and looked at each of us and asked:

"You're American!?"

We responded that we were. He just stared at us. Awkward silence. And then he....

walked away?

Yea, it was definitely weird to me too. Oh well!

Our next palace was-Hampton Court. This one was a favorite of King Henry VIII and he had his private apartments there.

We enjoyed getting the full experience, by running into these two:

But the highlight of this excursion was definitely the maize! Here we are at the beginning... lost and confused!

And here we are happy to have made it to the end!

The day was basically full of lots of fun, and an extra amount of laughter.

And an extra amount of pictures as well....

The next day it was the Harry Potter World Premiere here in London. Some of the girls here at the center decided to camp out all night and day in order to get right in with the celebrities.

Some of us made good use of our day. Jess and I not only went to the Tate Modern, and the British Library, but had time to visit this place to:

Thats right-Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross station. It was epic....

I've been trying to convince you all that I actually go to Hogwarts this whole trip-and this is just more evidence of it!

After lunch and a nap I got all bundled up and went down to Leicester Square for the premier. It was packed, but so so exciting. The whole square was a buzz as caldrons of fire sporadically lit up, and interviews with the stars were blasted through huge speakers and shown on giant screens.

Emma's dress was amazing.

Rupert is the least eloquent actor I've ever had the pleasure of hearing.

And Dan Rad, is oh so gracious.

Thats right, I was right there with them... and thousands of other people!

Overall it was very exciting! I can't wait to see the movie this week!