It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Dave and I went shopping yesterday on Oxford Street and Carnaby Street. There are Christmas lights and chandeliers, and even "Welcome to Oxford Street" in lights! It is beginning to feel more like Christmas - Christmas songs on the radio (though no Bryan Adams yet - I guess I'll have to have my fill of 'Something about Christmas Time' at home or on my ipod. The houses are beginning to put up their lights - there are some crazy displays we pass on our voyage to and from school. I bought a new jacket yesterday - also making it feel more like winter. Though there is no snow. Unless there is snow in Prague it will be my first green christmas. I'm starting to prepare myself for that now. I was very ok with not being in Ottawa when I saw the temperature was -13C. It was a chilly 7C for me. Yesterday was really fun! Dave and I had a great time before he heads off back to Brampton to spend the holidays. I had heard about this play 'Love Song' (thanks to Brian McKinney!) starring Neve Campbell, Michael McKean, Cillian Murphy and Kirsten Johnston. I found out that there were tickets on sale at Leicester square - so we met there and got tickets for the show that night! We then, as I said, went shopping along Carnaby and Oxford. Couldn't resist the coat! We then headed to a pub where we had been before we went to see 'Blood Brothers' and spent a few hours chatting and having pub food! Back in Leicester Square there was a winter carnival complete with tea cups, games and bumper cars. We couldn't resist!
I don't remember bumper cars being that fun! Great times gunning it around the course, although I have bruises on my knees now. Dave was laughing at another girl and I when we both apologized for bumping into each other. He reminded me that that was the point of the game! We wandered to Trafalgar Square and hung out with the lions then off to see 'Love Song'. We were both disappointed that Kirsten Johnston was out that night (the part would have been perfect for her), but nonetheless it was a fab performance. You can see where the stage is heading and how they are starting to modernize it. Music was used to change scenes and there was even an opening, then a screen came down and the title presented just as you would see at the movies. There was even that mobile phone opening about reminding that mobiles should be switched off. Though they did not have to say anything, just had about 10 phones going off. I really enjoyed the story - a bizarre twist on a love story, but I really liked how it ended and what they did with it. 'Love Song' was not the only play I saw this week - I also saw the school production! The kids had put on a pantomime of 'Aladdin'. It was very nice to see the effort and hard work that went into it, and they were so sweet up on stage! I must admit that for a performing arts school, well, Nepean put on much better shows. But it was great fun either way. Some of the teachers went for a drink before hand - and even had some mulled wine at the show. The next two days were 'Raising Achievement' (aka parent/form tutor interviews). Kris called in sick (the actual form tutor that I help out with) so I was actually in charge of conducting the interviews. There is enough information to fill up the 15mins, and I had the head of y7 with me for most of the first day. So now one more week until Nathan gets here and 7 1/2 teaching days! Very excited for the holidays, though I know that I'll be a little homesick at points. I guess Nathan will have to deal with me waking him up early in the morning on christmas day!
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