My bag is obese!

Bloody hell, today was our last day in London.
So, a few days ago, I woke up and looked at my watch and read 8.52 - I didn't have to be anywhere, but Nicole did. However, when I warned her, it turned out to actually be 8.25. Then, this morning, I woke up and looked at my watch again. I thought '8.81, that's an odd time' before I realised that it actually said 8.01. I need to stop reading my watch right after waking up - evidently I'm slightly dyslexic at that time of the morning.
Nicole and I met my family to see the Changing of the Guard this morning at Buckinghal Palace. That was really cool to see, even if we couldn't hear the mini concert-type thing in the middle. Lots of pomp and circumstance.
After the ceremony, Nicole and I stalled in a Pret before it was time to go to the tea. I had a chocolate croissant and apple juice - I'm really going to miss those...
Then it was tea time! :] The place we went to, Fortnum and Mason, was apparently one of the best places to go have tea. It was really nice too. The china was light blie and there was this lemon cornbread thing that was served - it was really good. And I think I like tea now, and the tea there was yummy too.
I was a rather bittersweet feeling there. I can't believe that we're done, and it's weird to think that most people are going to be leaving tomorrow. Like I said, rather bittersweet.
Nicole and I walked out of the store with Jasmine, and she asked that we text her later so we didn't have to say good bye there. Nicole gave her a hug, and I said That's why we don't say good bye, we say See you later. I'm going to miss those two.
Nicole wamted to keep hanging with me and my family, so I invited her to join us on the river tour. At first she was saying how she didn't want to intrude on family time, and I said she wouldn't be. She insisted that I call my mom to verify, and when I did my mom said that she thought it was a great idea.
The river tour was interedsting, even though I've seen most of it already, much of it up close. Nicole likes my family, and they seem to like her too. It made me happy :D
After the tour, the group split up. My dad and Uncle Mike went to the Tate Modern while Mom, Ricky, Nicole and I went to King's Cross and Platform 9 3/4. We took our pictures and got some food, then the groups rearranged - Mom and Ricky joined Dad and Uncle Mike at St Paul's while Nicole and I went back to our room to start packing.
After a little while, we went to the Apollo Victoria Theatre - where Wicked is running - to see Mark Evans one more time at the stage door. However, it was a shorter trip than we had anticipated, so we were rather early. To stall, we went to the pub next door and I had one last Pimm's while we people watched. There were two guys that we thought were cute, but then they walked out to smoke and immediatly lost all of their appeal.
After we were done with our drinks, we still had time to kill so we sat on a bench in the train station (it's right across from the theatre). I read Gregory Maguire's section about writing Wicked in Nicole's programme, and there was one quote that I really liked: 'The consolation of the imaginary is not imaginary consolation.' Story of my life.
When the show was over and the crowd gathering at the stage door, we joined them. I think Nicole was going to have a heart attack when he signed her iPod - she's been super careful with it ever since :] A very good way for her to end her stay in London :D
Then we returned to the room to finish packing. I swear all this stuff fit when I packed in June, there's no way it multiplied and expanded this much... O.o Nicole brought 2 bags, and when she said that one was probably going to be over 50 pounds, she said 'My bag is obese!' It made me laugh :D
As we packed, we were listening to the Wicked soundtrack and singing along while eating our midnight snack pizza. An amazing last night together. I'm really going to miss that girl.
Tomorrow I need to get up early so I can check out of my room and join my family for breakfast - all the food I have left is a half a bag of pasta and some milk - my dad said I should eat them together, I said maybe not :] Then we fly to Edinburgh - I'm so excited! I have no idea when I'm going to be able to update my blog and/or pictures from now on - I don't know when we're going to be staying somewhere with internet access, so
Till then,
-Carly B