Happy Easter everyone! I didn’t really expect this before coming here, but Easter is a really big holiday over here. The schools are all out for a break and a lot of people go on vacation, that sort of thing.
I was really sad about missing Easter Sunday at my home church, but I figured Westminster Abbey would be an okay substitute. I got there sort of late (darn planned engineering works shut down half the tube system) and so I was in the back sitting not even on a seat but on the ledge of some monument off to the side, but even from that view I knew I was in a beautiful place. As the first song started I was brought to tears, not only because it was so beautiful but also because it was a hymn that I knew Clemmons Presbyterian would be singing in a few hours. The service was really moving and I loved being there.
Our flat had made plans for the afternoon to go to Hyde Park because someone read an article about a fun Easter tradition. Rollerblades are very popular in Hyde Park, but on Easter they all congregate and dress up as bunnies! We were all so excited, I was even so excited I left the flat with one brown shoe and one black shoe (I did go back and change)! We got to the park just in time to snap some pictures and see the bunnies take off on their journey around the park. It was so funny to see grown men and women with bunny ears or dressed up as carrots; my favorite was the gang of chicks with yellow leotards and wigs. We then wandered around the park, taking Easter portraits with the pretty flowers. We even got a couple of flat pictures-with all 8 of us! It is rare that we are all together and I loved spending time with these incredible girls that I have grown to love so much.
We got back to the flats and almost immediately began preparations for our flat dinner! We had been talking about doing a special Easter dinner for a while but didn’t actually plan it until yesterday. It was incredible! We pulled off a fabulous meal of ham, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes (homemade), mac and cheese, corn, Caesar salad, fruit salad and bread and then brownies for dessert. Look at all those food groups Mom. It was one of the best meals I’ve ever had, not only because the food was so good but also because we all put it together. As Megan now loves to say, “We’re all in this together,” (side note, I’ve turned my flatmates into HSM loving monsters. Megan said she would never watch them ever and now she loves quoting them).
It’s been a really great Easter; I didn’t realize how homesick I would be today, but spending such a great day with my lovely friends has really made me feel better. We’re still trying not to think about how much time we don’t have left, and days like today make me really really not want to know. Oh and I’ve posted pictures from today and other springtime adventures, enjoy!
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