morning people! sleep well? i did alright until this morning, then my back hurt so much that i had to get up. written post cards to my grandparents and then woke simon up, hehe.

sat in simon’s room watching harry potter yet again, think we’re on the fourth one now! leaving for london tomorrow, cause ito’s coming on wednesday… SO EXCITED TO SEE MY PANDA!!!!!

anyways think simon’s mom is taking us for lunch, and then a fondu for dinner, yummy! not sure what else we’ll get up to..

when we were out last night everyone ended up looking around for simon and chloe. where had they gone? to smoke of course.

now don’t think i’m some kind of hypocrite, cause i’m not. i’m not saying smoking is evil and that people shouldn’t smoke. granted, smoking isn’t good for you. people honestly shouldn’t smoke either, but most of us have.

i’ve smoked. i didn’t make it public because well.. i don’t think it’s something to be proud of. it was just like every other bad habit i’ve ever had, a waste of money, time, and health.

it’s easier for me to bring light on a subject when my hands are clean.

i started smoking a lot when i moved to london. my money ran away from me with every flick of my lighter. then i gradually slowed down. ‘party smoked’ as i call it. smoked when i drank. then i cut back even more, smoked when i was stressed or felt fidgety. then i just stopped one day. i didn’t decide to stop smoking, i even said i hadn’t quit. it made it easier knowing i was allowed to smoke whenever i wanted. funny thing is, i’ve never physically ‘craved’ a cigarette, mentally maybe.

so months gone by since even having a drag from the cancer sticks and i’ve got to say that i find cigarettes ridiculously annoying now. the smell gets to me like no other as well.

what i’m getting at is that non-smokers shouldn’t have to give respect to smokers. i shouldn’t have to move away from the smoke you’re blowing in my face (granted half the time you don’t even know your doing it). i shouldn’t have to cease my dancing to find where the smokers have disappeared to. i shouldn’t have to work around your smoking habit.

if anything i think that becoming a ‘non-smoker’ has lead me to become more aware of my surroundings and i just wish ’smokers’ would realize it as well.

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watching the third harry potter with simon! thinking about how much hanna would love to go to hogwarts in florida

the boys, chloe, and i drove up to newcastle in two cars. don’t think anyone in our car was SUPER up for it, that was until we got there. went to the shop and some of them bought some drinks. i had my usual, southern comfort lemonade.

pre-drank at chris’ house. played some games, watched mtv music videos (never see any anymore do you?). some of us were smarter than others. chloe and i decided not to have one last drink cause we both thought we’d be over the edge. hopped in the taxi and went into the circus.

sister wasn’t kidding when she said newcastle was a sight. boy oh boy the people i saw. a night to remember for sure.

got there and realized we all needed cash, so three of us stayed behind and waited. and waited. and waited. to the point where i just wasn’t feeling it anymore. decided to meet the rest of the boys in the pub.

got in and my god. smelt like piss. dark. hot. sticky floors. carpet. only good thing? cheap drinks. but a triple vodka lemonade was not in the cards for me, so i gave it to chloe

then as if everyone woke up at the same time, we went to a different place called digital. in we went and boy oh boy. it wasn’t exactly cool in there either but i guess that was because i was dancing like a mad woman. must have been a sight to see!

got a taxi back to chris’ house and passed out pretty quickly. so i can definitely say that newcastle is quite the circus at night, and i enjoyed it thoroughly!

off to yarm we go! going to eat dinner, then most likely meeting up with the lovely chloe after

went out to meet up with allie and her sister for their last night in london! was SO good to see allie again, can’t wait to see her in dallas next time.

we went on a search for a pub with fish & chips for jessica, but no luck! so we ended up at a restaurant in leicester square with mushy peas and fish & chips, hehe. chatted a while and then realized how late it was.

walked around like idiots all of us trying to find a bus to victoria (im no tour guide), said goodbye when we found it and i met up with some others.

went to tigertiger for laura’s birthday. didn’t drink too much, so no hangover today ! had a really good night, was just alex, irish, laura, matt and i. easier to keep track of everybody. danced on the bottom floor with some actual air conditioning! the grease soundtrack really hit home

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

in a really weird mood today. last night was good. it’s laura’s birthday today so we got her a cupcake and sang happy birthday at midnight. then when everyone decided to go to bed, irish alex and i managed to stay up till 4 chatting away. girls.

going to look at a room to rent today in primrose hill.. a bit scared, i dont know why, i just am. then after dinner i’m going to meet up with allie at leicester square!

no but it’s been nice to get away and then come back with a clear head. spend some time with people before we all go our separate ways. can’t say i’ll miss everything or everyone from here, (specially not the dick heads beneath me), but it’s been a good lesson in life.

presents.

Knokk watch from Emmelie
Pilgrim necklace from Hanna’s family
Links bracelet from simon
Zara shorts from daddy.