I'M HERE!!!

Well friends! I made it to LONDON! Scary huh? My plane left Chicago at 7:30 this morning making me miss the Penguin Project final cast party. Sadness, but I have all of their addresses and promised to send each of them a postcard. I love my penguins.

Anyway, so I got to London at 3:30 American time but it was 9:30 p.m. there. Crazy. I was greeted by my host family who had a huge sign and I loved it! Rick and Sue are the names of the parents and they have 6 kids!! They live in a cute house right outside the city and the kids were all at home waiting for me. I even get to have my own room because the 3 girls said they would share until I was comfortable and ready to share with Annabelle, the oldest who is 20. She and I will be attending the same school and we even have 2 classes together which made me feel so much better! She seems really cool. She's quiet and the sweetest thing ever. She loves to paint and her room is full of things she has done. Rick tells me that she is also quite the pianist. I was excited knowing that they had a piano. This family has 3 boys and 3 girls. Annabelle (20), Rick (17): he's a little hottie and he is very atheltic. He was telling me all about how he plays rugby. I can't wait to watch him play. Then there is Cecilia. She is 13 and BEAUTFUL! WOW! She is absolutely gorgeous. I hear she is the wild one. Maggie is 10 and she is a pistol. She reminds me of my Madeline. Troy is 5 and he is soooo sweet. He's pretty quiet and has these amazing baby blue eyes and dimples. And last but not least; Colin. Colin is 5 months old. He is so precious and cute and I love this entire family. It's good to know that I'll be comforted with a big family because that is what I am used to. Rick and Sue are very nice as well.

I didn't do much tonight because I was beat. I have one free day before classes and Annabelle and I are going to the city to give me a tour and get supplies. I feel like Harry Potter.

I miss my Sean. I miss my family. I miss my Bethers. But they are all coming to visit (minus Beth) So love to all of you!