Reminiscing​ on London

When I think about our time in London,⁣ it’s hard for me not to smile.⁣ ⁣ I mean how could you not when you think about ⁣ dancing under the lights of Oxford Street at Christmas,⁣ sipping tea & eating cakes just too cute to pass up ⁣ in little cafes and pubs…oh the pubs…⁣ drinking a pint at the end of a long week with friends I felt like I knew my entire life…⁣ ⁣ Yeah its hard not to smile…⁣ ⁣ Or maybe it’s the days I spent rummaging through every museum known to man, ⁣ soaking in every bit of English royalty & reign (read rather, rain). ⁣ ⁣ Oh and gosh,⁣ ⁣ the times I spent name-dropping places on the city’s map just to prove I knew a thing or too about anything⁣ (I didn’t) despite the forming holes in my shoes proving I’d walked... in lost circles many times…⁣ ⁣ Heck, I not only walked - I ran for trains…ran into people…lots of them..⁣ but heck people of every tribe & tongue, wearing every style of clothing & story on their backs⁣ sitting on park benches…watching dogs run in the parks and their owners running too…⁣ enjoying the perfect, yet seldom, London sunshine with the view of the Thames or St. James⁣ ⁣ London was ⁣ fashion week⁣ Hamilton⁣ Paul McCartney⁣ Love Island⁣ scones⁣ Queen Elizabeth⁣ and ⁣ but was a lot of the other things too⁣ ⁣ broken laundry machines,⁣ lost change in the ticket machine,⁣ seasonal depression,⁣ missed Thanksgivings,⁣ forgotten packages,⁣ and homesick calls home.⁣ ⁣ Living in our little suburb outside of the city was the best and hardest 6 months of my life.⁣ And I’d do it all over again tomorrow if I could.⁣ ⁣ Thank you to @Mapiful for gifting me such a special & personal way to reminisce on our time in the UK.⁣ Not only is it the perfect conversation starter, but it couldn’t be more fitting for our new home in Germany. ⁣ Here’s to the memories we made, stories we’ll tell & the lessons we learned along the way.⁣ Long live the Queen. ⁣ ⁣ #gifted #Mapiful