Scout Troopers and Stolen Bikes

Hello All! 

Welcome back to my blog. 

I've been in London for over a week, and it's starting to feel like home! It might have something to do with my messy room. Clean rooms don't feel homey. 

I have really gotten to know the Salvation Army store over the past week. I gotta say, I am the QUEEN of acquiring things for next to no money. While I was packing for this big move back in Abbotsford (a lifetime ago) I was rather heartbroken to realize that there was NO WAY my ricecooker was fitting in my bag. 

Tears were shed. Almost.

So imagine my delight when I found the same one in the Sally Ann ... for $3! Yay! 

And two bikes for $50? Yes please. No matter that one had a flat tire and the other lacked a chain. I'm too stubborn to buy a brand new bike when there's a deal like that.

Unfortunately, some sneaky jerk slunk behind my building and stole my lovely blue clunker in the dead of night.

Jerkface. 

The bike was five bucks, plus a patch for the tire. So I'd love to say, "easy come, easy go!" Except that bike did not come easily. Allan and I walked 2 hours in the blazing London sun to find the Sally Ann on the sketch end of town. We went completely the wrong direction, ended up at a Salvation Army childcare centre, where a very nice lady gave us directions and juice boxes. 

So I guess the nice juice lady cancels out the jerkface bike thief. I still like Londoners.

And one more reason to like this city! 

Yup. Just a random Wednesday.

My amazing, wonderful, talented, funny boyfriend flies back to BC on Sunday. Not happy. I can't even express how helpful and encouraging he has been over the past few weeks. Over the past... ever since I met him, really. To simply say that I will miss him is a gross understatement. 

But life goes on. UWO Orientation starts on Monday. O-Week with THOUSANDS of undergrads? You're gonna want to stay posted for that.

Hugs to all! 

No, not THAT London...

Wow. I'm in Ontario already. It really does seem like just last week that I got my acceptance letter to UWO. That was back in February, so I've had half a year to wrap my head around this concept. And to plan for the move!

Yeaaah that didn't work out so well. I showed up here without a place to live, a ride from the airport, or any sort of geographical sense of London. Because that's how I do, apparently. Just wing it.

Poor Allan. He's travelling with a crazy person.

Despite my most sincere efforts, I couldn't organize a place to live while still in BC. Communication was really difficult, soooo yeah, winging it...

God always provides, though. Our first day here, we stayed at (follow along, this gets confusing) our Abbotsford Denny's waitress' boyfriend's mom's apartment. With the fluffiest siamese cat you've ever seen.

Because where else would you crash?

Our second night we stayed at her mom's house. You know what I love about London? 

BRICK BUILDINGS <3

You know what else I love?

My school looks like a castle. Aw yeah.

I will be moving into my own place within the next couple days! Just gotta sort out some banking, and then I can buy books (ahhh my money...) and familiarize myself with London a bit more. 

Then I bust out the Mary Kay samples and make some friends :D Aw yeah. 

Stay tuned!