Taking it easy

Since Sunday I've mainly been enjoying my time in Epping.

Wanted especially to take it easy so that I wouldn't still be sick by the time I headed for Ireland. Feeling much better today, though still a little congested, not nearly as bad as I was.

Sunday night, Steph and I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It was so good getting to see it again. Even better the second time. Monday, Steph and I drove up to Loughborough, England to visit a mutual friend, Cheryl. I hadn't seen her since she visited me in American in 2007, and it was nice to see her again and meet her fiancee, Luke. I also enjoyed getting to see another part of England. (it's about two hours north of England) It was a nice day, not to stressful, but still enjoyable. Although we did run into traffic and it ended up taking us 4 hours to get there. Thankfully it took us less than 2 hours to get home.

Today I've been getting ready for my trip to Ireland. I'll be there from tomorrow till August 4. Needed to print of travel documents (the English need to know that I'll be going back home when I say I will) and make sure I know where I'm going when and have confirmations for everything etc. Also I want to try and take everything I need in my backpack and do carry-on only for the trip. So I need to purchase a couple of travel size shower products. I really wanted to take my jar of peanut butter as well... but now I'm realize I may not be able to!

The weather here has been colder and cloudier than the past couple of times I've visited England. I suppose it is more traditional English weather, but I miss the nice sunny weather I've known the past couple of times. Hoping it won't be too cold in Ireland! Definitely thankful for my jacket.

Not sure what my internet access will be like in Ireland. I have wifi access at the hostel in Dublin and can use my phone to access the internet, but not sure that I'll be able to do long posts on my phone. :-) It's actually been really nice having my phone with me. I can't make calls from it, but as long as I have connection to a wireless network, I can get email, Facebook, Twitter etc... Helps me feel more connected to home. :-)

Hope you all are enjoying reading a long! Sorry there haven't been any pictures yet. I have to upload them to Steph's computer and may just wait to do that till I get back from Ireland.