Today was great. I got to sleep in until WAY after the sun came up, which isn't saying much as the sun rises before 5am. I made some breakfast and coffee. First of all, I have ordered coffee at two coffee shops since I've been here and hated it. I am a coffee wuss. I like cream and sugar. The less it tastes like coffee the better. But even the "Americano" coffee here is super strong that even cream and sugar won't help me. The lattes here taste more like regular coffee than lattes anyways. Our apartment comes with instant coffee which surprisingly isn't bad at all. Plus, I bought some Splenda and we have milk in the house so I'm good to go in the morning.
While it's hard to find some things I'm used to, I love getting to try new things (those that are more familiar as well as those that aren't). One thing that is new is Activia Pouring Yogurt. I need to sign a petition to get this to the States. It is so good. The consistency is thicker than milk but thinner than regular yogurt and is designed to coat cereal, which is does very well. I also has a quarter of a honeydew, which is called something different here (but of course I can't remember and have thrown away the sticker on it).
After breakfast, I was on my way to the weekly Car Boot Sale. It was 30 pence to get it and well worth it. It is essentially a community garage sale. I did end up spending another 50 pence for a shower caddy, which was needed. It was a steal to spend 80 pence total for it when I was originally looking at one for about 12 pounds.
People were selling all sorts of things. The items that dominated were clothes and baby items but I saw some others. Someone was selling a Gameboy. I almost wanted to buy it, just for the fun of it. I actually wanted to buy several items but I have problems thinking about how to get certain things back due to packing constraints (ie Delta is not getting another $75 for me to check another bag).
In case you were wondering, a Pound is roughly $1.60 and a pence is 1/100th of that. If you're still confused, it's the equivalent of a dollar and a penny. The British rely on coins a lot more though as they have 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence coins as well as 1 and 2 pound coins. The paper bills start at 5 pounds and go upward from there. You can tell I'm living in a monarchy since the Queen's face is on all coins and paper money.
When I got home, I had some lunch. I had some left over bean and cheese burrito that I made the other day. and some Weight Watchers biscuits (crackers). I actually got the biscuits at Pound Land which is funny because who gets Weight Watchers food at POUND Land? It's also funny because the Weight Watchers food in the States is $5 and up. See, things aren't always more expensive here!
Another example of what you can't get back in the US. Dark Chocolate Kit Kats. Think that sounds good? They also have Mint Kit Kats. They come in orange also but we haven't tried them. We are currently well stocked with both the mint and dark flavors and you can bet the Husband will probably try to fill a whole suitcase to bring back home.
Tomorrow brings another day. The sun is setting and I'm going to get ready for the Husband to come from a long dayoff shore.
Cheerio!
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