Duchess of Cambridge & Scotland

For those of you who have yet to notice the description of my blog, I will share it with you. It says, "the life of a Kate Middleton wanna-be." Yes, I in fact are in love with her, idolize her, want her life, etc. I'm obsessed and my favorite compliment is to be compared to her (thank you Grandma & Fefawn!). My whole goal of coming to London was to get a chance to see her. I have one month left and time was running out. Well, don't you worry. This story has a happy ending. In fact, an AMAZING ending because I SAW KATE. In case you read that wrong I'll repeat it.. I SAW KATEEEEEEE. I freaked out. She's even more gorgeous and perfect in person. I can now say I saw the future king or queen as well!

Here's the story: My friend Emma saw on Twitter that Kate was going to a reception at the National Portrait Gallery Wednesday evening. It didn't specify a time so Emma and I planned to get there around 5ish. We were one of the first ones there and were actually at the front of the barricades. 2 hours later Kate arrived. The rest is a history. :) And a story I'll live to tell my grandchildren about one day.

I have a picture with Kate!!

This weekend I went to Scotland with ISA! We boarded our 4 1/2 hour train ride Friday morning and headed off to the land of kilts, Nessie, and coos. (Scottish speak for cows.) We toured Edinburgh castle, had tea at Elephant House - the place where JK Rowling wrote some of the Harry Potter books!! - and then went on a walking tour of Edinburgh that ended in the old haunted underground caves.

Saturday was a long day spent on a bus. We drove all around Scotland. While the landscapes were breathtaking, I was beginning to get incredibly nauceous. Thank goodness for dramamine. We drove all the way up to Loch Ness to search for Nessie! We went on a boat tour on the lake and sadly we didn't see her but I am now convinced she exists! Loch Ness is so large that all of the water in the UK combined still wouldn't be enough to fill it. You can go about 20 meters down and still see some sort of light at the top if you look up, but you really won't be able to see your hand in front of you. People know more about the surface of them moon than they do about Loch Ness. Nessie's down there somewhere!

Sunday we shopped a little and then began our 4 1/2 hour train ride back to London town. Good thing I had 3 great friends to entertain me!

Stay tuned for more adventure to come. Next stop: Barcelona, Spain :)