Had the absolute privilege of spending the night with some pretty great people. The 'Elk Pastorate' took over Pizza Express in Fulham Broadway for a night full of laughter and food. It was so lovely chatting to everyone, getting the know them all better!
The night consisted of Jamie and Scott 'Speed Dating' with Jamie having 14 Chihuahua's each with their own bathroom and Plasma screens, with Scott having 3 dogs with no plasmas and his parents have forgotten he is over here. Very brilliant acting from both! :) Also convinced Scott, who is American that we had never heard of the word 'Pee', Grace screaming 'I Love You' to Aaron on the phone and silencing the whole Restaurant, then continued to eat beautiful pizza. and chat more which is always good!! :)
Feeling very blessed to have been so warmly welcomed into a group of such lovely people!
Britney. xxx
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Sunday 25 March 2012
Students Weekend away
Wow. Wow. Wow. Where on Earth do I begin? I have just returned from one of the most amazing weekends of my life! The students (18 to about 25 year olds) from HTB Church went for a weekend away in the Country side. It was so nice to escape from everything that was happening in London and the noise, I didn't hear one Siren, which was amazing! :) It was also so nice to be in such a loving environment, everyone constantly smiling at you and having fun, there was no drama, catiness, cliques, I felt so comfortable to go up to anyone and start a conversation, which was so lovely! Everyone really is one big family!
So we arrived on Friday night and went straight into worship (we arrived a little bit late) and had Pat speak to us, which was incredibly encouraging. We were then shown to our rooms, which were actually other Students rooms from the campus we were staying at, which was very nice of them to use! :) 7 of us then proceeded to play a game of Pictionary, Boys against Girls. It was a very close game all the way through, then it came to the girls chance to win the game, and of course, the boys kept cheating, saying 'We said the word at the same time, Oops i drew the wrong word..TWICE', but of course, the girls won.
Saturday morning came, up bright and early at 6:30 for a nice morning walk with some of the guys, was nice to get to know different people and learn about their journeys! The countryside is absolutely stunning in the morning with the sun rising, absolutely gorgeous! On the Saturday, we were lucky enough to have Ian Dyble, he was so encouraging, talking about the 'Sword of the Spirit' and how to really look into scriptures and get the most out of them. We all enjoyed the Sun and had a game of Frisbee, which ended in my head getting hit, but was all ok! :) We then went and had lunch, and was set the challenge of having lunch with someone you didnt know. I met Juliane who was also a Nanny from Germany. It was great to talk to her and get to know her better! In the afternoon we had 'Wide Games' which was a great fun outdoor game which included running, screaming, stealing treasure and attacking other teams, great fun! Blue team was clearly the best team, just not everyone agreed! ;) We also had a Quiz after dinner and a game of 'Bring Me' which ended up in the guys pushing and shoving, trying to run around the site trying to find particular items such as a blue toothbrush, toilet cleaner and a decent sized log. Unfortunately we didn't win, but had a great time trying!
Then came Sunday, the day we had to leave! Cant believe the weekend was over so quickly! Enjoyed a lovely chilled couple of hours with our Pastorates this morning, sharing what we enjoyed about the weekend and what we hope to get out of the next term. Lets just say I am excited. I am so blessed to be in a Pastorate with such amazing people, cannot wait to do life with them all! Also looking forward to our (hopefully) fortnightly dinner catch ups, Socials and just getting to know everyone better!! We then had the amazing Sarah talk to us. Seriously inspired by this woman. She is amazing! Then is was time for a delicious Roast Lunch and time to head back to busy London.
The tube ride was absolutely amazing. Tom decided it was be great idea to play 'Tube Olympics' which included what started with 2 of them, ended in about 6 or 7, running out of the train every time it stopped and proceeded to do push ups and running back onto the train before the door closes, upping the number they do by 2 by each station. By the last station they were doing 22 pushups If you know the Tube, you know that Drivers really do not care what is happening, after about 30 seconds of opening the door, the close them, even if people are running to get on. We must have had a really nice driver, as he didnt close the doors until the last person was on the train. It was hilarious to see the people on the platforms reaction and taking photos! Was definitely a high light!
So overall, had an absolutely fabulous weekend!! Every time we came to worship, i kept having this song on my Heart. It's one of my favourite songs, It's called 'With All I Am'. Have a listen, It's really encouraged me this weekend, even though as a group we didnt actually sing it, it kept coming back to me.
Anyway, must go to bed, haven't had much sleep this weekend!!
Blessings to you all!!
Britney. xxx
So we arrived on Friday night and went straight into worship (we arrived a little bit late) and had Pat speak to us, which was incredibly encouraging. We were then shown to our rooms, which were actually other Students rooms from the campus we were staying at, which was very nice of them to use! :) 7 of us then proceeded to play a game of Pictionary, Boys against Girls. It was a very close game all the way through, then it came to the girls chance to win the game, and of course, the boys kept cheating, saying 'We said the word at the same time, Oops i drew the wrong word..TWICE', but of course, the girls won.
Saturday morning came, up bright and early at 6:30 for a nice morning walk with some of the guys, was nice to get to know different people and learn about their journeys! The countryside is absolutely stunning in the morning with the sun rising, absolutely gorgeous! On the Saturday, we were lucky enough to have Ian Dyble, he was so encouraging, talking about the 'Sword of the Spirit' and how to really look into scriptures and get the most out of them. We all enjoyed the Sun and had a game of Frisbee, which ended in my head getting hit, but was all ok! :) We then went and had lunch, and was set the challenge of having lunch with someone you didnt know. I met Juliane who was also a Nanny from Germany. It was great to talk to her and get to know her better! In the afternoon we had 'Wide Games' which was a great fun outdoor game which included running, screaming, stealing treasure and attacking other teams, great fun! Blue team was clearly the best team, just not everyone agreed! ;) We also had a Quiz after dinner and a game of 'Bring Me' which ended up in the guys pushing and shoving, trying to run around the site trying to find particular items such as a blue toothbrush, toilet cleaner and a decent sized log. Unfortunately we didn't win, but had a great time trying!
Then came Sunday, the day we had to leave! Cant believe the weekend was over so quickly! Enjoyed a lovely chilled couple of hours with our Pastorates this morning, sharing what we enjoyed about the weekend and what we hope to get out of the next term. Lets just say I am excited. I am so blessed to be in a Pastorate with such amazing people, cannot wait to do life with them all! Also looking forward to our (hopefully) fortnightly dinner catch ups, Socials and just getting to know everyone better!! We then had the amazing Sarah talk to us. Seriously inspired by this woman. She is amazing! Then is was time for a delicious Roast Lunch and time to head back to busy London.
The tube ride was absolutely amazing. Tom decided it was be great idea to play 'Tube Olympics' which included what started with 2 of them, ended in about 6 or 7, running out of the train every time it stopped and proceeded to do push ups and running back onto the train before the door closes, upping the number they do by 2 by each station. By the last station they were doing 22 pushups If you know the Tube, you know that Drivers really do not care what is happening, after about 30 seconds of opening the door, the close them, even if people are running to get on. We must have had a really nice driver, as he didnt close the doors until the last person was on the train. It was hilarious to see the people on the platforms reaction and taking photos! Was definitely a high light!
So overall, had an absolutely fabulous weekend!! Every time we came to worship, i kept having this song on my Heart. It's one of my favourite songs, It's called 'With All I Am'. Have a listen, It's really encouraged me this weekend, even though as a group we didnt actually sing it, it kept coming back to me.
Anyway, must go to bed, haven't had much sleep this weekend!!
Blessings to you all!!
Britney. xxx
Thursday 22 March 2012
Being sick is never fun!
Well blog number 2, here we go.
London was beautiful and sunny today, think it must have reached at least 15 Degrees! I know what all you Aussies are saying, 15 degrees..that's absolutely freezing! But trust me, if it gets to that temperature here, everyone is out in their flip flops, shorts and a t-shirt trying to get a bit of a tan. It's nice being able to start wearing t-shirts and not having to worry about layering up!! I always used to love my Winter wardrobe...tights, coats, hats, but now I can't wait for it to be Summer to start wearing my Summer wardrobe! :) But it was lovely to go out and have a beautiful picnic with some friends and the kids they look after. Nice to enjoy the sunshine while it last's.
Most of you know that I nanny 2 little kiddies, well Mr 3YO has been off Nursery this week with the flu, and of course after all the bogie wiping, sneezes, coughing in my face, I have now caught the cold. Not fun at all. Body is so achy, voice like a man, coughing like Wheezie from 'Toy Story' and banging head ache. But its all the joys of working with Children I suppose! ;) Fingers crossed it won't stick around for long! :)
Well I'm very pumped for this weekend, going away with the Students from my Church, approx 150 of us taking over a train shall be quite entertaining!! Looking forward to getting to know everyone better!
Also very excited to be seeing my parentals next week, after 210 days apart, I'm very much looking forward to seeing them both again, and being able to show off the beautiful city I live in. Also excited to show them my favourite parts of London, and where I often chill! :) Although it is going to be hard to decide who to hug first, so I've told them that I am going to stand still and whoever reaches me first gets the first hug!! ;)
Allrighty well I am going to try and put this head to rest, in desperate need of a good nights sleep, I have been on weekend trips before and I know you never get much sleep!
Till next time, Have a good weekend!!
Britney. xxx
London was beautiful and sunny today, think it must have reached at least 15 Degrees! I know what all you Aussies are saying, 15 degrees..that's absolutely freezing! But trust me, if it gets to that temperature here, everyone is out in their flip flops, shorts and a t-shirt trying to get a bit of a tan. It's nice being able to start wearing t-shirts and not having to worry about layering up!! I always used to love my Winter wardrobe...tights, coats, hats, but now I can't wait for it to be Summer to start wearing my Summer wardrobe! :) But it was lovely to go out and have a beautiful picnic with some friends and the kids they look after. Nice to enjoy the sunshine while it last's.
Most of you know that I nanny 2 little kiddies, well Mr 3YO has been off Nursery this week with the flu, and of course after all the bogie wiping, sneezes, coughing in my face, I have now caught the cold. Not fun at all. Body is so achy, voice like a man, coughing like Wheezie from 'Toy Story' and banging head ache. But its all the joys of working with Children I suppose! ;) Fingers crossed it won't stick around for long! :)
Well I'm very pumped for this weekend, going away with the Students from my Church, approx 150 of us taking over a train shall be quite entertaining!! Looking forward to getting to know everyone better!
Also very excited to be seeing my parentals next week, after 210 days apart, I'm very much looking forward to seeing them both again, and being able to show off the beautiful city I live in. Also excited to show them my favourite parts of London, and where I often chill! :) Although it is going to be hard to decide who to hug first, so I've told them that I am going to stand still and whoever reaches me first gets the first hug!! ;)
Allrighty well I am going to try and put this head to rest, in desperate need of a good nights sleep, I have been on weekend trips before and I know you never get much sleep!
Till next time, Have a good weekend!!
Britney. xxx
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Where to begin...
Well hello all
Thank you for taking the time to click 'read' and follow me on my journey overseas. I have been meaning to start a blog for a while now after seeing a few friends writing blogs! Also, when I went home I was surprised at how many people said they loved following what I was doing via Facebook status's, so I thought why not start a blog where you can actually see what I'm up to, not just via a Facebook status which often limits you to characters. Obviously I'm still new at this, so give me a bit of time to get into the hang of 'blogging' :)
So let's get you all up to speed. Most of you would know, I'm an Australian living and working in London. I moved here in 2010 to a small town in Surrey. I was there for about 4 months before moving into London. 2011 was definitely the best year of my life! I've met so many people that have changed my life! I've seen and experienced so many things that London has to offer! I've been to TV recordings, Danced on a West End stage during a performance, Met Celebrities I never thought I would, was Photographed for the Royal wedding and was in magazines and newspapers and have seen amazing parts of England!
You all probably know that I am a huge Musical Theatre fan, and what a brilliant place to live for it! The West End offers so many amazing Musicals that are a lot cheaper than Australian Theatre! My current count is 17 different Musicals and 1 play! Let's just say I love it and have some amazing people through seeing shows! :)
I've recently been attending HTB (Holy Trinity Brompton)Church and I am loving it!! The people there are so welcoming, I felt at home right away. It is filled with young people who are all so passionate! Looking forward to the Students weekend away this weekend. Looking forward to getting to know everyone better! :)
All right, well now you are kind of up to speed, I shall try my best to keep up at this! :)
hope you're all having a great week!!
Lots of love,
Britney xxx
Thank you for taking the time to click 'read' and follow me on my journey overseas. I have been meaning to start a blog for a while now after seeing a few friends writing blogs! Also, when I went home I was surprised at how many people said they loved following what I was doing via Facebook status's, so I thought why not start a blog where you can actually see what I'm up to, not just via a Facebook status which often limits you to characters. Obviously I'm still new at this, so give me a bit of time to get into the hang of 'blogging' :)
So let's get you all up to speed. Most of you would know, I'm an Australian living and working in London. I moved here in 2010 to a small town in Surrey. I was there for about 4 months before moving into London. 2011 was definitely the best year of my life! I've met so many people that have changed my life! I've seen and experienced so many things that London has to offer! I've been to TV recordings, Danced on a West End stage during a performance, Met Celebrities I never thought I would, was Photographed for the Royal wedding and was in magazines and newspapers and have seen amazing parts of England!
You all probably know that I am a huge Musical Theatre fan, and what a brilliant place to live for it! The West End offers so many amazing Musicals that are a lot cheaper than Australian Theatre! My current count is 17 different Musicals and 1 play! Let's just say I love it and have some amazing people through seeing shows! :)
I've recently been attending HTB (Holy Trinity Brompton)Church and I am loving it!! The people there are so welcoming, I felt at home right away. It is filled with young people who are all so passionate! Looking forward to the Students weekend away this weekend. Looking forward to getting to know everyone better! :)
All right, well now you are kind of up to speed, I shall try my best to keep up at this! :)
hope you're all having a great week!!
Lots of love,
Britney xxx
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