I think I definitely miss my sister

I mean yeah, she's cute and small and I always miss her, but I had such a typical "Robyn" day today it is a bit out of control.

Of course every Robyn day starts out slow. I had the day off of work (and Amanda didn't, neener neener neenerrrr) so I took my sweet time getting up, and eating breakfast whilst watching "Gilmore Girls". Once I was finally ready I grabbed my book and headed over to the tube to go to Kew Gardens, which is home of the Royal Botanical Gardens and a palace along the southwest bank of the Thames. This is where I spent my morning hours wandering around taking pictures of FLOWERS, mixed in with a bit of chillen in the sun, chasing peacocks, and reading with a Starbucks Chai Latte in hand. Here is a little sample of some of the pictures I took:




Sidenote: a weird happening at Kew Gardens - as some of you may know, today is my Grandmom's birthday (the one who passed away this past October), and when I was sitting on a bench reading this really annoying bird kept chirping at me... but then when i looked at it, it cocked his head, stared at me, and then silently flew away. To make matters even more strange it was a cardinal bird, and my mom has seen cardinal birds in the past and has thought they were signs from my Grandmom. Coincidence, or fate? Who knows. Either way, you were in my thoughts today, Grandmom <3

After a couple of hours I got back on the tube and headed to Kensington to check out the Victoria and Albert Museum of Art and Design, which was awesome. It covered areas such as British theater, the history of British fashion from 1500-1900, jewelry, stained glass, and more (but those were my favorites). I really liked the museum because you didn't have to do a lot of reading to figure out what things were, and it wasn't your usual art museum collection. And now I have retired back to the flat, laying on the couch enjoying an afternoon snack and watching "Glee" and "Friends" on TV. Wish you were here, Lil Robz.


In case you were wondering, yesterday wasn't such a bad day either. Went into work and hung out with Leah, and we took an extended lunch break to enjoy the National Gallery and some Magnum ice cream bars! I ended up recognizing many paintings in the National Gallery, including works by Van Gough, Monet, Renoir, and Rembrandt. I'm guess I'm a little more cultured than I thought I was ;)