Powers Invasion ~ my parents come to London!

It's been a family affair this week-- my mom and dad flew to jolly old Londontown to visit me!  We had a great time, and did so much in just five days!  If you remember my post from when my older sister came to visit me in London, you may already know that we Powerses have a great time whenever, and wherever, we're together... so being all together in London of all places just couldn't be better.  And we had a great time!  Follow the jump and see what we got up to!

It's a jolly holiday with Tara! ~ my sister comes to London!

This Megan was "as lucky as lucky could be" this past weekend... my older sister came to visit me in London over her long Columbus weekend!  We've been excited for this trip since she booked her flights last April (we Powers girls like to plan ahead), especially since we had so much fun the last time we were abroad together in the summer of 2006 with our high school (we visited Spain, France, and England).  I feel like I really caught the travel bug that summer, no doubt thanks to her.  We grew so much closer exploring those beautiful cities together, and it was great to have the time right before she left for college.  A group of Tara's high school friends also took that trip, and she always made me feel so included even though they were all a few years older than me.  We shared so many laughs and memories on that trip, and it's one that I will never forget.

I couldn't believe Tara's visit was finally here.  It was so great to have a face from home around for a few days, to just talk and explore together, know what the other one was thinking-- no matter where we get together, it always feels like home.  We had such an amazing weekend, and I was sad to have to say goodbye until December, but we'll have a great reunion over my winter break (and yes, we've already started planning all the fun adventures we'll have.  We are planners, we'll admit it!)

But first... for the fun adventures we had this weekend! 

Roadtrips with Roommates

"The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round..."

Story of my life these past two weekends.  Not kidding.

The roomies and I signed up for a triad of weekend day trips earlier this month, spanning over two weekends, and we were really looking forward to them!  I personally was really excited to have the chance to see the surrounding areas of England.  While I love that I have the chance to visit other countries while I'm here, it was really important to me to see more of the whole country that I'm living in, as well.

A Week of Wandering!

So you know those good ol' days of college orientation?  The ice breakers, the walking tours, the academic lectures, the standard "What'syourname-whereareyoufrom-what'syourmajor" questions you get asked a million times?

Add cloudy/rainy skies, wet socks, and jet lag.  Stir until utterly exhausted.  And you have my week!

Haha, but in all honesty, as tiring as this week has been it's also been pretty great too.  Follow the jump and see what I've been up to!