Hello there,

Today was very interesting.

Dad left for Amsterdam this morning, so I got up and went to work a few hours later. At work I did the usual; read mail, make BOSSMAN tea (ok, a new habit), scan and file things. Something cool was that I helped Caroline make a flow chart of the health care system and all it's important members in Southern UK. I'm learning a lot about so many different issues whether they be national to the UK or local to my member's' constituency. An MP has a big job balancing so many different issues and obligations. I think that it would be very hard to make so many different people happy.

After this, we all had lunch together, which was quite nice.

After work, I took a cab to Portobello Road in Notting Hill to do a little shopping (I wanted to spare that activity from dad). It is a cute little area!




However, when I first got into the area there was a TON of traffic piling up. The cab driver didn't know what was going on so I asked how far it would be to get to the real street-market part of the area. He told me it was about half a mile so I decided to skip the traffic and just walk. However, I walk up to the center of the traffic and see a zillion ambulances and police cars, and a woman lying on the ground. I was FREAKED OUT. She had been hit by a bus. Luckily, she was still alive and they were just keeping her stable. It had happened about 10 minutes prior and they were giving the bus driver a breathalyzer. I learned all this from my new Scottish friend who gave me a play by play and then proceeded to give me a lecture on crossing the street. Fun times I had.

Anyways, I continued to walk down the street. SO ADORABLE. Lots of vintage stores and antique shops and then I got to the other stalls. I went into a jewelry store and browsed for probably an hour. I ended up with the most beautiful pearl necklace.

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After this, I was going to go to a museum, but it was so dark and I was just getting really tired, so I decided to go back to home base. Dad's flight got in a few hours later tonight and we went to dinner and now I am about to head to bed because I have a BIG weekend ahead!

Hope all is well!
xoxo,
molly saint