Maggie, Fernanda and I all woke up fairly late. It was amazing. I had been fairly stressed the last few days with all the wedding stuff and all the transportation headaches. So, sleeping in was a godsend.
Fernanda's mom (alongside the rest of the fam) was very hospitable and bought brunch food for us that morning. We all helped set up the table and sat down for a lovely brunch. It was so fun! Fernanda and her family are so funny and open and educated and warm and lots of other positive adjectives. I hadn't had a family meal like that in a long time. I felt so welcomed and the company, discourse and overall meal felt so natural.
We spoke of politics, travel, economy, the future, funny differences between cultures, etc. I really had a blast. Shortly after brunch, Mags, Fern and I got driven into Central London by Fern's mom. We met up with Maggie's friends Gagen and Maya. Let me just take the time to say: all of Maggie's friends that I have met in London have been awesome. Maggie, herself, (my Plus, my MaGadamia Nut, my fake gay lover) is pretty f'ing splendiferous herself. I dunno, there is something about girls who have gone to all-girls' schools, man. I can just mesh with them so much more... Maggie and I talked about it and decided yes, the schools could be catty and cliquey, but so many young women who attend are fucking amazing. This sisterhood forms between certain girls and it remains for years...
Regardless, we all chatted at a pub and for a few hours. It was a fun time. Then we all split up. Fern went home to Chorleywood - and Maggie and Maya joined her (so they could move Mags/my stuff from there to Maya's place) - and Gagen and I went towards Ealing/Hanwell. I still had to pick up 2 bags from Doobs'. I had a lovely conversation with Gagen until our routes split. Then, it took me FOREVER to get to Doobs' and back to meet up with Maya and Maggie because trains weren't running to Hanwell.
Since I am ridiculously great and have a good sense of direction, I maneuvered my way there and back. By the time Maya, Maggie and I met up, it was about 10:30PM. We took the bus to Maya's. She'd invited us to stay there because we had to get up super early the next day to catch the train to Paris and she lived closer than Fernanda.
We got there and Maya fed us. It was delicious. We also had THE greatest fucking time chit-chatting and joking. Around 1:30AM (with Maggie and I having to wake up at 4:30AM), we all went upstairs to go to bed. I jokingly told Maya to tuck Maggie and I in. Instead, she climbed in the bed with us and we all joked around for another few hours. I love those girls. I haven't laughed that hard in so long.
The thing I like most about these girls is that not only are they really funny, they are intelligent as well. The discussions we had all weekend were smart. We didn't talk about boys. We didn't talk about shopping. We talked about current events. Shit like that. I felt intellectually stimulated AND we cracked some of the funniest jokes I have heard in a long time. I like that... I feel like too often I am just joking around with people and talking about EMOTIONAL things, but not things that actually intellectually stimulate me. I miss that and I miss people who can do that for/with me. I feel so incredibly indebted to Maggie for her presence and that of her friends during my stay in London. This is exactly the type of vacation I had needed.
Maggie and I napped for an hour and then had to get up. It was worth it, though...
Later, friends!
-The Tanyameister
PS. I forgot to add that Maggie and I walked past the Sherlock Holmes Museum and took some pictures:
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