final countdown

one week from today i go home :(

while in ambliscide, brother seely told me:
- Enjoy tonight, cause it's the last fun night of this program.
referring to finals starting etc.
Well, while this statement may have been a bit premature and I have managed a few fun nights since then, I may have at this point seen the last of them. becaues I don't think that I can leave this centre again, until it is with my bags packed and (HOPEFULLY!!) all my papers turned in. why do we have classes here? how is there so much due this week? why am I leaving early? and why have I put off sooo much stuff? oh yeah, cause I was having so much fun. worth it. don't regret it at all.
but quick recap on the last fun things of London:
I went to OLIVER last night and it was amazing!!! so so great. I kind of knew the story, though I admit, only from my vague recollection of wishbone, so I was rather unprepared. For one, oliver is not a spotted dog, but a little boy. Who is so cute and boy can he sing! and even more unexpectedly, it's hilarious! I didn't know that show was so funny. but i laughed so hard and tears were streaming down my face more than once. Faagan was amazing. and the music. ack. wow. I LOVED IT! ranked up among les mis, wicked, and finains rainbow, which are my long time standing top three. so, yeah. Plus I went with Chery and Sarah who really are two of my very favorite people ever. Chery laughs almost as loud as me... and funny fact: when she yells when we clap (like woot! kinda thing) she just sings a really high note and thought no one noticed. ha she kills me. the funniest.
also today was our last group day trip. I loved Tony our coach driver. he was mr. tour guide extraordinaire. today we went to Monks house (I loved it. so beautiful and picturesque, i want lamps and tables like that, and really who doesn't like virgina woolf?) Brighton (I waded out into the ocean, despite the rain and the fact that I was in rolled up jeans and got soaked... which made the rest of the day remarkably less enjoyable, though it was still worth it) and portsmith (i think that's what it's called, we toured around the ship the voyager and went to the cadbury outlet)all in all a really great day. too bad i stayed up til 3 last night chatting... cause now i'm in a state of panic.
I CAN DO THIS!
....right?