Away to London

My mother and I have been diligently chipping away at the visa process and are finally starting to see some progress. Yesterday I received my visa letter, and today I sent in my online application and got the statements from my banks saying that I have stable funds. One step closer to getting into the UK for a semester.

Though I was very disturbed when my mother told me she would not send me my quilt that my sister had made for me for my 13th birthday when I was in London (I have slept with this quilt for 7 years and only part with it for short intervals that are mandatory). I have complained long and loud, informed all her coworkers and am contemplating more extreme measures to get my quilt to London. Sadly enough though the "top" of the quilt (the end I usually lay towards my head when I'm sleeping) has become so frayed that I have been obliged to turn the quilt the other way for fear of damaging it even more. And my sister has informed me that she's not making me another quilt until I'm married...I am deeply distressed and distraught. I have informed my mother that I will forgo bringing a single item of clothing with me in order to stuff my quilt into my bag and have it with me if she will not mail it.

Onto other news I have begun to pack up the various things in my room that I will not be needing and am going to start bringing them home. Thus my room shall begin to look more and more empty and feel less and less like a "home." I still sometimes make the mistake of saying to people "I'm heading home now" when I mean I'm going to my dorm- which greatly confuses people because I am a local student, and it makes my mom mad because my dorm should in no way be considered my home.

As I look around the room I try and imagine all that I will bring with my to London. Will I bring mostly clothes? Will Bob fit? How many books should I bring? How many tops? How do you possibly fit everything that you will need to survive in one suitcase? What if I realize I need a notebook that has important story notes? I can't call my mom up and ask her to bring it in on Monday like I am so used to doing. It's almost inconceivable to me at this point in time. Instead I will focus on something else....

What recipes should I bring with me to London? I have a few that I have stolen from a friend, and I think that I shall get Chicken Divan, Pesto Pasta, Mexican Linguini and other such ones from my mother, and I shall be sure to bring my sister's calzone recipe as well. But if there are any suggestions please give them and provide the recipe if possible!

Off to take a nap....