My Day as a Girly Girl

Today I spent a fantastic day doing girly things with Kinsey! We started the day looking for a post office so Kinsey could pick up some concert tickets. We actually went to the wrong post office first, but it was all good because it was sunny out and we got to explore a bit in Maida Vale.

After that, we took the tube out to Piccadilly Circus and got lunch. We ate at a Pizza Hut, which is quite a bit different over here than back home. It is more of a sit-down restaurant, though the prices are still great. Afterwards, we went to find Hamleys Toy Store. It was absolutely incredible! There were 6 floors of all kinds of toys - even one floor dedicated to girls and another to just boys. People demonstrated toys all over the place and Kinsey and I watched at least three demonstrations. My favorite was this girl who demonstrated these nail polish paint pens. She did my nails on one hand while explaining the product. I am so stylish at the moment with flowers, curlicues, tiger prints, and dots all over my fingers! Kinsey went back to another demo of the same product so she could get hers done, too. We also saw color-changing markers and a cool dry-erase type drawing board. Kinsey bought the board for her little neice's birthday. We stayed in the store for a good two hours taking pictures and trying out toys. I was quite bummed that my camera died at the start of the visit (right as I was taking a picture of a shelf full of High School Musical toys, too). It's ok, though, since we had so much fun and laughed a lot!

Next on our list was more exploring around Piccadilly. We stopped down a little alley street and found my favorite store in London (Octopus) and I bought a little something. We also went into a make-up stores and the lady did face make-up for both of us. Kinsey's looked really pretty! And I was impressed by how soft my face was. Unfortunately, the products were really expensive, but we are on the look-out for alternatives! Then, we wandered into this mall area and looked in lots of little clothing boutique stores. It was an adorable little area. After that, we wandered into Burberry and were a bit disappointed by the clothing itself (though the window displays are amazing) and also into the National Geographic store.

Now, we are back at the flats, getting ready to make dinner and spend the evening doing school work. It was nice to have a girly day, though, filled with toys, shopping, and make-up. It was great!