Open Mouth ... Insert Foot.

So I am starting off todays blog with my embarrassing work story. We all knew there was bound to be atleast one....

So I helped host one of the bigger and fancier events of the year with one of the girls from the events team on thursday. The event was a black tie Motoring dinner with 210 guests and the guest of honor formula one driver Christian Horner who is now the principal of the red bull team.

so anyways to the part where you get to laugh at me... my boss sarah told me my job for the night was to greet the guests take their names and show them to their seats. Basically just be lovely and welcoming haha. So in my eagerness to do well, the first two guests approach the reception hall and are talking to some of the other staff. Which is not uncommon because all of the guests usually know the staff as they all see each other all the time. So again just trying to do my job I give the two men a big smile and say to the man standing closest to me "Hello! welcome to the motoring dinner with christian horner! May I take your name please?"

He responds "Yeah, I AM Christian Horner.... and my mate here is the Chairman of the Motoring club"

To add insult to injury the head of catering was standing behind them waving his arms trying to get me to shut the hell up.... but of course. I did not.

Anyways they both just laughed at me as I turned bright read and basically hid behind my clipboard. AND before you all start saying oh Lea you should have looked up Christian Horner before the big dinner! I DID!! I googled him and looked at some pictures but I challenge any of you to try and match a race car driver to a fancy fellow in his tux. Its harder then it sounds I swear. oy.

Other work news: (I know there are a few select people reading my blog who would like to hear about this so..) I have also helped set up and host a Bordeaux wine tasting (no I didn't get to drink it all... I was working ya know!) I am pretty much given the responsibility of keeping the website up to date and such, I also help with the hanging room. which is an area of the club where we display artwork from either a group of artists or a specific artist. Right now we have the royal photographic society in the hanging room. So i make all the order forms and have shipped a few that people buy. My boss called me "A Star" becuase I wrapped a giant picture to be shipped to Chicago. I credit my abilities to my mother who gives me the challenge of wrapping christmas gifts every year haha. I also help with our magazines and general communication with members. I helped set up a ski trip that we are sending a bunch of members on. On friday I went shopping for work! They decided to send the skiers off with goodybags so I went out in search of hand warmers chapstick tissue packs whiskey nips chocolates. Cant complain shopping on company time! haha.

CAN YOU BELIEVE I have been in london for almost two months!?!!? Yeah neither can I. But on that note i think we are all starting to become very comfortable here and feeling like true Londoners. I find myself getting annoyed with the people on the tube who dont understand the rules. Such as ... on the escalator you stand to the right and I walk on the left. Please dont stand in my way while im trying to run to work haha. OR when the doors open and people try to push on when not everyone is off yet. Haha this makes me sound like a jerk but I think everyone who lives here gets annoyed by that stuff

Just a few things about London I could do without.... The constant rain. It kinda gets to you after a while. and whats kinda funny/annoying is that you can go into one tube stop and its nice out and come out another and its pouring. or visa versa. That does some serious damage on the hair day haha. ALSO. When I am Queen (yes I have arranged for that, the paperwork should go through in a few weeks) I am going to instate a nation wide side of the sidewalk to walk on law. It took me forever trying to figure out which side the brits pass each other on when walking. Then it occurred to me, I dont think there is one.....
One would assume its the left because thats the side they drive on here...but no... they appear walk in zig zags and its very unsettling doing the "oops sorry just trying to pass you" dance many times a day. haha.

A Brit recently said to me "Yeah the English...welll... We dont get too emotional or excited" and its VERY TRUE! But funny because london could be burning down and i feel the general opinion would be "well thats a damn shame... going to be a real hassle to clean up". And London did burn down once....

WHICH leads me to another point I have thought about. People talk about that a lot here... haha. The great fire is a big topic especially when talking to tourists it seems. Which I find interesting and funny all at the same time because it was in 1666.... you do realize you werent there for it and it seems its been under control for quite some time now... yes? But it is a very interesting topic!

... this is the blog of random thoughts apparently haha...

It also seems ive been doing a lot of complaining in this post but that was not my intention. Just my observations!!

In the past two months I have had such an amazing time I cant believe how fast both my time and my money are going. But that is to be expected when youre trying to do it all in a matter of four months!!

So tomorrow I am off to ITALYYY!!!! First stop Venice then Florence then Rome. Im sure I will have lots to talk about then! But hold tight because I wont have access to the internet until next sunday!!


Love you all thanks to those of you who are still loyally reading the blog!!

<3 Lea