I am a Singing Superstar on Valentines' Day!

Christine is our British friend. She lives in East London in a very posh apartment. Beth, Jen and I were excited when Christine and her best mates invited us over for a Valentine (Anti-Valentine) party.

Christine's roommate, Louise, made a delicious meal of Chinese stir fry followed by lemon cheesecake. They provided the food, so we brought the wine and chocolates. Dinner was an interesting mix of conversation. They wanted to hear all about Minnesota and Indiana. They thought we were very adventurous and brave for moving over to England with no job or housing or real plans. And they couldn't seem to understand why we had picked "dreary, cold London." We really had no explanation for their question, "Why London?!" We simply said, "Well, it's LONDON."

It seems so strange to me that they find London as just another city. True, it's cold and rains a bit too much, but it's LONDON. I suppose if you live here your entire life and are ready for change London might not seem that great. But to an outsider, specifically one who seeks adventure and history, London is a goldmine.

With the end of dessert our conversation about London also concluded. We moved on to play a board game... AMERICA vs. ENGLAND. haha. Sadly, the Brits, Christine and Louise, defeated us. We blame it on home-field advantage.

The night was still young so we played a karaoke game on Christine's Playstation. It involved 2 players singing into microphones and receiving points based on the number of words sung and notes hits correctly. Louise and I did a glorious Spice Girls duet. Other performances included "Baby Got Back" and Meatloaf's "I Would Do Anything for Love."

It was a great Valentines' Day. I improved my singing skills as well as my British slang and lingo.

Cheers, everyone.