WHAT A TEA!
On Saturday I went to a seminar/workshop, a tea with trustees and a London Boat cruise up and down the River Thames. This was put together as part two of the orientation with my scholarship/funding group. The workshop was not my cup of tea…..all about communication skills and appearances and business presenting…I was starving and couldn’t focus. Luckily my buddy JN was sitting next to me and we were both in the same mind. I looked around and people are taking notes and loving it. But trust me there were some of us not amused.
We had a 15min break before we started the team-work and time management section. I headed outside and I see VFJN heading in about to join us (she wisely had errands that she could not miss). I run towards her waving my arms as a warning…”DANGER you will get sucked in”. I then see JA and new buddy SAD and we all complain about what we just sat through and how hungry we are. JA and I have a secret discussion on how we should use some time management skills and walk off to a pub for lunch. The four of us all agree that we must do this….and I grab JN and ask him if he wants to join us as we sneak off. We paused not sure how to leave secretly…I suggest that we face the group and start slowly walking backwards…they may not notice. We do this for a bit for giggles.
We are all skipping along and I claim that we are bad asses…and acting like teenagers. Then JA reminds us that none of us would have really done this as teenagers. BUT we are now! WOOO WHOOO!! Rebels! As we walk to the pub, this nice place on the water we debate if we have time to go punting. We decide not to push it and just get lunch.
We have a lovely long lunch and drinks and then head back for the tea with the trustees.
The trustees are mingling and I realize that I haven’t met any yet when I suddenly feel the presence of someone to my left. Enter my first Trustee! She reading my name tag and asking me questions about myself. I look over to read her name tag and SHE IS A BARONESS!!!! My first trustee and BARONESS!!! I was trying answer her questions and ask her question about her….and not say “ So you are a freaking BARONESS, how cool is that?” or “Where is the Baron and how does a lady meet one?”, “Do you have a crown or tiara with that gig” and “where do you stand on Boas? Cause I feel that they should be back in our society.”
Next time I see her I hope to be wearing my boa. Lucky two of mine were sent over here….the dressy one and the everyday one!
We had a 15min break before we started the team-work and time management section. I headed outside and I see VFJN heading in about to join us (she wisely had errands that she could not miss). I run towards her waving my arms as a warning…”DANGER you will get sucked in”. I then see JA and new buddy SAD and we all complain about what we just sat through and how hungry we are. JA and I have a secret discussion on how we should use some time management skills and walk off to a pub for lunch. The four of us all agree that we must do this….and I grab JN and ask him if he wants to join us as we sneak off. We paused not sure how to leave secretly…I suggest that we face the group and start slowly walking backwards…they may not notice. We do this for a bit for giggles.
We are all skipping along and I claim that we are bad asses…and acting like teenagers. Then JA reminds us that none of us would have really done this as teenagers. BUT we are now! WOOO WHOOO!! Rebels! As we walk to the pub, this nice place on the water we debate if we have time to go punting. We decide not to push it and just get lunch.
We have a lovely long lunch and drinks and then head back for the tea with the trustees.
The trustees are mingling and I realize that I haven’t met any yet when I suddenly feel the presence of someone to my left. Enter my first Trustee! She reading my name tag and asking me questions about myself. I look over to read her name tag and SHE IS A BARONESS!!!! My first trustee and BARONESS!!! I was trying answer her questions and ask her question about her….and not say “ So you are a freaking BARONESS, how cool is that?” or “Where is the Baron and how does a lady meet one?”, “Do you have a crown or tiara with that gig” and “where do you stand on Boas? Cause I feel that they should be back in our society.”
Next time I see her I hope to be wearing my boa. Lucky two of mine were sent over here….the dressy one and the everyday one!
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