Yesterday was definitely one of the best days of this year so far.
Hamdah and I went down to London, early, tired (already) because of the lack of sleep from the excitement of leaving Sheffield (at least for a day anyway) and of course, our plans to meet our London friends.
The wonderful Micah being one of them.
And of course, our favourite Landaners â Chynna and Mutay.
Micah
Once we arrived, I first went to meet Micah. We decided to meet up at a cafe, Half Cup, just by St. Pancras station.
Isnât it super cute? Yâall know how much I love cafes.
Having only had a protein shake and Mikado (oops) for breakfast, I was STARVING. I usually have a fruit acai smoothie in the morning, sadly I didnât have time to make it before leaving that morning. I seriously was craving it â does anyone else get HYPED by fruit smoothies or is it just me? đ
I decided to order an acai fruit bowl and Americano. Once Micah arrived, she had the same (after I spent a good 5 minutes raving about how great acai/fruit smoothies are haha)
Iâve known Micah for years and we regularly stalk each other on social media (I was that person who turned on post notifications when she went on holiday because her photos are bomb asf and need to be appreciated!), read each otherâs blogs and have just really related to each other over the years.
Seeing her yesterday, sharing stories and experiences, relating to each other a lot and just interacting exactly how we interact online all these years was just another reminder to me of how friendships shouldnât ever be restricted to whatâs convenient to you (i.e. location or people you see everyday work, school or uni) I know Iâve never been one to restrict my friendships ever since I was younger, but it was an awesome affirmation after today.
Micah has always been one of my biggest supporters not only with my success but also failures and bumpy roads. I honestly donât think I wouldâve snapped out of a bad time a few months ago and grown the way I have in the past year if I hadnât had such an overwhelming amount of love from everyone â but especially Micah who continued to remind me of my self-worth đ
I enjoyed getting to know her more and confirming what I already knew: sheâs so freaking genuine and humble, has a glowing personality, is so prettyyyy (seriously, make up ON POINT, have you met anyone who is always Instagram ready before? No? Meet Micah) and is just as inspiring and empowering (her drive towards everything is #goals) Iâm looking forward to seeing her again and continue watching her grow and achieve her potential â because she has so much of it.
Also: People who understand the importance of lighting and framing to obtain quality photos are the type of people you need in your life.
You can find Micah at:
Blog: Micah Lee
Twitter: @MicahALee
Instagram: /Micah.A.Lee
Chynna & Mutay
In the afternoon, Hamdah and I got on the tube to Victoria. On my trip to London last year, I mentioned how much I love the tube and I can confirm that thatâs still the case. Super busy. And I loved it. âĄ
Meeting Chynna and Mutay was like catching up with your childhood friends. I felt instantly comfortable and it was like we resumed a conversation on WhatsApp or Twitter đ The first few minutes we all found ourselves saying things like, âomg, I canât believe youâre hereâ âomg, are you real? Can I touch your face? *touches face*â (this was Chynna) âomg, am I dreaming?!â âOmg, youâre so pretty. Omg, I totally would!!!â We mightâve attracted a lot of attention with our excitement but it was hilarious.
Chynna kindly booked us a place to eat for brunch â M. Incredibly fancy. It was the type of fancy where youâd pay ÂŁ11 for water (thatâs exactly what happened) and even more for food that were tiny portions. Iâve had my fair share of tiny portions up in Sheffield but M was shockingly small â Hamdah and I werenât used to đ
This was actually the first time I was meeting old-school blogger friends. I had previously met up with a local blogger earlier this year but it definitely was different meeting Chynna and Mutay who had been reading my blogs for years â ever since the days I would blog about my hair, Korean-pop obsession, boys I declared my love to (and gave wooden roses) and High School Musical (which was a lonnnnnggg time ago!)
Just like meeting Micah, I was instantly comfortable with them both and enjoyed learning more about them, confirming things about them e.g. I can confirm Chynna is petite and has size 3 feet. Just. Like. Me. Soulmates or what? And the fact that they are both EXACTLY how theyâre like online đ
Iâm always overwhelmed by the love I receive from both of them online (throwback to August last year where I phoned Chynna for the first time and broke down đ) but in real life, I was even more overwhelmed and just filled with so much appreciation, love and positive vibes towards them.
After paying the bill (ÂŁ127 â yikes! But in Chynnaâs words: Thatâs London for you m8), we headed down to Notting Hill. On our way there, we went into a tea shop, T2, where Chynna rightly mentioned Georgieâs love for shopping there.
As we were browsing, I mentioned to one of the shop assistants, Helen that we were bloggers and that we had just met over an hour ago. She was really shocked by this because she thought we had been friends for years (which is true but đ) It really shows how well we all just clicked!
Notting Hill
YES.
You need people like this in your life.
Chynna and Mutay got to experience mine and Hamdahâs bomb photo taking process. Chynna even got really into it and yelled the famous, â#whenwillyourboyfriendeverâ as Hamdah was taking my photos đ
It was my first time in Notting Hill and I had built up expectations based on Instagram photos â beautiful and empty. It was beautiful but definitely not empty. But this is London. It is all about the shot, after all đ
Holland Park
We initially started walking up to Holland Park because Chynna had thought it was âjust around the cornerâ but we ended up catching the bus because Google Maps had failed us. Although we tried to avoid hills, we had to walk up a hill to Holland Park where Mutay and I had a race. NOTE: I let her win this time (or *cough* I donât do cardio *cough*)
Although we didnât see any tulips and it was a little underwhelming, I do love walking around in parks. Chynna commented on my excitement as I was walking ahead in excitement to see some green space â imagine me in a weekâs time in Central Park! đ
Something a bit different for dinner: Italian food
âI bet you that Pauline is going to get risottoâ GIRl YOUâRE NOT WRONG.
*continues to spread Italian food obsession to everyone I meet*
Hometime đ
Yesterday was a good day.
I had so much fun meeting these beautiful ladies and canât wait to see them all again. Thank you all for the best day out in London! A big thank you again to Hamdah for coming along with me and always looking out for me, I can talk about her for ages but now you can read all about her here.
Iâm exhausted but I am so damn happy. This experience has definitely made me want to meet other bloggers!
Chynna highlighting what we all feel like after the italian food
Keep rocking gals! đȘđŒ
You can find Chynna at:
Blog: The Invisible Child
Twitter: @ChynnaWebley
Instagram: /chynnashley