Lady Celebrates Living in London for 3 Years

As of today, I have been living in London for 3 years. It’s been 3 years since I left San Francisco. 3 years since I packed the previous 3 years into boxes. 3 years since I arrived on the Eurostar from Paris.

Living in London for 3 Years

In thinking about how to celebrate the fact that I have been living in London for 3 years, my mind naturally gravitated towards food. Specifically, cupcakes.

Tiny and festive, these little parcels of sugar and frosting never fail to put me in a celebratory mood. And since I’m celebrating being in London for 3 years, I couldn’t possibly do without at least 3 cupcakes.

I walked down to the Hampstead Butcher and Providore this afternoon to pick out the lucky three. Their cupcake stand was packed with a wide variety of happy cakes, but I knew which ones I wanted as soon as I saw them.

The first was a cupcake with an Oreo cookie on top, which represented my American background. The second was a purple-y cupcake with sugary stars, which represented reaching for the stars by moving to London (sappy, I know).

The third cupcake had sunny yellow frosting and confetti on top, which represented the celebration of 3 great years in London.

As soon as I got home, I started to eat my cupcakes. Not having much of a sweet tooth, I was on sugar overload after the first few bites.

But nobody ever said victory comes easy, so I powered through until I had finished no less than half of all of them.

And now, rather than set goals for my next year in London or try to recall the ever-growing list of places I’ve visited since I moved here, I’m going to will myself to get hungry again.

Tonight I’m headed to the soft opening of a new London restaurant, and I’ll need to bring my appetite. It will be another great way to celebrate the fact that I have been living in London for 3 years. Here’s to another 3 and beyond!

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