Rudders at Home

Just a quick update here! We’ve been busy, and I’ve had no time to devote to the site. I wanted to share some news and also let you know really quickly what Paul and I have been up to.

Paul and I went to Nice in February, which was great. While we were there we took the train down to Monaco for the day. Also, we’ve had tons of people round, for dinner and the like, but we’ve also had company here. Friends from the states stayed with us for a while.

We have also, and this is our really big news, wait for it… bought a CAR!! I know, how great! We got ourselves a Ford Focus, and no, it’s not silver! We’re so tickled, and we’re planning our weekend already, as well as all our future trips. We have so many ideas – I can’t wait for our first road trip!

Here are some pics for now. We’ll put photos up from Nice soon as well.

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…and I say, what? Yes, today I was greeted by a cab driver with this: Alright, duck? Okay, since moving to this country, I have been called love, chick, and even doll and hen by my own husband. Duck is a new one. I must say, I’m not sure what to think! 🙂

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Happy New Year! We had a good one, staying in – yes a bit boring, but it’s what we did! I have to say it was a good night. Paul insisted we buy a Wii, so we ended up playing that. We had earlier in the year planned to go to Scotland over the New Year, to visit Paul’s folks and spend New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh. Turns out we made a good decision, as Edinburgh’s Hogmanay was cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions. It would have been nice to visit family, but we’ll save up some money and visit for a longer period in the New Year. And besides, the Wii was tons of fun. I beat Paul at bowling three times. 

Anyways, hope you all had a great New Year back home. We’ll see you in June!

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Yes, it’s arrived, finally. Christmas is here! And not to worry, Santa found us – he even left us a little note, and already Paul isn’t paying attention to his advice… I’ve even got photo evidence! I told Paul that if he wasn’t careful, Santa might come and take his new toys back home, but he keeps telling me Santa’s busy in the states, delivering pressies to those funny Connor’s.

I hear those old folks back home got some luggage that they weren’t expecting. Fancy that! I suppose though, if they must be world travelers, they should have the kit to do it. We can’t have them showing up in London pulling along cardboard boxes and what not. That would be about as cool as Nancy’s red shoes! I’ve told them to let Santa worry about the luggage and they should worry about making sure they’ve got the clothes to wear over here. You know how picky those Brits can be!  Well, not really, they’ve let me wander around here for four years looking like an all-American girl and I’ve only been poked a couple times with sticks! But then, I can run pretty fast, maybe they just haven’t been able to catch me!

So, Santa was good to us this year. Paul’s happily ignoring me all day with his new PSP game, I’m looking through cookbooks, trying to decide what to try next, and we’re all smelling good, what with the deodorant in the stockings and the perfume we’ve passed around to each other. I got a pretty fancy watch and a travel book as well. I must say this Santa knows just what I like! I better be good for next year!

We had our nice dinner last night, with a ham and mashed potatoes and ham gravy. Heaven, I must say, even though my ham gravy isn’t nearly as good as mom’s. I think it’s a bit to do with the ham, though as well. Either way, it was good. Today, we’re just hanging out, having a bit of this, a bit of that, and some ham sandwiches later this afternoon. Not to mention the two bottles of sparkling wine we’ve got in the fridge, just chilling down for the afternoon. It will be good, and

tomorrow, Boxing Day here in the UK, I’ll be making a trifle and hopefully making a lamb roast for dinner. Yum yum!

It’s been a great Christmas here. Nice and cozy, and for the next two days we get to just relax and enjoy everything. I hope you all get to as well.

Merry Christmas everyone!!

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Yes, till Christmas, but also to my last day at work. I do have to say I’m looking forward to them both. Christmas because I get some time off, and it’s great that it’s that time of year, and the job because I’m really looking forward to a new challenge in the New Year. I have to work between Christmas and New Year this year, but I’m planning to make it an easy time – just clean up, etc. I start my new job on the 3rd of January, with a few trips up to the Birmingham campus in the first couple weeks. It will be interesting, to say the least. I’m excited. It will be good.

Anyway, things here have been busy, with Christmas dos and the like. Friday was full with my work party during the day, and then Paul and I got all gussied up to go into town for his work party. He even got a kilt on and I tried to do my best. I don’t think I embarrassed him, though. At least I hope not!

Saturday we met some friends in town and did a nice touristy thing. We went on a Jack the Ripper walk, from London Walks. It was a pretty decent walk – I learned quite a bit, and Paul and I are definitely going to investigate more. I’ve been wanting to do one of these for ages, so it’s really good we went.

So, Friday I’ve got my leaving drinks, and next weekend, before New Year’s, we’re going to go see a pantomime. We’re going to see Peter Pan, with Henry Winkler. That’s going to be good. The only thing we have to think about now, to make things complete, is where we’re going to travel to next. Especially since I’ve got 28 days holiday next year!! 🙂

Maybe I’ll put up a new poll…

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