Spring has sprung here in England, and I'm in love with all the new colors and flowers around our home! I remember back in Ohio when the daffodils would blossom they were pretty much gone in a week or two. They just didn't seem to last very long, and if there was any frost those puppies were shriveled up and long gone. Here the daffodils have lasted a month and more of them have popped their heads out and welcomed spring. It's warmer here than normal and Eric and I are enjoying many days out running in the glorious sun!!! Since the time change the sun has been out from 6:30am to about 8:00pm! YAY!
We've decided to run a marathon in October on the Isle of Jersey. Not New Jersey, but an island near France. Jersey is considered part of the United Kingdom and is only about 9 miles long by 5 miles wide. We're not sure how they will route us, but it should be quite beautiful and quiet! Only about 300 runners total, and that is fine with us!
Easter is next week, and I've been enjoying teaching children's church since January. The kids are wonderful and I get to tell them about God and His love weekly! Being able to share God's love with these kids has truly given me a sense of purpose. I feel lead to continue teaching, and feel this is 100% where God wants me. Last week we had a catastrophe with scissors. I wasn't paying attention to one of the 5 year olds and he cut his bangs. I felt awful and apologized to his mother a few times. She was ok, and said he knew better. Kids will be kids!
It's hard to believe almost a year ago Eric and I were preparing for our wedding. We were getting the cakes and the party decorations together about this time last year. As I look back this year has been one big whirlwind after the next. Eric is such a wonderful husband and we have blended our lives together beautifully. I can't imagine life without him now. He went to RAF Croughton back in February and I had the hardest time falling asleep without him in the bed. It was then and there that I realized how much my life had changed! I've never had trouble sleeping on my own when I lived in Hamilton, and now that's all changed. We've grown closer this past year and learned to help one another in our walk with Christ. We've learned to clean up after each other as well! Now that I'm working it's been wonderful not to have to do all the chores around the house and work 40 hours. I'm truly blessed with a man like Eric! We're planning a trip to London to see "Rock of Ages" and have dinner in a nice restaurant. I'm excited to be able to dress up for a change! Here's to many more anniversaries!!!!
I'll post pictures of our Spring flowers in my next blog!
To be continued....
19 February 2012
Quiet Christmas...a bit delayed!
Christmas came quietly here, with Eric and I celebrating it together for the first time as husband and wife. We didn't have a big feast or have a bunch of parties to go to, just the two of us...and work. Since we don't have children yet, Eric decided to work the weeks around Christmas and the weekend of Christmas. He figures that when we do have children hopefully someone will cover for us, so we can spend it with our children.
I got some wonderful presents from home and that helped keep my spirits up. I think the hardest part was seeing my family gathering together without me. For a moment I felt like I was on the outside looking in. It made me sad to know they would together and celebrating Christ's birth without me for the first time. I am so glad my husband is so supportive or I'm not sure I would have made it through. He has a wonderful shoulder to cry on, and I've used it often! ;) After Christmas we waited expectantly for his mom to arrive from Germany. She had spent the previous weeks with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law where they are stationed.
She came for a week and we tried to go to as many places as we could for her to see the UK. We headed to London for the New Year's Day Parade. It was pretty cool and just a big as New York's parade. We enjoyed the sites and sounds of London with a lovely pub lunch. And as it started to rain we were reminded of how chilly London, and England for that matter, can be this time of year.
I got some wonderful presents from home and that helped keep my spirits up. I think the hardest part was seeing my family gathering together without me. For a moment I felt like I was on the outside looking in. It made me sad to know they would together and celebrating Christ's birth without me for the first time. I am so glad my husband is so supportive or I'm not sure I would have made it through. He has a wonderful shoulder to cry on, and I've used it often! ;) After Christmas we waited expectantly for his mom to arrive from Germany. She had spent the previous weeks with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law where they are stationed.
She came for a week and we tried to go to as many places as we could for her to see the UK. We headed to London for the New Year's Day Parade. It was pretty cool and just a big as New York's parade. We enjoyed the sites and sounds of London with a lovely pub lunch. And as it started to rain we were reminded of how chilly London, and England for that matter, can be this time of year.
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| The crowd at London's New Year's Day Parade |
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| Cool mechanical horse on the parade route |
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| This is for my sister!!! NKOTB baby!!! |
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| TGIF in London! |
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| Giant Christmas tree in Covent Gardens |
13 December 2011
Venice for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what you have in life. I am thankful for so many different people and things in my life. I'm thankful for my wonderful husband and my amazingly supportive family. I'm thankful for this tremendous opportunity to live in a foreign country. I'm thankful to the military for hiring me. And I'm thankful to my God for being the One thing in my life the is constant.
This Thanksgiving was my first big holiday away from my family and hometown. I am so glad that we decided to make it special by traveling to Venice for the weekend. How often can a person say "I think we should take a weekend trip to Venice this week!" and actually do it! We planned to stay in a small bed and breakfast on the mainland and catch a bus into Venice each day we were there. It was a bit chilly, but was totally worth going during the lower tourist season. The streets weren't crowded and we had no problem hoping on and off the vaporetto. I'm still not sure I said the Italian phrases correctly, but most of the people we spoke to changed over to English when we tried to speak their language! That was a bit scary, but once we got the hang of it I wasn't so intimidated. If you would have told me that someday I was going to be traveling the world, I would have laughed at you. Now that it's happening I'm trying my best to cherish each moment and experience that I can.
So to end on a positive note here are some great pictures that we took while on our mini "holiday!" I hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
This Thanksgiving was my first big holiday away from my family and hometown. I am so glad that we decided to make it special by traveling to Venice for the weekend. How often can a person say "I think we should take a weekend trip to Venice this week!" and actually do it! We planned to stay in a small bed and breakfast on the mainland and catch a bus into Venice each day we were there. It was a bit chilly, but was totally worth going during the lower tourist season. The streets weren't crowded and we had no problem hoping on and off the vaporetto. I'm still not sure I said the Italian phrases correctly, but most of the people we spoke to changed over to English when we tried to speak their language! That was a bit scary, but once we got the hang of it I wasn't so intimidated. If you would have told me that someday I was going to be traveling the world, I would have laughed at you. Now that it's happening I'm trying my best to cherish each moment and experience that I can.
So to end on a positive note here are some great pictures that we took while on our mini "holiday!" I hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
21 November 2011
New Job and new adventures await!
I GOT A JOB!!!!
This November has been a pretty exciting month for us! I accidentally applied for a job on NAF's. And when I mean accidently, I mean I thought I was applying for a position at ITT (Information Travel and Transportation) instead of IT. I was walking off my plane in Gatwick when I received the email for an interview for the position. The next Monday I went in and gave it my all. Over 7 years ago I worked for a school district and did the exact thing this position would be asking of me. So...I felt I could do the job and I guess my new boss did also! He seems like a pretty cool guy and said he works hard to keep his employees happy and paid well. We'll see once I get through all the red tape to actually start working with computers on base! I have to have a huge background check and jump through some hoops before they let me start working. I should have my start date soon.
The position mainly takes care of the computers and cash registers in the supporting businesses like the library, fitness center, restaurants, and hotel on base. It sounds like a pretty stressful job with only my boss, me and a part time coworker. There is room for one more person, but that position is frozen until Pres. Obama unfreezes the Air Force and allows positions to be filled again. We have lost a lot of funding here on base due to him freezing NAFs, USAjobs, and others on base. It's hard for some of the families to get jobs on base with the small percentage of available positions. I feel completely blessed to have a 40+ hour job with benefits and hopefully we'll be able to save some money and travel to a few places we've been dreaming about for the last 3 years.
Speaking of traveling!!! We have saved some money aside to travel to Venice. We're heading to a cute B&B outside of the city and then taking the bus into Venice for just some light sightseeing on a 4 day weekend trip. There are no big plans, but just to enjoy the environment and FOOD! I can't wait to try some real Italian food!!! I'm hoping to not be as scared as I feel. I'm a bit nervous with this trip and it is definitely out of my comfort zone. It's funny how much England has become my comfort zone and I feel safe and free to travel around without too much fear. We love this country and all it has to offer. Now I must tackle my fear of traveling out of a country that speaks predominately English (even if they have some crazy accents here they still speak something close to my English!!!) to a country that expects you to speak their language. Crossing my fingers we don't get too lost or yelled at too much! ;)
The only thing I'm asking of you, my fellow viewers of this blog, is to pray for our safe travels. Bon voyage! And Bon appetit!!!!
This November has been a pretty exciting month for us! I accidentally applied for a job on NAF's. And when I mean accidently, I mean I thought I was applying for a position at ITT (Information Travel and Transportation) instead of IT. I was walking off my plane in Gatwick when I received the email for an interview for the position. The next Monday I went in and gave it my all. Over 7 years ago I worked for a school district and did the exact thing this position would be asking of me. So...I felt I could do the job and I guess my new boss did also! He seems like a pretty cool guy and said he works hard to keep his employees happy and paid well. We'll see once I get through all the red tape to actually start working with computers on base! I have to have a huge background check and jump through some hoops before they let me start working. I should have my start date soon.
The position mainly takes care of the computers and cash registers in the supporting businesses like the library, fitness center, restaurants, and hotel on base. It sounds like a pretty stressful job with only my boss, me and a part time coworker. There is room for one more person, but that position is frozen until Pres. Obama unfreezes the Air Force and allows positions to be filled again. We have lost a lot of funding here on base due to him freezing NAFs, USAjobs, and others on base. It's hard for some of the families to get jobs on base with the small percentage of available positions. I feel completely blessed to have a 40+ hour job with benefits and hopefully we'll be able to save some money and travel to a few places we've been dreaming about for the last 3 years.
Speaking of traveling!!! We have saved some money aside to travel to Venice. We're heading to a cute B&B outside of the city and then taking the bus into Venice for just some light sightseeing on a 4 day weekend trip. There are no big plans, but just to enjoy the environment and FOOD! I can't wait to try some real Italian food!!! I'm hoping to not be as scared as I feel. I'm a bit nervous with this trip and it is definitely out of my comfort zone. It's funny how much England has become my comfort zone and I feel safe and free to travel around without too much fear. We love this country and all it has to offer. Now I must tackle my fear of traveling out of a country that speaks predominately English (even if they have some crazy accents here they still speak something close to my English!!!) to a country that expects you to speak their language. Crossing my fingers we don't get too lost or yelled at too much! ;)
The only thing I'm asking of you, my fellow viewers of this blog, is to pray for our safe travels. Bon voyage! And Bon appetit!!!!
09 November 2011
Life changing experience with pet travel
Last week I was sitting on a flight over the Atlantic at this very moment. A few hours before this I was crying my eyes out at the Cincinnati Cargo Facility. This whole ordeal started back in March when we found out we were actually moving to the UK. We began the quarantine process for our dog so that we could eventually get her into the country. Which was a very complicated and time consuming thing!!! EEK!
After over 6 months we had everything together and were ready to bring our dog home!!! We had been living here for about 2 months when we decided to attempt this. I found a flight home to get all her paperwork organized and get her crate and other things ready to fly. I had to get a vet appointment lined up 24 hours prior to her flight to give her worm, tick and flea treatments before she could fly.
While I was home I took the time to properly say goodbye to my family and friends without having to worry about excluding Eric in all my activities. Each day was a day filled with lunches, teas, and get togethers! I was able to go back to my church and see church family. After two long weeks though I was ready to be back with my husband and see England again. I've discovered that I have fallen in love with England and my little town. I love going to market on Fridays and miss seeing the cute little old ladies walking to market or to shop at our local superstore. I also missed driving on the left side of the road...but don't tell my American friends that! ;)
The day of the flight we get to the cargo facility and are told Takoda isn't going to fly. Well that set me off and I burst into tears. Why couldn't she fly, especially when I had all her paperwork and vet records, and proper flea, tick, worm and rabies treatments finished (see I told you there were a ton of things to line up!) and documented!!! After 3 hours of these lovely people working their butt off for a total stranger they are able to get Takoda and me on our flight. What an amazing experience to have people truly care and want to help you out! I wish others would treat their job in this manner. Maybe they just wanted to help a cute little dog make her flight, or maybe they really genuinely cared. Whatever made them help us out, I am truly thankful from the bottom of my heart for them getting us on our flight.
From there we ventured to Atlanta for a 4 hour layover and then on to our overnight flight to Gatwick. The flight was pretty smooth other than a few bouts of turbulence, but what can you expect going over the ocean like that. When I boarded I asked the flight attendant if my dog made it on the flight and was told she had be loaded in the cargo bay. I found my seat easily and stowed my luggage and waited for take off. I was seated by a British National and he seemed nice, but not overly friendly. While we waited for others to file in and get seated I had a man ask me if I would change seats with his wife, so she could sit by him and his child. I said yes and grabbed my bag and headed up and over to the other side of the plane. As I sat down I was exhaust mentally, physically, and spiritually. I turned to my neighbor and was welcomed by a friendly smile of a pleasant American woman. Aileen was her name and she was headed to visit one of her daughters that lives in England with her husband and two very young children. Aileen was in marriage ministries and we talked our God talk for about an hour. It was just nice to be able to share my religion and my views with a fellow member in Christ. Aileen hooked me up with a couple that lives in England doing ministry for Military families and marriages. It was so nice to just be renewed mentally and spiritually by this woman and her presence. I am thankful to her in many ways for just being there.
When I landed my bags were there waiting for me. My husband was a sight for sore eyes and it was good to hold him and kiss him again!!! I had missed those lips! ;) We got in the car and headed to UK pet cargo facilities to get our dog! It took about 30 minutes to get the paperwork complete and £160 later she was ours again!!!! As I looked at her, she looked a bit frazzled, but well. We made it and it felt good!
Takoda has been here a week and has adjusted quite well so far. We walk to market together, and the little old ladies love her and pat and kiss her every time! The best part about having Takoda here is that I finally feel like I am settled. I'm home-we're home.
After over 6 months we had everything together and were ready to bring our dog home!!! We had been living here for about 2 months when we decided to attempt this. I found a flight home to get all her paperwork organized and get her crate and other things ready to fly. I had to get a vet appointment lined up 24 hours prior to her flight to give her worm, tick and flea treatments before she could fly.
While I was home I took the time to properly say goodbye to my family and friends without having to worry about excluding Eric in all my activities. Each day was a day filled with lunches, teas, and get togethers! I was able to go back to my church and see church family. After two long weeks though I was ready to be back with my husband and see England again. I've discovered that I have fallen in love with England and my little town. I love going to market on Fridays and miss seeing the cute little old ladies walking to market or to shop at our local superstore. I also missed driving on the left side of the road...but don't tell my American friends that! ;)
The day of the flight we get to the cargo facility and are told Takoda isn't going to fly. Well that set me off and I burst into tears. Why couldn't she fly, especially when I had all her paperwork and vet records, and proper flea, tick, worm and rabies treatments finished (see I told you there were a ton of things to line up!) and documented!!! After 3 hours of these lovely people working their butt off for a total stranger they are able to get Takoda and me on our flight. What an amazing experience to have people truly care and want to help you out! I wish others would treat their job in this manner. Maybe they just wanted to help a cute little dog make her flight, or maybe they really genuinely cared. Whatever made them help us out, I am truly thankful from the bottom of my heart for them getting us on our flight.
From there we ventured to Atlanta for a 4 hour layover and then on to our overnight flight to Gatwick. The flight was pretty smooth other than a few bouts of turbulence, but what can you expect going over the ocean like that. When I boarded I asked the flight attendant if my dog made it on the flight and was told she had be loaded in the cargo bay. I found my seat easily and stowed my luggage and waited for take off. I was seated by a British National and he seemed nice, but not overly friendly. While we waited for others to file in and get seated I had a man ask me if I would change seats with his wife, so she could sit by him and his child. I said yes and grabbed my bag and headed up and over to the other side of the plane. As I sat down I was exhaust mentally, physically, and spiritually. I turned to my neighbor and was welcomed by a friendly smile of a pleasant American woman. Aileen was her name and she was headed to visit one of her daughters that lives in England with her husband and two very young children. Aileen was in marriage ministries and we talked our God talk for about an hour. It was just nice to be able to share my religion and my views with a fellow member in Christ. Aileen hooked me up with a couple that lives in England doing ministry for Military families and marriages. It was so nice to just be renewed mentally and spiritually by this woman and her presence. I am thankful to her in many ways for just being there.
When I landed my bags were there waiting for me. My husband was a sight for sore eyes and it was good to hold him and kiss him again!!! I had missed those lips! ;) We got in the car and headed to UK pet cargo facilities to get our dog! It took about 30 minutes to get the paperwork complete and £160 later she was ours again!!!! As I looked at her, she looked a bit frazzled, but well. We made it and it felt good!
Takoda has been here a week and has adjusted quite well so far. We walk to market together, and the little old ladies love her and pat and kiss her every time! The best part about having Takoda here is that I finally feel like I am settled. I'm home-we're home.
03 November 2011
Comparing lifestyles
Living in the UK for almost 3 months now has given me enough time to sit back and really learn to appreciate what we as Americans really have at home. These past two weeks I went home to bring our dog back with me. While I was home it was weird to see all the blessings America has and takes for granted. So...I thought I would write a few down to remind myself and others how much we are spoiled and learn to love where you are right now.
The conveniences of going to the grocery store whenever you want is so wonderful. When you live in the UK most stores close early like 7pm or many small businesses will close at 5:30pm. This means that you either ask your sweet, loving wife to go shopping for you or you wait for the weekend to buy things. America has many stores that are literally open 24/7 and will be open on many holidays as well. You never have to be without anything! Also if you run out of sugar or flour you can quickly run to the store and pick it up quickly to continue cooking...in the UK you really can't do that. There are a few stores in cities that state they are 24 hours, but in fine print they really aren't!
The cost of living is very different. America is currently paying $3.25 for gas and the UK is paying £1.40 a liter. If you do the math 1.40 * 4.55 (approx. liters in a gallon) is about £6.37 a gallon. £6.37 converted to dollars is currently at $10.18!!! EEK!!! Most of the food on the economy is about the same as the gas prices. Milk is about £1 for 2 liters which would be about £4.55 for a gallon of milk...$7.27. Ouch!!! We are blessed to be given a COLA to help us with these extra costs to live here. And it sure does make me appreciate the little things that much more.
Freedom of religion. In America there are so many different churches in every town across the country! Any day of the week you could go to a church and worship however you choose. In the UK there aren't very many churches and not very many choices either. I am very grateful that we have a church not too far from us that worships similar as us. Fortunately our church is 99% military families so we worship together and grow as friends and as a church of God. It's a very supportive church that I know we will be able to grow and serve others in.
Heating the house, and heating the water. This is definitely a strange experience for Eric and I. We have never had to think of when we need hot water, because we've always had a hot water heater that would constantly be running day and night. If I needed to hop in the shower at 2am I could...however that's not the case here. We don't have a constant flow of hot water and we have to program our hot water heater to come on a half hour before we need hot water. This really makes you appreciate the heat that much more! Our radiators are also programmable and it's very hard to balance the heat and cold with radiators cause even after you turn them off they are still putting off heat...so sometimes we just have to open a window and cool things off that way. Unfortunately the cost of natural gas is a bit pricey, so this sure makes you feel like you are wasting money as you open the window and let that warmth out!
Waste management here is a bit different. UK is very conscious of waste and we have 3 trash bins to help separate waste for recycling. We recycle metal cans, cardboard, paper, compost foods, and the rest of the rubbish! This is the one thing I love the most about the UK! I wish America would be more waste conscious and start recycling like these people do. Stores give you credit if you bring your own bags, and you know your stuff won't fall on the ground because you have plastic cheap bags! One other thing at the stores that I love is the use of locks on their carts. If you want a cart you must put a £ coin in to unlock it. Then when you are finished you take it back to receive your coin back. Aldi's in the States does this already, but just think of the costs stores would save if they did this also.
I love America in so many ways and I love the United Kingdom in other ways. I am so blessed to be given this opportunity to experience this new world and new lifestyle! I hope this enlightens your day!
The conveniences of going to the grocery store whenever you want is so wonderful. When you live in the UK most stores close early like 7pm or many small businesses will close at 5:30pm. This means that you either ask your sweet, loving wife to go shopping for you or you wait for the weekend to buy things. America has many stores that are literally open 24/7 and will be open on many holidays as well. You never have to be without anything! Also if you run out of sugar or flour you can quickly run to the store and pick it up quickly to continue cooking...in the UK you really can't do that. There are a few stores in cities that state they are 24 hours, but in fine print they really aren't!
The cost of living is very different. America is currently paying $3.25 for gas and the UK is paying £1.40 a liter. If you do the math 1.40 * 4.55 (approx. liters in a gallon) is about £6.37 a gallon. £6.37 converted to dollars is currently at $10.18!!! EEK!!! Most of the food on the economy is about the same as the gas prices. Milk is about £1 for 2 liters which would be about £4.55 for a gallon of milk...$7.27. Ouch!!! We are blessed to be given a COLA to help us with these extra costs to live here. And it sure does make me appreciate the little things that much more.
Freedom of religion. In America there are so many different churches in every town across the country! Any day of the week you could go to a church and worship however you choose. In the UK there aren't very many churches and not very many choices either. I am very grateful that we have a church not too far from us that worships similar as us. Fortunately our church is 99% military families so we worship together and grow as friends and as a church of God. It's a very supportive church that I know we will be able to grow and serve others in.
Heating the house, and heating the water. This is definitely a strange experience for Eric and I. We have never had to think of when we need hot water, because we've always had a hot water heater that would constantly be running day and night. If I needed to hop in the shower at 2am I could...however that's not the case here. We don't have a constant flow of hot water and we have to program our hot water heater to come on a half hour before we need hot water. This really makes you appreciate the heat that much more! Our radiators are also programmable and it's very hard to balance the heat and cold with radiators cause even after you turn them off they are still putting off heat...so sometimes we just have to open a window and cool things off that way. Unfortunately the cost of natural gas is a bit pricey, so this sure makes you feel like you are wasting money as you open the window and let that warmth out!
Waste management here is a bit different. UK is very conscious of waste and we have 3 trash bins to help separate waste for recycling. We recycle metal cans, cardboard, paper, compost foods, and the rest of the rubbish! This is the one thing I love the most about the UK! I wish America would be more waste conscious and start recycling like these people do. Stores give you credit if you bring your own bags, and you know your stuff won't fall on the ground because you have plastic cheap bags! One other thing at the stores that I love is the use of locks on their carts. If you want a cart you must put a £ coin in to unlock it. Then when you are finished you take it back to receive your coin back. Aldi's in the States does this already, but just think of the costs stores would save if they did this also.
I love America in so many ways and I love the United Kingdom in other ways. I am so blessed to be given this opportunity to experience this new world and new lifestyle! I hope this enlightens your day!
05 October 2011
Moved in, but no furniture!
We moved into our gorgeous English home on 8 Sept. 2011!!! It only took us 30 minutes to move things in...sad but true. I cleaned the place from top to bottom as best I could without a hoover (vacuum)! Our landlord is a woman from Texas! She married a RAF officer and moved over here about 13 years ago. She owns a few homes in this area and takes care of them very well! I have taken to Kelly because she's so friendly and extra helpful in learning the local expressions and things to do around here. She comes by to visit often and we chat about everything from American things she misses to her new move to Dubai! She and her family are moving there soon for 3 years. How crazy to be an American living in England and moving to Dubai for a season. Kudos to her for all she has done in her life!!! I am blessed to have such a wonderful landlord. I've heard there are a few that aren't as friendly or helpful.
Here are some pictures of our new home minus the furniture. Which our furniture was left in Ohio sitting in a warehouse for the last 9 weeks and was never shipped out. We are very frustrated with this problem, but know this is God's way of showing us patience and understanding. Every day I still pray that our stuff will magically get here soon. ;)
We did however hear from the movers in America that our belongings should make port by the 7th of October, and that we may have them as early as next week! Pray that all this is true!!! As we wait, I will post some pictures of our lovely home.
Here are some pictures of our new home minus the furniture. Which our furniture was left in Ohio sitting in a warehouse for the last 9 weeks and was never shipped out. We are very frustrated with this problem, but know this is God's way of showing us patience and understanding. Every day I still pray that our stuff will magically get here soon. ;)
We did however hear from the movers in America that our belongings should make port by the 7th of October, and that we may have them as early as next week! Pray that all this is true!!! As we wait, I will post some pictures of our lovely home.
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| Our home! |
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| The front foyer and door to the WC (Water Closet) or as we would call it extra bathroom |
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| Our new rug for the living room...the only thing that is comfortable in the whole house right now. |
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| Our little kitchen with our new Aloe plant! |
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| Another view of the kitchen. The dishwasher, Microwave/toaster oven, and our stove! |
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| The living room with fireplace |
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| Our spare room for guests...when we eventually get a bed for them! |
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| Our small washer and dryer! Aren't they just so cute! |
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| Our patio and two large butterfly plants! |
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| Our garden! |
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| And this is our new British car! It's great and I get to drive it mostly!!! Lots of room for luggage and friends when they come here to visit! |
Well that's all for now!
I should be back in the States soon, so I will try my best to make my rounds to everyone. Miss you all so much, and lots of love!
Karyn
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