Day trip to Dover

Even Better Than Cold Stone

Hard to believe anything could top Cold Stone!  ... But this gelato blows my mind.  It makes my mouth water just having to look at these pictures.

Yes, we are alive!

Life must be keeping me busy since I see it has been 2 months since my last post!  OH my!  Here is another shotgun attempt at getting this blog up to speed...

Rewind back to February...

This is what a run to the grocery store looks like for me if I don't plan ahead for a grocery delivery.  I have found our stroller to come in very handy in these situations.  Getting on and off the bus like this is a bit tricky, but not altogether impossible.  I wait until late in the evening to go so I don't have to be surrounded by a million people at the store and on the ride home.  This is usually my fate around holidays because the delivery charge is ridiculous and the time slots fill up quickly.

I have become good friends with our neighbors, who are from Korea.  They have a little boy who is in Ady's nursery class- so we walk to school or go to the park together frequently.  One day my friend, Sun, brought over a big plate of sushi to share with me.  I was so excited!  Yum.  It was delicious.  I am hoping she will teach me how to make it.

Ady loves to help me bake things.  She is a great helper.  It is so fun to be able to do more things together as she gets older.

A crisp, cold day with a beautiful view 

But Baby Its Cold Outside

Although we are anxious for sunshine and warmth, we finally got our white London we were hoping for.  We decided to get out and enjoy the snow since it wouldn't be around for long.  The snow was very wet- making it perfect for snowman-making.  The weather here has been quite chilly.  Another round of snow is in the forecast this week.  Brits go out for the day prepared for all 4 seasons because it is not rare that you get cold, rain, snow, warmth, cloudy, foggy, and sunshiny conditions all in the same day.

The cold breeze that blows through our flat reminds us that we live in a very old building with very old windows.  Brrrrrrrrrrrr....  Makes for a good excuse for a hot cup of tea.

One Last Goodbye

A final farewell to the horses of the St. John's Wood Barracks.  We will miss them and are sad to see them go.  It was a highlight to our day to watch them run past our flat.

My New 'Do

I got a killer deal through Groupon for full highlights, deep conditioning, and a haircut at a great salon nearby.  It was a bit rushed as we had to fit in a 3.5 hour job into 2.5 hours while Ady was in school- but oh, I desperately needed it.  Yes, I did!  I was quite the mop-head before, but now I feel like a new woman!

All Things British

I am going to start posting photos, quotes, and other "all things British" that make London a unique place to live.  Here is a first taste...

No, this is not a picture from outer space, and no, these are not MY boots.

This photo is quite good.  Not only does it show how people take some major fashion risks- like tight orange pants, but it also shows every species of wildlife that exist here: pigeons, ravens, and squirrels.

Random Quotes of British people:

* A little 5 year old girl said this to her younger brother who was running around, "Max, be sensible!"

*  "Matilda!  Don't snatch!"

*  Instead of "How are you?"  people here ask, "You alright?"  It has been a bit hard to get used to.  Your first instinct is to think you must look so tired, sick, and/or terrible, that a complete stranger has even noticed your dilapidated condition and has felt inclined to comment.  Even when I hear it now, I still feel like there has been some system error in my brain.  It just does not seem to flow well.