Hello everyone...
I know it has been ages since I last updated my blog, and I would use the excuse I am so busy - but that would be a bit of a lie - in fact, I have been busy... but looking back at the last few months there isn't much I can remember. To save you a very, VERY long entry about all that has been going on I will do a bullet list with some explanations from the last time I wrote and if you have questions or want to know more just leave a comment - deal?
I know it has been ages since I last updated my blog, and I would use the excuse I am so busy - but that would be a bit of a lie - in fact, I have been busy... but looking back at the last few months there isn't much I can remember. To save you a very, VERY long entry about all that has been going on I will do a bullet list with some explanations from the last time I wrote and if you have questions or want to know more just leave a comment - deal?
* Summer in England is MISERABLE - 81* with a humidity level nearing that much as well, and I am sure you are thinking - turn on the air conditioner, which would be a great idea, if anyone here had one... in fact, yesterday at the doctors I was actually happy to be waiting for nearly 45 minutes just so I can be somewhere with an air conditioner. To make things worse it gets light at 4:30 in the morning which leads to very early morning wake up calls.I will try to better, I promise....
* At church we got finally got a building to meet in, a proper ward house, we start our meetings at 1:30. That is fine, but the building is 45 minutes away so it makes for a long Sunday - but it is worth it just to have a building.
* I did absolutely nothing on the 4th of July - except be homesick, of course.
* I went and saw Sex and the City the day it opened her at the first showing and LOVED it.
* I went to my first English wedding at the church next door (St. Peters) for a girl from work. It was an absolutely lovely ceremony. If you are interested I will tell you more... just ask... But now I've done a wedding and a funeral here in England.
* I went back to work after being off sick for a month, lasted 2 days before I gave my notice. My last day of work was the 16th of June and, although I was doubting my decision about leaving, at the time, yesterday when I received a letter saying they were taking £500+ from my paycheck - I know I made the right decision to leave.
* Chris and I had to get new tyres on the car because the front one was splitting sideways and were seriously bent... when I drove the steering wheel shook like crazy. We got it fixed and plan on wearing out the tyres driving all over the country.
* I learned this week that there are blessings for helping the missionaries - I got a lovely book from one Elders family, a Salt City Candle from another Elders mother, and now the most generous gift is that an Elders family, who is coming to pick him up, is paying for us to stay in London for a night with the family. Score!
* I started the gym about a month ago but couldn't hack going to work and the gym - light weight, I know - now that work is over I am going at it full throttle - it is HARD work.
* We've had to be marriage counsellors for a couple in our branch. It makes me and Chris very happy about the state of our marriage.
* Back at home - Nic got in a motorcycle crash, Dad got in a bike crash, Tarra had her birthday, and Karissa graduated from high school - she is on her way to Maryland for school in the Autumn - I am proud of her.
* My sister in law, Naomi, is pregnant.
* Last weekend was the 2 year anniversary of me being here in England. I have sent away to get my extended stay visa and am waiting for news. To celebrate Chris and I went to a market in Ely. It was rainy and sunny all day long - I found a beautiful quilt that I bought that will be one of those, we never use but show off quilts.
* Chris and I have decided that we will be moving back to Utah after his sisters wedding in January. Whoooo Hoooo!!
