I got so excited when I spotted the first, albeit paltry, selection of children’s costumes at Marks and Spencer (department store) last month.
Then, my hopes quickly were dashed when one of Mike’s co-workers informed us that Halloween is more of a holiday for yobs (British shorthand for rowdy, drunken, and disorderly teenagers picking fights, vandalizing [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 31, 2008
London’s Burning
October 30, 2008
D. It’s the new C.
I “love” that all of my friends from Texas have started complaining about how cold it’s gotten, because last night…
…it snowed in London!
I, of course, didn’t take any photos of my own because I was…
A) Trying to convince my two-year-old to please STOP stripping down to his diaper every time Mommy turns her back. If [...]
October 28, 2008
Banking 2.0
It’s been a while since I’ve ranted about the banking system…
Since my last post, I was finally added to our accounts. I have my own cards and everything.
No more begging Mike for advances on my allowance! Whew-hew!
So, the next logical step in my plan for world domination was to set up online banking. That should [...]
October 27, 2008
Running Away From The Circus
Avery has yet to encounter a street performer, juggler or slap-stick routine that hasn’t sent him into the most adorable giggle fit.
So when the trucks rolled into our borough and the tent went up for the Chinese State Circus, I was sure it would be an instant hit!
More Cirque du Soleil than Ringling Bros, there [...]
October 24, 2008
No Photography Please
Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek
Okay, so I technically wasn’t supposed to take this photo of Queen Elizabeth’s throne at Windsor Castle, but it was right there and I just couldn’t resist a quick, covert snap-snap.
I hope I don’t get sent to the Tower…
October 23, 2008
1,2,3,4… Tell Me That You Love Me More
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Mike and I celebrated a wedding anniversary recently.
Four years ago we promised to love, honor, and cherish. Little did I know that it would be more like honour…
Of course, at the time, I also expected ours to be a life right out of a Pottery Barn catalog– gracious dinner [...]
October 23, 2008
Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again
Have you missed me?
I’m sorry to be MIA, but my laptop… the bright pink and brand spankin’ new one I brought shortly before moving to the UK… has crashed for the SECOND time in a little over a week. Grrr….
The first crash was due to some “mandatory” Windows Vista update. (Don’t even get Mike started…)
The [...]
October 13, 2008
You’re Mysterious and Old, But I’m Strangely Drawn to You.
This coming Thursday is our wedding anniversary, which I wanted to celebrate with a weekend trip some place stunning, romantic, and fabulous…
Paris? Roma? Milano? Brugge? Any of these would do!
Where did Mike want to go?
Stonehenge.
An hour and a half journey out of London with a toddler in tow to see a pile of rocks in [...]
October 11, 2008
Are You Ready For Some Football?
The leaves in London are turning beautiful crimson, amber, yellow, and purple, but back home in Dallas the only colors that matter this weekend are orange and red.
Yep, it’s Texas-OU weekend. Yew-haw!
To Mike’s Sooner-bred family, it probably comes as a shock that I know that… or even care. (Go Longhorns!) As much as I pretend [...]
October 9, 2008
Aubergine?!
What would you call this?
Our friends and family reading this from across the ocean would call it an eggplant. Certain ones would simply call it “ewww”…
(You know who you are?)
However, if you are one of my loyal British readers… or my TWO-YEAR OLD SON… it’s an aubergine. [pronounced: oh-ber-jeen]
Aubergine?!
Yes, the child who only six months [...]
