It seems that everytime we write an update, we have to start with an apology. So, without further ado, here it is……
Sorry we haven’t updated the site earlier!!!!! But on the bright side, now we have lots to talk about. The last we spoke, we had just returned from Florida, in June and now it is almost September. Where did the year go? It is quite marked in the UK how quickly the year is going because it has turned cooler, the leaves are turning brown and the sun is setting earlier. Quite a difference to three weeks ago, when we had a heat wave and we were frantically searching for a fan. Always happens that the minute you buy a fan, the weather turns cooler.
So, since Florida, we have been to Wimbledon. That was a great day. We took a taxi at 5am and managed to get into the queue at 5.30 am. We were in the first 500 in the queue and managed to get entrance to centre court. Play started at 12pm (imagine the long day) but it was worth it after having seen Sharapova, Henin-Hardin and Goran to name a few. It was fantastic, and we are on track to do it again next year.
My mom and Bronwyn came down to London for a weekend in July (mom’s birthday) and we did a couple of touristy things, including Footloose the musical. It was brilliant, like a blast from the past for me and I was happily singing along to the songs. Lawrence was lucky that there was no space for me to do the ‘The footloose dance’ a la Kevin Bacon.
We also took a day trip to Dover. All the brits look at us funny when we say that we did this. The standard response is ‘oh, I have been to Dover, when I took the ferry to France’. There is more to Dover than the ferry. To start, we went up to Dover Castle (killer walk, never ever believe a local when they say that it is a short walk). The castle was jam packed full of history and the highlight was the underground tunnels. These were built hundreds of years ago, and are actually built into the white cliffs. They were mostly used during the Second World War as secret military headquarters ( they advertise-visit the secret war times tunnel as if this is still a secret) from which they planned the rescue at Dunkirk and the Normandy landings. Thom- you would have loved this. Apart from the tunnels, the next best thing was the pub that we found; on the inlet which served the best mussels (trust us to always find the good food).
Other than that, we have been reasonably quiet. Work has been absolutely manic for the both of us, and weekends have been purposefully kept quiet. We are saving all of our energy for September, when Margo and Trevor are coming to visit. We are going on a road trip through Wales, which we are very excited about. One night in Manchester with my mom, 4 nights in various villages in Wales and then 2 nights in Birmingham with Trevor’s parents. Can’t wait to show them where we live and where we go etc….nice to share those kinds of things.
We hope that you are all well, missing you all very much.
L&G
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