Moving Out, Moving On

Well, I'm all moved in with my friend, Michelle. We seem to be getting along quite well except for the times we end up talking to the wee hours of the morning. It's really been a good experience so far. We quite enjoy each other's company.

Last weekend I went and saw Miss Potter at the cinema. If you haven't seen it yet, you MUST! It's all about the life of Beatrix Potter as an author and personally. It's fantastically well done and I highly recommend it.

Very excited as my birthday is right around the corner. I have chosen a delightful little Italian restaurant in Uxbridge called Nonna Rosa's and all my friends are going to meet me there to celebrate (well, the friends who live in London, anyway). It's right on High Street just a couple of blocks from my house. The food is AUTHENTIC Italian, and the ambiance magical! I will have to take some pictures to post later. It's all low ceilings and dark wood in this fantastic old building built back in... oh, I have no idea. It's just OLD!!!

A Way With Words

On my recent sojurn Up North, I discovered something about the English. They love to give things really weird names.

One you can view here in all it's glory. Oh, yes. This is a REAL street name in the fair city of Lincoln.

Other wonderous examples of the British naming genius are towns such as Scunthorpe, Scunby, Spittal in the Road (I kid you not!) and Glusburn. I seriously don't know where they come up with these things. And neither do they, apparently. My friend whom I was visiting had no idea why these towns had such... creative names.

Here's some other pictures of my visit North.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a very happy New Year! May 2007 be the best year ever!

I spent the long weekend with a friend up north. The picture is of me in a sweet little town called Lincoln. There are loads of cute little shops, most of them filled with Belgian chocolates. Excellent taste, these British.

For those of you not up to date, I just wanted to let you know of Big Changes that have taken place in my life over the past couple of months.

Without going into a lot of detail, Marco has decided he no longer wishes to be married. So, by the end of February, we will have moved our separate ways. I, however, have decided to stay here in England. I absolutely love it here and it truly feels like home.

I have made several wonderful friends and am becoming more and more involved in the community. This Christmas I had the fantastic opportunity to volunteer with the Basket Brigade... a charity that puts together baskets of food and delivers them to needy families throughout London. It was such a wonderful opportunity and really made me appreciate what I have!

I spent Christmas with some lovely friends from South Africa. We had a nice meal of chicken, ham, veggies, roasted potatoes, and rice. Then we hung out and watched movies, played games, and talked until all hours.

As I mentioned, New Year was spent up north. It was fantastic seeing a different part of the country. Though it was horribly cold and windy!

I am so looking forward to an amazing year! I will keep you all posted on my adventures. Look for a trip to Ireland this spring and a trip to France early summer!

I love you all! HAPPY NEW YEAR!