That’s right, I FINALLY got Comet to fetch a tennis ball in the pool. That was a MAJOR accomplishment.

Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, and you all know my secret 4th of July shame, I figured I could use this board to advertise my side business! Let me know if you need to hire an Uncle Sam on stilts for your next event! I am available on weekends and major holidays! Now put yo hands up!

After finally finding a place to live this week, I settled in to….. find a place to live. Michael and I looked at the living space we are allotting ourselves with my chosen flat, and we think it might just be too small. Especially since we plan to have LOTS of guests (Right???). So set out to find something better. It is an arduous process because you never know what you’re going to find on the other end, and it involves a lot of walking, and frequently, you get a …

Friday, July 4th my flight departs from Phoenix, AZ. Jen has already been over in London for a month or so, but now it is starting to materialize for me. My Visa came on Friday, and now I am spending the weekend deciding what goes, what stays and what gets put in boxes for possible shipping at a future date. It is a moment where I reflect and wonder (albeit prematurely) how long it will be once I leave before I am back. What terms will I be back on, …

I was at work this morning and Hannah came by with a form and told me they’re doing drinks later…. and asked what I want.  The list included white wine, red wine, lager, coke or orange juice (the tick marks were, of course, almost exclusively in the top three categories). So I asked why we got drinks, and the answer is they give us alcohol now and again, usually around 3pm on Fridays to keep up morale!
So they came around at about 3pm and served our drinks (mine was more …

So I got an email from the Visa office today. My Visa is ready and on the way. It should be here tomorrow. That’s it. That is the final piece. Then it is scheduling a flight and going to London, packing up and going. It is finally getting real to me, and when I have that passport back in hand tomorrow with a nice embossed foil work Visa, it will be go time. I know Jen will be happy to read this, but probably stunned that it only took a …

Part of the process of moving to London is that I won’t be able to bring my desktop and large monitor. That is over 60 pounds of machinery that is now down to about 6.2. It will take a little getting used to not having the screen real estate and power, but I liken it to our move. We’re shedding square footage, a majority of our closets, iphones, cars and a lot of other items. Either way the distinct advantage of its portability should come in handy as we traipse …

Man am I clever! Anyway, as you may have guessed from my clever title, I sold the Honda Fit, and although Syed drove a hard bargin, at the end of the day, we had a great chat about religion, business, politics and why America is still the best country in the world. Money aside, this guy was so pro America he made me feel like I was taking the USA for granted. If that is the case, I’m sure I will be blogging all about it soon enough.

Jen and the …

My Grandma Dana died a few months ago. She had a good long life, and it was the right time for her to go, but still sad. Michael and I had recently returned from a trip to Spain, and we were both at death’s door ourselves. I was coughing up blood from tearing my lung (from excessive and uncontrollable coughing), and Michael had pneumonia. It was awful, and I have literally never been so sick in my life. Of course this is all leading up to the fact that I …

Yesterday I went out with my fancy French friends to brunch around 3pm. Brunch, by the way, consists of a meat or veggie option of the same dish. My veggie version contained 2 eggs, sunny side up, 4 triangles of buttered toast, beans, crispy mushrooms, some kind of mashed potato thing, and about 10 slices of broiled cheese. It was good, but really greasy and filling. I could only eat about half. I would KILL for a pancake right now.
After brunch we went home for a little rest to get …