Sorry I have not written for so long. Apparently time moves much faster in the UK because it feels like I just wrote last week! But, I must admit that my mind has been elsewhere. My mind has been focused on my lovely wife finally arriving in the UK....and now she has!
I picked Liz up at the airport on Thursday night. Her flight was all good, and even on time. She has an interesting story about a crazy man on her flight who was checking out all of the exit doors and being overly mysterious, but that is a story for her to tell!
Once we got home we celebrated her arrival (finally) with some champagne and a trip to the proper pub down the road. I mean, what would you expect? I am some kind of hopeless romantic.....hahahahahaha!~
We spent a the last couple of days settling in together.
Friday was all about showing Liz around Ealing (our town). I had to give her the lay of the land and show her what was what. I showed her around and we ended up at another local proper pub for lunch....a great place! I assure any of you who end up visiting, you will end up here. Great atmosphere, great beer, great food (excellent foie gras for all you liver enthusiasts)!
On Saturday, we had a combination tour of London. We started in Central London trying to find a particular store that carries all kinds of stuff for the house. We were unsuccessful, but of course I had a backup plan....
We ended up at the biggest, newest, nicest mall in London (which just happens to be five tube stops from our house). I think I satisfied all of Liz's mall demands....being that it as an absolute world class mall! Frankly, I don't think that I have ever been to a nicer mall. We stopped and enjoyed one of the mall's finer offerings, a champagne bar in the middle of the mall. It was a really unique offering that was packed. Based on the prices they charged, that business is doing just fine! Either way, it was a great stop - especially Liz who loves champagne. We ended the day off with some quality Greek food!
Today's plan was to hit Oxford Circus in the heart of Central London. For those of you who do not know, this is the absolute shopping and fashion capital of the UK. Not much my cup of tea, but there is someone in my family who likes it....
We made it but unfortunately half-way through our day, it started pouring. Hmmm. London, rain, what??? Yeah, it was supposed to be nice all day, but is stormed, and we were in the middle of it. We ended up getting soaked and ended up ending our day early. It was all good though because it gave me a chance to get home and cook a nice dinner.
Life is all good now. For the first time in five months, Liz and I are together in a somewhat usual situation! It might be unusual right now, but eventually, this will be normal. I am a very happy man!
I promise more regular updates going forward! If you don't get them, it is Liz's fault!
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Hey Liz...welcome to London!!! I hope we will hear what you are up to. Such as, do you have a job over there? How are the two of you coping with the small European appliances? And isn't life without a dryer fun..NOT! Now you can really be newlyweds.
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