Anyways, during my last trip home to the US (beginning of June), there were several people who made clear their dis-satisfaction with my blog writing frequency. I guess it is easy for me to forget that there are actually people who enjoy reading about my happenings. For that reason, I am back! I will not promise to write every day or every week, but I will promise that when we do something worth writing about, you will be the first to know.
So, what has happened in the last two months you ask?
I will not go into much about work. We have been deep in the business creation process and will continue to be for the next few months. We are still on schedule to open sometime early next year. When we do, I will tell you all about it.
Liz and I did go back to NY in the end of April. She went back a couple weeks before me to take care of some things. There were not really many points of the trip. The main reason for the trip originally was to bring Nigel to the UK. Add that to a little time to relax and a little time to play golf, sounds like a recipe for success!
We did have some time in NY to relax, which was great. It was Liz's birthday while we were there, so we got to go to one of our old favorite restaurants for that. For those of you who live in NY, Prime in Huntington is worth every penny every time!
The golf was a bit of a challenge. I have heard my entire life how bad the weather is in London. Everybody thinks that it rains all of the time. Frankly, I have been here for the last five months and the weather has been, at most times, great. Anyway, I fly to NY right at the beginning of May, usually one of the nicest times of year, to play golf. What happens when I get there? The weather is cold and rainy for the better part of my trip - of course. The last couple days I was there were nice, so of course I made the best of it. I also got a chance to make a trip up to Boston one night and see a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Being a lifelong fan of baseball, that was a real treat. It was as great as I expected it would be. The Red Sox lost - I was really sad about that.....oh yeah.
The Nigel situation also got a bit more complicated. Like I said before, our initial reason for going home was to bring Nigel back to the UK. So, got an apartment that is dog friendly, got a dog who has passed the six month UK pet process, and we have a flight. All sounds good until the vet puts the big ka-bash on the situation. Nigel is working through some medical issues and the doctor did not recommend the long, stressful flight. No major problems - have no fear, the Nigel Christmas card will be back with a fury for years to come! We just had to realize that he wasn't a young man anymore. That combined with the caution from the vet, we decided it would be best for him to stay in NY....at least for now. It is unfortunate, but it is for the best. Before we left, we hooked him up with a new fence at his Grandma's house. Now, at least he can be let out and roam around on his own. In the past, he has had to be on a leash outside every time. I have heard he has been having fun chasing rabbits, so he sounds happy with the situation.
That was about it for the trip back to the US. Well, it was all good until the day before I had to leave. I tried to check into my flight and soon realized that due to a misunderstanding on my part, my entire flight had been cancelled. I will spare you the story, but let's just say, it was a really expensive lesson!
We have been back for a couple of weeks. Last weekend was actually a government holiday weekend here, just like Memorial Day in the US. So, being that I am working in the office, I had a three day weekend. We decided we would make use out of the long weekend and we took off to explore one of the sites that the UK has to offer. We went to a place called Bath.
The trip to Bath was great. We took off early on Saturday morning on the train (about 1.5 hours away) and stayed through Monday afternoon. Bath is a gem in the middle of the country. It is touristy, but it is worth it. It is called Bath because there is a 2000 year old Roman Bathhouse there. There are hotsprings that the Roman's built the bath around and it is all still there. The whole complex was quite amazing.....real history. There is also a huge church there called Bath Abbey which was really cool too. Liz had fun taking pictures. I will update the slideshow soon. Along with the history, bath is a place full of great shops and restaurants. Bath also happened to be a short hour away from Stonehenge. We took an afternoon and saw that too. It was actually pretty amazing, especially since it was to basic. It was cool! It was really a great way to spend the weekend!
That is what has been happening here. I will be in Philadelphia at the end of June for a week for work, for those who are tracking my travels!
Look forward to keeping you all in the loop again!
Scott
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