Nils arrived in late September to our new but empty flat. Besides not having our usual creature comforts, Nils found a way to pass the time i.e. by not spending much time at home and most free time in Pubs (with free internet). Work is going well for Nils, and his role is becoming more defined. And more importantly, Nils decided we will be Chelsea Football supporters after intense research.
(Our Moving Lorry and soon to be towed Prius)
Anna arrived on the perfect day. Her travels went without a hitch, and she was welcomed by all of our furniture and the internet when she walked in the door (two things missing until 5 minutes before her arrival).Our early introduction to the UK hasn't been without some excitement, hence the title of our blog. In many ways you would expect, and many more which we are finding out everyday, England is very different than the US. For both good and bad experiences, the saying is "This is England." There are many more good things than bad. Please check out the theme song!
And finally, our wonderful cats arrived on October 26th thanks to the brave efforts of ViAnn and Ken. After being evacuated due to the Southern California fires, they amazingly guided themselves and quite a few animals over the course of a week: from Escondido, to the Del Mar Fair, on to the Vet (to allow Nessie and Jackson to travel), up to Irvine, then on to LAX, and finally were allowed back home, which thankfully wasn't hurt by the fires. This was a tough week, but we are so thankful for the technology which allowed us to continually stay in touch while so far away.
We have had a great time reuniting with fellow ex pats - Dan, Esther, Morgan, and Eric as well as recent visitors Christine and Bill. It has been fun experiencing London with them, and we look forward to many more visitors.
All in all, we are doing great and loving our new experience. We are so happy that our gang is back together again. Stay tuned for our adventures...
All the best,
Anna and Nils
*This is our first blog attempt, so please revisit soon and feel free to make suggestions.
13 comments:
Hey guys! So excited to read about all of your adventures. Glad things are going well and we can't wait to see some pictures. We missed you this weekend! Love, Jenn & Brady
1) I thoroughly support your support of Chelsea :)
2) I'm so glad you guys are settling in and enjoying yourselves! It must be so exciting. Keep the blog updates so we can all live vicariously through you!
best,
Chelsea
so fun!
I love the blog... I am excitd to visit soon! happy sunday!
love, M
I'm so glad you are blogging and allowing us all to share in your fun. Keep it coming...
Blimey! So many adventures in jolly old! We're glad you are all reunited and that you have internet. And we support your support of Chelsea - surely a great team. You can be dual football fans - since there was U.S. football in WEmbley stadium today (very soggy U.S. Football) Love the blog - send pix of your pastry creations. Love from Marg, Jerry, G&G FranTex (from FranTex' apt. in still smokey SD.)
Love that we can blog together! I miss you but this makes us seem closer!
Love,
Laura
Hey! I am glad to hear that all of you family members are reunited. I love your blog and am excited to keep up with your adventure. How exciting!!
Silver
I am so excited you have a blog....now I can keep up with everything :)
Heya !
So happy you've settled in and I'm glad my buddies Nessie and Jackson are safe. Hmm, I must now research futbol teams. I haven't even mastered the rugby teams of my Aussie pals, and now I've gotta learn soccer. Ay ya yaaaaye.
The Cure is playing Wembley in the later winter/early spring. Hmmmmmmmm...
Robby
Hi to all of you-Jackie and Nessie included. We love the blog and hope that our comment reaches you. not sure about the identity choice for us?
Love,
Mom S. and of course Dad S. too, Oliver barks hi!
Hi, just a word to let you know that we are on your blog, and I promise not to clog your blog!
Dad
We love your blog! Makes us feel so close! Ken wants some of your oatmeal cookies! See you tomorrow--can't wait! Love, Mom/Viann and Ken
Thinking about you two. So glad to hear that things are going well for you so far in London! You are definitely missed. So glad you created this blog so we can keep in touch. Great idea!!! xoxo - Kristin V.
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