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My best friend is coming to visit me from Baltimore tomorrow, and I am more excited than before Christmas morning! Before she arrives, I thought I would give you all a glimpse into the beginning of our friendship…
When Courtney and I met, we were six years old, waiting for the big yellow school bus to [...]

I have to give credit to my Dad for finding this piece of useful information. (He asked me not to share it with Jock – I can see why after reading it. Jock, don’t read this entry below.)
Side Note: I apologize in advance for the content of this piece as it may offend certain people [...]

I’m thinking about PMS today (or PMT – premenstrual tension, as they call it here). Not only because I have a bad case of it today, but also just in general. Other than being completely annoying that once a month I have to put my boyfriend and myself through incredibly painstaking bouts of bad moods…I’m [...]

We started this journey with this MAL:

She then changed into this MAL:

And now, can be seen in or around Bristol as this MAL:

Thanks for hanging in through all the changes. I needed all the support I could get.
Stay tuned for more updates…

This entry could be called “Random Thursday Thoughts” (not to be confused with “Random Tuesday Thoughts” by 3 Bedroom Bungalow.)
Last year, I got here in December, so winter only lasted three or four months…max.
I had forgotten how long winter is! Last year, I said, “I don’t know why everyone complains about winter. I think it’s [...]

As much as I tempted him to reveal the location, he wouldn’t. It was going to be a surprise. I was intrigued. I can count the number of times I’ve been surprised on my pinkie finger.
As if there was a tree with lights and presents underneath it outside our bedroom door, I awoke early. Early [...]

Two of the three main rooms are finished, so without further ado, I present you: Our New Place! (In other words, if you are visiting me in England, this is where you will be staying. You have your own bedroom and bath. Hope you like it!)  First, our kitchen.

Then, our living area:
And, Finally, the only [...]

This whole New Year’s resolution to challenge myself even more with workouts has finally taken off. I am now truly a Lady who Lunches because surely all ladies who lunch buy themselves workout DVDs! Yes, it’s true. I have succumb to the good housewife’s saving grace of the workout DVD.
Which ones did I buy after [...]

These are some of the Google searches that people have done in the last 14 days to land on my blog. These searches either mean that I cover a wide variety of ideas or it means that I should surely narrow down my topics of discussion.  Just to give you an idea. I’ll categorize them [...]

It’s easy to look back on this year when someone asks how it went and say “Yeah, it has been fantastic. Ups and downs but fantastic.” Quick. Simple and two sentences. That’s what normally comes out. Sometimes I’ll do a bit of testing to see if they really want to hear how it was or [...]