Friday I went for friends with my friend Wynne. somehow I keep going out with them on the first Friday of every month and it totally works out for me! It's called "First Friday's" and their company gives them the company credit card and they all go drink! I always get invited and drink for free! Anyhoo, it was lots of fun. Lots of smoking (cough cough) but fun.
Saturday I met a friend from work, Pamela, and we went to Oxford for the day. Basically Oxford is a college town. It's got like 39 little campuses around the town. All bordered with these great medieval looking walls. It was "degree day" so I couldn't get into most of the colleges. Each have a porter at the door and you have to paid admission to get in or show your student id. Only one college was open so we went in there. Each one is really quaint and very very pretty. But the main reason we went was to see Blenheim Palace. So we took a bus to Woodstock and when there. It was the birthplace of Winston Churchill. It was kinda interesting cause the Duke of Marlborough lives there now but someone in his family married a Vanderbilt so you could see the US connection. And the Biltmore was owned by the Vanderbilt's...blah blah. Pretty cool. Great tour. Very beautiful.
Yep, that is little me standing in front of this huge place. Look closely!
I got back and my friend Wynne and her flatmates were having a "girls night". So I went over there and we had wine and cheese and lots of pizza. It was sooo good. We watched "How to lose a guy" and "About a boy". It was lots of fun. I am really getting to know all of Wynne's friends and one is planning a wedding. So I brought her all my wedding magazines and she loved them. Ahhh, American magazines are the best!
I took pictures of this weekend but got a new computer and I need a card reader. Kari and Jarrod are bringing one when they come to visit. Pictures to come soon!
Sunday I left Wynne's, got ready and we when to Spitafields Market. A great open shopping market open on the weekends. I bought my mom and sister Mother's day gifts. Later than evening....We planned a surprise dinner for our boss, Kim (a dude). He is t he main cheese here at the desk and is going to be the Johannesburg buro chief. So Robin, his wife and anchor at CNNI, came to dinner and we totally surprises him. There was about 10 of us there. We had lots and lots of wine. Great English food and then more wine. I was quite tipsy but found my way back home on the bus. I was kinda worried cause they are all adults and "grown-ups". I was kinda worried I wouldn't have much to talk about but I did. And in the middle of it all, Kim and his wife announced they were pregnant so that was lots of fun. Blah Blah Blah, it was really fun.
This week was kinda stressful with work but only one more week till my family comes. Kari and Jarrod come a week from today.
Most exciting news: Kari, Jarrod and Mat will all be here at the same time. How fun!
Saddest news: A bit homesick for little Chloe. She calls me and we chat. She mostly babbles on. She can spell her name and it's so cute! She is soooo excited about school.
No wedding crap to report. Mat is in Florida for a wedding this weekend. Kinda bummed that I missed my co-worker Jen's wedding last weekend and now this on in Florida. Hopefully Mat will take some pictures. On the plus side, Mat is losing crazy amounts of weight! He is working out like every single day (even on the weekends) and is super proud! He looked alot more healthy when he was here last and now he has lots even more weight! He has inspired me to kick up my training for the triathlon so I swam twice this week. And went running twice this week in addition to my 45 min powerwalks to work. Yahoo!
So this weekend...
Tonight I am going on for drinks with the entire London buro. Like I said, the main cheese here is going to be the Johannesburg buro chief. So we are all getting drink and whooping it up tonight. Also the other friend (not from work) has her fiance in town and she wants us all to meet him. Decisions Decisions!
Saturday my plan is to go to Hampton Court Palace
Sunday my plan is to go to a cookout, hosted by my friend Maria, in Hampstead Park. Did you know that you can't grill in a public park here?? What a travesty! Quite a random rule and I will find out more about it this weekend.
Hope you all have a nice weekend!!
To see pictures, go to this address...
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=172lev31.2r8518ep&x=1&y=-lond2w
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