On the actual 4th of July we went to a pub that came highly recommended from a few of Jeff's American colleagues, White Horse. Once we got there, it was clear why they recommended it... It was full of Americans :) haha But really there American flags flying for the celebration, there were american microbrews, and the pub actually serves you (vs you going back up to the bar to be served). They had a huge grill area where they were cooking up some hamburgers, hotdogs, corn on the cob.. all our favorite cookout items! We had a lovely evening and will definitely be back!
The 4th was the start of this 'heat wave' they speak of. It feels like a wonderful North Carolina spring day to me :) It certainly made it feel more like summer than we first arrived! Hopefully it is here to stay for a while. Interesting story on the news though... Londoners are so not use to the heat that they had a spike of emergency calls on Saturday of 33%. The contributed the increase to people drinking during the day and then becoming dehydrated in the evening and the sun catching up to them!
Friday all 18 of our boxes of stuff arrived at our flat at 830 am! Needless to say that I spent all day trying to unpack and find places to put everything. Lesson learned... we have a lot of stuff that we don't need! I re-arranged the closet like 3 times trying to get everything to fit and I ironed a ton of shirts. I was able to fit everything in though... the key is to go vertical. Here is a picture during the middle of the unpacking!
Saturday we went with Jeff and Giorgio to their friends 4th of July party. Jennifer and Neal live a little further out of London and had a gorgeous house to host the party! Jennifer is originally from the States, so she went all out on the decorations. I loved them all! The ballons, the red, white and blue star banners, the USA banner, super cute daisies, and all the table decorations :) The food was just like a good ol' fashion cookout too! The classic hotdogs, hamburgers, coleslaw, potato salad, broccoli salad, cheesecake, a flag shaped angel food cake with strawberries, watermelon slices and oreos! As you can tell.. I ate way too much, but it definitely made it feel more like summer and a true celebration. Thank you so much for having us!
Sunday was a little more low key with more unpacking and watching history being made with the men's final match at Wimbledon. We made it through the last box of kitchen dishes and got them all washed, dried and put away. The match between Murray and Djokovic will be talked about for years to come! It was the first time in 77 years a Brit won the tournament. The Queen herself called Andy and congratulated him for his win. His win was retweeted over 55,000 times! It has been all over the papers and news programs. Pictures of the match are everywhere... from the many different emotions his girlfriend experienced throughout the match, to moments after his win where he is on his knees in centre court to when he climbs the stands for celebrator hugs and almost forgets to hugs his mum! For a girl that didn't know much about tennis beforehand... she has a whole new appreciation for the sport now :) Jeff of course loved every minute!
Monday I took a little day trip to Bath to look at potential wedding venue. It was an adventure of its own because it my first time leaving the city.. much less the trip was by myself. It was a cute historic hotel with lovely views of the country side and of course the city is full of history! We are still talking through what we are looking for on our big day... so no pictures for now. I am sure we will figure it out soon though! All this free time on my hands.. certainly helps me get more ideas (not sure if that is a good thing or not though!)
Today I am off for more errands for the flat, exploring a new yoga studio, and movie in the park tonight! Hope everyone has a lovely day!
Sounds wonderful!! I love the pic of the flat, I am sure we will see more soon. You seem to be staying pretty busy to me. I was going to suggest some social groups to go out and see some of London with but you guys are out and about all the time!! So does it seem more solid for a English wedding?! Othermommy talked to me the other day on her way to the beach and was excited about the trip, and I told other daddy that the flight from NY would not be any longer than his flights from here to Vegas!! I am pumped!
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