Laura had emailed us near the beginning of January to see what the middle of February looked like for us. We told her no one was coming then and that we’d love for her to visit. We didn’t hear back from her for a bit, and figured she couldn’t make it. Imagine, then, our happy surprise when she emailed about a week before her flight to see if that would still work for us! She flew in Saturday, February 9th and stayed for just under a week.
Laura was here for the worst of British weather. She arrived the day after the big snow storm, and the entire week was cold and raining. A lot. At least it was authentically English! To add to the warm welcome of her first day, Nick and I both had pretty bad colds. We figured it would be alright because she’d just want to sleep her first day, but she was ready to hit the ground running Saturday morning! I think Nick and I went to bed before her that night – I don’t know how she does it!
Despite our illness and the terrible weather, we had an amazing time. We did mundane things, like grocery shopping, cooking dinner, and singing along to very random songs together, and more exciting things like great day trips, eating table-sized naan, and drinks at the ‘famous’ Jam House. I only worked one of the days she was here, so we were able to ride trains around the countryside together. As our first American visitor to come specifically to visit us, she was the guinea pig for communal living and random day trips, most of which turned out well! We visited:
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2 comments:
Saw Jan last night at book club and she told me you had posted. Really enjoyed reading about your recent activities and seeing the pictures. The museum with the dress up clothes may not have seemed worth it, but believe me the pictures of Nick signing the declaration of independence were priceless. Enjoyed all of it. love, Mom
Thanks Lauren and Nick for being such great hosts! I had such a fabulous time, even with the traditional English weather! ;) I really enjoyed seeing what you are up to and spending some quality time with you two! Thanks again - I REALLY enjoyed it!
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