August 14, 2014-September 3, 2014
14th- Today we got up early and hung out with
Larissa and Amelie. Then Larissa had to go to work so we went to the shops and
to the park and back then hung out with Amelie some more. We gave her dinner a
bath and put her to bed. Tim and Larissa came home and we had some wine and a
chat before bed.
15th- Today we had to stay home to wait for the
letter to arrive from America. Becky (Larissa’s sister) and Chris (her bf) came
and they went out the Tim, Larissa, and Amelie. We hung out and waited and
waited and waited. Nothing showed up. Larissa and Becky came back and sent us
off to the pub to meet up with Tim and Chris. We had a good chat and some
drinks but when we came back still no letter! L
16th- Today again we waited for the letter to
arrive. We stayed home and relaxed. Tim and Larissa came home and we had
pancakes for dinner and hung out before bed.
17th- Happy One Year Wedding Anniversary!! Today
we got up early and found out that Tim and Larissa had booked at table at the
place they ate at for their wedding day for us! It was so lovely. Tim started
the day by making us eggy bread (aka French toast). Then later on we went to
Valentina’s restaurant for a lovely Italian meal. Heavens got pizza and I got a
seafood pasta dish! YUM! Then Heavens got tiramisu and I got chocolate fondant
for dessert. We each had a glass of wine and of course Amelie loved the olives
so much we had to buy some for later. It was lovely. So nice of Tim and Larissa
to treat us on our anniversary. Then we went back home and read our 1 year
anniversary book that everyone at the wedding wrote in. It was cool to read
back and remember our special day. We hung out and watched Good Will Hunting
then skyped mom and went to bed. We really enjoyed our 1 year anniversary and
even though it wasn’t in America we had a lovely day!
18th- Today we waited again for our package and
finally it came!!!! We played with Amelie and bit and called the Embassy to
arrange a pick up for tomorrow. Then we went to the shops and took Amelie on
her scooter before coming back eating dinner and watching Shawshank Redemption.
19th- Today we were up early and hung out with
Larissa and our package was picked up!! YAY!! Nothing more to do but wait for
the visa!! We watched the Prestige and hung out then had dinner and went to
bed.
20th- Today we slept in and relaxed. We hung out
and went to the shops and when Amelie got home we did puzzles, ate dinner,
watched the Great British Bake Off before bed.
21st- Today we got up early with Amelie and took
her to the park. Then we went to the shops, did some puzzles, had a dance party
with sunglasses! Ate dinner and watched impractical jokers before bed.
22nd- Today we got up and got ready. After Tim
and Larissa looked at some day cares they came back and we decided to go
bowling. We got there early and Larissa and I played a game. Then we bowled.
Tim beat me by one point...he will never let me live it down. Then we played
again and Larissa beat all of us! We taught Amelie how to play and she was so
cute! Then we went to pizza hut for dinner and back home we skyped mom and dad
(he sorted a car out for us! YAY!!) then bed.
23rd- Today we got up early with Amelie and
played with her for a bit. We watched movies and did puzzles and built a
princess fort! Tim and Larissa came home and we had dinner then watched The
Notebook before bed.
24th- Today we got up early and got ready to go
into London for the Heavens Family Do. We met at Olympic Park with Mick, Dee,
Sarah, Todd, Tammy, Olive, and Wilbur. Tim and Amelie came with us. We had a
picnic with lots of food then we played catch for a bit until Tim came up with
the bright idea of a trust ball game.
You throw the ball at someone’s head and the other person catches it
before it hits you. Great idea until Tammy got distracted and Heavens got hit
in the head with the ball. Very funny but left a mark! We played some soccer
with the kids and ran around a bit. Then we decided to head to the park. We had
some ice cream and rode the scooter then played with the kids in the sand. After a while Mick wanted to see the Olympic
Swimming pool so we made our way there. It was 2 pounds just to go in and look.
No thanks! But Mick, Sarah, and Todd went. Then we said goodbye to Mick, Dee,
and Sarah and went into Westfield to find some dinner. We attempted to eat at
Jamie Oliver’s but they said it was too cold to be served outside so instead we
went to Strada. We had pizza and pasta and chatted a bit. Then Amelie started
to not feel very well. So we took her home and gave her some medicine. We
watched a new film with Bruce Willis although he was only in it for ten minutes.
Not such a good film. Then bed.
25th- Today we were up early and played with
Amelie. We made a princess fort and did puzzles. She still wasn’t very well so
she slept a lot. Then we had dinner, watched tv and went to bed.
26th- Today Larissa was off work. We got up early
and hung out with Amelie then Becky came over and they went to get us some
lunch. When they came back we all hung out eating a nice lunch and then played
Monopoly Deal. Tim came home and we had fajita’s then later Tim and Larissa
went out for a movie and we hung out.
27th- Today we hung out while Amelie was at
Christina’s. Then later we went to meet Clare in London at Brixton Market. We
went for a really nice and really cheap pizza then we walked around the market
a bit. We tried to find a place to go for ice cream but couldn’t find anywhere
nice so we went to the store and got some ice cream lol. Then we walked around
a bit more and found a nice little place for drinks and had a drink before
heading back to Tim and Larissa’s. There we watched the rest of the Great
British Bake Off before bed.
28th- Today we stayed in with Larissa all day as
we were waiting for Heaven’s passport to arrive and it did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we changed our flights for the 4th of
September, in one week!!! Tim and Larissa came home and we had dinner and some
wine to celebrate!!
29th- Today Tim and Larissa both began their
vacation so they were home! We helped them pack up their house and went through
some stuff with them. Then we hung out and relaxed all day.
30th- Today we went into Richmond with the intent
to go to London to meet Tammy but because there were problems with the trains
they couldn’t get to London. So we hung out in Richmond doing some bits then
went to Whole Foods for some Sushi and smoothies. Then we went home and relaxed
and hung out. Later that night Tim and Larissa went to dinner with Amelie’s
babysitter- Christina. So Heavens and I had fish and chips and watched some tv
before bed.
31st- Today Tim went out to see William and
Larissa, Amelie, Heavens, and I went into town to Snakes and Ladders to meet up
with Christina and the other children she watches for a goodbye party for
Amelie. They all played together in the soft area and we hung out. Gwilym
showed up later and we arranged to go out later in the week. Then we went home
and had dinner and relaxed.
1st- Today we helped Tim and Larissa pack their
things. We found a Disney puzzle of 1000 pieces! Of course we wanted to do it,
so did Amelie. So we literally spent all day doing it! But we finished!! YAY!
Then we skyped Mama USA, our final skype before arriving in AMERICA!!! Tim and
Larissa cooked a lovely Roast Dinner for us with some wine and we even ate with
Amelie. It was a lovely meal and a great way to spend time together. Later we
had dessert of Apple Crumble with Custard and we hung out watching tv before
bed.
2nd- Today we helped pack some more of the house
and hung out a bit. Then we went into town with Tim and Larissa and Amelie to
do some shopping and had a small picnic on the green. Then we came back and
hung out then had dinner and then Tim, Heavens and I went into Richmond to meet
up with Gwilym at his house. We had a few beers and chatted then went to the
pub for a few drinks. It was a great night!
3rd- Today is our last day in England. We spent
most of the day hanging out with Tim, Larissa, and Amelie. Then we skyped
Heavens Mum and Dad. We packed our bags and got our stuff ready for our flight
tomorrow. Later we had fish N Chips for dinner and watched the Great British Bake
Off together. It is going to be a hard but exciting day tomorrow.
These past 7 weeks have been wonderful spending them in
England with our English Family and even though we are really excited to be
going to America it is going to be hard leaving our family and friends here.
Until next time (next time being in AMERICA),
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