Yes - to be us! How wonderful.....we have wonderful family and wonderful friends, and of course, each other. This week is all about being American. Yes - we at Burger King for the first time since leaving the States......no, it was not that good. We are better off without the King! In addition, we got a package from home: Juicy Fruit, Maple Syrup, Ramen Noodles, and Crazy Mix Up Salt!!! Juicy Fruit never tasted so good, but still doesn't last any longer than I remember. And Ramen Noodles taste good any time of day! This week I think Ramen lunches are in order.
In addition, we played tourist on more than one occasion. We went to see Avenue Q and Ghost Stories in the West End theatres. Avenue Q was completely amazing (we got our own box seats) and we would highly recommend it to anyone (at least people who don't easily offend). Ghost Stories, while not what we expected, was clever - we jumped a few times and they did a great job making the play scary; however, we would not want to see it again. If others are interested we recommend buying the cheap tickets; it is the same no matter where you sit!
On Saturday we went to Hampton Court Palace; it was beautiful and (obviously) historic. The grounds are amazing and the inside is like a huge maze; no wonder King Henry VIII could cheat on all his wives, they wouldn't have a clue where he was!!!
Then, on Sunday we went to the Nottinghill Carnival. It was awesome! Really. There were a ton of DJs (driving and located all around), great food, and a TON of people!!! I'm sure Ja'Nae will write more on this as her attention to detail is greater than mine :)
Anyway - for our last post; our mind changes daily. So, you never know (and neither do we) when we will come back to the states! We miss you all though!
Monday, 30 August 2010
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
To Be or Not To Be (In London) That Is The Question
This is Ja'Nae'....
How do I even start this blog? After 5 months of being in London we are already talking about going back to the States. That is really tough for me to say considering the fact that I really like it here. I love the amount of diversity, being able to travel cheaply across Europe, and I actually like my job (for now). But we are wanting a kid soon and it's not easy raising a kid in London. Childcare is outrageously priced and both of us would have to work to raise a family. Maybe my sister Jasmine would come out here and be our full time nanny! What a gig.
Before we left or even thought about leaving we had a plan that we would start the process of having a family in June (yes, around our original wedding date) and raise a family in our home in Ankeny. We had already had our initial consultation with the fertility clinic and were prepared to start the process in June.
Now the move to London has postponed those plans and the last week we have been talking about the next step in our lives. Beth was up the other nite until 3 am because she couldn't stop thinking about it.
I would be willing to work to stay and raise a kid here. But I know that I miss my home in Ankeny and would like to get another dog. I don't know....
It's a matter of do we stay? Do we go back to Des Moines? If we go back to DM, should we continue to rent out the house and live downtown since that will be as close to London as we'll get in Iowa. Or should we move to some place other than Iowa like California??
What's great about is that we have choices, but which one will we make?
How do I even start this blog? After 5 months of being in London we are already talking about going back to the States. That is really tough for me to say considering the fact that I really like it here. I love the amount of diversity, being able to travel cheaply across Europe, and I actually like my job (for now). But we are wanting a kid soon and it's not easy raising a kid in London. Childcare is outrageously priced and both of us would have to work to raise a family. Maybe my sister Jasmine would come out here and be our full time nanny! What a gig.
Before we left or even thought about leaving we had a plan that we would start the process of having a family in June (yes, around our original wedding date) and raise a family in our home in Ankeny. We had already had our initial consultation with the fertility clinic and were prepared to start the process in June.
Now the move to London has postponed those plans and the last week we have been talking about the next step in our lives. Beth was up the other nite until 3 am because she couldn't stop thinking about it.
I would be willing to work to stay and raise a kid here. But I know that I miss my home in Ankeny and would like to get another dog. I don't know....
It's a matter of do we stay? Do we go back to Des Moines? If we go back to DM, should we continue to rent out the house and live downtown since that will be as close to London as we'll get in Iowa. Or should we move to some place other than Iowa like California??
What's great about is that we have choices, but which one will we make?
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