Such a good birthday so far!! Both sets of parents sent me flowers and my sister made me a photobook of all our pictures. My best friend got me the wine glass that Robin has in How I Met Your Mother that fits a whole bottle of wine :D Benji is currently baking me “the perfect cake” and the sun is shining. :)
(Source: annakura, via loving-oxytocin)
Here are some pictures from my trip to Peasenhall, Suffolk with my host family!
My best-friend from home and I in London on St. Patrick’s Day!!
Jasper (my host-family’s new pup) was the best in the class last night at his first puppy-school session. I’m so glad to see that all my training efforts aren’t wasted! He’s quite a smart little guy, already sitting, staying, coming, etc. He hasn’t quite grasped the concept of lie down but at ten weeks old I think he’s pretty impressive.
Other than the puppy, things are still awesome in my life. I’m loving England more and more every day, especially now that the weather is just beautiful. Went to London on Saturday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with my friends. It was a total blast and I even tried Guinness for the first time. We met some other au pairs in our hostel; two austrians and a french girl. They were lots of fun. I got to see my best friend Hannah too. The next day I finally made it to Portobello Market for the first time. I basically fell in love. Ate delicious doughnut waffles and tried so many samples at the food stalls. Can’t wait to go back!
I should likely start thinking about making dinner now, so I’ll end this post. Ta-ta for now!
I want to go on an adventure, someone come with me, please.
I have left the house once since Saturday..
Why? Because of our new puppy! He needs to be let out like a bajillion times a day, and can’t really stay in his crate for more than twenty minutes. So guess who gets to stay at home all day? Me! If he wasn’t so damn adorable this would really suck. But he is pretty much the most adorable creature on the planet so its not so bad. I’ve decided to watch AFI’s top 100 films, so thats keeping me occupied. I’m so happy its the weekend though.
The newest addition to my host family, Jasper the cockapoo!
Me at Loch Ness. :)
So its been a while…
Sorry I haven’t posted in ages! Things have certainly been busy. I’m having such an amazing time here, I can hardly believe I’ve already been here for over four months.
I just got back from a three night trip to Edinburgh. First time traveling all by myself for the entire trip. It was a great experience. Day one I toured the city, walked all day long then climbed up to the summit of Arthur’s Seat, a big dormant volcano. The views of the city were stunning. Day two I went on a day tour to the Highlands and Loch Ness. So gorgeous. The weather was a balmy (for February) 11 degrees, and sunny! Such good luck. My tour guide was so nice and funny, and I met some great people. Then that night I went on a pub crawl with the hostel. It was so much fun, even got to meet some Canadians! And I got to use my french with some swiss people. The music in venues in Edinburgh is definitely better than in Cambs. All in all, Edinburgh is such a cool city.
Other than that, not much exciting has been happening. Missed the kids this week, they were off skiing (Ben with his dad and Zoe with school). It was nice to have the week off but I didn’t realize how much I’d actually miss the kiddos.
I’ve met so so so many new people. My two absolute best friends here are Sven from Germany and Johanna from Finland. But I love all the friends I’ve met here. They come from all over and are all so great. We take over Starbucks or our favourite pub every weekend and its like a model UN :P
I’ve started to realize how becoming an au pair was pretty much the best decision I’ve made in my life. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has to bring! (hopefully better weather haha.)
