We have returned to England . . . We arrived, wonder of wonder's, at Heathrow yesterday morning after a good trip. When we got to Kyle's house we dragged our suitcases into our rooms and then Bridget drove us into town for lunch. (Walking was out of the question after 24 hours with no sleep and standing an hour in the Q (line) for customs at the airport. When we got back we headed out to pick up Abby from her school. She looks WONDERFUL ! Then we met Roman at the play ground when he came home from the middle school that he attends. Roman has grown tall and is such a good looking young man. These two kids are just blossoming living here in England. It must be all the rain.
By the time we finished dinner last night the 4 of us were sooooo exhausted that we went to bed before the kids. That's pretty sad that I went to bed before the 6 year old.
We all slept like we were dead last night and woke up around 8 this morning. I guess we are all adjusted to the English time so there isn't any jet lag on this part of the journey. For breakfast today we all had bagels. Those would be the Florida bagels that Ger and I picked up on our way to the airport. Do you know how heavy 2 dozen bagels are? HEAVY ! I brought a large purse with me, more like a small suitcase, just for the bagels. That became my second carry on. Do you know how smelly 2 dozen bagels are when 6 of them are EVERYTHING bagels? SMELLY ! Every time I moved the bag it sent out a whiff of garlic and onion. Thankfully the vents on the plane kept the smell to a minimum.
When I woke up this morning Abby was waiting for me so she could come in and play. She jumped right into the bed with her arms full of baby dolls and stuffed animals. Once Roman discovered where she had disappeared to he joined us and became Doctor Roman for all the animals. Roman had to go out to religious education at the church in preparation for him making his first communion. This amazing child has done so much in the past year. He has learned an totally different language, been baptized in the Catholic church, learned to read and write and traveled the world with his family.
After Roman left Abby had to practice her piano for a few before she headed off with dad on her bike to go to her piano lesson. Ann, Jean, Ger and I left at the same time as Abby and Kyle and we walked into town dodging the rain drops as we went. AnnMarie had her hair styled just before coming on this trip so she was worrying about getting her hair wet on only the second day here Heaven forbid she shouldn't look like the fashionista that she is. Once we got to town we drifted in and out of shops until Kyle and Abby met us to go on the double decker Windsor bus tour. We got off at stop 4, the Windsor Castle Farm Shop where we had a great lunch of pastys and soup. Then it was back on the bus to finish the tour. Roman had to spend the day at home doing home work and when we returned Bridget looked like she was ready to kill him. Rather than doing his work he had spent the previous 3 hours asking when we were returning. When he finally finished his homework we all gave Kyle his birthday gifts to open. I think he liked his Mets shirts and I know he liked the bike carrier for his car that Bridget and the kids gave him. To top off the day we all walked around the block to the Prince Albert Pub for dinner where I met my friend
Sammy and her Bloke. I had met Sam the first time we were here and have kept in touch via email and face book. It was great to see her and she looked just wonderful. We shared a pint, had dinner with the family and returned to the house for birthday cake.
Ger is already asleep and I am writing this in the dark. The computer has erased bits and pieces of this blog about 4 different times so I am going to say good night.
More adventures to follow tomorrow, maybe even a visit to Windsor Castle!
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