Saturday, April 30, 2011

April 30th

30 April 2011- Dau 270

Saturday

Today was ward day at the London temple. Beautful day! Beautiful people!




Perfect day!

April 29th

29 April 2011- Day 269

Friday

Today was the day of the ROYAL WEDDING! So anything and everything today was connected to it. Even Chilham village square was decked out for the celebration.



Fun time to be in England!

April 28th

28 April 2011- Day 268

Thursday

Today I was watching way too much 24 and trying to be productive for school. I forgot to take a picture until I was headed up to bed. This is what I saw when I walked upstairs.



Annie is awesome!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

April 27th

27 April 2011- Day 267

Wednesday

I got to go to the temple with the Littlewoods, and adventure with the kids whilst the parents were inside. It was awesome.




Children have a wonderful spirit about them. It made our trip to the temple exciting and new for me.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

April 26th

26 April 2011- Day 266

Tuesday

Recently Jesse has got me addicted to the TV show "24." Today we finished the first season. HOLY CRAP... such a stressful show to watch! I had so many crazy suspenseful dreams.



I am not sure how many seasons I can watch and keep my sanity. It's too good.

April 25th

25 April 2011- Day 265

Monday

Today was a really silly day; however, the silliness started in the evening. I swear there was a gas leak in our home. We were all giggly, and tired, and non-sensical. I took a few pictures but I really don't know what was going on that was so funny.




Jesse has a cartoony face at times.

Monday, April 25, 2011

April 24th

24 April 2011- Day 264

Sunday

Today was Easter Sunday and it was a lovely day. To checkout the details on the day you can see the post here but I will just highlight some of my fav's for the day.

#1 I got to be the Easter Bunny and bring goodies to my house mates. (The chocolate in the cake pan is for Annie, and the chocolate in the pie dish is for the Thorsons. I thought it was fitting.)



#2 Annie finally took a picture of her favorite way to wear socks. That's right... only on one foot. She does this on purpose.



#3 The Potters came to dinner, and entertained us for the evening. (In this picture Heather is trying to be Jesse. Heather is the girl on the right side of the picture.)

Saturday, April 23, 2011

April 23rd

23 April 2011- Day 263

Saturday



Today we got to puppysit the puppies and Tilly for the Plunketts. They are so cute, and I know I shouldn't have favorites but the little boy. (the lightest one) was born with a clubbed foot*, and once I learned that he instantly became my favorite. They have casted his food, and are slowly correcting the curvature of his foot. He's just so cute, and such a little fighter.

* For those of you who don't know, I was born with clubbed feet, and had to have corrective surgery on my feet when I was an infant.

April 22nd

22 April 2011- Day 262

Friday



Today was our day of Adventure in Whitstable with the Potters. We had a lot of fun, that will be blogged about soon, but I just love this picture of me and Esther. She's awesome!

April 21st

21 April 2011- Day 261

Thursday



Today is my Dads 52nd birthday. He's an awesome man, and I wish I could have spent the day with him. But alas, he is in California and I am here in England. But we did have an American meal of hamburgers and watermelon. It also made me think of him.

Love you Dad!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

April 20th

20 April 2011- Day 260

Wednesday

We were in a weird mood tonight. So Jesse and Annie had to do impressions of one another.

First is Annie being Jesse. Second is Jesse being Annie being Jesse.
Third is Jesse being Annie. Fourth is Annie being Jesse being Annie.






Kathleen also gave us her wonderful impersonation of a squirrel from Kensington Gardens... they are fearless.

April 19th

19 April 2011- Day 259

Tuesday

Today was another gorgeous day. So we played outside. I also found the collage option on picnik.com so I was able to post 4 pictures much easier.

Top left: The poor beat down trampoline. It has been well used these past few days.
Top right: The main house on the property. It is amazing.

Bottom left: Americas favorite sport!
Bottom right: Baseball times with a view of the Chilham church.


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

April 18th

18 April 2011- Day 258

Monday

Today the Littlewoods came over to play, and James became my best friend. He's just a chill little man. I love him! The rest of the family is okay too.

Just kidding I love all of you! James, Elanor, Esther, and John! You all are amazing.

April 17th

17 April 2011- Day 257

Sunday

Today was just such a beautiful day that I had to take a picture of the blossoms around the train station, and near home.

April 16th

16 April 2011- Day 256

Saturday

Jesse finally made us his "Guinness Bread" It was really good, even though it didn't look so good. Carbs are yummy!



Friday, April 15, 2011

April 15th

15 April 2011- Day 255

Friday

Today Kathleeny made an awesome chocolate cake! I only got one piece because I'm not allowed carbs after 6. (Jesse is now my personal trainer.)

I also got a cool picture of the sunset, and our wall of windows. I LOVE OUR HOME!




April 14th

14 April 2011- Day 254

Thursday

Kathleen and Annie made dinner for our evening with the Plunketts.

I am so lucky to live with two AMAZING cooks!

They motivate me to workout more.

On the menu tonight: rhubarb tart, chicken marsala, and a yummy salad.





April 13th

13 April 2011- Day 253

Wednesday

Kathleen makes an awesome pie! I used to not like pie so much, but now I'm addicted! This one was rhubarb.... yum!

April 12th

12 April 2011- Day 252

Tuesday

This is my crazy family right now. This was at the end of our sushi night.


Monday, April 11, 2011

April 11th

11 April 2011- Day 251

Monday

The Thorsons came back from France and they bought me a present. Aren't these the coolest socks EVER! I love them!






Also today is Ella's birthday! I love this lady and can't wait to have more adventures with her! I wish I could be near you so I could spoil you! Happy Birthday beautiful!

April 10th

10 April 2011- Day 250

Sunday

Annie and I watched the best show ever tonight! We watched series 1 and most of series 2 of "Outnumbered." It's awesome!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

April 9th

9 April 2011- Day 249

Saturday

Today Annie and I had a bit of a date. We made sushi, and watched old episodes of "So You Think You Can Dance: Season 6", since we've given up on the English version of "So You Think You Can Dance."

April 8th

8 April 2011- Day 248

Friday

The weather has made such a turn for the summer that I got to break out the flip flops! Woohoo! I am so excited for the warmer weather!



It was so lovely out today I read scriptures on the trampoline!

Awesome day!

April 7th

7 April 2011- Day 247

Thursday

My brain was still mush, and yet I got to teach enrichment. I caught this picture on my way to the bus stop. Look how cute the baby cows are!!! So lovely.

April 6th

6 April 2011- Day 246

Wednesday

I turned in my paper!!! woohoo!!! Today was also an awesome day because Sister Kinjo made us sushi! So so good. Annie was watching, learning, and salivating!



It was soooooooooo good!

I love sushi!

April 5th

5 April 2011- Day 245

Tuesday

This has been a stressful couple of days, and Dr Pepper has been my life blood. It helped me focus and stay awake!



Gah... so much caffeine!

Monday, April 4, 2011

April 4th

4 April 2011- Day 244

Monday

It seems that no matter how hard I plan the essays don't come together till the end. My 5000 word paper is due on Wednesday by 4pm. It's down to crunch time.



Let's just hope it comes together well! I'll keep my fingers crossed for luck!

April 3rd

3 April 2011- Day 243

Sunday

Caught a sibling moment between Jesse and Tara.



Jesse learned that Tara had never seen "A Knights Tale" and decided to remedy that.

I do love that movie.

April 2nd

2 April 2011- Day 242

We have been blessed with incredible weather! I caught this amazing sunset, and thought it was a perfect picture for a day that we got to hear the words of the apostles.



General Conference in amazing, and we are so lucky to be able to watch it on our computers, even if there is a 7 hour difference! Conference ending at 11pm is a bit of an oddity though.

April 1st

1 April 2011- Day 241

Friday

I took a break from work today and went into Ashford to the outlet malls with Jesse, Kathleen, and Tara. To our great excitement we found Krispy Kreme donuts! Yummy!



We bought a dozen! They didn't last the day.

March 31st

31 March 2011- Day 240

Thursday

Today is the day that Duckie arrived! (Jesse's little sister Tara.) I caught a picture of Kathleen on her way to the Heathrow airport! Isn't Kathleen cute!



Little did we know how much of an adventure that trip would be.

March 30th

30 March 2011- Day 239

Wednesday

Yes another studying picture. I think my brain has turned into mush! So much reading... so many studies... so many opinions. I just wish I had a strong one of my own.



School is a zoo since everything is due next week. I found a little corner in the arts building to study and read.

March 29th

29 March 2011- Day 238

Tuesday

Today was a LONG day. I got up too early, and didn't get home til late. Lots of lecture time, and lots of reading for my paper due next week.





I was grumpy and tired for a lot of the day, but then I had to mentally slap myself. I'm in England, I have no right to be sad! I think my temperament will turn for the better once I hand in my work.

March 28th

28 March 2011- Day 237

Monday

Today was one of our missionaries last day here in the Canterbury ward. She was being transferred, so we had them allround for dinner. We were excited that they got to see a bit of the grounds before they ate. We've talked all about our adventures on the grounds, but the sun usually set too early for them to see anything. That was until today. It was a beautiful sunny day. Sadly I forgot to take any pictures of Sister Ritchie, but I did get a cool one of the window by my bed.



I was trying to be productive and start working on the essay do next week. Sadly I wasn't too productive!