In less than 48 hours I will be on a plane with my inlaws and the baby flying back to London! There is so much to do in such a short time. But at least having Mike and Pauline here will be quite helpful in getting the long chore list of things that need to be done before we leave.
I am excited to see Ben and for him to see all the new things Evelyn does now !
Today was Evelyns Baptism, she was a perfect baby :) both the minister and the many of the congergation said that she was the most cooperative and smiley baby they have seen during a Christening! It's true she is a very good baby I was so proud of her today.
Although it was a bit sad that Ben was absent the church arranged for the service to be recorded and we have a copy of DVD! It won't be amazing quality but it was so nice of them to do that for us so I could take a copy with me for Ben to see
I will be bringing it to Pembroke at Christmas for Bens family members who couldn't travel the distance today so they can view it as well.
Being at the cottage on Lake Erie for this happy event with so many family made for a wonderful way to close the last weekend of summer.
And I am really looking forward to the fall as we begin another chapter of our adventures living abroad!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Happy Birthday to Ben!
So today is Ben's 34th Birthday. He is in Paris right now until the 29th of August shooting location scenes for the film. I hope he's able to get out and see some of Paris while he is there, I so loved Paris when I went a few years back with Kerry Creelman. Oh today is also one year since Evelyn started cooking! ;)
So I just realized that today is only 16 days away from when we fly back to London!!! Wow the time here back at home has gone very quickly. This time when we fly back I am travelling with Ben's parents (Mike & Pauline) they are coming for a little visit. So going through the airport should be a bit easier with the extra sets of hands available and it also will be nice to have the help with the baby and the company to do some of the London sights along with too.
Oh and another Ben Shocker! (the shopping at Dior being the other one) Ben went to the 10 year shooting anniversary of the Harry Potter movies.
They have now been making those films for 10 years so any cast & crew who had worked on any of the movies was invited to a big party in London. So some of the crew on this movie, worked on a Harry Potter in the past and so Ben got to tag along as someone's plus one.
I guess it was quite the big deal and a very fun party because Ben did not go home until 7am! Yes 7am, he was awake and partying until 7am last Saturday night. I told him he was too old to do that these days, he somewhat agreed because he was hurting pretty bad when I talked to him on Sunday the day after..... although he said he had a very good time.
I am still in stunned shock because in all the years I have known Ben he has NEVER partied until 7 in the morning! I think perhaps 4am might have been latest before this.
So I just realized that today is only 16 days away from when we fly back to London!!! Wow the time here back at home has gone very quickly. This time when we fly back I am travelling with Ben's parents (Mike & Pauline) they are coming for a little visit. So going through the airport should be a bit easier with the extra sets of hands available and it also will be nice to have the help with the baby and the company to do some of the London sights along with too.
Oh and another Ben Shocker! (the shopping at Dior being the other one) Ben went to the 10 year shooting anniversary of the Harry Potter movies.
They have now been making those films for 10 years so any cast & crew who had worked on any of the movies was invited to a big party in London. So some of the crew on this movie, worked on a Harry Potter in the past and so Ben got to tag along as someone's plus one.
I guess it was quite the big deal and a very fun party because Ben did not go home until 7am! Yes 7am, he was awake and partying until 7am last Saturday night. I told him he was too old to do that these days, he somewhat agreed because he was hurting pretty bad when I talked to him on Sunday the day after..... although he said he had a very good time.
I am still in stunned shock because in all the years I have known Ben he has NEVER partied until 7 in the morning! I think perhaps 4am might have been latest before this.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
1 Week Later
So we have now been home one week from England. But it feels MUCH longer :(
So a couple things I wanted to mention was on the drive from our flat to the airport I saw a bit more of London than I had the entire time I was there lol... I saw the Thames River, a decorative bridge, lots of lovely streets & homes, as well as a traditional thatched cottage! Yes it made me very excited.
Now yes I had driven with Ben the route before when we arrived in England but for me it was like 5am my time so I slept the whole drive from the airport and missed seeing everything.
So it was nice to see it all this last time.
I also found out that sitting in the front passenger seat is FREAKY and very stressful I can't do it. It makes me feel very ill. Interesting that it wasn't the driving on the opposite side of the road that bothered me but more the feeling of sitting in the spot I usually drive from and not being in control of the car. Oh and round abouts are scary I don't understand them at all. Ben is a very good driver though and loves them!
I miss Ben. And adjusting to the time zone change was really tough on me! Evelyn did pretty good. But I really dragged and felt kinda crappy most of the week.
I have booked our tickets back to England we leave Aug 31st and come back Dec 3rd.
Unfortunately it looks like the movie will be going quite a bit overtime and Ben will be working there until the end of Jan 2011 :( Good news is at least they will pay for all the North American Crew to fly home for Christmas so Ben should have about 10 days off to come back here and be with Evelyn for her first Christmas as a family.
That's about it - Oh I have finally created a "Living in England" photo album on facebook so there are lots more photos of the flat and a few other randoms from the trip click: England Photos to see them!
So a couple things I wanted to mention was on the drive from our flat to the airport I saw a bit more of London than I had the entire time I was there lol... I saw the Thames River, a decorative bridge, lots of lovely streets & homes, as well as a traditional thatched cottage! Yes it made me very excited.
Now yes I had driven with Ben the route before when we arrived in England but for me it was like 5am my time so I slept the whole drive from the airport and missed seeing everything.
So it was nice to see it all this last time.
I also found out that sitting in the front passenger seat is FREAKY and very stressful I can't do it. It makes me feel very ill. Interesting that it wasn't the driving on the opposite side of the road that bothered me but more the feeling of sitting in the spot I usually drive from and not being in control of the car. Oh and round abouts are scary I don't understand them at all. Ben is a very good driver though and loves them!
I miss Ben. And adjusting to the time zone change was really tough on me! Evelyn did pretty good. But I really dragged and felt kinda crappy most of the week.
I have booked our tickets back to England we leave Aug 31st and come back Dec 3rd.
Unfortunately it looks like the movie will be going quite a bit overtime and Ben will be working there until the end of Jan 2011 :( Good news is at least they will pay for all the North American Crew to fly home for Christmas so Ben should have about 10 days off to come back here and be with Evelyn for her first Christmas as a family.
That's about it - Oh I have finally created a "Living in England" photo album on facebook so there are lots more photos of the flat and a few other randoms from the trip click: England Photos to see them!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
home
We are home safe and sound, BUT exhausted... my eyes are no longer focusing and I feel a headache coming on. I have many little things to blog but it will have to wait until after a much needed sleep! Now I am going to bed and taking my baby with me :)
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