Sorry I am a bit behind in my postings. I've been a little busy getting all the cards and packages wrapped and mailed in time for the holidays. Yesterday was my last trip (I think) to the base post office and everything should be headed west. I will try to do a better job keeping you up-to-date via this blogsite and TRY to post every Friday.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We did! We had our first guests in our home and had a wonderful visit. Our dear friends, the Henderson's, came for a 5 day trip. We met the Henderson's in Utah and attended Southside Church of Christ with them. Danny is a civilian employee currently stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. They arrived Tuesday night and we had a fun and busy weekend with them.
On Wednesday, we just spent time around the house, took them to the base(s), thrift stores and around the area. We spent lots of time talking, laughing and catching up.
Thursday morning we woke up early to get ready for our big day in London. We drove to the Northern most station of the underground subway, called the Underground or the Tube, parked are rode into the city. We got off at St. Paul's cathedral to attend a special Thanksgiving service for Americans. The cathedral was amazing and the service was really neat. I can't believe we were in the same church Princess Diana was married in! After the service, we hopped on a double-decker open top bus for a tour of the city. Traffic was a little heavy and the bus didn't go very far at times, although we did ride across the famous London Bridge. We opted to get off and take the included river cruise down the Thames River. Over the course of the day, we also rode the London Eye, saw Big Ben, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and more. It was amazing to see things we had seen in movies. That evening we ate at a pub and took the hot and crowded subway back to Epping, where our car was parked. We even stopped for ice cream at McDonalds on the way home. Now that's a treat!
Saturday was also busy and adventure filled. We rented an 8 passenger van so we all could ride in the same vehicle (otherwise I would have to drive :O( and headed for the city of Dover. After about a two hour drive, we arrived at Dover Castle. Although the weather was cold, windy and rainy, we still had a great time. The castle was amazing sitting on top of the white cliffs. I've heard on a clear day you can see France (we did not!) We toured the castle (some parts built in 1200 AD) and saw both the amazing grounds and underground tunnels. The highlight was touring the underground war tunnels built into the white cliffs and used during World War II. Amazing! That night we ate fish and chips at a local diner. After a wrong turn and LOTS of London traffic, we finally arrived home four hours later. A long day, but very worth it.
Saturday was spent at the house cooking, eating and visiting. Julie made the turkey and it just barely fit into our small British oven. All the food was good and the company even better. That evening the girls went into Newmarket shopping, while the guys stayed home and watched football. It doesn't get more American that that!
What a fun weekend. Thank you Henderson family for coming to our home and spending another holiday together. I think this makes 3 Thanksgivings in a row! Thanks for the fun memories and the gift of friendship. We love you!!
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We did! We had our first guests in our home and had a wonderful visit. Our dear friends, the Henderson's, came for a 5 day trip. We met the Henderson's in Utah and attended Southside Church of Christ with them. Danny is a civilian employee currently stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. They arrived Tuesday night and we had a fun and busy weekend with them.
On Wednesday, we just spent time around the house, took them to the base(s), thrift stores and around the area. We spent lots of time talking, laughing and catching up.
Thursday morning we woke up early to get ready for our big day in London. We drove to the Northern most station of the underground subway, called the Underground or the Tube, parked are rode into the city. We got off at St. Paul's cathedral to attend a special Thanksgiving service for Americans. The cathedral was amazing and the service was really neat. I can't believe we were in the same church Princess Diana was married in! After the service, we hopped on a double-decker open top bus for a tour of the city. Traffic was a little heavy and the bus didn't go very far at times, although we did ride across the famous London Bridge. We opted to get off and take the included river cruise down the Thames River. Over the course of the day, we also rode the London Eye, saw Big Ben, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and more. It was amazing to see things we had seen in movies. That evening we ate at a pub and took the hot and crowded subway back to Epping, where our car was parked. We even stopped for ice cream at McDonalds on the way home. Now that's a treat!
Saturday was also busy and adventure filled. We rented an 8 passenger van so we all could ride in the same vehicle (otherwise I would have to drive :O( and headed for the city of Dover. After about a two hour drive, we arrived at Dover Castle. Although the weather was cold, windy and rainy, we still had a great time. The castle was amazing sitting on top of the white cliffs. I've heard on a clear day you can see France (we did not!) We toured the castle (some parts built in 1200 AD) and saw both the amazing grounds and underground tunnels. The highlight was touring the underground war tunnels built into the white cliffs and used during World War II. Amazing! That night we ate fish and chips at a local diner. After a wrong turn and LOTS of London traffic, we finally arrived home four hours later. A long day, but very worth it.
Saturday was spent at the house cooking, eating and visiting. Julie made the turkey and it just barely fit into our small British oven. All the food was good and the company even better. That evening the girls went into Newmarket shopping, while the guys stayed home and watched football. It doesn't get more American that that!
What a fun weekend. Thank you Henderson family for coming to our home and spending another holiday together. I think this makes 3 Thanksgivings in a row! Thanks for the fun memories and the gift of friendship. We love you!!
2 comments:
Sure wish we were there for that 3rd Thanksgiving together. We sure did miss you guys.
Boy the Henderson girls have grown since I last saw them.
You all look wonderful and I'm really wishing we could get orders to England. I do miss being overseas and all the beautiful places. Oh well, now I get to visit through you guys.
Thanks for keeping us up to date and all the exciting adventures!
Love and miss you,
Tonya
We miss you too Tonya! Hope your Thanksgiving went well. Let me know what you have planned for Christmas.
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