Day Nine: Football and Ironing

Have I mentioned that we really enjoy living with Americans? One of the definite perks is their cable package that includes ESPN sports! Because it wasn't a super-popular game, BYU vs. University of Utah didn't get a time slot until this morning at 8:30, and I was there on the couch to be a super-fan! It really was a fabulous game, final score 27-24 BYU.

Day Eight: Punch and Persuasion!

Sunday morning was a little bit wierd without any church starting until 5 pm! (The broadcast time of the 1st Sunday General Conference session).  So we got dressed in Sunday clothes and headed off to see any monuments that didn't require someone to be working on the Sabbath to take our entrance fee! Trafalgar Square was first on our list! And apparently we can't resist stopping to take a picture in front of the Tower of London EVERY day.

After some initial confusions, we managed to board one of the double-decker buses and sat in the front row on the top for a scenic bus ride through London.

Special Feature: Thames Riverboat Cruise

Come Join us on a River Thames Cruise!

I spent a really, really, really long time working with new software to try and get these videos formatted and ready to upload. They still aren't perfect, but future projects should take much less time, now that I know what I'm doing! Our Saturday cruise down the Thames was so delightful (nad our guide so  very British!) that I was just dying to share it with everyone back home the best way I could.  So if you have an extra 10 minutes in your day, click on the following links and 'come wif us on a journey down the Thames and fru the 'eart of London.' Introduction to the Cruise

Day Seven: It's About Thames

The most important part of today actually didn't start until 5 pm, when General Conference was broadcast live. (A bi-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints broadcast from Salt Lake city, with two sessions on Saturday and two on Sunday). We got home later than anticipated and will have to watch a recorded version of the 1st Saturday Session, but we valiantly stuck it thru the 2nd session from 9 pm to 11 pm! I love the Prophet, Thomas S. Monson! I gain so much comfort and wisdom from his advice and counsel. 

Day Six: A Minion's Day In

I have GOT to start going to bed before midnight, so the blog is taking a back seat to my sanity tonight. More for this entry later!

Ok , so I'm back to blogging after a crazy weekend, but I'll backdate so my 'flow' is uninterrupted (aka-posterity will never know :)

After our 'royal day out' it was time let slip the dream of royalty and get down to the business of being a modern-day minion. Both the laundry and the grocery situation needed some serious attention.

Day Five: A Royal Day Out

After my late night updating my blog, getting up this morning was extra hard. I think the only reason I made it out of bed by 9 AM was the fact that bright sunshine and a cool breeze were streaming in from the window, advertising another perfectly gorgeous day going to waste! However, after arising we were confronted with the unfortunate fact that the sewer had backed up during the night.

Day Four: Cycling, Sun, and Dodging the Bobby

On Wednesdays Richard has an early class, so we were out the door by 7:30 AM (late), and hauling it thru the tube stations.