Back to London

My first blog since being back in the UK.

It was really hard for me to leave home, but once I got here I felt better. It will never feel like home here…but it felt familiar and good to be back. I miss everyone so much already, but I am now feeling like I don’t have a lot of time left here, so I am trying to make the best of being here instead of focusing on all that I miss about home. I think it is easier because my Mom and Joanne are here this next week and then Michael comes 3 weeks after that. So I won’t be alone the whole time! =)

Work has been really busy, I have been assigned several new projects, a couple really fun creative projects. So I am looking forward to working on those. It is nice to get back into the routine here. I really love working here…it is going to be hard to leave.

My birthday in London has been wonderful! This morning I picked my Mom and Joanne up from the airport. It was cold and drizzling…it was great welcoming weather for them! It is suppose to snow on Sunday…so they are in for a treat! I’m not sure they realize how much it means to me to have them come out here to visit me. I am really looking forward to having them here. It would have been very difficult to be here alone for my b-day and Thanksgiving.

When I got to work they had a little party for me…they even bought me some Gluten Free, Lactose free cakes…they tasted pretty good too! It was so sweet of them to do that for me.

This is me with my cake

This is Dawn

Marcus with his doughnut (they didn't eat my glueten free cakes)

This is Tom

Mel and Simon feeding Dom.

This is Stuart presending to pose with Miro who was out on vacation. Stuart and Miro are our engineers and you usually don't find one without the other.

After work I came home and Mom, Joanne and I went out to Picadilly Circus for dinner. We walked around for a bit to take in the London night life and then went to a steak restaurant for dinner. It was such a wonderful day. Thank you to everyone for the calls, cards and gifts, I really appreciate everyones thoughtfulness. You have all made this a birthday that I will never forget!

I will update with more pictures later...my camera is charging right now!

I will continue to fill you in on my adventures this week with Mom and Joanne, I’m sure we will have loads of funny stories to share!

Love You all!