Snow in London

Jan 2007 Snow
Originally uploaded by jscott1.

Wow, it snowed again!

I like it when it snows. Apparently it was the heaviest fall they have had in a good few years. There was about 4cm on the ground when I woke and it kept falling all morning. London grinds to a halt when it snows - trains don't run the reason I heard was that the tracks get slippery and they can't get up the hills! And the airports close etc.

Anyway this is a photo from the kitchen at work. Click image for some more photos.

Looks like NZ trip off

Unfortunately it looks like our trip to NZ in March will be canceled.
The flights are like £500 each way - can't really justify it as we are
meant to be traveling on this side of the world. Its a real shame
cause I was looking forward to Lorna and Andrew's wedding and seeing
all my friends and family again.

Oh well, looks like we may be going to Florence in Feb - one of
Sarah's friends is organising it so should be fun.

We have a new place!

After a few weeks of looking we have found a place together!

It's a beautiful 1 bedroom apartment in a Victorian house conversion. On the second floor, in a quiet street, in central London, its perfect for us! Close to the gym, supermarkets, tube station and in the same area as our old flats.

No more annoying lady laughing next door, people screaming at each other, running out of toilet paper, other peoples mess, people eating my food, cleaning up after others, food going to waste cause was at Sarah's, having all my stuff in one place, being able to wash my clothes regularly, not being kept up by TV/music!

Moving in is huge mental effort. Haven't really got that much stuff but can't seem to get moving... here I am blogging!

New Years

New Years was fun.

We went out to a bar in Fulham with Bridie (an old flatmate and friend
from NZ) and co. It was really fun to spend some time with her and her
friends.

I had a tab on the bar, at the end of the night I closed it - £135!
ouch! Someone had charged a heap of beers, spirits and Champaign on
it! I managed to talk the management into wiping it. I took us 1.5
hours to get home.

Slept most of New Years Day.

Christmas

Well, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Christmas Morning:

I really enjoyed Christmas. Sarah and I had a stack of presents each
next to the fire place. I had to teach her the art of managing the
urges to rip them open before Christmas day - this only being her 2nd
Christmas ever!! Yes, strange as it is - whos clever enough to figure
that one out? (And no, im not dating a two year old!)

I got heaps of letters, photos, albums, dvds, etc from home which I
loved, this being my 2nd Christmas away from home ever! My sisters put together a book with photos of everyone and stories about the year and what has been happening - just what I love when I'm missing my family.

I got Sarah a LCD photo frame so we can see the thousands of digital
photos that we have accumulated. I also got her a set of speakers as
the photo frame can play MP3s as well! She absolutely loved it. She
also got some hand painted glasses from Belgium.

Sarah's present was awesome: A Remote Control Helicopter! - I think I have found a hobby that will last me a while!
It can fly indoors and outdoors but is a lot harder to fly than it
looks! I have been trying to fly it for about 4 days now and I can
barely get it to hover! Its take so many hits from furniture!
Heres a video on youtube of some dude flying the same model:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEmfTpzyJY8

Christmas Afternoon/Evening:

The rest of the day was spent with my nephew Shaun, his girlfriend Amy
and another 15 odd kiwis at Paddie's house. Sarah and I had a great
time, it was just sitting round eating, drinking, and play games like
poker and a silly game that gave an electric shock if you were too
slow! - i didnt like that game. They were very hospitable and did a
great job with the food! Very impressed! We left after 12 hours of
indulgence.

It was really nice to be around some family again.