Kites, Bath & A Royal Engagement!

The Future King and Queen of England!

Sorry it’s been awhile since the last post, not a ton has happened now that we’re feeling more settled.  After the City of Lights Parade, we had a pretty low-key weekend.  We caught up on Grey’s Friday night, then spent most of the day in Truro on Saturday just bumming around.  It was sunny and nice outside so we really enjoyed the day by going out for breakfast, checking out the local shops, etc. 

Then Sunday morning we got an invitation to head to Perranporth for the day.  The invite came from the couple (Hannah and Richie) who had lived in our flat before we did.  We had been collecting their mail for them since they moved out and they stopped over one night a couple of weeks ago to grab it.  While they stopped in, we had a chance to chat, have some laughs, and they seemed really nice and fun.  So when they called to see if we wanted to hang out, John and I were really looking forward to it.

We headed to Perranporth around noon and took a walk along the beach for a good hour and a half.  Once we finished up the walk, Richie pulled out a massive kite and gave John and I a lesson on flying it.  It was actually a kite that you use for kite-surfing…something John is going to attempt when the weather is warmer this spring.  I was absolutely horrible as the kite would just drag me along the beach and then crash.  John did a much better job and got the hang of it after awhile.  We both did have near crashes as John almost took out a dog and I almost took out John and Hannah.  They were close calls, but everyone (human and dog) walked away ok!

After that, we headed to the beach pub and grabbed some tea and hot chocolate.  We all just sat and chatted and enjoyed each other’s company.  From there, we headed back to Truro.  We had a fantastic day and had a great time getting to know some new friends.

As for this week, John has been working and I continue my job search.  I found a couple of job posts that piqued my interest, so I sent in my CV and we’ll see what happens!   We are really looking forward to this weekend as John has Friday off and we are going to head to Bath!  We hear that they have amazing Christmas markets and that it’s a beautiful city to visit.  We plan to head there Friday morning and come back Sunday afternoon.  We are both really looking forward to it and will be sure to fill you in on how it all goes!

Thursday is also Thanksgiving!!!!  Wow, how time has flown, the holiday season is officially here!  Not really sure what our plans are, but I have a feeling we won’t be attempting a big turkey dinner.  There is a strong possibility we will give up the idea of cooking all together and just order in Chinese.  We have been thinking about family often this week and will dearly miss spending Thanksgiving with our loved ones.  I have a feeling there will be a lot of skyping going on this weekend.

 As most of you have probably heard, big news in the Royal Family as Prince William has gotten engaged to Kate (sorry, now Catherine) Middleton!  The amount of media attention surrounding the engagement and upcoming wedding is outrageous.  Though outrageous, I find it extremely fascinating!  Being here during this time is a crash course in the Royal Family and their traditions and history.  Today we also learned that a wedding date has been set of Friday, April 29^th.  It is such a huge thing here that it has been announced as a Bank Holiday, which means a day off of work!  We feel lucky to be here during such a momentous time and are excited to watch how this process goes! 

On a more sad note, our hearts go out to one of John's friend/colleague today.  She and her husband lost their two and a half year old daughter to MLD last week and we are really wishing we could be at the funeral today.  Our thoughts go out to Erica, Philip and Eva today as they mourn the loss of little Chloe.