The Beginning

It was so nice to finally join Rick in London.  I must say, he really was living like a bachelor....it's good I'm here to take care of him.  We now have dishes, pans, a microwave, crockpot, garbage cans, ironing board, more food than just milk and cereal and soup, and many other things a woman needs to run a home.  Thank heavens a friend in the ward (their daughter was in our BYU ward) has a car and took us shopping.  Things are much better here now.

Our "flat" is in a cool house that was built sometime around 1890-1910...there are 9 apartments in it.  Two enter from our street and the others from the next street over.  The flat is much smaller than it looked in the pictures, but I'm told is very large and nicely laid out compared to most.  We live in an area that's mostly row houses, so the streets are pretty quiet.  Just a short walk will get us to craziness, though. 

Love having an "oyster card".   Just tap it when you get on the bus or tube (subway) and it deducts from your pre-paid account.  No fuss buying tickets all the time, and so simple.  We certainly do a lot of walking.  And walking.  And walking.  Quite awesome, actually.  I like to walk.

We're set up with UK cell phones, a Vonage phone for family in the US to call us on, and a home phone at the flat which I question it's need.

We are in the Hyde Park ward and can get there by tube or bus or walking about 30 minutes when the weather is nicer.  Such diversity there.  We're not in northern Utah County anymore!  Rick teachers Temple Preparation during Sunday School.  There are people from Mongolia, India, Phillipines, Equador, Sweden and London in the class.  Quite amazing.

Picture will come as I learn how to take them on my new phone and upload them.........WHEW!  Not only learning a new place, streets, buses, subways, money, customs, lingo, etc., but all kinds of new technology too.

Life is good.