Amy Brought the Sunshine!

I have been anxiously waiting for Amy to come to visit us in England - a sight for sore eyes! I miss my family. I had her all to myself for a day and we used the time to catch up on all of her travels and the engagement story! She and Rick have been exchanging ideas about where and when they want to be married. It was fun to hear all of the options and weigh the pros and cons of each. It looks like the wedding will be September 2011 if they can arrange a venue then.

On the way home from the airport I did another stop at Windsor Castle. It is a nice "welcome to England" stop and breaks up the drive home after a long flight. Amy slept for 13 hours the first night so she must have needed the rest after supervising the movers packing her life away for the move to New York City! We finally set out around noon and visited the nearby medieval market town of Marlborough for lunch at Polly's Tea House. From there it was back to the airport to get Amy's friend, Court.

Court flew all the way from LA to spend time with Amy in London and it was fun to see her again! These girls have so much going on and have a great passion for life. Court is a registered dietician working at least two jobs and also getting her own business going in parallel. Amy starts work at a law firm, Fitzpatrick, in New York City on October 12 and was excited to get going on that. She visited her colleagues on her way through New York to London and saw that she already has an office with her name on the door - sweet!

Before they went to London they stayed with me for a couple nights and one glorious day. I took them to Castle Combe (the ideal wedding venue if you ask me) and then to Bath. It was a beautiful fall day and the leaves were changing so it was nice to be in the countryside. We finished the day at our favorite pub, Three Crowns. Amy and Court were adventurous and ordered a combination plate of kangaroo, ostrich, and crocodile. They also ate blue marlin. The menu at this place is extensive and it is always packed - a perfect send-off dinner before they hopped the train for London in the morning.

Mike and I went into the city on Saturday to meet them, since he hadn't been home all week to see Amy. We did some touring around the major sights and later met for dinner at Piccolino. This restaurant is tucked away on Heddon Street just off of Regent Street. It is a pedestrian road lined with restaurants and bars. We sat outside under a heater and it was delightful. Great music, twinkling lights, amazing food and the best company ever! At the end of the road was the Ice Bar that we have heard so much about, but we discovered that they only let in 30 at a time. You have to book your spot in advance so we had to settle for pictures by the door!

Both girls made it to their respective flights the next day and Amy is starting her new job this morning. I am excited for her. I know she misses Rick so much already - they will have lots of flights back and forth until they land in the same city!

Thanks for visiting me, baby. I miss you and can't wait to see you guys at Thanksgiving!