Top Flat is NOT so Happening

While Pete studies....

I paint my nails.

But its not just any ordinary nail polish.. Oh no.. Its magnetized!?

This is the new thing here.. or so I am telling myself.  You paint the nail polish on, which comes out a grey/silver color, then hover a magnet over top and the silver bits move together, leaving behind the base color.

I am not lying.

Perhaps more of a painting achievment: The abandoned book shelf is finished!

Thats all the 'happenings' for now

Wedding Photos... no, not THE wedding photos..

 Yay! I got a few photos off of Rachel.

Pete and his sisters all looking sooo beautiful!

Just enjoying the view.

Oh did I mention the wedding had a cat theme... .. .. ..

 Pete's Aunt Jane made this cake along with all the edible cats placed on the cake... even had a mouse and hole in the back.

Inside the reception hall

English wedding's only have the father of the bride and the best man speeches... Pete's Uncle Chris, who has a dry English sense of humor, gave a very funny speech. It ended with Chris telling the groom to take care  of Kate (Bride) like he would his porshe.. "with a weekly wash and wax......(laughter) and of course regular service".

And then we danced!

*the end*

An English Wedding- Pembroke Lodge

Saturday morning Pete and I went to London for his cousins wedding. I was excited to take pictures and have something to blog about, since I have found it hard to find anything this past week. Unfortunately... I didn't remember to put the camera card into the camera.

So instead you get to look at pictures off the Internet and maybe in a week I'll have some that Pete's mom took.

The wedding was in Richmond Park at Pembroke Lodge.

Insert Wikipedia search to explain what the importance of this place is:

During King Edward's (1272–1307) reign the area was known as the Manor of Sheen. The name was changed to Richmond during Henry VII's reign. In 1625 Charles I brought his court to Richmond Palace to escape the plague in London and turned it into a park for red and fallow deer. His decision, in 1637, to enclose the land was not popular with the local residents, but he did allow pedestrians the right of way. To this day the walls remain, although they have been partially rebuilt and reinforced.
In 1847 Pembroke Lodge became the home of the then Prime Minister, Lord John Russell and was later the childhood home of his grandson, Bertrand Russell. It is now a popular restaurant with glorious views across the Thames Valley.

This is the "Lodge".

This over looks London and the Thames River and is where we had drinks before and after the ceremony.

This is somewhat the decor and the area of the reception

The park  still has deer roaming around.

The wedding was a lot of fun, and I was able to spend time with Pete's cousins who I have never really hung out with. The night was almost as good as the food, which means alot coming from me.

The next day we went to his Aunts house and spent more time with family and then headed back to Bristol with stinky cheese (Camembert) and sausage in the car.

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!

#sunny.day.in.bristol (is that how you tweet?)

The past three days the sun has replaced the constant rain in Bristol. Pete told me today that this nice weather is the #1 topic on twitter in England right now. Thats how big (or how sad) it is.

Anytime it is warm here I always seem to end up down at the harbor. Its like escaping to Spain or something. It has an entirely different feeling from the rest of Bristol.

On my walk back the parks were full of people on their lunch break, which gave me an idea...

The first and last BBQ this summer for Pete and I in Bristol.

We went up to the downs, which is just a massive field at the top of the hill and started our BBQ. But as soon as the fire started going, security came up and threatened us with a 70 pound fine each...

So we put out our BBQ and had to find somewhere else.

We resorted to our local park bench.. Not quite the same, but the food was good!

Thanks for the awesome BBQ, Mom!

I don't have a name for this one.

Our new bed!

Pete told me he didn't care what the duvet looked like and that it was just a bed... but right now he is sitting beside me reading PRIDE AND PREJUDICE... so I actually think he likes the flowers.

This is for you Casey; the little bird, just as you imagined.

We found this book shelf on the street yesterday. Someone just left it outside for the taking... Or so Pete told me. Even though I believed him, I still wanted to pack it into the car in a rush... It seems too good to be true.

We went back to that junk yard on Sunday to get these crates and made this shoe rack.

And we finally got a couch! No longer do we have to sit across the room from each other in our stiff leather chairs... or push the guests to the floor when we race for a seat.

Pete's mom, Rachel, came this weekend and delivered our clock to us that she gave us for our engagement present. I love it! Oh and that grey table is done... 5 layers of paint later.

And that is that. 

Pete wants me to tell you that he is really reading sports. The rough kind where they hit and tackle each other.... "Rugby".

I started knitting yesterday.. The first line took me about an hour as I was squinting at the computer screen following the youtube lady saying "Its soo simple, just do a loop here, push it there, and it will pop out there....." WHAT! anyways now I have the first line and am working on the easy bit. It will either be a scarf or a wash cloth depending on how soon I get a job.

I really have to remember to bring my camera out with me.. I swear I did a lot more this weekend than sit on the couch and knit... just no picture evidence.

BYE FOR NOW

The weekend

On Thursday Pete and I went to his friends bands show and then had drinks with some of his Medic friends.

Saturday we found my new favorite junk/antique seller. I could be in there for hours!

 A beautiful house on our way home the other night.



Pete's sister Marie is going to a boarding school in England and we are her legal "guardians" in England. On her first day I went with her to pick up her uniform. Once she was done the lady asked me if I had mine yet.. I replied saying well I'm actually just here to help Marie since I was her guardian. The lady looked so embarrassed and shocked. Later we went on a tour around the school and the girl giving us a tour did not know who she was talking to. She kept shifting her eyes between Me and Marie not sure who would be attending the school. I really enjoyed that... It probably didn't help that I covered my name tag with my hair that said "Mrs. Verheul"! It's still to weird for me to be called that. I prefer pretending to be a student.

Anyways, yesterday I took the train back to the school to take Marie out shopping and to a movie. These are just a few pictures from our day.

Poor Marie has to walk this every day to school. It is such a beautiful area!

Marie wouldn't let me get it.

Pizza before the movie!

I don't know what that building is, but it's nice.

That's all.

I still can't comment so thanks for your messages and I am glad your reading/looking.





New Tables... A worthy post?

People who have blogs usually have something important to write about, like kids, jobs, travel, or just a really good thought.

Me, I have a rainy day, a paint brush and new tables (second hand new)!

Our new kitchen table.. with a leaf for extra seating of course!

Ugly brown/brass lamp turned beautiful and bright.

But this table just did NOT work out ....

The paint just will not stick!! I even sanded and primed the table (don't worry I am still looking for a job). What I think went wrong was that I used an oil based primer and then a water based paint..? Ideas?

Whatever it is, I am going out and getting more sand paper and dealing with it.

In other news, our bed delivery guys went to the wrong house or something and now we will be on the air-mattresses for ten more days!!

Question:

Kylie, Kendra, Nana J (I'm guessing auntie Judy), how do you comment on the blog? I thought for sure I would at least be able to comment on my own blog... but I can't figure it out!