Stonehenge postponed

Well we were going to go down to Stonehenge but extenuating circumstances made us delay that trip. Our observations of British TV is that The Weakest Link really is kind of entertaining. Also Friends might be the most played show on TV, which I like very much. Although, there was the same episode of Friends that was played at least twice on two different channels. White Chicks has been on every day for the past few days, weird but now we are both actually fans of the movie. Connor has disowned Indian Food. We had a really great Thai dinner a few nights ago. Connor got taken out to a nice meal over by Tower Bridge where he had the 'Best Oysters' he's ever had. I had lunch with James, Theresa's brother, who is here with the NYC Philharmonic. It was nice to see a familiar face. Please everyone feel free to come visit, once we actually have a place. Kelly save your money for shopping because there is some great stuff here! We are getting our bearings on everything and (sarah) would like to live in Marylebone which doesn't give you as much space for your $$$$$$. Man everything is expensive here. When your salary gets cut in half based on the exchange rate it really hurts and makes you really think how do we want to spend our money. We want a decent amount of space but at the same time will want to travel. Hmmm....decisions decisions.

London visit

I am waiving to the Queen and Connor is showing that his head is as big as the clock on Big Ben. (Insert Gretchen joke here).
We have had a great time so far. We went to Harrods and played with the massive kids toys on the top floor. We had an excuse for being there for a few hours. We were with our new friends from Australia who are working up here for a few months. They have a 9 month old so we had to test out the toys for him. We had a good night with a home cooked meal at their place. We didn't go to the Notting Hill Carnival, which is probably good since there were a few knife fights. London is known for stabbings, watch out! We are thinking of getting a place in Marylebone which is a really cool area just north of Oxford Circus (major shopping strip, worse than michigan ave). There are two large parks within walking distance and the area is filled with great little restaurants and wine and cheese shops! It is a really cute area, but our money will be stretched if we get a 2 bedroom. We'll see what we find.

Handing off the Olympic Torch

This was infront of the palace during the celebration of the Olympics being handed over to London. There were about 40,000 people inside there. We thought that was kind of small since The Taste of Chicago draws a crowd of at least a million people. We didn't go inside because you had to get a ticket and they were sold out. We watched just outside on the jumbo screens they had in St. James Park.

Short trip across the pond

We are headed to London Monday, Tuesday for Connor. I'm doing a little introductory work and going to check out some apartments and things. We will be there for about 2 weeks which will be the longest time we've spent in London, I hope we still like it! I have got to remember to charge the camera!

I got nothing

No updates, except that we are in Chicago. Delayed going to London.