It’s been awhile! I apologize to my adoring fan (hi Mom) to
have kept you waiting for so long. I’m sure you’re at the edge of your
seat.
Work has been crazy, as we had our massive 4th of
July celebration last week; carnival, 54 food vendors (the Brits LOVE funnel
cakes), RAF Red Arrows, American Idols Tour, etc. It was a long couple of days! As BMW was one
of our sponsors, I got to schmooze and ogle a delicious Mini Countryman, my current
fantasy-mobile. The food was great, as
were our vendors and sponsors, the RAF Red Arrows put on a great air show and
the event was a 30,000 attendee success.
Last Friday we had the privilege of seeing some of the most
epic guitar playing I have seen since Seattle days – I love the unique joy that
quality live music brings me.
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| mmmm Rihanna... |
Speaking
of, we ended up scoring a screaming last minute deal on tickets to the Wireless
Festival in Hyde Park in London, a.k.a Rihanna’s deliciously sexy and amazing-self
headlining, with some Jessie J, Kaskade and various others to boot. This was my first experience at one of those
music festivals that is essentially a mud bath.
I saw some very dirty things that day that I will spare you the details
of.
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| People were peeing in this mud. No shame. |
I was very glad to have my Wellies. We got home about 1:30 am last night – London
looks amazing at night btw, Big Ben, the London Eye, the tower bridge…glorious –
and I am deliriously writing this blog waiting for the chicken to come off the
rotisserie so I can shove it in my mouth and pass out.
I have been feeling sad lately about the lack of instant
access to my circle of love back home.
When I was in Peace Corps I could Skype for hours because I had the time
to do so. Here, I have a normal job and home
life to manage which makes it a tad more difficult, combined with the members
of my circle of love having crazy busy lives as well. We are no longer just a text or phone call
away, chats must be scheduled – not to mention an 8 hour time difference. The only solace I have in this is that I am
confident I have some of the most solid and epic friendships on earth and our
powerful telepathic connections of love maintain said relationships with force
even when we cannot see, touch or hear each other on a daily basis. At least that is what helps me cope with
it. :)
Meanwhile, we continue to grow our wine collection and fill
our freezer with delicious clean local meat, research trips to take and
generally live the dream. On the agenda
so far: Wales in October, foodie trip to London in November, Rome for
Thanksgiving, Scotland for New Years, Iceland in January, and the Norwegian
Fjord cruise next summer. WHEEEEEE!!!!!!
With love and gratitude,
Emily
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