Maybe I can cook?

So a few days ago I made snickerdoodles and baked fish with veges and it was fantastic. Today I made custom spaghetti sauce with fresh veges for lunch. Then for the Halloween party tonight I made three cheese vege pizza and chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.
I have not cooked this much in forever!

Busy Busy

So lets see, two nights ago had dinner at the Stinson's. John called me in the afternoon to invite us over and had a nice conversation. Friendly People!!! Had a nice dinner. John and Carolina have three kids, Bella 9 John Michael 6ish Gabby 5ish. They offered to take me to Lakenheath the next day.
So yesterday we went to Lakenheath. It is the other military base location in England and it is big. There are several little smaller bases surrounding it and it's the place to go for American type shopping. So we went to the BX and I got some Tupperware, bowls and baking stuff. Then off to the furniture store. We spent a long time wondering around there and they bought a new couch, recliner, coffee table, tv stand and mattress. Wow, we spent a long time in there. As the base is about 2.5 - 3 hrs away it was time to go home. We didn't get back till almost 8pm. Bob and I were supposed to go to a friends house for dinner but had to reschedule for Sunday. And as it was Friday night I had homework due. Late to bed.
So slept in this morning. Bid on some sofa's on ebay. Now going...to start my homework. I have a report due today. Then off to the local base's commissary to get a few things. Then in to the local store in Banbury. Bob needs a few thing for his costume. Tonight 6pm Halloween party at the Stinson's. Should meet a lot of new people.

Out to the pub

Went to the pub last night for the first time. It is about a 5min drive or a 15min walk from the house. Bob is good friends with the next door neighbor Sam. Sam's girlfriend Nikola's dad Nick owns the place. Had a glass of wine and got to meet all of them. The pub was built in like the 1600's. Is a cool looking place. Nick is the cook and makes great food. Maybe next time we will go for dinner. (They put cucumbers on their burgers and vinegar on their fry's "chips")
Picked up my first item off of ebay. A clothing rack type things with a clothing bar and three shelves. I am making one of the small rooms into a closet as Bob has a lot of clothes and needs both closets in the bedroom. lol. It was fun to go for a drive and see some of the local area. It is hard trying to navigate with directions from Google maps. Most of the streets don't have street signs. Also hard to find the numbers on the houses. Can't wait to buy a gps!

Dinner with new friends

Went over to Ryan and Beverly Eland's house for dinner tonight. They have two children about the correct ages for my paper in child development. Was a fun night playing with the kids. Tomorrow Beverly is going to take me on base to the commissary to go shopping.
I was brave on the way home and drove for the first time. It went fine but I hate the really narrow streets with cars parked in my lane. You have to swerve into the other lane to get around the parked cars. Bit unnerving and you have to go fast cause there are cars coming at you.
Hopefully we will get a gps my this weekend so I will be more comfortable driving places alone.

Can't Sleep

Well it's 3:30am and I have not gone to sleep yet. On the plus side Bob got up at 3am to get ready for the gym. At least I have company now.

Ebay is so much fun over here. There is all sorts of great used stuff.

Sent off an e-mail about a Dressage position. Would hopefully be work and exercising horses in exchange for lessons.

Our "pets"

Well in the states you find stray cats in the back yard, here we have foxes! There were two and now we have only one but he/she comes to visit and takes a nap in the grass. If you open the door really slow you can go outside to take a look.
Spent most of the day cleaning and organizing. Sent a e-mail to a barn about 20min away that specializes in Dressage asking if they have any positions open. Keeping my fingers crossed. There are two other prospects if not.

I'm in England

Well after about 12 hours of flying and about 16 hours total travel time I made it. First though, burr. It's cold here. Was about 38 degrees F when I arrived at 6am. It's great seeing Bob again. We had a nice drive home. It was cool that I still remember my way around town. Took a long nap. I did not sleep much on the flight. Then got up and went to Tescos (target / walmart type place) for some food ect. Now Bob's cooking and I am about to do my homework. Thank goodness no more planes for awhile.