Well I have decided to be all modern and pro active in setting up my very own blog. I don't know how it will turn out, who will read it, how interesting it will be or if it will make any sense but I am doing one all the same.
As most of my dear friends and family know, Christoph and I are off on a small 4 month asian adventure at the end of June (!) This is pretty much the reason for the blog, so I can keep everyone updated, however I will also add entries on our build up to the trip, how we are getting prepared, nice things like recipes and all that jazz.
We've had a busy two weeks, we had the wonderful Daniel and Steph to visit who came on the 20th of March and stayed til' we drove them back to St Annes on the 28th. The week consisted of amazing chats, great food and even better margarita cocktails (Steph and I have become quite the experts). My birthday was on the 26th and I was totally spoilt by everyone, Steph, Alice and I were kitchen geniuses and provided a good spread for all, whilst indulging in a few tequila sunrises! My mum also made the most delicious cake - almond with amaretto buttercream...it went down a treat.
The next week we spent in St Annes, Daniel and Steph are starting their adventure before us so we went up with them so they could say their goodbyes (actually its not goodbye its "see you later") We had a great week with the lovely crew, Stephs family are awesome especially her Gran who is a master of the Wii! It was great to catch up with old friends and make some new ones- Dave is a legend! After drinks, dinners, breakfasts, a quick drive to the airport and some teary "see you laters", we parted from Dan and Steph as they left for their new home...the rest of the world!
Next stop was Chris's mums to be spoilt even more! We always get so many treats at Ute's and this time was no exception. I met his german Oma (Gran) and his Tanta Barbra (Auntie) for the first time, who were lovely. I picked up a few german phrases..."Hallo", "Tschuss (Bye)", "Danke (Thanks)", "Bitte (Please)" and my favourite "Rubbldibub (apparently there isn't an English translation for this one...)" - These came in super handy!
Now we're back safe in Brighton, we have been busy getting our room back in order, and creating a travel corner! Going to a family lunch tomorrow, backpack shopping on Monday and back to work unfortunately...boohoo, but got to think of le savings!
Got some 'True Blood' to catch up on, so I'll write soon.
Tschuss, E. x x x
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