Sunrise

Thursday morning we woke up to the most beautiful sunrise.

You don't usually see too many of them like this . . .
usually only a few rain clouds.

Enjoy!

The Fishsicle Truck

Today I observed quite a fun site. I am sitting on the couch
in the living room, watching t.v., when I hear all this honking.
I looked out the window and this is what I saw -

The fishsicle truck! Remember when you were a kid
and you would hear the music of the popsicle truck
and you would run down the street chasing it for a sweet treat?
Well same concept, except yuck! I hate fish!
A woman actually chased down this truck, stopped in the street,
looked in the back of the van and made her purchase
and then drove off.
I ain't in Kansas no more!

I thought I would throw these two pictures in.
I took these today from my balcony.
Quite a difference a week makes!

Catching Up!

I am way behind on blogging. I thought I would try to do some posts
over the next week or two about my last couple of weeks.
So here goes . . .

LaNice and I left on February 4th via Paris to Aberdeen.

LaNice looks way excited on our departure.

I am excited too. I can't believe that I am moving . . .
to Scotland. After months and months of knowing
this change was coming - its finally here!

This is taken in the Paris airport. We flew for 10 1/2 hours
and had been waiting for about 4 hours or so to make our connection.
Our flight to Aberdeen kept getting delayed because of weather.
The worst storm the United Kingdom had seen in 18 years.
I think the weather followed us from Utah.
We were lucky to be able to land at all.
The Aberdeen airport was closed that morning,
opened up just in time for us to land, and closed the next morning.
How lucky is that?

This is what the view from my living room window looked like.

This is the view from our upstairs window. It is beautiful.
We look out from the window to the wonderful Dee River
with a nice valley and rolling hills across the way.
Scotland truly is beautiful.

Weather in Scotland

My sweet daughter emailed this to me. I think it is quite appropriate!


40 degrees Fahrenheit:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Scotland sunbathe.

35 degrees:
Italian cars won't start.
People in Scotland drive with the windows down.

20 degrees:
Floridians wear coats, gloves, and wool hats.
People in Scotland throw on a T-shirt.

15 degrees:
Californians begin to evacuate the state.
People in Scotland go swimming in the sea.

0 degrees:
New York landlords turn the heat on.
People in Scotland have a last barby before it gets cold.

-10 degrees:
People in Miami are extinct.
People in Scotland lick flagpoles.

-20 degrees:
Californians all now live in Mexico.
People in Scotland throw on a light jacket.

-80 degrees:
Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Scottish Boy Scouts postpone winter survival excercise until it gets cold enough.

-100 degrees:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
People in Scotland wear a vest and pull down their ear flaps.

-173 degrees:
Ethyl alcohol freezes.
People in Scotland are angry 'cos they can't thaw their whisky kegs.

-297 degrees:
Microbial life starts to grind to a halt.
Scottish cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

-460 degrees:
ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Scotland start saying " A bit hill billy ... eh? "

-500 degrees:
Hell freezes over.
Scottish people support England in the World Cup

New Lingo

I am learning a new way of speaking. Did you know that . . .
Trolley is a shopping cart?
Messages are the items in your trolley?
You "Give Way" when yielding?
Take Away is when ordering take out?
Violin/Piano Tuition are lessons?
Barrister is a lawyer? ( I actually knew that one.
Don't know that I could of recalled that one though.)
That is all I can remember for right now.

On other news, did you know it would cost
$509.00 to ship your computer to Scotland?
I KNOW!!!!!
We didn't want to ship our Mac on the slow boat so we had it shipped via UPS. It should arrive the 13th. I can't wait. I can then download some of the pictures I have taken.

Also LaNice and I arrived during the worst storm the United Kingdom has seen in 18-19 years. I feel like the Utah weather traveled on our backs. It is unreal. The whole country shuts down because they usually don't have this kind of weather and aren't prepared to face a foot of snow. It makes me grateful Utah is so vigilant in attacking their storms. Way to go Utah!

All My Bags Are Packed . . .

I'm Ready to Go,

Cause I'm Leavin' on a Jet Plane

Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again!