We’ve come back from a quick two-day visit to Bristol, where we’ve finally had a chance to see a bit of what the next 12 months will be like.
We went to see the house we’ll be living in; it’s bigger than it looked in the pictures and we can start to imagine living there now. I’ll post some pictures up in a couple of weeks. The house is not far from some shops, so we sampled the local coffee shop, bakery, and greengrocer.
On Wednesday the girls visited the school that they’ll be attending next week (schools in England are only just finishing now, since they have more breaks throughout the year). It was hard for Rachel and I to drop them off and leave – I remember my first day at a new school when I was Connie’s age. All day Rachel and I were nervous about how the girls would be, but by the end of the day when we saw them again they were very happy, and wished they could come back again tomorrow. Go figure. So it’s great that the school has received thumbs up; that will help things in the summer.
Now we’re back at Rachel’s parents again, and we’ll be here until next Friday when we finally move in.
Other bits:
- The jet lag has more or less passed by now – I’m no longer waking up at 3:30 am ready to start the day.
- Connie had her ears pierced today for the first time; an early present for her 10th birthday
- Over the past two weeks I’ve attended various sporting events which I find interesting to contrast: July 10: BC Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders, attendance 20,000; July 11: Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees, attendance 40,000; July 18: Newton Tracey Cricket Club vs Nomansland (yes, there’s a village here called Nomansland), attendance 8; July 19: Barnstaple Town FC vs Donacaster Rovers, attendance 400. I seem to have developed an eclectic mix of sporting interests, with varying degrees of popularity