The adventure begins...

Well, our first couple of days in England have been largely uneventful. We were visited by several friends from the States, so that was great. Jim hit the ground running going about his various orientation tasks. It seems as though the getting over here was the easy part after all. It's kind of funny, but if you think about it, it's kind of like you're starting your life over. New house, new banking system, new government, new phones, new appliances (and may I just insert here--what is with the Brits' obsession with vague symbols??), new utilities, new car, new car seats and baby monitors (US and UK standards are different), new driving regulations (scary),...etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. The good news is that everyone we've encountered thus far has been exceptionally kind--Americans and Brits alike.

Looks like we will not be living on base for sure, which we weren't sure we wanted to do anyway. So, we'll go about looking for a house in the next few days. Hopefully it won't take too long to find one. The area surrounding us is BEAUTIFUL farm land. Lots of sheep.:)

The only "snafu" we've encountered has been Blaise's adjustment to the time difference (or rather, lack thereof). Oh well, it was to be expected. Hopefully the screaming until 4:00 am and then sleeping like a rock until 12:00 will eventually subside and he'll adjust. Poor Jim has gone to work today on about 4-5 hours of sleep. At least I get to lounge around the house all day (of course, any mom out there knows taking care of two kids does not allow for much lounging. heehee:).

Cheers!