England

I have finally made it. The flight was way too long. The mixture of traveling and lack of sleep made me sick the first day and a half of being here. Driving is different. There are no stop signs here. There are round-o-bouts absolutely everywhere. I am getting use to the drivers seat being on the right and driving on the left of the road but I still get nervous and all mixed up. There are mostly manual cars here so that is what Logan and I have. I have never driven driven a manual.. until this week. I have practiced twice. I hated learning to drive in the states. I hate it even more learning all over again not only on the opposite side but trying to learn stick shift as well. I have only seen two pick-up trucks over here. One looked funny and the other pretty normal. The semi-trucks all have flat faces like dump trucks. The cars are mostly little but I have seen a few bigger ones. Not like we have in the states though.

We went to a Pub. Pubs here aren't like pubs at home or how I think most Americans picture them. They are more of a gathering place, like a coffee shop. They have food and beer but are family friendly. I haven't eaten anything strange yet.

Logan took me to Ely my first day here to keep me awake. It is his favorite place so far. It is really pretty and has a beautiful cathedral. I was tired I didn't take many pictures but I am sure we will go back and I can share more. We went to some shops there. There were lots of people walking around shopping and eating. It was a great environment. We have also gone to New Market which was a bit bigger than Eli and definitely bigger than Beck Row where we live. New Market had a mall. The mall was indoor outdoor. There would be a roof and suddenly it was gone. They don't have any central air here so mostly everything is outdoor. This is nice except it truly does rain a lot. I would say at least a little bit every day. Today is actually the nicest its been. The sun is shining and I can actually see a lot of blue sky through the clouds.

Our house is great. The kitchen is my favorite. I will add some pictures of it sometime. There are a lot of rooms so I am not sure what we will use them all for. The house is still pretty small but it is nice.

Christmas was great. Logan and I bought and decorated a tiny "Tree". We added our wedding ornament from Susie, some bulbs from the store, ribbon and colorful paperclips. It's a funny, sad little tree.. but we like it! We opened presents at midnight. Logan got me picture frames to hang in the stairwell - which I cannot wait to fill! - and I got Logan a fancy shower head.We cooked a small turkey dinner and made brownies as well.

I hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas! Pray for my driving. A lot.

The Language:
"lorry" = semi-truck
"Car park" = parking lot