The Lost Boys

I LOVE this film!!

The times, they are a changin'

The room is starting to look a little different. Not much, at this point, but just enough... Pictures have been packed away. The bookshelf is empty. There are bags of stuff near the door to take to the charity shops. Suitcases line one wall.

I'm a bit sad about leaving. The people at school have been wonderful and I am really going to miss them. They gave me a book of photos from the last two years and on the inside cover it says, "A Little Reminder of your British family."

I'm also a little panicked about all that I have to do before I go. Of course, I'm not actually leaving until mid-August, but I have just a week to get packed and moved out. I don't think it is going to be as easy as it sounds.

The good news is I will be back to drinking [good] coffee on the porch every morning, driving where ever I'd like to go, watching HGTV whenever I feel like it and giving family and friends big hugs in just one month!

Update

Sorry it's been so long. There were a few times that I tried to post and ran into Blogger problems. I could also say that my life just hasn't been very exciting, but in truth, things are just finally starting to pick up.

Last Monday the department had our 'end of year Do' at the dog track. It was great!! I won a couple of races and lost a few, but had a wonderful time with the gang. I'm really going to miss those guys! We even got to go down to the track and present a dog with its trophy. I'm not exactly sure how that came about but I have been promised a copy of the picture for proof.

Last weekend I met Jennifer in London and had a blast!! She was here on business and stayed through the weekend. We had dinner together Friday night. Then Saturday we saw Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Harrods, Camden Market and ran around the city. Sunday, she left for the airport and I went to the Tower of London. My favorite had to be Harrods. We spent all of our time in the food section: eating lunch, picking up danishes for next morning's breakfast, eating ice cream and shopping. I had such a good time with Jennifer - she's wonderful!!

The last week of school was not bad. The kids were sweet when I told them I was leaving, even the ones I expected to be rude weren't too bad. I still have a little more to do, so I am going in on Tuesday...

Next week I will be homeless. Well, sort of... I will spend 17 days (of the 21 I have left in Europe) traveling. My flatmate has been kind enough to let me store my stuff here while I am away and will let me crash on the couch between trips before I fly to Atlanta. Which means I won't have regular internet access, or international phone access for that matter. I will try to check-in whenever possible, though, and will try to post while away.

A Message From Drunk Me...

There's an update saved in draft, but it is too difficult to type right now, so it'll have to stay there until I have the energy to edit and post. Until then, you just have to read my drunken attempt to communicate that everything is going well. There are just three days left in the school year and lots of staff parties to attend. Last week the science dept went to the Dog Races - good time!! Tonight the year 11 form tutors went out - another fun night!! Thursday the staff is having their 'do' - more fun!!

Not so easy to leave when things are this peachy - of course alcohol is involved - but can't wait for Friday, our last day!!

Too difficult to type at the moment - lots of delete and backspacing...

Miss ya'll. Will update soon.