tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031975889131125402024-03-04T22:32:20.956-08:00The Jolley ChroniclesK. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-59157598719249649752012-09-16T07:22:00.000-07:002012-09-16T07:22:12.950-07:00An Upcoming Change<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is some good news in the Jolley house. Matthew and I are expecting our first baby in Spring 2013. :) We are thrilled by this upcoming change and ready (as you can be) for this wonderful change to our family of two!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We found out this great news on July 25th. I was over a week late so we decided to try a pregnancy test. This is the good news that showed up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We went to the doctor later in the week where he confirmed the good news again and set me up with a midwife. I was around 4 weeks pregnant by this point. The doctor gave us the date of 24th March as a rough estimate for the due date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Mid-August was my first appointment with the midwife. It was here where she took a blood sample and urine sample which was to be sent off for testing. She ran through family history and just an overall of what to expect in the coming months and procedures in the UK when having a baby. It was very helpful making it feel all the more real. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Throughout the first trimester I have generally felt good. I have had 3-4 days where I didn't feel great and only came close to getting sick once. My main symptom has been tiredness. It doesn't take much currently to make me feel exhausted and I constantly feel tired. This should hopefullly pass soon as I am now entering into the 2nd trimester stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This past Monday was my 12 week scan. :) This made everything VERY real. It was such an amazing feeling getting to see this little baby that is inside me. Crazy to think that it was moving around yet I can't feel a thing. At the scan, they confirmed it was only just one baby and that everything looked good. There were no initial signs of any problems. It took some time getting the baby to move around so they could get a clear picture and measurement of the baby. The measurement they finally got was around 48mm (almost 5 centimeters) and gave us the due date of the 28th March 2013. It is all very exciting and is starting to feel very real as my clothes are beginning to get tighter at the moment! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Check out our beautiful baby so far...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My next appointment is the 16 week appointment with the midwife at the beginning of October. Then my 20 week scan is on the 13th November. It will be here that Matthew and I will find out whether to expect a little boy or little girl next spring. We don't have a preference - just a healthy baby is all we pray for! We are hoping to visit IN during Christmas time which will be lovely to see my family while pregnant. It will be great to see my sister-in-law especially as she will be pregnant too. We are expecting 2-3 weeks apart which will be fun for our children as they will be close in age! Exciting times ahead and will continue to keep you posted...</span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-83887333528812761382012-04-12T06:16:00.000-07:002012-04-12T06:16:41.365-07:00My (almost) brush with fame<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last Wednesday Matthew and I visited Highclere Castle, the home of the show Downton Abbey. Upon our arrival to the castle, this sign greeted us at the front gates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I could have the chance to interview with the today show!! I was excited at the premise of being on TV and talked Matthew's ear off with different things I could say. :) Matthew and I continued to walk through the gardens and the house. After looking around the house, we met up with the rather large group (50+) of Americans ready for their chance at fame! The film crew was getting set up and began to interview, asking questions like; 'What brought you here?' 'What do you think of the way the show portrays Americans?' 'What is going to happen in Season 3?' It was amazing to watch how people would act when getting around a camera. I saw several elbows flying as people tried to get their way to the front of the line, and others jumping in front of someone else to try and be interviewed next. Here are a few shots of them interviewing...</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After getting to shake the Lady's hand and walking into the house, we came back outside. The main reporter (who had just showed up) then asked some in a group where they were from. I didn't get asked but the man in front of me did so again you can see me from the nose up behind the man in red (from North Carolina) at (00:46) .</span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This whole process has taken over an hour and they were going to continue with some more interviews. Matthew was being very patient and it was getting rather chilly so we decided to go home. I think we made a good move. We watched at least five interviews being done and they only used one interview that we saw (the one with the two ladies at the end). So even if I did stay and interview I would most likely being on the cutting room floor at this point. It was still fun and this my first time being on national TV...if you call 3 seconds being on!! :) Check out the link to watch the video as try to look out for me:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><u>Here is a sample of some of the questions we had to answer:</u></strong> (good luck!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">1. What is a baldric?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">2. Morpheus was a Greek God of what?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">3. What is given on 13th wedding anniversary?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">4. In what century was tea first brought to England?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">5. In a pack of cards, which was does the king of spades look, his left or right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">How did you do? </span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-85341665005507752282012-03-05T00:12:00.000-08:002012-03-05T00:12:16.518-08:00A Change is Coming...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, there is an exciting change happening in our church in the coming few months. Over the past 9 months we have been involved in a community centre on the Howard Estate and held a few events such as a children's day, cookout and our Harvest Supper. We have been blessed each time we have held an event there and a real open mind to hearing the Gospel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Last weekend at our General Annual Meeting it was proposed that we move our church service to the community centre from where we are currently meeting in the town centre. This would be a big change but hopefully one for the better. This would provide a better facility, building better relationships with local people and a better opportunity to serve our local community. Please pray for our church during this time of transitition and that the local community on the Howard Estate will keep an open heart to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Check out the website to get a better understanding of where we are going and what this building can offer. <a href="http://www.newburycommunitycentre.btck.co.uk/">http://www.newburycommunitycentre.btck.co.uk/</a></span><br />
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</div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-32983745568369341452012-02-05T08:34:00.000-08:002012-02-05T08:34:20.919-08:00The Dark Side of Humpty Dumpty<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One of my goals for 2012 is to make more of an effort in reading more books. I tend to go through phases with reading all the time to reading hardly at all. Last year I read over 10 books the first half of the year and then 1 book the second half. I would like to stop that from happening so a goal I have set for myself is to read at least one book a month. I am also going to try and read more church books as well as the fiction books I usually read. So far I am sticking to it. Here are the books I have read in January and the ones I hope to read for February.</span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><em>The Big Over Easy</em> by Jasper Fforde</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Summary:</strong> It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and the shattered, tuxedo-clad corpse of local businessman Humpty Dumpty has been found lying beneath a wall in a shabby part of town. Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary, part ot he Nursery Crimes Division, investigate the murder of Humpty Dumpty. </span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Thoughts:</strong> I started this book back in October and I enjoyed the concept and premise but just wasn't motivated in my reading. I finally got to finish it and really enjoyed the book. I am now looking at getting the next book in the Jack Spratt series, <em>The Fourth Bear</em>, as I enjoy the fairy tales mixed in with adult humor! I would highly recommend this book for a fun read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><em>Matched</em> by Ally Condle</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Summary:</strong> In Cassia's society, Officials decide who people love. How many children they have. Where they work. When they die. But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices on her own. And that's when her whole word begins to unravel.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Thoughts:</strong> I enjoyed this book but I think I had higher expectations for it than it lived up to. It is a Young Adult book so I was thinking it would be along the lines of a Twilight or Hunger Games. It was a good read but this story didn't quite work for me as in similar books I have read. I'm sure this won't stop me from getting and reading its sequal <em>Crossed</em> which came out in November.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Those are the books I've read for January. I have started my next two books for February. I am currently reading a church book called The Minister's Wife which is a book about being a minister's wife, the privileges and pitfalls that come with the job. It has been a helpful book so far and enlightening in several ways. I can only hope this book may help me in better serving my husband, church and firstly the Lord.</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've also started reading A Game of Thrones. When Matthew was sick during the Autumn he bought the books and quickly read through them. I thought I would give it a go. The only downfall is it is a big book and small print. At least I have the half-term in February that I can spend more time reading especially at night before bed. Here is hoping I can finish both books in the coming month. </span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-83446491820654784612012-01-29T10:00:00.000-08:002012-01-29T10:00:52.422-08:00Solomon: dog or cow?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you don't know we have an adorable dog named Solomon. Solomon is almost 8 years old and is part of our family. He is our American dog in England!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We had a bit of a scare two weeks ago with Solomon. Everything seemed well until Thursday evening he seemed a bit down and got sick after eating his dinner. He didn't keep any food down on Friday so we took him to the vet Friday evening. They thought he could have picked up a tummy bug which was causing him to be sick or perhaps he had a blockage of some sort. Hoping for just a tummy bug (the easier and cheapier option) they gave Solomon a shot and some medicine to give him. We were to give him a small amount of food on Saturday. If it threw that up we would have to go back to the vet's straight away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Nevertheless, 20 minutes after eating his breakfast Saturday morning Solomon got sick again. We took him back to the vet's where they were going to keep him and take an x-ray of his body to see if there were any problems. A few hours later they called back saying that the x-ray showed his stomach was full. Knowning that it had been 48 hours since he had kept anything down this made no sense. The end resulted in an operation to empty his stomach and find the problem. It was a worrying few hours until the vet called. Solomon was fine. He had eaten some type of fabric which upset his stomach so much that he gorged himself on grass. The fabric and grass compressed in his stomach. He had eaten so much grass that it could have filled a football. The vet's words were: "He isn't a dog. He's a cow."</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The concern after the surgery was infection. Solomon was on several different medicines for the pain and to prevent infection. He went to the vet on the Thursday of that week and then again on Tuesday this past week to get his stitches out. Solomon has healed very well and almost back to himself now. His stomach is looking much better and is back to begging for food and walks again. It is glad to have him back to normal and hopefully we won't have to do this again. It is also amazing how quickly his hair do grow...This was a week after his surgery.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thanks for everyone who left us messages on facebook, asked about Solomon and even prayed for our boy. He is very much part of the family and will be a sad day when he goes....luckily, we have awhile before that happens!!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-69949769641446573632012-01-15T13:28:00.000-08:002012-01-15T13:28:57.802-08:00Health Update: Going Private<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last week we saw a private doctor (cardiologist) in Cambridge for a second opinion. It was a good visit overall with good and bad news. The benefit of going private for this opinion is that we knew a cardiologist would take the time to go through Matthew's test results and fully examine Matthew. The downfall is you have to pay for it but for peace of mind it would be well worth it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Anyways when we arrived they ran an EKG on Matthew. On the NHS it took Matthew two months to get this done. Then we got to meet with the doctor. It was very helpful as he listened to Matthew, asked questions and examined him. The doctor then went onto explain all the different tests Matthew has taken over the past few months and their results. He came to the same diagnosis that Matthew had myocarditis following a flu from July that went and infected the area around the heart. This was reassuring to hear</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> just to know we have been on the right track.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><u>The good news:</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">All the damage done to the heart has completely healed with little to no scarring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><u>The bad news:</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The electrical system of Matthew's heart hasn't quite fixed itself leaving Matthew with an irregular heartbeat. The EKG showed Matthew was having more abnormal than normal heartbeats. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><u>The cure:</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Again...there is none for this. He is taking medicine and right now it is just finding the correct dosage to lessen the symptoms of the irregular heartbeat. He was on a low dosage of the medicine which has now increased. Best case is that the heart fixes itself and the irregular heartbeat goes away. Worst case is that Matthew could be on medicine the rest of his life for the irregular heartbeat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So even though it wasn't the cure all I was hoping for it was good news overall. The damage done to the heart has healed itself. Now we are just trying to get the correct dosage for Matthew to lessen the symptoms of the irregular heartbeat which in time will help him to feel better and function at 100%. Matthew is still having good and bad days but we are finally having more good days than bad which is a massive improvement from where we were a few months ago. He still isn't 100% but everyday getting stronger and able to do more. Prayer would be appreciated as he continues to heals and slowly gets back to working full-time and back into the ministry. Thank you for all those that have been praying for Matthew during these last six months. They have not been easy but our great Father in Heaven has been with us every step and lifting us up in those down moments. I'll be sure to update you when we have the next appointment in a few weeks time.</span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-83750876421373362502012-01-08T13:00:00.000-08:002012-01-08T13:10:00.609-08:002011: A Year in Review<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First off I am very sorry for the lack of posting this year. There were many times I thought about posting something but got busy doing something else and never got around to doing it! I will try much harder this coming year to post more about our lives here in England but moving on to the main reason for this post...</span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">January 2011</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Began working full-time as Year 4 Teacher in a maternity position</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Matthew finished exams and interviews to be ordained into the Presbyterian Church</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Our old car died so we had to get a new car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matthew kindly got an automatic car so I could learn to drive more easily over here....he does miss having a manual though!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">March 2011</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*I applied, interviewed and was offered a full-time teaching position at my current school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Matthew got contacts/Kristen dyed her hair red</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">April 2011</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">April brought Easter break and a few travelling opportunities with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Travelled to Cadbury World to see how the company got started and operates today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of chocolate was sampled during this visit!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9l8KFsNUFy8qks0FhIYuTAC_YI8eIC7QNbffDNT7PWZ40pTM-nce_u1QOm4GSJ3qlJD1y6PpuIFM7NhC9uMnNRt4Ys-AF4W2YBIXxQ5aEWa0E50AdHi9FU0y9e3GvmQiZKCaw5BCB5Nb/s1600/Cadbury+World+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9l8KFsNUFy8qks0FhIYuTAC_YI8eIC7QNbffDNT7PWZ40pTM-nce_u1QOm4GSJ3qlJD1y6PpuIFM7NhC9uMnNRt4Ys-AF4W2YBIXxQ5aEWa0E50AdHi9FU0y9e3GvmQiZKCaw5BCB5Nb/s320/Cadbury+World+006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhWKEvIYmOZW8FY8U_5C7wW0QwsDcaO-GlWI76W7xPHuSEb7ksiFFvQT_brPJiRncDwZC5k3iRIUkkpRn70PTFv7fjbipw8nqtSVHFqGl7losg_DunyIo6guQvWuPyk7sNEOw9I1uS-sW/s1600/Cadbury+World+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhWKEvIYmOZW8FY8U_5C7wW0QwsDcaO-GlWI76W7xPHuSEb7ksiFFvQT_brPJiRncDwZC5k3iRIUkkpRn70PTFv7fjbipw8nqtSVHFqGl7losg_DunyIo6guQvWuPyk7sNEOw9I1uS-sW/s320/Cadbury+World+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Kentwell Hall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVV0J2cDHiQGii1UPPPwHHfNMlF6fgckfcLue38NCBjqpuyzBIR9t8iuBDk2aee3XIaKVgR3wr1XBxAvULaUhx10dB-Hg_7kjY22aab9BbGBhqlRfCgjHHXbcdNrWD8Oq_Ik4CJqWPK5T/s1600/Kentwell+Hall+%252857%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVV0J2cDHiQGii1UPPPwHHfNMlF6fgckfcLue38NCBjqpuyzBIR9t8iuBDk2aee3XIaKVgR3wr1XBxAvULaUhx10dB-Hg_7kjY22aab9BbGBhqlRfCgjHHXbcdNrWD8Oq_Ik4CJqWPK5T/s320/Kentwell+Hall+%252857%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Wimpole Estate</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The highlight of this month was the Royal Wedding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a Bank Holiday which meant no school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a few people over to watch the wedding and partake in a Tea Party!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a fun day and an occasion I won’t be forgetting soon!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May 2011</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Kristen began driving lessons and took her road theory exam</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg6W5aPCABCDa-RAm3QWL_WLz65UFxy0s1fHennHKS1cb3egoZFFtTtJ_d-Fg0cekFg4Qe7zhVSDJCM2yD6QsgksoMZmMc5zKWY7t_IZWCOUh7jkJ7-b1yFr8sjfbrOakG8LE3BGwgBJA/s1600/1st+driving+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg6W5aPCABCDa-RAm3QWL_WLz65UFxy0s1fHennHKS1cb3egoZFFtTtJ_d-Fg0cekFg4Qe7zhVSDJCM2yD6QsgksoMZmMc5zKWY7t_IZWCOUh7jkJ7-b1yFr8sjfbrOakG8LE3BGwgBJA/s320/1st+driving+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Kristen took practical exams for Biology, Chemistry and Physics test</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Matthew prepared final details for mission trip of Americans coming to England</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Visited Framlingham Castle</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Celebrated our 5<sup>th</sup> wedding anniversary</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*I took my big science exam - managed to get a B.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*We moved house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally have parking and yard for the dog!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And an awesome kitchen!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">July 2011 </span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*Got my English driving license!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I passed my test!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:)</span><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Had a lovely visit with Matthew’s cousin Phil and family</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEZjuczZCWP1IVsPqcV-6Iqyyz9qj6lRUrUa5_EQjRvUWUu1MhF6Fvmrc1ATwXiSjozJ4JN32nV45ooCFgpLBdMJC6TR2v3pThn5qaVsKh-F93eqUAEc467g9FomqaEq8rJlvWoRnPMf2/s1600/Dorset+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEZjuczZCWP1IVsPqcV-6Iqyyz9qj6lRUrUa5_EQjRvUWUu1MhF6Fvmrc1ATwXiSjozJ4JN32nV45ooCFgpLBdMJC6TR2v3pThn5qaVsKh-F93eqUAEc467g9FomqaEq8rJlvWoRnPMf2/s320/Dorset+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Holiday (vacation) to Dorset with Matt’s mum, Pat</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqy137aGyZHg6GMx32FnWEptr_VnLcX1ZF7IPsIYh4MTIGn1TW5VPFCdruxQip9BCHx2PQrgQtX7md7hgbALFdJJVHW46tEkWyhTSKn5OP1ul2RSNVV0_tQK3gF8NrZYBFakEd5RQm81p/s1600/Dorset+291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqy137aGyZHg6GMx32FnWEptr_VnLcX1ZF7IPsIYh4MTIGn1TW5VPFCdruxQip9BCHx2PQrgQtX7md7hgbALFdJJVHW46tEkWyhTSKn5OP1ul2RSNVV0_tQK3gF8NrZYBFakEd5RQm81p/s320/Dorset+291.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gn7X_G0bvmlXETtqAx2jPZnYIqrQaRTRftrZQ_DpUJJ7Kwd5lObjXNCeR0vVbUvZuPB-U0yNdfOm4atWIoS6rL36xkSDCVH0EoKQwX9f7vZXImtZdy-XvH5r5-ihm-MvpVnEdm12gMK4/s1600/Dorset+188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gn7X_G0bvmlXETtqAx2jPZnYIqrQaRTRftrZQ_DpUJJ7Kwd5lObjXNCeR0vVbUvZuPB-U0yNdfOm4atWIoS6rL36xkSDCVH0EoKQwX9f7vZXImtZdy-XvH5r5-ihm-MvpVnEdm12gMK4/s320/Dorset+188.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zLWOzr_dUDYCr8IyMfha1Q7dGbt_BcxhGkThXVHb1Zm_uwhnZIT6GveoOhaDCebnxvwNDRMsvTYFol4qUlr0gzI8XBe1gKlcr0u1zJgu7p31oLAPM_jrIcEaIGhwhUEnV9GPLbtlRV6R/s1600/Dorset+149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zLWOzr_dUDYCr8IyMfha1Q7dGbt_BcxhGkThXVHb1Zm_uwhnZIT6GveoOhaDCebnxvwNDRMsvTYFol4qUlr0gzI8XBe1gKlcr0u1zJgu7p31oLAPM_jrIcEaIGhwhUEnV9GPLbtlRV6R/s320/Dorset+149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*First two A&E visits for Matthew with flu with an irregular heartbeat</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">August 2011</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Highlight of the Year: my parents came for a visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things we saw: Riverboat cruise, Orford Castle, Burghley House, Peterborough Cathedral, Lavenham, Cambridge, Canterbury.</span><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Visit to Dover Castle</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAWB1Sc47bkj5PFD3P928WqN_RKSvaGUJUa255mV4pZa0eCCLF-IK6UjY2NlqsmY_8eCqDCq7CayH_Gk-QOd5fFVJPWVP1uP3yD3f78sjbR9CVHqIwDp905SUfXOuHLNqEEsabrW3rBhyphenhyphen/s1600/Parents+visit+166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAWB1Sc47bkj5PFD3P928WqN_RKSvaGUJUa255mV4pZa0eCCLF-IK6UjY2NlqsmY_8eCqDCq7CayH_Gk-QOd5fFVJPWVP1uP3yD3f78sjbR9CVHqIwDp905SUfXOuHLNqEEsabrW3rBhyphenhyphen/s320/Parents+visit+166.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Visit to Leeds Castle</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*I got a chance to visit family and friends in Indiana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always a good time!!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRef6ZD3Ven4569BwwwO-H8BwURioVixtY55BzzJFi_ZzWF8QPWsub2IyWi9BBW1YeMOmVQb4j7MZgLl395ywOfjAQng7nujT4XTQph05Nd8PAMnGun4zFhTSx1YVYgBCf32TFjcce9sG/s1600/August+2011+trip+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRef6ZD3Ven4569BwwwO-H8BwURioVixtY55BzzJFi_ZzWF8QPWsub2IyWi9BBW1YeMOmVQb4j7MZgLl395ywOfjAQng7nujT4XTQph05Nd8PAMnGun4zFhTSx1YVYgBCf32TFjcce9sG/s320/August+2011+trip+024.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">September 2011</span></u></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Florida to see my friend Amanda (my maid of honor) get married on the beach!</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was the hardest and worst month of the whole year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was working full-time in a new job and Matthew was really unwell...bed rest for most of the days during the whole month!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">October 2011</span></u></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*With increase in medication Matthew begins to feel better but still not working and doing great</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Visit with Matt’s mum and sister, Pat and Ruth</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">November 2011</span></u></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*Matthew’s health remains about the same still not working and mostly resting at home</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Church Thanksgiving dinner</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">December 2011</span></u></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*Another increase to his medicine and Matthew begins to show signs of recovery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Begins working again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">*Kristen visits Ruth in London - Hyde Park Christmas Market and Wizard of Oz</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Mattthew and I got to visit some lovely places over the course of the year and had some great time with family and friends both in the UK and US. September and onward have been hard months with Matthew battling an illness but as we enter 2012 things are looking up. God has graciously seen us through a difficult time and it is He who strengthens us. Matthew is on the road to recovery and feeling better everyday. Hopefully his full strength will return soon and he will be able to get on with things that he hasn't been able to for the past four months. This was our 2011...looking forward to the things 2012 brings!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-56919346833637025932011-10-08T01:34:00.000-07:002011-10-08T01:34:50.995-07:00The Cuteness of Kids<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">School is officially in swing and off to a busy but good start. My class this year is well behaved and general make me happy with no major behavior issues thus far. In Sepemteber we have been studying 'Authors and Letters' in English. We have read two books by Roald Dahl, The Twits and Esio Trot. The students then wrote a letter to the author about The Twits and then wrote a letter to a character in Esio Trot. One of my students really cracked me up with his letter...its not the content but his spelling...its just too cute! You can at least make out what he was trying to spell (which is better than some kids) and I just had to share. I have changed the name to keep it confidental but I hope it brings a smile to your face as it did mine!! :) The words in italics is the word he means in case you cannot make the word out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>His first letter was to Roald Dahl about The Twits which we read in class.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dear Mr Dahl,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I apslootlie<em> (absolutely)</em> love yore books theay ure<em> (are)</em> brilonte. but wote<em> (what)</em> is yore favrote book. wen you wose<em> (was)</em> lite ole<em> (little)</em> wote was a nice book you read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I read the twits I fote<em> (thought)</em> it wose good. Spashaly the bit wen the boys gote sduck<em> (stuck)</em> in the big ded tree. And thay tock ov ter tralses<em> (took off their trousers)</em>. I dont like mise is twit<em> (Mrs Twit)</em> baseae she keeps plaine tricks on a chuver<em> (each other)</em>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">yore sinsily</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">William</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Age 7</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>His second letter was to a character in Esio Trot another Roald Dahl book.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dear Mr Hoppy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I am ritine because we just red your book Esio Trot. I like flowors a rose is my farote wote us youres? Bie<em> (By)</em> the way hall <em>(how) </em>wase the wedin. I am shore it wase brilont?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I rill wont a totes<em> (tortoise)</em> please can you get me wane<em> (one)</em>. Hall is youre with<em> (wife)</em>. I shore she is grate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">your sincerely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">William</span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-61277795139874455822011-08-15T15:23:00.000-07:002011-08-15T15:23:59.066-07:00A Dorset Holiday<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The day after school finished Matthew, Pat (mum-in-law), Solomon (the dog) and myself traveled to the area of Dorset (south England) for a week's holiday. Matthew was quite under the weather the week before and was still feeling poorly so I drove all the way there. This was just two weeks after getting my driving license and first time to drive on the motorways here in England. The drive there went smooth. We had rented a lovely little cottage in the country only a few miles from Dorchester.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Due to Matthew's ill health, he spent several days in bed while Pat and I did a bit of sight seeing. Pat and I went to a lovely stately home called Athelhampton House on Sunday afternoon. It was a lovely house with a beautiful garden....and the best bit it wasn't busy.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia49g6OHtblD77s0cS51kXT-7C88hMWbYM9gFci6HjjVdSoyHusAoW4a1ydTZY5T9fQ9pL-zHi7malbKiXYNKJQd_kDFXFIVlidVmvVyV-lDhUGz2qMSztcDvmQ9Lz9fDZ64GUQj_RUYXg/s1600/Dorset+082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia49g6OHtblD77s0cS51kXT-7C88hMWbYM9gFci6HjjVdSoyHusAoW4a1ydTZY5T9fQ9pL-zHi7malbKiXYNKJQd_kDFXFIVlidVmvVyV-lDhUGz2qMSztcDvmQ9Lz9fDZ64GUQj_RUYXg/s320/Dorset+082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Althenhampton House</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL08B0W7vl29COncK0OBKhdUolJmxkq3ThniMWF4gpEUqRnBHCNPpngTjItIdySChcCgE-T_xJ06l6ucxMSDPMdG8-3D24wZDhHKL0g_QZux-3_IIqMUiTZ3T2ajtMNAzlep3ZmO7QyQd/s1600/Dorset+080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL08B0W7vl29COncK0OBKhdUolJmxkq3ThniMWF4gpEUqRnBHCNPpngTjItIdySChcCgE-T_xJ06l6ucxMSDPMdG8-3D24wZDhHKL0g_QZux-3_IIqMUiTZ3T2ajtMNAzlep3ZmO7QyQd/s320/Dorset+080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Exploring the beautiful gardens</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Monday, Pat and I explored the area of Weymouth (home to the 2012 Olympic sailing) and had a nice morning walking around the beach side and harbor. We visited Fort Nothe and that made for an interesting visit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKq8NVwYKAZwK5Qz57WegCYx5tlb_ah1rvzsAs6j2ijUX_KI6s-IQVeJ1pgIacGEKoo5iA-wJrMICVp9hdqrBtOCZ6HDcH3504Dp9M5dSrtGYYVcbzGEg49CsikuyGe1AnaZpteWaP06V/s1600/Dorset+143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKq8NVwYKAZwK5Qz57WegCYx5tlb_ah1rvzsAs6j2ijUX_KI6s-IQVeJ1pgIacGEKoo5iA-wJrMICVp9hdqrBtOCZ6HDcH3504Dp9M5dSrtGYYVcbzGEg49CsikuyGe1AnaZpteWaP06V/s320/Dorset+143.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Waiting for the boats in Weymouth Harbour</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3_Dxo7AEgCFlfT4WU3hVDXbqvplgAGK2z_z_U3cOngkst4IMuv21twdqCfhyphenhyphenbiv9U2V3BPDi0MsuyuAyXIGVbe7VWvZlRS2LmAWMp6OhXi1cEwMc9hJR3tBCLAe-3xPYf6H6R_I9R4vu/s1600/Dorset+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3_Dxo7AEgCFlfT4WU3hVDXbqvplgAGK2z_z_U3cOngkst4IMuv21twdqCfhyphenhyphenbiv9U2V3BPDi0MsuyuAyXIGVbe7VWvZlRS2LmAWMp6OhXi1cEwMc9hJR3tBCLAe-3xPYf6H6R_I9R4vu/s320/Dorset+138.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nothe Fort</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Tuesday Matthew and Solomon got out of the house and joined us for a day on the Isle of Portland. We got to go to Portland Bill and see the lighthouse at the tip of the island and then went to a Henry VIII castle. This was also Solomon's first time in the ocean (and castle) so it was fun to see him act like a puppy! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL5zPoFHEQg8H58ZOKweN8pV1MBbvuYkVDvVeCyYAYpuMiYSfJlT4qIKKS2GZ9RZKxGv1D19eP6UTJhSEFxPf4irOAGkOuJcegi9mnkkidIoLykRFjzfHPnCP3UMwAfFgJH8-Qy2Yowih/s1600/Dorset+149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL5zPoFHEQg8H58ZOKweN8pV1MBbvuYkVDvVeCyYAYpuMiYSfJlT4qIKKS2GZ9RZKxGv1D19eP6UTJhSEFxPf4irOAGkOuJcegi9mnkkidIoLykRFjzfHPnCP3UMwAfFgJH8-Qy2Yowih/s320/Dorset+149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Portland Bill Lighthouse</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvVeP-i4N9yLOBJPgfs2EhYDm6d1Ig9lce-XiRLgJNttB1S_lYnIbZXHLaSyZi18I0Xysqv2_is4vL4d0h39UEePHcQvm1PLYqOhv3ajCUevB-1TxTw8Gnk_OE3o3zo8lDNID3x1ctxfL/s1600/Dorset+188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvVeP-i4N9yLOBJPgfs2EhYDm6d1Ig9lce-XiRLgJNttB1S_lYnIbZXHLaSyZi18I0Xysqv2_is4vL4d0h39UEePHcQvm1PLYqOhv3ajCUevB-1TxTw8Gnk_OE3o3zo8lDNID3x1ctxfL/s320/Dorset+188.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A beautiful view over the town of Portland and overlooking the famous Chesil Beach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Cr3EWWCR3b7sQxpEmyPUsqy-epjdYW19pn3HYGdBUK-y9gpksTvymbk8pkfVMzEYTLxfWnAJpEll867ztoXAjw-OP7_0OhyphenhyphenhoLsx7zIgIyb_KE_McS6KO6AKjX4ecTA-PZBrURoUYYU/s1600/Dorset+226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Cr3EWWCR3b7sQxpEmyPUsqy-epjdYW19pn3HYGdBUK-y9gpksTvymbk8pkfVMzEYTLxfWnAJpEll867ztoXAjw-OP7_0OhyphenhyphenhoLsx7zIgIyb_KE_McS6KO6AKjX4ecTA-PZBrURoUYYU/s320/Dorset+226.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Solomon enjoying his first time in the ocean!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Wednesday Pat and I traveled to Sherborne. This was a cute little village and well worth a visit. Lots of cute shops, a cathedral and even a castle. All in all it was a great day out. As a bonus we got to see a cute little place called Cerne Abbas and got to see the ancient giant drawn into the hill....I wouldn't exactly call the giant cute as he is a bit rude!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpdMXiqr3zC0UVf15HYuJl5n9OiCEkWgJNXVGAohHFp5r5fN3-XllQK6ivNwlyQKvHxkWPvmpTmA3W1pc99_lASyXEQ-JOALsLJC-4YZtROKFdz6BeRpuAbY5hmlu6Szi3aKIbCjZrfrP/s1600/Dorset+248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpdMXiqr3zC0UVf15HYuJl5n9OiCEkWgJNXVGAohHFp5r5fN3-XllQK6ivNwlyQKvHxkWPvmpTmA3W1pc99_lASyXEQ-JOALsLJC-4YZtROKFdz6BeRpuAbY5hmlu6Szi3aKIbCjZrfrP/s320/Dorset+248.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sherborne Cathedral</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ62G7mc4wO9VGWM6ciTlIv_VQKf24lvZElt6V25wkhuatkbtHGlpuo9Y9s3dkMlq5rirKK9QXBeuJvE1h5btI2LV9nqak4FdJt0x0QTG_c-zBHW7M-vNMZz_t0in6rqMKN79ORIOL8_f/s1600/Dorset+253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ62G7mc4wO9VGWM6ciTlIv_VQKf24lvZElt6V25wkhuatkbtHGlpuo9Y9s3dkMlq5rirKK9QXBeuJvE1h5btI2LV9nqak4FdJt0x0QTG_c-zBHW7M-vNMZz_t0in6rqMKN79ORIOL8_f/s320/Dorset+253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sherborne Castle - home of Sir Walter Raleigh</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXDneJFQVBit8H0i2XkakHLwcysy_83Ka3oW_Nx6W3pPPileuiWsSMSnvCspNempdaZQRkR7OWwE05n41Gf9gKKr1Z2OP2nrxnbU5q91xXG0_APuJ76MGXCl7a77rWNEjIA2zyNvPlKGn/s1600/Dorset+276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXDneJFQVBit8H0i2XkakHLwcysy_83Ka3oW_Nx6W3pPPileuiWsSMSnvCspNempdaZQRkR7OWwE05n41Gf9gKKr1Z2OP2nrxnbU5q91xXG0_APuJ76MGXCl7a77rWNEjIA2zyNvPlKGn/s320/Dorset+276.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Cerne Abbas Giant</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Thursday Matthew joined us for another fun day out. We caught a steam train to Corfe Castle. I felt like I was in a Harry Potter film aboard the Hogwarts Express on the steam train...we were even in a carriage like the ones in Harry Potter! :) Corfe Castle was beautiful sitting atop of a hill and had some very interesting history. We then carried on the steam train to Swanage and had a walk along the beach front eating fish and chips. We then headed back on the steam train to our car. On the way home we decided to make a stop at Monkey World. Monkey World is a centre to care for and rehabilitate monkes from all over. It was fun getting to see all the different monkeys. This was the longest day but it was a lot of fun and got to see a lot of cool things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mmQ1PNRJy9_0gOIlAIJiIQj0dUCyRq5dnfbNsuqAdrU7WllVCv6s6JnjUIzlR4RiY6GSAxO9Nw9OS54Y8kZnIvdOY-ZcUrmVPR29HnCRW33OzLYdGLclHljUiUoUGfWfdOJOn0rkMk8G/s1600/Dorset+289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mmQ1PNRJy9_0gOIlAIJiIQj0dUCyRq5dnfbNsuqAdrU7WllVCv6s6JnjUIzlR4RiY6GSAxO9Nw9OS54Y8kZnIvdOY-ZcUrmVPR29HnCRW33OzLYdGLclHljUiUoUGfWfdOJOn0rkMk8G/s320/Dorset+289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All aboard!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCgxyk7ClgmQxp2lrw303HICkQP5qSHQTmm-6ehtCJRScm9XqdsrmePH4oA-Qvv9BdAo6mdhUtXxWkVSj1-r_u1Lhj-VlxiKTY-0IGJ6pXOY_92iDw_iLurFIRdgmus02-4sNC7s3xNJy/s1600/Dorset+292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCgxyk7ClgmQxp2lrw303HICkQP5qSHQTmm-6ehtCJRScm9XqdsrmePH4oA-Qvv9BdAo6mdhUtXxWkVSj1-r_u1Lhj-VlxiKTY-0IGJ6pXOY_92iDw_iLurFIRdgmus02-4sNC7s3xNJy/s320/Dorset+292.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Corfe Castle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sdbRXJMMvdR7qllDkJVhtRQ1HeQV_ms73m3I0SSI18RuezTZV7UvOQw3tUhf6yru0cvR-LogByU4cBQOAxAxi-S0RRCzUz4vzVUrXfswNITUJzVUmYElFfxWLQl63XaA7WNIAEuV1SFa/s1600/Dorset+389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sdbRXJMMvdR7qllDkJVhtRQ1HeQV_ms73m3I0SSI18RuezTZV7UvOQw3tUhf6yru0cvR-LogByU4cBQOAxAxi-S0RRCzUz4vzVUrXfswNITUJzVUmYElFfxWLQl63XaA7WNIAEuV1SFa/s320/Dorset+389.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Chimp in Monkey World - lost his right arm from humans</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Friday we had a smaller day of traveling out to Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. This was another opportunity for Solomon to get in the sea and we even got Matthew out in it (well his ankels at least). We then rested up at home and packed up preparing for our journey back home the next day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJS93TC2JmMfxmp1UpCEFgpuLEbIZSF6HTesYTLZYAOLAYVlFzvVTRyToh-kPAWuCo8AB_j447OAMmBtFpzg-5m2OQmRP40xB-d0y2wfOCV0RmkyWyrltyQziSC8cZEKdb82KDUAKvYqz/s1600/Dorset+421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJS93TC2JmMfxmp1UpCEFgpuLEbIZSF6HTesYTLZYAOLAYVlFzvVTRyToh-kPAWuCo8AB_j447OAMmBtFpzg-5m2OQmRP40xB-d0y2wfOCV0RmkyWyrltyQziSC8cZEKdb82KDUAKvYqz/s320/Dorset+421.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Solomon playing in the sea with 'daddy'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsYaAF9olNONSy7RRHoRn7ZZLS_H1qgjL-6eXGwJKZaFEkIsYx2l1Bt5Ks4wRE8DT3VThAbx9uXuc9tgsw5GWzDjdCBo63gMXoLVi2FSwSLaUuahEBEc7OE9tAYuSDNBWa4ohZLAYip2e/s1600/Dorset+457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsYaAF9olNONSy7RRHoRn7ZZLS_H1qgjL-6eXGwJKZaFEkIsYx2l1Bt5Ks4wRE8DT3VThAbx9uXuc9tgsw5GWzDjdCBo63gMXoLVi2FSwSLaUuahEBEc7OE9tAYuSDNBWa4ohZLAYip2e/s320/Dorset+457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Durdle Door</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Saturday Matthew was feeling better and decided to drive back. Pat and Matthew humored me and stopped by Stonehedge on the way home as it was only 30 minutes extra to our journey home. I'm glad I got to see Stonehedge as it was quite interesting but at the same time its a a bunch of rocks and quite expensive to get into for what it is. It was fun and another thing to check off the list. We were making good time home....that is until our car decided to completely die on the M25 (motorway that goes around the whole of London). This was really scary sitting there (middle lane) and unable to do anything about it. We called the RAC (motor help company that we are members of) and got towed to a local recovery center where they looked at the car for over an hour. We knew what the problem was (electrical problem with shorting out brake lights which affected our car switching gears) but not the source of the problem. Luckily, we were able to get towed back with our car to Bury St Edmunds and home safely. What was a good journey and should have only been five hours turned into over nine hours. I have to say Solomon was a trooper through it all and was very proud of him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEGltij8s56bdyjXm7vemeHHjDlJ3dWCLGSSuoq1ttSu2OldvI6yQWWnEzezMpdNcvEir8Gdi4paxQb8Qg0s16WBMMv_dAzGO4u7V5mxtKq-XWOEs7-lP2smxK0B-wXxMY7A9SbtvsqG7/s1600/Dorset+494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEGltij8s56bdyjXm7vemeHHjDlJ3dWCLGSSuoq1ttSu2OldvI6yQWWnEzezMpdNcvEir8Gdi4paxQb8Qg0s16WBMMv_dAzGO4u7V5mxtKq-XWOEs7-lP2smxK0B-wXxMY7A9SbtvsqG7/s320/Dorset+494.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At Stonehedge with true British weather</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieugi0e9wvdpPm2HePz-QHh1s9e6oA0LzEnOzvhyphenhyphenjch_19AVRalJ1BC0DkpJZgmiYltKgFA8uzf-zJmI0omzgwIKW7mFifDnqrAQhlXNTHr4EQcTC7vfaQ3hrqLs1qzS2TBo2VpU-EVs-r/s1600/Dorset+506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieugi0e9wvdpPm2HePz-QHh1s9e6oA0LzEnOzvhyphenhyphenjch_19AVRalJ1BC0DkpJZgmiYltKgFA8uzf-zJmI0omzgwIKW7mFifDnqrAQhlXNTHr4EQcTC7vfaQ3hrqLs1qzS2TBo2VpU-EVs-r/s320/Dorset+506.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The wonderful RAC man trying to fix our car at the recovery centre</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Overall we had a great trip. We got to see lots of interesting things but still plenty of time to rest and not do much at the same time. We had great food at local pubs almost every evening. It was great going with Pat as it gave me someone to sight see with while Matthew was resting or staying back at the cottage. I feel very blessed with all that we got to see and with the family I have. It was a great holiday and I look forward to the next one. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WgaCks2upSXrG89UiSHXjx6W4U9tSfp3VScktiQ8r8ejCv5X5eRx0cgEXBXSEknNCgI0-BGUyOCluMd_rUV-JZnG2xP3qXQSD7MIYVsp-aQTq1oqNB1GelC1gl4SXQ71JpdG5PcnUfOV/s1600/Dorset+151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WgaCks2upSXrG89UiSHXjx6W4U9tSfp3VScktiQ8r8ejCv5X5eRx0cgEXBXSEknNCgI0-BGUyOCluMd_rUV-JZnG2xP3qXQSD7MIYVsp-aQTq1oqNB1GelC1gl4SXQ71JpdG5PcnUfOV/s320/Dorset+151.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> (: Some of my favorite people :)</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-15570884716825975712011-07-17T14:18:00.000-07:002011-07-17T14:18:51.495-07:00Driving on the wrong side<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well...good news! I am have officially passed my driving test. Last Wednesday 6th July at 9:37am I began my half hour driving exam. My manoeuver was reverse around a corner. In the English system you are allowed up to 15 minor faults before failing your test and I managed to get 8 minor faults. It was a bit nerve racking as I was driving and I could see the examiner making ticks on his board. But it was good news in the end as I can now officially drive on my own as I now have my own English driving license. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEHG5v2BXxWYApSG4Z9UL66AjyUsYi7FUfN4oU6TJ3mc2cLstAOldI2TDQnUivADgwxecwjvOR1IkKz9nlQeZkh8q_vQNUp6XeLgNeE-Vr_54hpKaa8hnhV-vX5M9c37hs4EskiZregEp/s1600/Driving+Test.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEHG5v2BXxWYApSG4Z9UL66AjyUsYi7FUfN4oU6TJ3mc2cLstAOldI2TDQnUivADgwxecwjvOR1IkKz9nlQeZkh8q_vQNUp6XeLgNeE-Vr_54hpKaa8hnhV-vX5M9c37hs4EskiZregEp/s320/Driving+Test.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> No longer a loser....I mean 'L'earner driving anymore!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivN1BMNXJCUdSzOzY4N2ETAqxueppk6vP2EW1qbevqf0EANKaFRdlacSZlQhdRuw121-LH_HwpZNRowlfLXTXKjtaZhNNNYVkg88-miX1nJAzzs-LDtUN3mcogULw4GpGrgKEJu0xAffe/s1600/Driving+Test+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivN1BMNXJCUdSzOzY4N2ETAqxueppk6vP2EW1qbevqf0EANKaFRdlacSZlQhdRuw121-LH_HwpZNRowlfLXTXKjtaZhNNNYVkg88-miX1nJAzzs-LDtUN3mcogULw4GpGrgKEJu0xAffe/s320/Driving+Test+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's official....I passed! :) I have a certificate to prove it!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My two months of super busyness is now over. I should get my science test results back in August and then we will know if all the stress over the past two months was worth it all. Now I have one more week of school left and will continue to unpack and settle into our new house. Then it is the summer holidays....which I will now be able to help with the driving especially when my parents are here visiting. Matt is already thankful for me being able to drive to school instead of him having to take me!! Until next time....watch out England....American woman on the roads!!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-90570997107828360222011-07-01T08:12:00.000-07:002011-07-01T08:12:19.093-07:00Oi! What a mess!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well good news! We are ALL moved in now! :) Everything went really well Thursday night with the move. Matthew and I were very blessed with such a wonderful church family pitching in to help us with the move. We had about 12 people from the church helping with the move including moving furniture, building some furniture (Thanks Luke and John Mark), and cleaning the old house from top to bottom. Some of the ladies have even provided some meals for the next few days to help us out. What a blessing the church can be to its people!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Anyway now begins the BIG job of unpacking ALL the boxes and getting furniture moved to its right spot. Here are some pictures of the job ahead when it comes to unpacking...</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP0Md_4KGqQF5U2JvXva86gtnIDVLj_gHNSQfufliumIjvsrvYfpmUpdUde9OsHn_u6ugS8AKBVytELaTakgWWfxHBqYIJGR0DvXt8vpudNcuLlRhrrQGKHeC5298hB5IkkNAWxWT_Itz/s1600/dshafjka+070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP0Md_4KGqQF5U2JvXva86gtnIDVLj_gHNSQfufliumIjvsrvYfpmUpdUde9OsHn_u6ugS8AKBVytELaTakgWWfxHBqYIJGR0DvXt8vpudNcuLlRhrrQGKHeC5298hB5IkkNAWxWT_Itz/s320/dshafjka+070.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Matt's office - probably the best looking room so far </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but he </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">has lots of books still needing a home!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFPHRqmRHtBxNZDMwPwLC4VsXejh3xSV706z0KcL0UqJ1lFskR6tSas0SlCk5RWFCUuymkT2o9M3ELNGKJdPV3FMhTIlEwPP5Tpf-Cas6OyAs1HiFeIsxw0n43MbTDS4gdJPa6p3XkpOn/s1600/dshafjka+071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFPHRqmRHtBxNZDMwPwLC4VsXejh3xSV706z0KcL0UqJ1lFskR6tSas0SlCk5RWFCUuymkT2o9M3ELNGKJdPV3FMhTIlEwPP5Tpf-Cas6OyAs1HiFeIsxw0n43MbTDS4gdJPa6p3XkpOn/s320/dshafjka+071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Sitting/TV room...probably one of the easier rooms to sort out!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXxRE1TiQTjeYPEUDzMvPG52Bd-wPqeDD-Q08kOoh1A8g0129EeJJsAH6YuHM5e3o0DIAFT-Dp7kywKzifJaOGcx1C6fbMnm13KnkuDO0L_Me4w5Fq9WwLFKPZ2ggWR29pV27HohAfnvT/s1600/dshafjka+073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXxRE1TiQTjeYPEUDzMvPG52Bd-wPqeDD-Q08kOoh1A8g0129EeJJsAH6YuHM5e3o0DIAFT-Dp7kywKzifJaOGcx1C6fbMnm13KnkuDO0L_Me4w5Fq9WwLFKPZ2ggWR29pV27HohAfnvT/s320/dshafjka+073.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What will be the dining room but not for awhile!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX-N9yTl1PZo6ioH4lu_MSdcDTFnUMvf8v-39FYli8wGqf3ThHLTigaAxJkEYldvpiUbFylHgAPxXoIywWNIJkxkrrmBRWk8eaD2GFxvToG5_WRirm920SqThyASMvIz85AfCnwHA2YLh/s1600/dshafjka+076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX-N9yTl1PZo6ioH4lu_MSdcDTFnUMvf8v-39FYli8wGqf3ThHLTigaAxJkEYldvpiUbFylHgAPxXoIywWNIJkxkrrmBRWk8eaD2GFxvToG5_WRirm920SqThyASMvIz85AfCnwHA2YLh/s320/dshafjka+076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The kitchen - the other side of the kitchen looks just the same! Where to even start??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope to post againsoon with some more updated pictures of the new house! :) After next week things will start to slow down again. It has been one of the busiest months ever! With work, science exam, unexpected school inspection, writing end of year reports, moving house and my upcoming driving test next week.....I'm tired! Only three more weeks of school and then six weeks off....it will be a good six weeks and very busy but hopefully a good rest and getting the house pretty much perfect. Thanks again to all you continue to remember us in prayer and all those that helped us with the moving!! Reporting from our new home on Woodside Close....over and out!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-73222688234655627402011-06-26T06:54:00.000-07:002011-06-26T06:54:12.421-07:00Matthew's First Baptism<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last Sunday, Matthew was blessed as a minister and got the opportunity to baptise his first baby! Avelyn Joy was two weeks old (born on the same day as our anniversay)! It was a very special day celebrating with the Park family on this joyous occassion. The whole church was invited back to their home for a lovely Korean lunch (I even ate some!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Welcome to the family baby Avelyn!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The one thing in May that we did do was visit a local castle. I had been wanting to visit Framlingham Castle since we moved here and finally managed to go and see it! It is a 12th-century castle and it was at this place where Mary Tudor gathered her troops to storm London and take her crown and where she officially became the first Queen of England. Very exciting. The town of Framlingham was very cute and it was just a lovely day walking around the town and the castle and spending time together. :) It was a fun day out and just what Matthew and I needed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This past week has been busy with the mission trip happening from America (will post about it later). June is shaping to be a VERY busy month and I am ready for it to be mid-July. Why so busy you ask? First, I have my BIG science exam in less than two weeks from now on June 17th. I'm getting a bit nervous as I haven't studied for it as much as I should and the fact I REALLY need to pass it and science isn't my strongest subject. I will be busy studying for that on top of all my normal teaching work. There is a good chance that we will have a government inspection at my school sometime in June which adds extra stress and a bit more work to an already busy work load. Also, at some point I have to write a report over each child and how they are doing in every subject. Again, this will take quite a bit of time being thorough about each child and what they demonstrate in the classroom. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So if all this wasn't busy enough Matthew and I are moving to a new house this month as well. Yes you read correctly....we are moving (AGAIN!). At least it is in the same town but does involving packing a whole house (AGAiN!) and getting resettled in a new place. It will be much better for us as a place to live than where we currently are but it is just the hassle of it all. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">At the beginning of July I take my driving exam (I passed my written (theory) exam earlier in May). It could be July 7th and ALL of this will be done. Needless to say it is going to be a very busy month in every way and could most certainly use prayer during this time especially with my upcoming science exam and driving test and with moving house. Thanks and if I survive the coming month, I'll see you in July! :) </span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-52110348574442185342011-06-03T14:44:00.000-07:002011-06-03T14:44:55.355-07:00A Birthday Surprise<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This past Wednesday was Matthew's 30th birthday! We currently have 35 people on a mission trip visiting Bury St Edmunds from Alabama in which Matt has been busy heading up. He kept saying that we weren't going to celebrate his birthday until next week but did he have a surprise waiting for him. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wednesday evenings we usually have our bible study/prayer meeting. Since we have these visitors over for the mission trip, we had a joint prayer meeting with two other local churches. We had over 100 in attendence to come together for prayer as one of God's people. I organized to have a special suprising waiting for Matthew at the end of the prayer meeting. Without his knowledge, I had organized for different people to bring cupcakes to celebrate his birthday. Also arranged for everyone to sing Happy Birthday to Matthew. He was truly surprised and did not expect it so it was really great to suprise him and make this day truly rememorable. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks to everyone in the church that helped to make this such a success! I look foward to seeing what God does with Matthew in the next 30 years! Happy Birthday my love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On the first weekend of the break, Matthew and I traveled to Long Melford (20 minutes) away to visit a stately home called Kentwell Hall. The weather was lovely so we took a picnic and then wandered around the tudor house and still working farm.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On the Thursday and Friday of my first week of break I went to school to work in my classroom. Normally I would not have done this but my class just moved classrooms and the class was a complete disaster and I knew I needed some time to sort out the furniture and get things moved and items up on the walls before school would start back. It was a productive two days and it looked like a classroom by the end of it. My thinking was to spend the first week getting school work accomplished and the second week having a complete break. I didn't get as much done in the first week as I would have liked but I felt like I had a good balance of time visiting with others and resting while also getting some work done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">At the beginning of the second week Matthew and I traveled up to Birmingham to visit Cadbury World. I had heard many things about Cadbury world and had wanted to visit it for almost a year. Overall I enjoyed it but it wasn't quite as special or good as I was hoping. The most interesting part was learning about the history of the Cadbury family and how the company began. Also all the work and processes the cocoa beans go through to become my chocolate bar was interesting. We got to see the package part of the factory which was interesting but I would have preferred it if we got to see more of the factory. The whole thing felt like one big advertisement for Cadbury and talking about how special Cadbury chocolate is. Some parts felt as if England was trying to attempt something cute like a Disney ride but ended up failing. We had a nice day and got lots of chocolate out of it (2 cups of melted chocolate to eat and three candy bars each by the end of the tour). </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Wednesday Matthew's mum arrived with her dog Sweep for the long Easter weekend. We didn't get up to much other than spending time together and going for picnics because the weather was so lovely. On the Saturday before Easter we went to a place called Wimpole Hall (just south of Cambridge) and had a look around the house, gardens and farm. Again the weather was lovely and it was a beautiful place to look around. What I really enjoyed about this stately home was that it showed the rooms upstairs and some of the rooms downstairs where the servant and butler would have worked. That is normally something you don't get the chance to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We had a lovely Easter with Matt's mum and had a family from the seminary in London visiting for the day. On Easter Monday, we went to Thetford Forest for a picnic and some more time to visit with the family from the seminary. It was great catching up with friends and enjoyed the last day of the break having time with Matthew and for myself.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Well that was my Easter holiday from school. It is amazing how quick the two weeks go but it was an enjoyable two weeks that gave me time to get things done around the house and a chance to visit with those that I don't always get the chance to do. I hope you had a lovely Easter and most importantly remember what makes Easter so special. Easter is the day we remember that Jesus Christ conquered death and rose from his grave and walked out of the tomb. Death no longer holds any fear on me! Rejoice...for Christ the Lord has risen indeed!!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-66945501370689109502011-04-10T10:08:00.000-07:002011-04-10T10:08:41.683-07:0026 going on 16<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am 26 going on 16 (humming tune of 'Sixteen going on seventeen')</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">At least this is how I feel....26 going on 16. Why do you ask? Two reasons...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">First, I am learning how to drive in England. I have my provisional license (driver's permit) and have just started practicing driving around town with Matthew in the car. I am hoping to take my Theory test (written exam) by the end of the month and starting actual driving lessons by the beginning of May. Ideally I would like to take (and pass) my test by the end of June. Here's hoping all goes according to plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Second, I am preparing to take my Science GCSEs. GCSEs are the exams that 16 year olds in England have take before leaving school at 16. According to the English I don't have the equivalence for science and have to take this test before pursuing my English teaching qualification. I have my practical exams in Biology, Chemistry and Physics the first week of May and then my other exams (2 for each subject, multiple choice) in mid-June. I should find out the results in mid-August. I am need to get a grade C or higher. I feel a bit ridiculous having to study and take this exam with 16 year olds but just another hump to get over. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So now you can see that I really am 26 going on 16...learning to drive and science exam for 16 year olds. Even though it will be a busy few months ahead with all this on top of work and church it will be worth it! So please keep us in your prayers as I start taking things that 16 year old has to take with the responsibility of a 26 year old. Oh the joys...</span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-85848477725078280372011-04-03T09:51:00.000-07:002011-04-03T09:51:58.387-07:00Changes for the Jolley's<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I must apologize for not getting on here more often. I think about updating it VERY often but actually getting around to it seems to be a much harder thing. Anyways, very sorry and will try harder in the future. Anyways....there is a lot to update you on. First off, please know that all is well in the Jolley house. Matthew is now official a reverend and the job is off to a good start. I am still teaching at a school called Place Farm Community Primary School in Haverhill (about 18 miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds) finishing out a maternity leave until the end of the school year in July. My school had a few teacher positions open for the next school year. I had a long day going through the interview process but it was well worth it as I have a full-time teaching job starting in September. I am unsure of what year group I will be teaching at this point but it takes a lot of stress out not having to worry about a job come September. :) YAY!! The school is very supportive in helping me get my English teaching qualification so that is also another relief and something to look forward to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Continuing on with some other changes....take a look at the picture below....do you notice anything different about Matthew and myself??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Well if said that Matthew's glasses are gone you would be correct. Matthew has recently been wearing contacts and is enjoying the freedom that contacts give you that glasses don't. It has been a bit of an adjustment for him but overall he is enjoying his new contacts.</span><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now for me....if you said my hair was a bit different you would be correct. About a month ago I dyed my hair a reddish brown color. I am enjoying the change of hair color but I can't say if red heads really have more fun yet...only time will tell!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbBRCh9eiA-Yt8nU4dTkrP840r-qe1eONw0NpOXneYW-8QF6c2fExegYT5y17cE8gXJUG9pI7w-pXBJrGPJuBs_Ag2Ko1aTO36M3BK7Xl7q7rCsVbs_pydV242voekkTSMFmyyERWbTgT/s1600/changes+%252814%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbBRCh9eiA-Yt8nU4dTkrP840r-qe1eONw0NpOXneYW-8QF6c2fExegYT5y17cE8gXJUG9pI7w-pXBJrGPJuBs_Ag2Ko1aTO36M3BK7Xl7q7rCsVbs_pydV242voekkTSMFmyyERWbTgT/s320/changes+%252814%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now for an even bigger change.....we have a new car! :) Right after the New Year our car was officially dead. I have been meaning to post these picture for awhile now but better late than never. Our new car is a 2005 Vauxhall Meriva. This car is an automatic which will make learning to drive over here much easier for me. The car only had about 35,000 miles on it and was in great condition. Hopefully this car will last us many years to come as it is a four-door and seats five with plenty of space in the trunk (or as the Brit's say 'the boot'). Check it out...</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">As for me, work is good but very busy. I have a lot to do coming up with gathering evidence towards getting my English teaching qualification. I am looking forward to my Spring Break coming up (only one more week). Hopefully I can work ahead with some school work but still have time for myself and a chance to rest and not think of school.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I will end with a happy thought about change....Spring has finally come to England and it is beautiful!! :) Happy Spring to you!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-87578631479371191992011-02-21T08:29:00.000-08:002011-02-21T08:29:06.720-08:00Girls Weekend in London<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This past weekend I went to London to visit Ruth, my sister in law. As usual we had a great time together and enjoyed my time in London. London is truly a wonderful city and is always feels good to be back when visiting. I left straight after work and took a bus to Cambridge and then a train from Cambridge to London. By the time I arrived to Ruth's flat we had dinner and then went to see the movie Black Swan. The movie was okay, not my cup of tea but glad to see it as Natalie Portman is slated to win the Oscar for the movie. The acting was good and it was well made....just too clever for me to understand it all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On Sunday we went to church in the morning and then a lovely restaurant called The Heights which provided wonderful views of London from the 15th floor of a hotel. Then the train/bus journey back to our home in Bury St Edmunds. It was a really nice weekend but went by very quick. Now its a week off from school. REALLY ready for a break and will enjoy every moment. Take care....</span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-66206098861501107962011-02-13T09:06:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:06:03.386-08:00Matthew's Ordination Service<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Saturday the 5th of February 2011 will always be a special day to the Jolley's. This was the day that Matthew David Jolley became the Reverend Matthew David Jolley and his church ministry has officially begun. Matthew and I were truly blessed by the turn out of people there to support Matthew. There were 160 people there in attendance. Due to the high number of people coming we had to move the service to another church as our church could not hold this number. Luckily the United Reform Church around the corner was able to rent it out to us so we moved the service there and then refreshments back in our main church building.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Within the service Matthew took his ordination vows as minister of the church and was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Bury St Edmunds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEiTpHOBv1W6rzVEeIKfCH3X2V3LMhjlFlTEHYl5SZLubvrombOKKAIAvsspFemaLReuR7gCZ_g0vTpMU5tNRAMg4UKA_02sSH2hFvGedLVn4XXS31NXjBlS4O5loSFmhwubr-pr6hlre/s1600/ordination+pics+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEiTpHOBv1W6rzVEeIKfCH3X2V3LMhjlFlTEHYl5SZLubvrombOKKAIAvsspFemaLReuR7gCZ_g0vTpMU5tNRAMg4UKA_02sSH2hFvGedLVn4XXS31NXjBlS4O5loSFmhwubr-pr6hlre/s320/ordination+pics+12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then the men taking part in the service laid hands upon Matthew and prayed over him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkxxNE1KM64hhA9CFswl39n7yTALTJiEjqNf3jIHklco3yz8pTEZ1JSf2piwfFi7PbN5s64xlGXv5LVl0X8Nmp59trnf4J-CO9MxcoB9ujStlc7lXmeGgJqSWRAiPOosjQ0V_JcAuW0EL/s1600/ordination+pics+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkxxNE1KM64hhA9CFswl39n7yTALTJiEjqNf3jIHklco3yz8pTEZ1JSf2piwfFi7PbN5s64xlGXv5LVl0X8Nmp59trnf4J-CO9MxcoB9ujStlc7lXmeGgJqSWRAiPOosjQ0V_JcAuW0EL/s320/ordination+pics+1.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFqFwoagu_Isx4xgGeGpnrdDplZuhcacfWFJkeQ59yGYYL6Fj9ttcRLaS3CBfh1VHYBtzmgW_dB7N7WJFJR-NwPpYYOhinzodzUOHJkY4lzEQbfbpVgaMyCyMDyNaqb0O6fvw1wvG68Qx/s1600/ordination+pics+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFqFwoagu_Isx4xgGeGpnrdDplZuhcacfWFJkeQ59yGYYL6Fj9ttcRLaS3CBfh1VHYBtzmgW_dB7N7WJFJR-NwPpYYOhinzodzUOHJkY4lzEQbfbpVgaMyCyMDyNaqb0O6fvw1wvG68Qx/s320/ordination+pics+4.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Matthew with his mum and sister.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC0PuUAQJheUuaeDWR-MVFhqM3YGJvRUsCujLpY8KTWZHl0MkVVrbizI9ysr8y0gGJkn_nITJrKrZv0jtLVQDVvm6X12-a2IogB92p-215iHR0OxhS6wWgH1vX01Rd8pIAYXwKhjHqNvf/s1600/Ordination+%25289%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC0PuUAQJheUuaeDWR-MVFhqM3YGJvRUsCujLpY8KTWZHl0MkVVrbizI9ysr8y0gGJkn_nITJrKrZv0jtLVQDVvm6X12-a2IogB92p-215iHR0OxhS6wWgH1vX01Rd8pIAYXwKhjHqNvf/s320/Ordination+%25289%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">If you go to this website you can see more pictures from the day: </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.bse-pc.org/latest/?page_id=16&album=2&gallery=8&nggpage=1">http://www.bse-pc.org/latest/?page_id=16&album=2&gallery=8&nggpage=1</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">A special thank you to all those friends and family that have helped Matthew and myself reach this very special moment in our lives. We look forward working together and spreading the Good News of our savior Jesus Christ who was, is and will always be our Lord and Savior.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DMTRykxPiY1ZsgH1aCT6EieVak734hihTS7DooOzHqLakDjoJQzr18685TgCMaCCFdkNs9gqDTJCySKEGAJVvDr0B-_gZ8W7LCxe_FY2SK1dnooClGGewdWdYdC0imxSnIIjY7yIzg_B/s1600/Matt%2527s+ordination+014+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DMTRykxPiY1ZsgH1aCT6EieVak734hihTS7DooOzHqLakDjoJQzr18685TgCMaCCFdkNs9gqDTJCySKEGAJVvDr0B-_gZ8W7LCxe_FY2SK1dnooClGGewdWdYdC0imxSnIIjY7yIzg_B/s320/Matt%2527s+ordination+014+-+Copy.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We ask for continued prayer as the journey will be long and it will not be easy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">But I will leave you with a happy thought as it is now official....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIEfNfPr1AjT5KQISb4G-AXrZVU0L-jeQkKlsTf0X3PBp0m4QYJY-dI1yCPKWLyQ58UkPW-c8iF0hvcZA3fudE6jsJh9CZ9LR2KzxEbl6FcU7OLK8sc0nfsteeQ7rKH6okikBm4gCfoV0/s1600/Matt%2527s+ordination+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIEfNfPr1AjT5KQISb4G-AXrZVU0L-jeQkKlsTf0X3PBp0m4QYJY-dI1yCPKWLyQ58UkPW-c8iF0hvcZA3fudE6jsJh9CZ9LR2KzxEbl6FcU7OLK8sc0nfsteeQ7rKH6okikBm4gCfoV0/s320/Matt%2527s+ordination+010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-55708070686469039912011-01-01T13:42:00.000-08:002011-01-01T13:42:21.562-08:00An Indiana Christmas<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy New Year to you all! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We have just returned from Indiana and our visit back for Christmas. We had a wonderful Christmas with my family but missed being with Matthew's family during this time as well. We had a very busy ten days visiting with friends and family. Here is a walk through of our trip and some pictures to go with. Sorry if we weren't able to see you this trip...hopefully next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">First we were SO lucky to make it to Indiana due to snow in London. Heathrow was closed for Saturday and Sunday and we were due to fly out Monday. Online it said our flight was still on but upon arriving at the airport we learned our flight was cancelled. About an hour after arrival and waiting in line we heard our flight announced overhead and told to check in immediately. After the crew were delayed over three hours due to traffic, and after de-icing the plane we finally took off three hours later than planned. I was not going to complain as we took off and not many flights did, so we were very lucky. We flew to Detroit and landed at 3pm with our flight to Indy due to leave at 3:30pm. By the time I got through passport control and got our bags it was 3:25pm. Then I saw Matt going to the back room with immigration and I knew all hope was lost for making our flight. Matt spent 1 hour 30minutes in immigration due to turning in his expired green card. Finally around 5pm we made it to a Delta desk to find out our 3:30pm flight had been cancelled and we had been booked on the 5:30pm flight. It was amazing to find this out and we arrived safely in Indianapolis only two hours later than scheduled. It was a super long day but overall it went well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Tuesday was spent visiting with my parents in Terre Haute and shopping. Wednesday we travelled to Avon to visit with my nephew Connor and celebrate his first birthday. Then we went to visit my grandma in Greenwood and ended the day with dinner at a friend's house and games with my brother and sister-in-law. Thursday we travelled to southern Indiana to visit with three different couples from that area and then drove back to Terre Haute late evening. It was a busy few days but good to visit with different family and friends. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Friday morning (Christmas Eve) I helped mom cook food for Christmas day and then a relaxing afternoon followed by a church service in the evening. Christmas Day was lovely. We had breakfast pizza and waited for the rest of the family. About noon everyone else arrived. This is Connor's first Christmas (he was three days old for the last one) and it was interesting how a baby in the family changes a family get together...it all revolves around them. After eating, opening gifts, and then dessert, we spend time just talking and playing with Connor for an hour. It felt like a different Christmas than previous ones but it was a good different. No Christmas from this point on will be like the old times. Sunday we travelled to Indianapolis and had Christmas with the Johnson side of the family. This was really enjoyable as I saw family members that I haven't seen in almost three years. It was a good visit and good food. We spent the evening playing games with my brother and sister-in-law.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Monday and Tuesday were spent visiting other friends in the Indianapolis area. It was really nice when Matthew got to visit with a dozen or so youth from Old Bethel by bowling. It was just so nice visiting everyone and getting to see so many friends. Tuesday evening to Thursday morning was time with my parents in Terre Haute. Thursday afternoon was the beginning of our long journey back to the UK and everything went smooth. It made New Year's Eve a VERY long day and I'm sad to say that we did not make it to midnight to ring in the New Year. It was great to see everyone and I'm looking forward to our next trip back already. I loved seeing Connor and getting to be there for his first birthday. Our friend Barb finished the college quilt that she was making for me. She used all my old college shirts and put it together...it looks fabulous. Thanks Barb....pictures of it to come soon!! :) What a wonderful trip and Christmas with family!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I hope that 2011 brings you much happiness. We have an exciting year ahead. I have a job from January to July as a Year 4 (third grade) teacher. I am hoping to get my English teaching license during this job post and start driving lessons to get my UK driver's license. My parents are visiting in August and who knows if other visitors may come(hint, hint)? Matthew will begin official ministry this year. His ordination ceremony is scheduled for February 5th where he will become the minister of the presbyterian church in Bury St Edmunds. The rest of his year will be spent working as minister with a few things already in the works. I hope 2011 will be an exciting year and I look forward to see what it holds for us. May God bless you in the coming year!</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-4385256140261105832010-11-04T14:07:00.000-07:002010-11-04T14:07:31.965-07:00When in Rome<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have just returned from our week long holiday in Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a great time even though we were busy every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The food was delicious (as it should be in Italy).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had pizza everyday and several pasta dishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And most importantly we had gelato (ice cream) everyday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite flavour was pistachio...So yummy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a breakdown of what we did everyday:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>Monday</u></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We arrived at 1pm and then we made our way to the hotel via train from the airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a shock when we got to the hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matthew booked the hotel incorrectly and we had two twin beds waiting for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pushed the beds together and it all worked out okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a rest in the afternoon we ventured out to have a wonder around the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to two basilica’s near our hotel and then got our first taste of Italian food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we walked to the Colosseum and waited until it got dark so we could see it at night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we waited we HAD to get some gelato so we had some very overpriced but yummy ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It poured down rain on the walk back to the hotel and then we relaxed the rest of the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We enjoyed the night watching Italian TV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found a new favorite show that we watched every night while we were in Rome:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walker, Texas Ranger in Italian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was awesome and a major highlight on the trip.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>Tuesday</u></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First we went to the Vatican Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately we didn’t get a real early start this morning and ended up having to wait in line for two hours before we could enter the museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blah!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inside it was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a museum/gallery with paintings, statues, and treasures from all the different ages of time and from all over the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is SO much to take in and one could never see everything there in one trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite room was the Map Room which had maps on the walls with the most beautiful ceilings I had ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even made our way to the Sistine Chapel which was impressive but not the most impressive thing in there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were going to try to go into St. Peters Basilica but the line was really long and we did not fancy another two hour wait so decided to come back another day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the museum, we went to Castel Sant’Angelo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was originally a tomb for Hadrian and become a residence for the Pope and then a castle the Popes could go to for protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was neat to see and provided great views of the city of Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had another wonder around waiting for it to get dark (and another gelato) and saw Castel Sant’Angelo and The Vatican at night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, beautiful to see at night all lit up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matt insisted on a McDonald’s that evening and of course – ended our day with Walker, Texas Ranger.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>Wednesday</u></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We got up earlier and made it to the Colosseum so we arrived just after they opened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were trying to avoid long lines that we experienced the previous day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the Colosseum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fabulous and it is a massive structure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so impressive they built it in 10 years with the technology they had at that time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only disappointment was you could only go to the underground area of the Colosseum with a special tour guide you have to book in advanced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh well...so we just got to see whatever everyone else gets to see but it was still very enjoyable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that, we went over to the Roman Forum which was fascinating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could really picture how Rome would have looked like and been back in the first century even though mostly ruins are just left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again it gave great views of Rome and was just an enjoyable day of sight-seeing overall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus the weather was fabulous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we made our way to the Baths of Caracalla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was magnificent to see as they were massive and again could really picture what they would have been like in their day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These Baths were Matthews favorite part of the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really interesting and I’m glad we got to see them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went back for a siesta in the afternoon for a rest after a long day of walking around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the evening, we went out to Piazza de Popolo and watched the sun set over the Vatican (very romantic).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we made our way to the famous Spanish Steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty but I thought they were a bit overrated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found a wonderful restraurant between the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain and had a lovely meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately my tomato sauce did not agree with my white sweater I was wearing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a long battle, I think the tomato sauce won and my white sweater was the only victim of the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made our way to the Trevi Fountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fountain itself was beautiful and fabulous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The location of the fountain wasn’t what I was expecting in a small square rather than a big piazza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, beautiful to see at night and I even made a wish and through my coin in the fountain (with my back to the fountain).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another busy but great day – and of course, ended our day with Walker, Texas Ranger.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XZyoqMDehOm-atdMl9A2Pj0mZn4kDdR7xiYfRbSHP1u7AQSNCsQtrl4biUUkgbixJmfgL_ign9GLxCfbvkyf0OOhyphenhyphen4nK1UFMumaLkiPtwHRKaR7LNn-DFtbwFAqPcN9ULi0TykvxmYns/s1600/Rome+359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XZyoqMDehOm-atdMl9A2Pj0mZn4kDdR7xiYfRbSHP1u7AQSNCsQtrl4biUUkgbixJmfgL_ign9GLxCfbvkyf0OOhyphenhyphen4nK1UFMumaLkiPtwHRKaR7LNn-DFtbwFAqPcN9ULi0TykvxmYns/s320/Rome+359.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Inside the Colosseum</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauoPdmTLvbuwCp128wKKFPpou1xPc80W7ADEfS3Vin9mgxmN7j8X8y5XIuF57AR9zS0XdsHJy29XOF9PDs6ltCS_m44plVrIuJHML8zGQ2ev_33xRWYDJeHnYqSzlE2YysEpqdxHNdtKj/s1600/Rome+546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauoPdmTLvbuwCp128wKKFPpou1xPc80W7ADEfS3Vin9mgxmN7j8X8y5XIuF57AR9zS0XdsHJy29XOF9PDs6ltCS_m44plVrIuJHML8zGQ2ev_33xRWYDJeHnYqSzlE2YysEpqdxHNdtKj/s320/Rome+546.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Beautiful sunset over the Vatican </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iu30pA60BVM4oN5kOXfi4XItwidZwi8rBr96iItxPITqK2l1g_SBrYUEQ4teajxXOP2erq3ZTIxX0BCI0EWFUW2MIo8-wr-abStfRHITn-W31CHehJaL3V7ZJoUwCLZUWgfMmlEP8PnF/s1600/Rome+560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iu30pA60BVM4oN5kOXfi4XItwidZwi8rBr96iItxPITqK2l1g_SBrYUEQ4teajxXOP2erq3ZTIxX0BCI0EWFUW2MIo8-wr-abStfRHITn-W31CHehJaL3V7ZJoUwCLZUWgfMmlEP8PnF/s320/Rome+560.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Trevi Fountain at night</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>Thursday</u></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We got up earlier again today and went to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of a long wait we only had to wait 10 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First we went inside the church and goodness, what a building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is beautiful inside with everything being marble or gold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a truly beautiful building and very impressive but not really a church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to the Tomb of the Popes where a LOT of the Popes are buried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found it quite sad as we can up to Pope John Paul II tomb as people were crying and praying to him by it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we made our way up the 551 steps to the top of the basilica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was quite the workout but worth it because of the glorious views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we made our way to the old quarter of Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw Piazza Navona, Pantheon, more massive churches, Tiber Island, Jewish Ghetto, and the Capitoline Hill. When walking around Rome there are just beautiful buildings and old ruins everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was just nice walking together and admiring the old town....just beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We walked our way to the Roman Forum and then to our hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a small rest in the late afternoon and then went out for dinner around our hotel area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course – we ended our day with not just Walker, Texas Ranger but CSI: Miami in Italian...hilarious!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKC0zczXu5QC9wXpGVjS-A5mNJM1s_KtzJrRtVOYGzfJlKP3CaPXZUdUP4yrCufOWPOJQiLAucEiZ43HVvBI8R09_7uj53N4Ka4b5JYfj57pVacIxkj3OHtuq0zc4S6f_6mTClJwgVcKsi/s1600/Rome+621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKC0zczXu5QC9wXpGVjS-A5mNJM1s_KtzJrRtVOYGzfJlKP3CaPXZUdUP4yrCufOWPOJQiLAucEiZ43HVvBI8R09_7uj53N4Ka4b5JYfj57pVacIxkj3OHtuq0zc4S6f_6mTClJwgVcKsi/s320/Rome+621.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Overlooking the Vatican</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fOsyG72h6IgZzxxoBBJT9-5G7RIC7a0nEmDbX1A_ROqhP4DRnBySd4mLHBmUxtBiSkCUm79kSiqGlQfr4pZAo6IolwW-_ryYFdgqiaYbZ9Wo-v-rx0ycpOuXWi58njPpb-_yV9DATdkV/s1600/Rome+703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fOsyG72h6IgZzxxoBBJT9-5G7RIC7a0nEmDbX1A_ROqhP4DRnBySd4mLHBmUxtBiSkCUm79kSiqGlQfr4pZAo6IolwW-_ryYFdgqiaYbZ9Wo-v-rx0ycpOuXWi58njPpb-_yV9DATdkV/s320/Rome+703.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Old Capitol Hill</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>Friday</u></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our last day in Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made our way to the Catacombs which are just outside of the city walls surrounding Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was quite the trek from the metro (subway) to the catacombs but it was worth it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to two catacombs which had very different feels and styles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first catacomb was the largest covering over twenty miles with 500,000 tombs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tour was very Catholic but still very interested to see the history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second tomb was a very interesting tour with lots of history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was wonderful to see where early Christians would have been buried and where some would have hidden to avoid the Romans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A really interested part was three Roman graves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like a miniature city underneath a church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really fascinating and really enjoyable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t the easiest place to get to but it was well worth the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The walk back to the Metro was enjoyable as we got a real feel for Rome and Italians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even saw a massive traffic jams with cars honking and people out of their cars shouting at each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got our last bit of gelato in which the ice cream was so heavy that it broke both of our cones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:(<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very sad!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since we had some time to kill before heading to the train station we found this little church and thought we would check it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were very glad that we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The church was MASSIVE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was St. Paul’s church, the location with the apostle Paul was beheaded and buried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was beautiful inside and the front was just massive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a real hidden gem and glad we were part of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we had to return and we made it back safe and sound to London.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a bit of a delay once we arrived in London and made it home just before midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SO2HxbIgceqm5av2NorFtL-ECXcqGUpJ_Ai6nXbgeG-MWneVYOVW6kJ9-x8aGlbfdMeX5E4K_8d8mGulyzurJlwQiw0H5jbYdy-L0-q-SXCrNmRrCxscBKTkRE9owoSBYND5hiy6I_XY/s1600/Rome+752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SO2HxbIgceqm5av2NorFtL-ECXcqGUpJ_Ai6nXbgeG-MWneVYOVW6kJ9-x8aGlbfdMeX5E4K_8d8mGulyzurJlwQiw0H5jbYdy-L0-q-SXCrNmRrCxscBKTkRE9owoSBYND5hiy6I_XY/s320/Rome+752.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The church where St. Paul was beheaded and buried</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo_1N0kSKWRDj7JmbWSwOnIZQiU7TxFuLir8fevMcQzLsY_weBhpYikQnpLEFBvQIsSJZ8wKu2PMQQQXu2MQt7-3ULIQVv89qk9Gkf5Kxvxufx-rvhbMH5mgxacuasi9e-gWvdh-nXre3/s1600/Rome+763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo_1N0kSKWRDj7JmbWSwOnIZQiU7TxFuLir8fevMcQzLsY_weBhpYikQnpLEFBvQIsSJZ8wKu2PMQQQXu2MQt7-3ULIQVv89qk9Gkf5Kxvxufx-rvhbMH5mgxacuasi9e-gWvdh-nXre3/s320/Rome+763.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Matthew tired from our whirlwind trip to Rome.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a great trip and got to see a lot of things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel very blessed to have seen what we did and it was a great trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think Matthew is ready for another vacation as this wasn’t exactly a restful one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you enjoyed reading and seeing pictures of our trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until next time...</span></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-30334531698562888832010-11-02T12:47:00.000-07:002010-11-02T12:47:41.461-07:00An Indiana Christmas<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Good news! The flights have been finally booked and its official. Matthew and I are coming to Indiana for Christmas. I am very excited and this would have have been possible without the help of our wonderful parents with early Christmas gifts. :) Anyways, here are the dates and details you need know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Arrive: Monday, December 20th</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Leave: Thursday, December 30th</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Once I get the family plans arranged I will be sure to be in contact to try and arrange visits with as many as I can. It won't be a slow, relaxing holiday but I can't think of a better way to end 2010 than being with my family and friends. :D The next seven weeks cannot come quick enough. I'm dreading the flights there and back already but it will be SO worth it...and I'm already starting to think about which films I'm going to watch on the plane. Hehehe!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I am really looking forward to seeing some friends and family members that I haven't seen since we moved to England 2 1/2 years ago (as well as everyone else). Also, it will be my nephew's first birthday on the 22nd so it will be great to be there to celebrate such a special day! Anyways, start thinking about what you want to do when we come over and looking forward to seeing a lot of you VERY soon!! Happy November to you all!!</span>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803197588913112540.post-10851760215106603962010-10-12T11:52:00.000-07:002010-10-12T11:52:38.283-07:00Keeping Busy (or trying to)<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have been living in Bury St Edmunds for 2 1/2 months. Overall life is good and keeping us busy, especially for Matthew. I am still awaiting news for my police check to come through so I haven't started working yet. I am really looking forward to working soon but keeping myself busy in the meantime with different things around the area, keeping up with the housework, and spending time with Matthew. I feel grateful for this time to settle into our new life in Bury St Edmunds but I am ready to get busy and tucked into working.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Matthew is doing great and keeping very busy. He has been busy studying for his Presbytery exams as well as preaching twice on Sundays and leading Bible Study on Wednesdays. He has his two hardest exams this week in Wales so we'll be glad when that is done. We have been encouraged at the church with several new visitors since Matthew started in July. Please continue to keep Matthew in your prayers as there is a lot of work ahead with his ordination and his ministry at the church.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Here are a few things we've been up to for the past few weeks:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The Tour of Britian (British equivalent to the Tour de France) came through our town of Bury St Edmunds one day in September. I was able to get to see the start of the race. It was fun but over in just 40 seconds. A lot of build up for a few seconds of fun but it was still nice getting to see.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Next I got the opportunity to go to Newmarket on the train to see some horse racing. They were having a Festival of Food and Drink and allowed free entry to part of the stands. The weather was beautiful and it was a fun experience. My only complaint is all the downtime between races so I watched a few and then went home. Like the bike race, it was over in about 40 seconds so it was a lot of build up for little excitement. If you aren't into betting or drink, not the thing for you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1bklWuGllOQVrJEXCK2Xyd_qDcJUJVYgEUcelGNFiv12IU4j3DXGRb7XKBCevxCBdgQZ0CWsAsBU-t2ip5fpxllKKVlK6xW0-exPFS5yjnf776x5u2GA51w-vDRLdBn3sryLerWJKMr-/s1600/Horserace+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1bklWuGllOQVrJEXCK2Xyd_qDcJUJVYgEUcelGNFiv12IU4j3DXGRb7XKBCevxCBdgQZ0CWsAsBU-t2ip5fpxllKKVlK6xW0-exPFS5yjnf776x5u2GA51w-vDRLdBn3sryLerWJKMr-/s320/Horserace+026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC8OWidTFiQ2bVpln7PSm8lICQ7-N79-JQ9vhLCg0WiPWfWM8KGzeKZdXPkVDHTcogoyXi15JBQnpWbnS36Qo9kLoKZCL2WLJlk1zHrA4pYDH2Zphuns39I0B619vU6Z92eyq4nbHLH7s/s1600/Horserace+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC8OWidTFiQ2bVpln7PSm8lICQ7-N79-JQ9vhLCg0WiPWfWM8KGzeKZdXPkVDHTcogoyXi15JBQnpWbnS36Qo9kLoKZCL2WLJlk1zHrA4pYDH2Zphuns39I0B619vU6Z92eyq4nbHLH7s/s320/Horserace+039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our annual church Harvest Supper was held on October 1st. It was a big success with over 70 people in attendance. We served soup and dessert and Matt gave a small talk. It was a fun evening to be in fellowship with members from the church and visitors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITukR4BLVcLcr8JllDE3aU6y0Ht2SoeCe7TrrYC_T3LqTUVQbT2_lgcHq4itaO_kfl_LLKb9IxkzQlX6b4dI-yhBcaX3pOhoyGFKr8LL-TOJiJdg0o3ibHfSQpHpuzTBeeQha5c9oH83B/s1600/harvest+supper+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITukR4BLVcLcr8JllDE3aU6y0Ht2SoeCe7TrrYC_T3LqTUVQbT2_lgcHq4itaO_kfl_LLKb9IxkzQlX6b4dI-yhBcaX3pOhoyGFKr8LL-TOJiJdg0o3ibHfSQpHpuzTBeeQha5c9oH83B/s320/harvest+supper+016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We are looking forward to our trip to Rome which is less than two weeks away. It will be a quick trip from Monday to Friday but I am looking forward to seeing all the sights and getting to share it with Matthew. Please continue to remember us in your prayers with both our job situations. The weather has been good and the feel of autumn is in the air. There are lovely day with blue skies and sunshine and grey, cloudy days. I'll leave you with this autumn picture I took while walking around the Abby Gardens by the cathedral.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbcB_0u1tCteMmN5PbOh6459nmJi6zDdSOW0wkuFN7YuTXeFfnL_ExiA_aBdgOZynXHy-GtXDp0pXfzEEa48JjJpyUIblO8J-EXrJR-24-9Y_RVSC_LlI4up3Wq4A8etQYlNf9YtTSES7/s1600/harvest+supper+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbcB_0u1tCteMmN5PbOh6459nmJi6zDdSOW0wkuFN7YuTXeFfnL_ExiA_aBdgOZynXHy-GtXDp0pXfzEEa48JjJpyUIblO8J-EXrJR-24-9Y_RVSC_LlI4up3Wq4A8etQYlNf9YtTSES7/s320/harvest+supper+018.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Autumn to you all!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>K. Jolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304524752234714518noreply@blogger.com1