Happy January 4th!

OK, so I'm a little late with Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope all was well over the holiday season for each of you. (:
So, life has been good here in London. Andy's school finished it's first term a couple of weeks before Christmas. I got to finally see him perform. Afterwards, the school threw a party for everyone at a club on the East side of town. It was so much fun to go dancing with all my new friends. In the weeks just before Christmas, the two of us spent a lot of time working and getting ready for Christmas.
On Christmas Eve, my Mom and Dad and my sister, Abby, came to visit! They stayed for 9 days, and it was so wonderful having them here. Some highlights of the their visit....
- Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols at Westminster Abbey
- Presents and things from back home (our favorites were the mac'n'cheese, toothpaste, and sox)
- Seeing Larry David (creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm) in our tour group at the Globe Theater
- Going to a "proper pub" with our friend Michael
- Minced pies and mulled wine (followed by drunken karoke and much laughter)
- Dancing to swing and rockabilly music at a club with Abby
- Seeing the most amazing fireworks display on New Year's Eve
- Going to visit our cousins that we've been reunited with- I love their family!
- Spending time with family, however tired, cramped for space, hungry, or cranky we were, it was still wonderful
Well, now everyone is back in the swing of things, which is just how I like it. The whole city felt different since many things were closed more than usual. In fact, there is no public transportation on Christmas Day, so the whole city just shuts down. It was so quiet, it was great!
Now that my family is gone, I'm once again reminded of how much I miss everyone. Hope all is well, and please keep in touch!
Peace, Mandy