Yorkshire, how we love thee!

Here's some pictures from our weekend in Yorkshire county. We stayed at a huge house where our friend, Sophie, grew up. It's in the cute little town of Ilkley. 11 of us from the school went up north in Sophie's van and then a few of us went home on a train. We had a great time hiking around the moors, playing pub games, and eating Annabelle's yummy food (Sophie's mom).
Hope all is well in your corners of the world.
Peace,
Mandy

Tagged

We've just been tagged by my friend Jenn who lives in Memphis. I don't know how entertaining my answers will be, but let's see...

A- Available or married? Married for 2.5 years
B- Best Friend? It's a tie between my twin and my husband, together, they are my super-friends!
C- Cake or Pie? Both, please. I like fruit and vanilla and sometimes chocolate
D- Drink of Choice? Most days water, but the English have been getting me hooked on tea
E- Essential Item? My blue barret, won't leave home without it
F- Favorite Color? Purple
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? Either, as long as they are the sour kind
H- Hometown? Born in Eveleth, but will always have a place in my heart for Hastings, MN
I- Indulgence? Dancing, every girl's gotta do it every once and a while
J- January or February? January, my birthday is that month
K- Kids & names? none yet, but I could only marry Andy if I agreed our first girl would be named Claire
L- Life is incomplete without? God, family, friends, and balance
M- Marriage Date? September 10, 2004
N- Number of Siblings? 3, all women, all older
O- Oranges or apples? do clementines count?
P- Phobias/Fears? snorkeling/scuba diving, I know it sounds silly, but I just can't help but freak out...still a little bit of fear of bicycling after our accident, and if you want me to be really honest, I am afraid that people might not like me, but that's just a part of life, so I'm learning to accept that
Q- Favorite Quote? "If you want peace, work for justice." - Pope john Paul II
R- Reason to Smile? Lots of little things each day...somedays it's Andy's ridiculously loud laugh
S- Season? I'm longing for summer now, but I do always love the fall
T- Tag three people! my three sisters (for some reason, I had the urge to type that one fast)
U- Unknown fact about me: I want to become a Reiki Master (or a world-touring musician, but I think the reiki thing might actually happen)
W- Worst habit? forgetfulness
Y- Your favorite food? fresh picked strawberrieds, Grandma Sylvia's lasagna, Thai coconut curry with rice, and vanilla bean ice cream
Z- Zodiac? Capricorn

Language Lesson #2

Hello Everyone!

Just a little update before the language lesson...It SNOWED! We were so happy to wake up one morning to everything covered in white. I know many of you are probably sick of the snow in Minnesota, but we miss it somedays. We live near a school, so here's some photos of the cute little kids playing and slipping and sliding all over the place. The report said it was 2 inches of snow, but it was all melted by noon.
The other pictures are of our friends Alissa and Abby when they came for a quick weekend visit to see some of their old hang-out places from when they spent a semester here. They went to school in the same neighborhood as we live, so they told us about some great restaurants in our area. Also, there are some pictures of some friends from our job at the opera house. Two of the women we work with play guitar, so we spent a whole Sunday just playing and eating, and playing some more. It was a lot of fun.

So, you ready for another language lesson?
Here's a few more things I've been picking up....
courgette = zuccini
aubergine = eggplant
tomato = tomato (but you have to put an accent on the "ah" sound)
innit = aint it (this is a slang term that's used quite alot by young people)
bloke = a guy
mad = crazy

OK, so that's all I can think of right now, I'll find some more words and phrases for next time.

Hope all is well for you!

Peace and Blessings,
Mandy