West End Theatre Week

It’s actually impossible for me to be anywhere near London and not head to the West End. This time we had back to back shows — Mean Girls and SIX. My friends joined us for the first show. #wewearpink I can’t say Mean Girls was my favorite show we’ve ever seen, but it had some […]

Wales: Road Trip

Coincidentally my friend was visiting her brother in England with her two young boys at the same time we planned our trip, so we have been waiting for the day to show them around our old stomping grounds and share the history we absolutely love. At the same time, we added a Roman Bath and […]

Did someone say Alpacas?

Early morning to drive to grab our friends at the train station and head to the Welsh border to play with some alpacas. About five weeks ago, the mama alpacas had two babies, so we get to hang out with them too. A couple months ago I found a mom and pop shop that has […]

English and Welsh Castle Day

Yesterday was all about the Abbey’s and today is Castle day! Whittington Castle was built in 1220, though this spot has been used for over 1000 years before as a hill fort. Interesting tidbit about is that this was one of the only flower and herb garden in England during this time. Friends of the […]

England: Abbey X5, Roman City (and a castle, of course)

Day two back in England and we are stuffing our face with a full English breakfast. Would have been day 1, but we landed in the after yesterday. A quaint little place that only uses local products, called Berry’s. So delightful. Now today is mostly dedicated to the Abbey’s in the area, but first stop […]

Off to England

A very very (did I mention very?) early start to our day waking up at 3am to catch our flight to the UK. Thank goodness the airport had a Sbarro for some breakfast pizza. Quick three hour flight and a rental car pick up, and we were headed to one of the few areas in […]

Old Friend – New Adventure

You know when you meet someone and you instantly know that you are going to be friends?  This is not a story of this type of scenario.  Instead, this is a coworker, turned peer, turned friend over the course of seven years. Two very similar people with the same work ethic bonded over late night […]

Welsh Cakes

Guys… have I told you about Welsh Cakes yet? Oh.my.god. I can’t compare it to anything in the states, because nothing compares. Nothing.  The texture is kinda like a center piece of a bar cookie… you know the ones you cook in an 8×8 pan when you are too lazy to cook real cookies.  But […]

Sunday Roast

A long held tradition in the UK is a Sunday Roast.  All your family gathers together on Sunday night to eat a roast that has been cooking all day long.  We are talking beef/lamb roast with root veggies (parsnip, carrots, potatoes) with peas and Yorkshire pudding.  All topped with a rich beef/lamb gravy. Every pub […]