I guess that's the motto I will have to use for the next 3 years! Haha :) We have been in England for almost 2 weeks, and already I'm missing some of the comforts from home. Don't get me wrong, I have been enjoying our time here, but here's a list of some things I miss!
1. My family....obviously!
2. 1% milk! They only have skim, 2% and whole over here and only 2 liter jugs!
3. American TV. I know I can watch it on the internet, but it's just not the same.
4. Fred Meyer. I miss my one stop shop!! We haven't found a store like that over here.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
St. Mary's Church
We finally got to get out and explore a little bit of Mildenhall, the city we will be living in soon. We drove by St. Mary's once before and it was so amazing, so I really wanted to get a closer look. I was so happy when we got there and the church was open for visitors! I didn't think we would get a look inside. the grounds surrounding it was covered in gravestones. There were also big stone slabs inside the church that were people's gravestones. It was kind of wierd to see them inside a church but still cool. The church was built in sections and the earliest part of the church (the vestry) was built in 1220. The main body and tower were built in 1420. The church was restored from 1851-1853.
St. Mary's Church, regarded by many as the most beautiful in Suffolk.
The tower which now has 10 bells!
Jacee loved the 'castle'! haha.
So many head stones inside and outside the church.
Inside! So beautiful.
There were a few stained glass windows! Simply amazing!
Ornate woodwork! All the ends of the rows looked like this! Can you imagine how long that would take?
Nils and the kids outside the church.
Across the street.
Walking around Mildenall.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Our House!
Well it doesn't look like much now, but soon we will move in and set it up all cute! I will post more pics while we are in that process!
Front
Half bathroom off the front door. Washer and dryer hook ups on the right. Kind of weird having them in the bathroom, but it's better than the kitchen like a lot of British houses have them!
Living room.
Spare room. We are thinking of using this for guests and also the kids' play room. It is very small!
This would be Oskar's room
Master
Master bath. Kind of small, but I'm just happy to have it!
Miss Jacee's room
Breakfast bar in the kitchen.
More of the kitchen. There is also a door off to the right that leads outside to the garage.
Dining room and door to the back yard.
Our 'garden' as the Brits call it.
The garage...I think we will mostly use this for storage, since it is SO tiny!
The neighborhood from our front yard.
There is another bathroom upstairs but I guess I forgot to take a picture of it! haha :)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Miniatures
I feel like a giant with all these tiny applicances!
The oven....
REALLY? What can you seriously cook in there!?
Washer and dryer. I think I have done like 10 loads of laundry in the 3 days we have been here. But you can only fit like 4 things in there at a time! haha :)
Dishwasher...it can't fit too much in there either!
On a side note, it is so dark here all the time!
This is around 4:30 pm
And this is about 5:30 pm!
It's going to be a long winter :)
Hulse Family Pictures
We took family pictures the day before we left! They turned out great despite grouchy kids and rainy weather! Thanks Laura :)
The WHOLE family minus Kota!
Top: Kai, Christine, Maureena, KC and Katy
Bottom: Nils, Andi, Oskar, Jacee Dad, Madison, Mom, Chris Eligh, Kim, Dylon and Kaeleb
HULSE!
EWWWWW ;)
Kimmy, Chrissy, Me, Bobo, Kate and Madi
My lil fam!
Winn Family
KC and Maureena
Madi
All because two people fell in love :)
Play
I took the kiddos to the playground across the street. It was a bit cold, and it sprinkled a little...but it was nice to get out of the house.
Oskar stayed in the stroller and watched his big sissy play.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Our Day of Travel!
Well, what a day it has been.....
It started at 4 a.m., October 5th. After getting little sleep, we woke up and got our last reamaining things together. It was hard waking the kids so early, and they did not want to get up! We left for the Twin Falls airport at 5:30. Nils's step dad Lynn dropped us off, and my family came to say goodbye too. There were a few tears shed, but I didn't cry as much as I thought I would. Our first flight from Twin Falls to SLC was about an hour long, and the kids slept the whole way! We arrived in SLC at about 8 a.m. and had just over 2 hours until the next flight. Before we took off the plane had to be de-iced and that took forever! And then the communications between the plane and the tower were working correctly. But after about 20-30 mins we departed. Our next stop was Chicago, and I was sure that the kids would be awake and naughty for this flight, but I was wrong. Jacee crashed out and slept all but the last 30 mins and Oskar was awake about the last hour. They were so good when they were awake too. Oskar just smiled and laughed at the people sitting behind us. I tried to get some sleep, but the flight attendants came and sat in front of us and would not stop talking....and boy were they annoying! I try not to judge, but there were two valley girls! "Like oh my gosh, like look at my $200 Tiffany sun glassed..." haha :) Chicago is an hour ahead so we landed there just about 3 p.m. We just barely had time to find our gate, and scarf some pizza before we boarded our next flight to London. There was SO many people on that flight...When we got our boarding passes, Nils noticed that our seats weren't together. We talked to the flight attendants, but they told us there was nothing they could do until everybody boarded the plane and if someone was ok with switching seats. I sat in my seat, inbetween two total stangers, with Oskar on my lap. Nils was two rows back with Jacee. I was so sad because I didn't want to sit away from him. I was trying to think how I would nurse Oskar and hold him the entire flight. About 15 mins before we took off, the guy sitting next to Nils and Jacee offered to switch me seats. I was so relieved!!! Oskar fell asleep right away, but Jacee wasn't tired at all. She watched Lion King about 4 times and played with her toys and books. She was pretty good for the most part, but she got restless and kept wanting to go potty and to walk up and down the aisle. Finally the last hour and a half she fell asleep. Oskar woke up about half way there. He was a good boy and smiled and played with me. It was a 7 hour and 15 min flight.....I never want to do it again! Even though the kids were good, my butt and body were sore from sitting, and I was so tired! I have a hard time sleeping on plans, so that sucks. We got to London about 4:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m. back home). We walked what seemed like FOREVER to get to the baggage claim. Jacee refused to walk so Nils had to carry her the whole way. It was embarrasing to see her scream and throw fits, but I was so tired I didn't even care. We got all 1000000 of our bags, but we were missing Jacee's car seat. So we had to sit and wait for about 30 mins for someone to bring it to us. After we got the kids in the stroller we set off trying to find the bus station. We followed the signs and directions and got to the bus station. Nils bought tickets, but I just had a feeling we were in the wrong place. So Nils asked and sure enough, it was the wrong place. Nils got our tickets refunded and we set off again. We walked for a long time and eventually found where our bus would be coming. We had about 3 hours to kill. And it was a LONG three hours. The kids were so good on the flights, so of course they acted up at the airport. Jacee had been cooped up to long so she was running all over the place. There were so many people where we were, but Nils kept track of her. Oskar was tired and grumpy and just wanted to be held. I finally fed him and got him to sleep. It was nice having the stroller to lay him in. When the bus finally got there we were so happy to see it. We had a 2 hour ride and we allllllll fell asleep. I wante to stay awake and see everything, but my eyes would not obey! From what I did see, it was pretty green. When we got closer to base there were some smaller towns, and they were so cute! All the building were so charming and quaint! I loved seeing all the houses! Most were brick and terrace housing (like townhouses). There was green grass and ivy everywhere. I can't wait to check out the towns! We got to lodging on Mildenhall. We are stationed at Lakenheath, but we were unable to get a hotel room there. It's only about 15 mins to Lakenheath though. Our hotel room is very nice and spacious. There are 2 bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen.
We are very excited to be here and can't wait to get out and explore. It has been hard adjusting to the time, and all I want to do is sleep! It took us awhile to figure out the oven and some of the other appliances! We are definanlty not in Idaho anymore! haha :) I hope to get out tomorrow and get some pictures!!! Don't worry, I wil lnot disapoint in the picture department!
It started at 4 a.m., October 5th. After getting little sleep, we woke up and got our last reamaining things together. It was hard waking the kids so early, and they did not want to get up! We left for the Twin Falls airport at 5:30. Nils's step dad Lynn dropped us off, and my family came to say goodbye too. There were a few tears shed, but I didn't cry as much as I thought I would. Our first flight from Twin Falls to SLC was about an hour long, and the kids slept the whole way! We arrived in SLC at about 8 a.m. and had just over 2 hours until the next flight. Before we took off the plane had to be de-iced and that took forever! And then the communications between the plane and the tower were working correctly. But after about 20-30 mins we departed. Our next stop was Chicago, and I was sure that the kids would be awake and naughty for this flight, but I was wrong. Jacee crashed out and slept all but the last 30 mins and Oskar was awake about the last hour. They were so good when they were awake too. Oskar just smiled and laughed at the people sitting behind us. I tried to get some sleep, but the flight attendants came and sat in front of us and would not stop talking....and boy were they annoying! I try not to judge, but there were two valley girls! "Like oh my gosh, like look at my $200 Tiffany sun glassed..." haha :) Chicago is an hour ahead so we landed there just about 3 p.m. We just barely had time to find our gate, and scarf some pizza before we boarded our next flight to London. There was SO many people on that flight...When we got our boarding passes, Nils noticed that our seats weren't together. We talked to the flight attendants, but they told us there was nothing they could do until everybody boarded the plane and if someone was ok with switching seats. I sat in my seat, inbetween two total stangers, with Oskar on my lap. Nils was two rows back with Jacee. I was so sad because I didn't want to sit away from him. I was trying to think how I would nurse Oskar and hold him the entire flight. About 15 mins before we took off, the guy sitting next to Nils and Jacee offered to switch me seats. I was so relieved!!! Oskar fell asleep right away, but Jacee wasn't tired at all. She watched Lion King about 4 times and played with her toys and books. She was pretty good for the most part, but she got restless and kept wanting to go potty and to walk up and down the aisle. Finally the last hour and a half she fell asleep. Oskar woke up about half way there. He was a good boy and smiled and played with me. It was a 7 hour and 15 min flight.....I never want to do it again! Even though the kids were good, my butt and body were sore from sitting, and I was so tired! I have a hard time sleeping on plans, so that sucks. We got to London about 4:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m. back home). We walked what seemed like FOREVER to get to the baggage claim. Jacee refused to walk so Nils had to carry her the whole way. It was embarrasing to see her scream and throw fits, but I was so tired I didn't even care. We got all 1000000 of our bags, but we were missing Jacee's car seat. So we had to sit and wait for about 30 mins for someone to bring it to us. After we got the kids in the stroller we set off trying to find the bus station. We followed the signs and directions and got to the bus station. Nils bought tickets, but I just had a feeling we were in the wrong place. So Nils asked and sure enough, it was the wrong place. Nils got our tickets refunded and we set off again. We walked for a long time and eventually found where our bus would be coming. We had about 3 hours to kill. And it was a LONG three hours. The kids were so good on the flights, so of course they acted up at the airport. Jacee had been cooped up to long so she was running all over the place. There were so many people where we were, but Nils kept track of her. Oskar was tired and grumpy and just wanted to be held. I finally fed him and got him to sleep. It was nice having the stroller to lay him in. When the bus finally got there we were so happy to see it. We had a 2 hour ride and we allllllll fell asleep. I wante to stay awake and see everything, but my eyes would not obey! From what I did see, it was pretty green. When we got closer to base there were some smaller towns, and they were so cute! All the building were so charming and quaint! I loved seeing all the houses! Most were brick and terrace housing (like townhouses). There was green grass and ivy everywhere. I can't wait to check out the towns! We got to lodging on Mildenhall. We are stationed at Lakenheath, but we were unable to get a hotel room there. It's only about 15 mins to Lakenheath though. Our hotel room is very nice and spacious. There are 2 bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen.
We are very excited to be here and can't wait to get out and explore. It has been hard adjusting to the time, and all I want to do is sleep! It took us awhile to figure out the oven and some of the other appliances! We are definanlty not in Idaho anymore! haha :) I hope to get out tomorrow and get some pictures!!! Don't worry, I wil lnot disapoint in the picture department!
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