So tomorrow, I am getting on a jet plane and flying to the London Office where I am to spend a week visiting AV and Print vendors and observe how the London operation works. I am very excited. I haven't been to the London Office since switching companies. The biggest difference is that the old building no longer exists. The entire operation has moved to a city that is on the outskirts of London. So I am visiting a whole new building with about 200 employees. I have secretly always wanted to live in a foreign country for about 6 mos to a year. Just cuz we were born in a certain country doesn't mean we have to stay in it. I have always been a big believer in getting out to see the world you live in. Luckily this past year or two I have been given a couple of opportunities to go see that world. I am very greatful to get to go on this trip with budget cuts and all. But like all business its all about the wheeling and dealin. Somehow I won. I tried not to get too excited because most times my trips get cancelled so this time around I really expected not to go. But I am all ticketed, the hotel is book and things are looking good (I think). That living overseas thing I thought would be cool in London. I have been to London now many times but the visit is always really short. Sometimes a few days but most a few hours. So it will be cool to spend a whole week there to see if it would really be a city I would want to live in. After seeing Paris earlier this year I think Paris may be gaining on London. Anyhow, I am off to London and I am going to catch up with the people who I met in Austria last year as they will be in London at the same time. I like how the world is small really....Finally, I am taking Reese Peanut Butter cups with me as I hear there is a short supply and really hard to get. Hopefully, I will be like ET and this American Alien will come bearing peanut butter treats in peace. Who knew the key to world peace was peanut butter.
Have you ever watched those TV Game shows where they have a couple of doors and behind one is a grand prize? Well, this weekend the hub and I found out what was behind our Door #1. The hubby and I are starting the beginning phases of landscaping our backyard. Our first step, was to clean out the area behind our garage. When we moved in, there was about 2 feet of walking space behind our garage the rest of the area was covered in vines. Vines were growing on the roof and generally it was a mess. Not wanting the vines to take over the roof, we I started to clear out the vines last fall. But after we cut a million vines with only a pair of clippers we gave up and decided to clean out the rest in the spring. Spring came around and we didn't do much until one day when I was sick a few weeks ago, I ran into our gardener. I showed him the mess and asked if he knew of anyone who could come clean it out. I could tell he was actually, quite happy for me to broach the subject of ...
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