List of Things I Consider...Weird & European

* Fish heads...please...not while I'm eating

* Bidets. Thank God for toilet paper and showers.

* Tomatoes and baked beans on toast for breakfast. I think I just threw up in my mouth a lil’.

* Degrees Celsius ...so, how cold is it really?

* The British two-tone. Ladies, we can’t have it all. Just choose one: blonde or brunette.

* Three wheeled cars. Cute...but weird.

* Washer/Dryer combos...blow. Don't ever buy one.

* Chip (crisp) flavors such as Prawn Cocktail and Chili and Chocolate.

* Baked potatoes with warm tuna on top. I say, kinda weird.

* Marmite. Yarf.

* Roundabouts. Holy crap!

* Detergent scents. They tend to smell like candy and sometimes make me want to eat my sheets. Not normal.

* Instead of things being grape flavored, they're blackcurrant.

* Tight man jeans. Don’t look, but I think that man has something hiding in his pocket.

Hope Your Day is Accident Free...

It's 10am and I've already managed to burn scrambled eggs and spill coffee on my white top. Awesome.

English Man-Do of the Moment: The Wind Tunnel

English boys are letting down their euro-spikes and sweeping it to the side like Cinderella.

Ladies and Gents, I'd like to introduce to you...The Wind Tunnel.

Weekend Trip No.5 Cont'd: It's LAMBING season!

What's cuter?

little baby lambs or Irish men....little baby lambs

little baby lambs or guppies....little baby lambs

little baby lambs or hedgehogs....little baby lambs

Unless, that is, the hedgehog is crippled...then, it might be a tie.




Smiling Mama

What you lookin' at?

chillin'

This one was literally born two seconds before i took this picture. I named her Sunshine.

Go on, get in there.

Weekend Trip No.5: Hillside Donkey's

It's been beautiful here in West Yorkshire for the past week and a half. Well, minus the hail balls that fell yesterday morning. This weekend I decided to take a walk...a long, vertical walk...to the top of the hills to spend time with my animal friends.

Once upon a time, there were four donkey's all lined up in a row...

Doh doh doh

Donkey in compromising position

St. Patty's Day Party-American Style Pics

Hostesses with the Mostesses

Lineup

Bailey's with Maltballs

MB and Neil

Sioban

Amy, Tom and Angie

Lorraine, Angie, Emma, and Neil

Welcome to the World Sweet Baby Emma!

I have a new baby niece!
My oldest brother, Mike, his wife Michelle, and Michael Jr. welcomed baby Emma Marie into the world yesterday morning at 11:55am. How beautiful is she?!

My whole family traveled down to Austin to see her.
If I had wings and/or a sugar daddy, I'd be there in a heartbeat.

And...a Note from Marlene

By the way, just read your Blog. Just a suggestion, please LET THE OTHERS enjoy the jello shots, whatever………………………
I love you too much to think that you would do anything other than that.

And, don’t forget, YOU are responsible for how anyone leaves there.
It just scares me dear.

LOVE,
Mom

St. Patty's Day Par-tay...American Style

If you don't wear green,
the hostesses will be mean.
Be ready to guzzle green glug,
but please, no hacking on the rug.
Cancel your bloody holiday
and don't forget to book a taxi.
Hire a babysitter...
this one's gonna be nasty.

It's that time of year again...the American's in Shipley are throwing another party.
This year the theme is St. Patty's Day - American Style.
I'm not really sure what that what that means, much less what it's going to look like...
but the 150 jello shots that Angie and I popped out last night are a pretty good indicator.

pictures and stories likely to follow...

The Look

You know the one.

It’s the look that Americans give foreign people when they don’t understand a word that's being said.

The subject’s mouth is moving, your heart starts racing, you might even begin a short prayer…
something about needing to understand people when they speak in tongues.
Been there.

Sometimes you can play it off with a nod and an amiable grin.
Other times, the moment is not so fleeting.
For instance, when an English/Scottish/Irish person responds,
“I just asked you a question.”

Hence, the Look...

Angie's look


Kendra's look


MB's look


...you know the one.

British Word of the Day: Craic

from urbandictionary.com

Craic: fun, enjoyment, abandonment, or lighthearted mischief; often in the context of drinking or music.

example: (please read the following in an Irish or English accent)
Alright mates, what's the craic? or...He's great craic when he has a few pints in him.

Chav-tastic!

Do you see all the classy people I work with?

For Comic Relief Day, everyone on the creative floor came dressed as a chav.

For those Americans who are thinking...what is a chav?

Chav: Fake sportswear, large gold jewellery (bought from argos). They use a little known language derived from English slang and American 'gangsta'. Most reproduce by the age of 14, sometimes younger. They can be found around fast food outlets, shopping malls and other similar places. Their main transport is either a 'modded' shite bucket or a police vehicle of some sort.
straight from the urban dictionary

Shocking...

I went shopping earlier this week in Manchester.
It was gray outside, but for some strange reason...I was longing for a pair of sunglasses.






Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm sad to announce that the 80's is back in a very wrong way.

Fellow Texan in Shipley...Say What?

Angie and Kate

It's true.
I've found a new American compadre up here in the sticks.
Not only is she American...she's bloody Texan!

Meet Kate.
Her attempt at landing an English bloke proved successful. She married one.

Dublin, Ireland: MB's Top Rated City for Good Looking Men

...sadly, I didn't photograph any of them.
click here to see the whole mac-daddy collection

charming storefront


St. Patrick's Cathedral

overlooking the city

inside the Guinness factory

Meet Valentine. He's 73 years young and worked in the Guinness factory 50 years ago.

Angie...totally unaware of what she's standing in front of.

Off to Dublin for the Week...

See you all on Monday! Cheers!