I would like to take a moment to brag about my wonderful husband. For my birthday this year he took me into London, made reservations for dinner and took me to the theater to see Les Miserables. How amazing is that? He always tries to make my birthday extra special for me and he always succeeds. I am so thankful to have such a thoughtful husband. I think he lost interest in the musical way before intermission but he sat through it like a champ and never once complain. Then on my birthday he had the day off and he spent the whole day with me. Granted I think he would have much rather done anything else but write papers so it wasn't that hard for him:).

So, on to other news. At the end of the week we are going to have some more visitors. A friend of ours from Kansas is going on a European vacation with her aunt and uncle and they will be staying with us for quite a bit of it. All together they will be here for 6 weeks I believe and coming and going from our house throughout the trip. I think by the end of the summer I am going to feel like we are running a B&B around here:)

Currently Micah's boss is on a cruise for 2 weeks and while they are gone they have asked us to watch their dog! Now most of you know that Micah and I have wanted a dog for quite some time but we just have never felt right about it being gone so much. So this is perfect! We get a dog for 2 weeks and then she goes back home. I am personally LOVING it. She is such a sweet dog and she is so good. It is also very nice to have her around during the day to keep me company. She is really old, I think 14, so she doesn't get around too well. In fact she can't climb our stairs so she just stays on the main floor. Here is a picture of Lucca.

Not much new going on around here. Things have gotten back to normal since our guests have left. It is funny, I never really thought I was a "routine" person but after having three extra people in the house I see how addicted I am to my routine:).

Our weekends have been quite boring lately. Micah is in the last class of his masters program so every Saturday and Sunday is dedicated to paper writing. Both he and I will be very happy when it is all said and done. I feel so bad for him. After working all week he comes home and does school work. Oh well, it's making him a better person, right? :)

We are getting VERY excited about the cruise, I think it is only about 2 1/2 weeks away. We are really hoping for good weather. But how can it not be nice in Greece in May? Right? This will be the first real vacation Micah and I have ever taken together. Yes we do go back to Washington together a few times a year but really, visiting family is not a vacation. And most other places we go are work related. After being married 4 1/2 years I think we have earned a vacation together:).

Our Washington trip is just around the corner too. Needless to say, we are also looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family back home. The sad part is that tickets are about 900 dollars a piece. Yes, I said 900. If anyone knows of some good airfare deals, let me know!

Things I miss

Being in England I have found that I miss quite a few conveniences that life in the States offers. The biggest place I usually miss is Target. I mean it is just so nice to be able to go to Target any time I feel like it. Whether I need some cheap clothes or just bored at night Target was always there for me. But tonight Target is not on my mind. The biggest thing I miss tonight is Dairy Queen. Yep, DQ and the good old American blizzard. I would really like a blizzard. But no, jolly old England does not know the pleasure of a blizzard. They do have McDonald's and McFlurrys but you know they aren't the same. So until August I will just have to settle for this: