Temple and Croydon

Temple and Croydon

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Weekends are so special. At this time of our lives, it means we get to soak up 48 hours of being together.





We attended the London England LDS Temple. It is about 30 miles from the City of London.

For people who don't have a car, the public transport from the City to the Temple consists of either hiring a small bus with a bunch of other people or taking the train and a cab or a series of

144th British Open - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

144th British Open - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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Once upon a time, I married a man who loves golf. I cared very little for it before I met him and have slowly acquired minimal knowledge (still close to none really) about the sport. But I love this man so much that I would try my best to make his dreams come true if I can.

He wanted to see the 144th British Open.

SOOooo we rented a car and drove across the country (8 hours) to get to St

Wicked lovely Valentine's Day

Wicked lovely Valentine's Day

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I am catching up, slowly but surely. I will be throwing these posts up whenever I feel like they are done even if it's out of chronological order (which is what has held me back) and it'll all sort itself out. Here goes!



My sweet husband likes surprises. Because of how incredible he is at planning and executing a heart-warming surprise, I have decided to try and be more like him in that

Winter Wonderland 2014

Winter Wonderland 2014

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Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park occurs annually from November to the beginning of January. One amazing, lovely thing about not being in America is that there is nothing holding back the acceptable time to break out the Christmas stuff. Reigning it in until after Thanksgiving weekend doesn't exist. It was hard to miss once the rides were set up. The usually dark park transformed for a couple of

Catching up in the new year...now that it's February...

Catching up in the new year...now that it's February...

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I am really behind on the blog updates of our lives here. One of my goals when we moved here was to NOT let 'normal' life dissolve into a 'no big deal, we live in London' attitude. I'm getting lazy about sharing stuff that is starting to be normal for me. It's a big deal to say that I now look to the right FIRST when crossing the road. I'm actually nervous about an upcoming visit to America (

A day trip: Brighton

A day trip: Brighton

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Again, too many pictures but I have to post before days or weeks go by!Taylor's associate went out of town on business so we took advantage and headed south to the sea! A quick 50-minute train ride from the London Victoria station down to the seaside town of Brighton. 13-09-14I was thrilled just by the idea of getting to see this historic town that I have read about in Jane Austen novels. When