january 2015

Adam and I arrived back to London on the 3rd of January, and felt very jet lagged after several weeks in the US. We agreed to take it easy for a while, for the sakes of our wallets and our health. So overall January was a pretty low key month.

Christmas and {New Year's} in NC // Part 2

Let's see. Where did I leave off?

Christmas Eve was a rainy, relaxing day. Adam and I had lunch with my cousin, Emily and ran a couple of errands before heading to church with my mom and dad for Christmas eve service. We had an amazing dinner of steak and potatoes, and proceeded to snuggle on the big chair and watch movies for the rest of the night. We were excited for the next day and spending lots of time with family!

Christmas {and New Year's} in NC // Part 1

I arrived back to London just last Saturday after spending THREE whole weeks in beautiful North Carolina. (So, I'm sorry I fell off the grid but I was really enjoying my time with family and friends.) I'm back now and very excited to share some of my favorite pictures from the 3 weeks in Charlotte, Asheville and Raleigh, N.C.

This trip was made even more special thanks to my boyfriend, Adam, who came to Charlotte and spent 2 weeks with my family and friends. It was the first time we got to spend Christmas day together and it was really wonderful to have him there with my family!

Christmas in London (and it's not even Thanksgiving yet!)

Christmas is only 4 weeks, but here in London the lights and celebrations started weeks ago. Everyone is in full blown Christmas mode. This is my third Christmas here in London, so I knew what to expect. I started seeing decorations for sale in mid-October, lights up by Halloween (I know my fellow Americans will find this disgraceful…it's not even Thanksgiving yet!). The honest truth though is that London is incredibly beautiful with all the lights up. It truly becomes a winter wonderland. So I guess I don't mind the lights too much.

life in london lately

The last few weeks in London have been pretty relaxing. I had off a week and a half from work (thanks to London school holidays) and I spent it stay-cationing in London. I had a couple massages, caught up on my admin, started a new gym, and spent lots of time with girlfriends. Adam went to India for just over a week for our friend's wedding but unfortunately, I wasn't able to go with. But I throughly enjoyed my time spent in this amazing city.

Before Adam left for India, we spent a lovely Sunday afternoon in the sun with friends at our new local pub, Hop & Berry on Liverpool Road.