Tuesday 18 October 2005

So much has happened in the last week!  I have to write this quickly because I am at a hostel in Scotland and only have 9 minutes and 27 seconds left.

Basically Anna arrived last Saturday morning.  Karlen and I picked her up at Heathrow airport.  I was completely stressed and thought we were going to be late and she would be waiting because the Picadilly line was under engineering works (construction season in London!) and we had to backtrack and take the train from Paddington.  We ended up arriving about 10 minutes before she came through arrivals so it worked out fine.  She finally met Karlen and from what she tells me approves.  I wasn't worried that she wouldn't, but he was pretty nervous! 

After we took Anna back to the house and settled in we had some coffee and lunch.  The big excitement was when she spilled my coffee into her suitcase.  So we spent another 45 minutes cleaning that up as soon as we could to keep things from staning.  Pretty exciting.  Then it was into central London and the British Museum!  By 5:00 she was exhausted, close to tears.  I told her that and she just started crying (over-exhaustion) and then I started crying because I am probably hormonal and feeling bad for her!  Poor Karlen didn't know what to do with the two of us crying in the museum!  Don't worry, we packed it on home and put Anna to bed and I had some dinner and the world was right again!

Sunday we all took a holiday and slept in.  Then we took a picinic lunch to Hyde Park and watched the people, ducks and geese.  Karlen dropped Anna and I off at King's Cross station where we caught our train up to Edinburgh, Scotland.  We have been here on tour ever since.  I booked us a three day tour of the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye. 

Really, the tour has been quite a whirlwind.  Because it is only three days and there is a lot to cover we are always moving and have a short time in each place.  I want to write about the entire tour more in detail, but I think I will wait until we are all done.  Tomorrow is the last day of our tour and then we are going to stay over in Edinburgh and spend Thursday day seeing the city and return to London that evening.  Then Anna only has two more days with me in London and leaves again Sunday morning!

Ok, I'm running out of time, so I have to save this!  More later!

2:23 PM - 10/18/2005 - post comment

international calling

kari, i tried calling you today (saturday) but i wasn't ever able to get through. it would ring twice and then dump me. ill try again later.... or maybe try em adam or dan tomorrow. but i think i only know your number.

well anyways sounds as though you are having a great time! cheers.

Anonymous - 4:59 PM - 10/22/2005

Not too lonely, eh?

Pinkie...sounds like you're having a lovely time. We saw the photos of you and your luv...you both look enormously happy! I've told your folks that you'd probably end up with someone International...and here Karlan enters your life! So nice to read of your and Anna's time together, look forward to hearing more about the Scotland adventure. What a great time of life you are experiencing...when you meet the right person, it only gets better. So if you're enjoying it now, hang on dear girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That's what UPH has done to me these past 25+ years)...Love to you and we look forward to meeting Karlan...Praying the Lord's continued blessing on your life...Luv u lots n lots...Auntie L

AL & UPH - 9:18 AM - 10/24/2005