2 Days Left!!!

There are only two days until Nahro and I head to the USA! Woo Hoo. Two days ago we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. We had a nice (quiet...no stupid phones ringing) time. We watched Ghost Hunters and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (for a Muslim he is starting to dig all things Christmasy..including the music!) We couldn't decide on a film (I was talked out of Madagascar 2 by Ash) so we ended up at "The Day the Earth Stood Still". I liked it...I think Nahro was hoping for more. I am not sure more of what though. We finished out the night with the finals to the X factor (Alexandra won!!!!) Wow after go over what we did we sure do sound old!
I am so thankful that I met and got to fall in love with him. Sure he can grate my last nerve but he can also say some of the most magical, wonderful, sweet things when I least expect it. Initially I had wanted to get married in the spring with tulips and warm weather, but then I realized that being married so close to Christmas is good. I love this time of the year and the feeling of it. I think it was perfect. Now I am rambling! I will leave you with a picture of us on our anniversary (it took about 20 pictures to get a decent one!)

Next year this will be in front of my pandas!

HAve a good day...see you in 2 days!

Excitiing news....

For me, maybe not you (definitely not Ashley) I got one of my Christmas presents today (well I ordered it!) But it came in the mail! I AM GOING TO SEE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!! Okay now that I have expressed my excitement I shall forget that I am going to this awesome concert until Christmas day. I'll be "Hangin' Tough" till then!

Read 'em and weep kids!

Have a good day!

Two bits of news

First order of business...Nahro and I leave in a week to come home for Christmas. I love Christmas and love being with my large fun family then. I can't wait to hug my kids. I wonder if I will be able to hug them all at once? I only have 1 full present to buy and a few bits of another (pretty good if I do say so myself...since I am in another country!) I already have most of our bags packed. There are going to be FOUR of them! That, however, brings me to my next point. I am moving back to America in February. Nahro and I have decided that we need to be home sooner than later. So I am coming ahead of him to set up shop so to speak and start moving on his visa (very important for entry into the country) . I am excited to get to be back in a land that I can drive...and I know where things are located in grocery stores. I know that Derby will always have a special place for me...but am so glad to be home. I am mostly going to miss my husband. We have been apart before but, this IS the last time. I am excited for our future and hope that the visa god is smiling on us for a fast visa process! So I will talk to on the eve of our departure.

Derby's Christmas tree in the centre of the city centre


Have a good day!!!!!

The Country of England Came to a Halt...

...because of an inch of snow! It was a very welcome site to me. Mostly cause I love the stuff (only before and right on Christmas day...after that it can go away!) I had been told by several Brits that their 10 minute drive took them 45! I mean we are not looking at northern Michigan snow. Most of the snow was melted soon after it fell. I still was happy and managed to get a few pictures of it. Nahro told me I was crazy cause I just happened to have our camera in my purse! Here is some of the white stuff in Derby...

Yes this is all the snow there was...and that made commutes longer!

I haven't figured out why Nahro needed me to take this picture...but here it is
This was today...the day after the "big" snow

Derby does have an open air ice skating rink...Pretty cool huh!

Have a good day!