12:47 AM. It's Officially June!

So, it's June 1.

In America, we call it 6/1.

In England, they call it 1/6. (which looks an awful lot like January 6 to me...)

Either way you look at it - it's June. And that means that we are moving. THIS MONTH!!! I can't believe it. Ahhhh!

So, Paul McCartney, and Sting, and Colin Firth, and Emma Thompson, and Richard E. Grant, and Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Potter better get busy. I expect a well planned, well executed WELCOME TO LONDON party!

"Should we have a chocolate fountain or a champagne fountain? What would make Jenny happiest?" - Colin Firth, 1/6/2010

Really?

I've been poking around on the Intertron looking for blogs about living in London. Specifically, Americans living in London. And if I can find one, New Yorkers living in London.

OK.

I love food.

I love eating as much as the next person.

But if when I get to London my blog turns into "This is what I ate today" or "Wow. Pizza in London is really awful/not bad/not as good as the one I had in Italy", shoot me.

Yes, Americans. I am asking you to use your guns. You know WE ALL HAVE THEM!!! Take it out of your purse/diaper bag/wherever you hide your concealed weapon and put me out of my misery.

"I wonder where a girl can find a decent slice? It probably won't be as good as the pizza I had in Italy; I'll just keep drinking. More champagne!" - Queen Elizabeth II, May 18, 2010

The Hobbit or There And Back Again

Well, we've made our decision.

And here it is: we're moving to London.

Wait. Let me say it again. WE'RE MOVING TO LONDON!!!

OK. So honestly, I'm super excited and scared out of my pants. It's been a really long decision process. Tony and I have a hard time deciding what kind of curtains to put up in our living room (2 months of trips to Bed Bath & Beyond), so you can imagine what it took for us to decide that moving across the Atlantic was the thing to do.

After all the praying that we and our parents and friends (thank you!) have done and once the decision was made my mind keeps going back to THE HOBBIT. If you haven't read it - I recommend it. In it, Bilbo Baggins (like all Hobbits) is a comfortable, content, and slightly lazy hobbit. Until one day when Gandalf the Grey shows up - and basically takes Bilbo on AN ADVENTURE. Bilbo wasn't looking for AN ADVENTURE and doesn't even like adventures. But he goes. And an amazing story follows.

I'm feeling like Bilbo. I wasn't exactly looking for AN ADVENTURE. But I feel like one has found me. And although I don't have a powerful wizard as my companion, I do have my husband. My favorite person to adventure with. We've decided to leave our comfortable Hobbit Hole and set out.

I take great comfort in the rest of the title of THE HOBBIT. THERE AND BACK AGAIN. We are definitely heading there, but we will be back again.

Until then, I'll tell you all about the adventures we have in between.

ugh

Are you kidding me???

We STILL don't know.

Apparently, we are going to be getting some new information "early this week". Keep in mind that last week "early this week" was actually Friday. I guess bankers have a hard time distinguishing early from late. Near from far. Right from wrong. Work from porn (good on you, SEC).

Anyway. I'll let you all know once we find out. I'm sitting here wondering what's up too:) I can't wait to find out where we're heading in, oh, you know, 6 weeks.

ugh.

Will We or Won't We?

Oh my goodness...what a question?

So here's a quick run down of my life (the past few years anyway):

2007:

Totally just hanging out in NYC. Living the life, you know. And BAM! Out of nowhere...WE'RE MOVING TO ANN ARBOR for Business School. AHHHHHHH!!!

So Summer 2007 - we're living in Ann Arbor. What? Yeah, I know.

2008:

Livin' it up in Ann Arbor. Making some really AMAZING friends. Knowing that our time here is short and that we'll be moving SOMEWHERE next year.

2009:

Guess we're going back to NYC.

And here we are. Eh. Whatever.

2010:

All HECK breaks loose - craziness at Tony's "place of employment". We might not have a job!!! AHHHHHHH!!! But wait...here come some people who are interested in us...

Ha Ha! One of the offers is in London, isn't that hilarious???

Ummmmmmm...really? OK - so, this might actually happen???

SO that's the brief run down. We're still waiting to decide. One part of me wants to go right now - and the other part of me thinks that part of me is CRAZY!

SO, here's your chance. Tell me what you think we should do.

-Have you ever lived abroad (CARM!)(KARISHMA!)?
-Have you ever picked the crazy path over the comfortable path (Do I know any crazy people)?

I guess I'm looking for insight here - since we can't all meet up at Meghan's or Zingerman's Roadhouse to discuss my situation. Tell me what you think.

UPDATE

So...

Kitty did not get a hair cut. I repeat, DID NOT get a hair cut.

But I did.

Day at the Spa

I know. It's been a MONTH...ummm, sorry?

So the really exciting thing I decided to talk about today is...KITTY! He's spending the day at the pet spa. Hopefully getting a bath, and a haircut, and a "pet-a-cure".

I say "hopefully" because the lady who's going to take care of Hastings today told me that sometimes a cat just can't be groomed. And I have a feeling that Hastings is one of those cats...

We'll see; I let you know!