Another three months!!

It appears to me that this blog has an amazing habit of sitting idle for months... could it be because Mark is so busy and important that he has forgotten to share his personal meanderings with the world? As such, yet again, I have taken it upon myself to shed some light on the goings on of those of us in the lovely (and freeezing) new york city.


Donna, D-train, Donnatella, Boomer... seriously in need of a new nickname came to visit!! Did anyone expect that she would be a serious Yatzhee ninja?! Me neither! After multiple rematches Donna emerged undefeated as the champion... as a 'moderately' competitive person, I was NOT impressed :)

We went to Brazil! Despite limited vacation time courtesy of the US of A, we managed to sneak off for a week long holiday to south america. We had lived a year in complete envy of Dave, Emma, Silas, Ange, Dave, and Nessa... how could we resist? After three days in Rio we headed north up the coast. We stayed in a lovely guesthouse overlooking a peninsula in the town of Buzios, highly recommend the Villa Bambuti... am yet again reminded that we must write a review for them on tripadvisor.

Halloween, so hot! I really don't think that anything more needs to be said...

Have settled into our groove here a bit more, enjoying many nights out with the 'crew' a few of them pictured below... if you've come to visit, you are likely to recognize these faces... love them! Transition to new york would have been much harder if not for these wonderful people.

Viva la Mexico! A long time family friend chose to tie the knot south of the border over Thanksgiving giving us another opportunity to hit the beach... or the bar in Mark's case. I do however blame my father for the day I found them propping up the bar around 2pm. Can't trust these two alone...
**photos to come, they have mysteriously disappeared**

Finally, the long awaited return to the place I feel most at home... London! Despite the quick turnaround, jet lag had nothing on the two of us... special thanks to Care, Vale, and Donna for the lovely accommodations. If anyone is in need of a closet, vale is your man! Managed to hit all of the favorite spots: monmouth, c&r, borough mkt, yum cha... wait, is it odd that all my favorites have to do with food? hmm... The best part however, was seeing all of our wonderful friends and reminding us just how much we miss you!
**again, photos to come, there is some serious red eye reduction that needs to occur**

I suppose I should get back to work now... big hugs xx