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The "English" life
I know you heard some stuff about England from Mike so now it is time to hear some stuff from me, Connie Ruth Goetz. I am 9 years old and my birthday is on October 29th, 2000. I was just … Continue reading
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Step One: Stuff Arrives
Today I went to Bristol in the morning to oversee the arrival of our worldly goods. These boxes had quite the journey – by train from Port Coquitlam to Montreal, boat to Liverpool, and then truck to Bristol. And now … Continue reading
No Government
This doesn’t have much to do with anything related to us; it’s just a clip I liked and emphasizes why the BBC is great. The link below is an excerpt from the BBC’s program “The Now Show”, about dreaming of … Continue reading
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Two Days in Bristol
We’ve come back from a quick two-day visit to Bristol, where we’ve finally had a chance to see a bit of what the next 12 months will be like. We went to see the house we’ll be living in; it’s … Continue reading
Family Portrait
We took some family pictures with Chris’s camera the day before we left for England. Connie and Heidi always want to do a “silly” picture, and this one seemed quite true to life, at least to me.
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Made it
But after a few “please kill me now” moments yesterday, a good night’s sleep and some nice sunshine has restored the optimism. Continue reading
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The Dangerzone
Tonight I had a night out with many of the team I used to work with at Reinvent; we somehow got to calling ourselves “The Dangerzone”, referencing Top Gun, cool jet flyby’s, and Kenny Loggins’ classic. It was great to … Continue reading
A week to go
We leave for England on July 15, and as the last few days go by it’s really starting to feel a lot closer now. It certainly feels more real when you start to have those “last time you’re going to see your friend” get-togethers, like I’m starting to have now. Continue reading
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I’ve changed the settings so that you don’t have to be “logged in” in order to comment; you just have to submit your name and email address. We’d love to hear from our friends both near and far so feel … Continue reading →