I love long weekends

So over here across the pond, they give us Good Friday and Easter Monday off for the blessed resurrection. And now that I'm back at work, I'm in a grumpy mood. Let me explain. Last Friday, we went to Pat & Pete's friends for a party. It was a big celebration and I mingled with what the English call Gypsies. There was lots of folk music, people brought their 8 (or more) children, and old people smoked hash. It was hilarious to say the least. The rest of the break we spent at Pat & Pete's in the serene country side. And then the big news came. We are going to have a new addition to the family. We were given a car! The Hannaford's friends gave us a 1985 (yes, the same year Brittany was born) VW Polo GL Hatchback! Boy is he a beauty! He's red, awkward, and has low mileage. Based on the first two criteria I've christened him Napolean (after the movie Napolean Dynamite, out on DVD/VHS now). Alex took him to get inspected today and he failed (bad windshield wipers, and something about oil), but it's all easily fixed supposedly with minimum cost to us. So we will be mobile baby! And not to fret, I'm taking lessons to learn driving over here. Here are some pics of the pride and joy...they're not actual ones but other models that look just like him.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=4538887224&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=4538402336&rd=1

Enjoy!
Love,
Court

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Lost in London

Let's talk about how many times I've been lost in London in the last week...oh wait they are too many to recount. I did manage to take five different tube lines yesterday in the space of an hour. I do believe that has got to be some sort of record. I also got on a bus, the right number, but wrong direction and took it until they told me to get off, far far away from home. Today I actually managed to successfully take the bus to the tube station, but I think the getting home part is actually going to be a bit trickier. It doesn't matter today though because I locked myself out of the flat, and I'm meeting up with a flatmate after work so that I won't have to spend the night on the front steps. So I'm a bit of a mess.

It's My Birthday!

Hello I'm 23 today yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Have a Guinness for me or wear something green.
Love y'all,
Court

In a Mood

Ok so since my last wedding ring (you know the one where not 1 but 2 diamonds had fallen out after having it for 2 weeks?) I've been reinstated with a new one. And upon first glance today I realized that yet again a diamond is missing. Therefore I'm in a mood. I've been told to only wear the ring on special occassions but it's my damn wedding ring for crying out loud, I'd like to wear it everyday. I hate the thought of having my marriage being recognized when I decide to dress up b/c if that's the case it'll be next to never. I was out filming yesterday yet again at another auction house. Our contributors were interesting to say the least. One team broke a very expensive vase before the auction even started. The auction house had a gigantic bison head up for sale that when the sale concluded decided it didn't want to be hung up high on the wall anymore, crashed down and broke some chairs into splinters. I spent an HOUR AND A HALF trying to get home on what I call the slowest train ever to be created EVER (this conclusion takes into account trains made during Victorian times). Ok I'm going to go sulk over my ring. I'm really ANNOYED!
-Courtney

I'm I an official Londoner yet?

I don't think I am considering that I need a map everywhere I go. I have yet to realize which tubes trains are the fast ones, and I still smile on the tube while everyone else looks as if they might go medieval on my ass at any minute.

Speaking of medieval kill tactics, some dude about 10 minutes away from me was killed by an ax in broad day light. Go figure that I would live in one of the nicest areas of London and an ax murderer would be out and about. Now for all of you across the pond that are super excitable and worry warts (read Grandmommy), the ax murderer was apprehended and there were bobbies all of the place this morning.

Back to my really nice neighborhood. Let's talk about how I live near Jude Law and Gwen Stefani. My flat has an amazing panoramic view of London. Now here is the downside. My shower is like someone is peeing on me, and my provided pillow is like sleeping on a piece of paper, two pieces if I double it up. My bed is about as comfortable as a camp bed. So I'm going to have to take the good with the bad.

Things have been great so far. The peeps at my job are super nice, and I just hope that I can finally get past my shy stage to my laugh really loud and be sarcastic stage. I'm sure there will be comments about that last sentence.

Anyway I guess I should be doing some work now. I've got to warrant my 26 days vacation somehow haha.

Brooke "The unofficial Londoner" Getter

Note to Bear Doggie

Package of Poorly Packed Paraphernalia Leaving Pronto

Your box of various unimportant trash items is leaving tomorrow - supposedly. Based on the cost, I should just mail myself - but I think that's been done...

Hurtin' 4 Certain

weekend good, working on weekend bad

Ok so the weekend (if you can call it that) is officially over. It really wasn't the end of my week b/c I had to work on Saturday. I spent 8 hrs. in a sub zero temperature auction room filming two teams buy crap. It was gripping TV. Alex wanted to fall asleep fast last night and asked which drug to take to induce this, I suggested he take Ambien, and 30 minutes later Alex was high on his sleeping drug. He claimed he saw shapes. Instead of messing with him I tried to wrangle him to bed in hopes that he would stop grasping at the air (or what he called 'pretties'). It was interesting to say the least. When he missed his alarm this morning for his volunteer life boat duties that was hilarious too. So let's recap...
1. didn't have a weekend
2. Alex got happy on Ambien
3. Alex sees shapes
4. Alex slept thru alarm
5. Courtney laughed at him in her head at 7:30 this morning

*note to self: keep Ambien for own personal use. If husband needs to fall asleep, give him alcohol.*

Love y'all,
Court

Texas Report

Beautiful day here in Dallas...clear skies, 80 degrees, little wind. Grammommy and Grandpoppy are gone to Kansas, Brooke and Court to London, Brit to Hawaii. Rusty and Heena are all alone...hmmm. Bass are spawning over at the pond, 'Horns playin' baseball (ranked # 1), Scott Wilson says hello (he actually quit drinking for Lent...ha!)...Spring has sprung. Garage sale sometime soon to get rid of everyone's crap. TJ aware that he is known in London. Kerry and Becky doing fine...done with their new home construction in about 2 months. Babies of the world doing well. Babies of the world...

Hurtin' for Certain

Blogger Uncouthness BEWARE

It has come to our attention that a very risque blog has been posted recently by the likes of a 'Granmommy' aka JoAnn 'I love killing slugs with beer' Getter. Such immorality will not be tolerated on the blog and if these postings continue I have no choice but to laugh and point fingers at you (not literally but in my head I'll be pointing).
On to other subjects, Brooke arrived yesterday morning at 11am full of snot and flu and I have yet to see her b/c
a.) her program took up all of her time upon arrival
and b.) i have a job
so well after 24 hours of being in the same city I'll hopefully have contact with her tonight. Until I leave you with this tip: beware the granmommy!

Brookie the Bear Doggie

Brookie the Bear Doggie has reportedly arrived safe and sound to The Island. Please afford her all the standard abuses commensurate with her plebeian status as the most recent arrival.

Warning: Purveyors of abuse should be forwarned that payback is hell.

Hurtin' 4 Certain

It's cold

So we did a very English thing today while out in the country...we went on a walk in 20 degree weather. We all dressed up warm, Lizzie brought the horse out and we braved the bitter English weather. I'm told it'll 'warm up' next weekend. Upon further investigation of what 'warming up' meant I found that the predicted forecast will be 34 degrees. Not the big increase I was hoping for but oh well. I had a bout of the flu last week and I still have a froat which I'm hoping will go away soon. I'm going to start fake baking soon b/c my skin is now the same color of this white backdrop on the screen and people are beginning to stare. I need UV rays and I need them now. Oh and the Bear Dog is town starting manana so I'm very excited, don't worry I'll show the ways of the 'Big Smoke' and I know she'll love it just as much as I do. Lots of love to the whole fam. Miss you guys...until the next blog.
Love,
Court

Foundation testin' in Texas

Got me a little bit tonight in the trailer home...tested out them cinderblocks...certain to withstand any twister.

Grammommy

Redneck Report

All is well in Texas. It's 70 degrees today - overcast. I'll be repairing the metal straps today that hold my trailer home to the cinder blocks. Gotta get ready for tornado season...

Hurtin' for certain :)