Lately

It has been a very busy few weeks. I really am not quite sure where september went but I welcome October with open arms. October is, for many reasons, my favorite month. The least of these is that no one looks at me oddly when I wear my varied collection of orange clothing. Another is the introduction of candy corn into everyone's diet. There are just SO many ways to eat those niblets of goodness! I prefer to start at the top-for some reason the white part is my least favorite- and then eat the orange bit and savor the fat yellow bit for last. I have my technique perfected but I would assume there are many other ways to delight in the goodness of candy corn. I also love October for the colors. Everything just looks beautiful this month. The trees start to turn, the forest floor turns orange and golden, there is that brilliant red ivy climbing the sides of buildings. And every once in a while you get that perfect crisp fall day to go for a walk! AHHHH October is here and I love it!

Just because I have not been blogging here it doesn't mean that I have not been up to exciting things.

Several of my friends moved away-and by "away" I mean to australia and california-so about as far away as one could get! Before they left we spent the day at an abbey near Brussels. It is a gorgeous abbey with ivy growing everywhere and Ben kept saying he felt like he was in the Lord of the Rings:) Here are sarah, Julz and I at the abbey.

So everyone talks about the crazy cows we have in Belgium. They look like they are on steroids. So if you haven't seen them before- here is a photo though this guy isn't as muscly as some!

Spent some time on the "Brussels Beach." Each summer they build a "beach" along the canal. Let's just say it's a good thing this is at night because the canal is disgusting and I am not quite sure that the allure of the sand makes it any better but-hey-we went anyways:)

Had a picnic on the grand place-everyone should experience this at least once in their life-or maybe once a week:) But it was fun and there was even a light show at the end of the night!

Then a few weeks ago I went to visit some friends in the UK. They are dear friends that moved from ATL to the UK this summer so I was anxious to visit and see how they were adjusting. We took a few little trips to castles and towns and just hung out a lot.

In York we went into the cathedral and they were having a service. At the end you could go and have one of the pastors pray for you. It was a really moving experience-which I unabashedly took a photo of:)

Here is a picture of the outside of the cathedral.

and Macey and I at starbucks:) Macey was my roomate for about 4 months 6 years ago. Now she is in the 10th grade and is gorgeous and so mature and I was blessed to be able to eat many of her baked goods while I was there:)

I flew to the UK on an airline I had never flown before(flybe). I was a little concerned that it wasn't a real airline when I booked the tickets and I am not saying they were excellent but not awful either. Here is the view out my window as we landed in Manchester. The fact that the wheels were not under the plane but on the wings lets you know how small the plain was:)

Well that's all for now- many more adventures to come!