ACT 2: england

so the week before christmas, we packed up our stuff & got on a plane to go to england. we flew from the east coast to the west coast & then hopped on a plane from seattle to amsterdam. thanks to the air force & the PCS (permanent change of station) hub being seattle, we had to turn an easy 7 or 8 hour flight to europe into one than resembles flying from the states to guam. but we made it & it'll always be a shorter flight from here on out.
so we got to england the week before christmas & got settled into our temporary apartment. i ate fish & chips the 1st meal in england. & i got sick in the middle of the night & haven't tried fish & chips again since. we all came down with a super nasty bug (apparently everyone gets it when you 1st get here - it's called the yorkshire crud - it is not fun). so we all were sick. in england. on christmas.
but despite all these issues, we really really liked england right away. yep, it's cold. & rainy. & grey. oh & it gets dark at 4pm & the sun isn't up until 9am. but it is so damn charming. the town harrogate where we live is so nice. so old. & despite the weather everyone walks everywhere. feels like a bustling little city.
we rented a car & were super nervous about driving. well, jeff was not as nervous as i was. but once i did drive it wasn't as bad as i thought. & now it feels normal to be on the left side. i still clip the curb some but haven't done any major damage. ;)
so now, we're still getting things sorted out, our house, waiting on our car, finding new things to do with lena..... haven't met anyone her age yet. we really miss my sis & her kids & our friends from guam, but they will come visit us!! so that keeps us excited (that & having a new iphone & instagram where we can see pics of our good friends & cousins almost every day)
next post will be about the house!! we found the perfect place & were approved to move in - will happen hopefully sometime next week!!