Well, tomorrow another school year begins. I know I haven't been the most consistent when it comes to posting, but last year was EXTREMELY busy. I wish I could share all the details, but suffice it to say, I was working my booty off... not literally... literally I added 5 or 6 pounds to my booty... but it's ok. I have time to cook again. The second year of teaching is far kinder than the first.
The highlight of the year was the trip my sweet Mr. Gingerbread took me on for our first wedding anniversary. He took me to London, and even though we went in December, there was surprisingly nice weather.
Aside from a few accidental flashes when there wasn't supposed to be... and a brief, but stern, reprimand from a beef eater (as if light deteriorates the outside gate of the building or diamonds... it doesn't... I looked it up...)... it was an excellent trip.
I saw this little school bus on the Thames... it's a tourist attraction, but it looked really unsafe. Needless to say, we did not ride the Magic Boat Bus...
And this was our tour guide at the Tower. He was the coolest!! He took us into this chapel at the Tower, and he said the Queen gave him permission to let his daughter get married there. How cool is that?? That girl becomes the "astronaut" in every one-upper conversation about weddings from that day on!
Unfortunately, there is no photography in there, and that made me sad... I was photo crazy this far into the trip... talk about a buzz kill...
That's me at Buckingham Palace... seriously, the only day it rained...
This is Cleopatra... now the only Cleopatra I have ever seen is the reenactment actress on the History Channel. She was not looking to good 2000 years later...
Aaaaaaand this is my DumDum.
Needless to say, it was an incredible trip. My sweet husband took me out to dinner, and because he had already been to London, showed me all the great sights as well. We stayed at a wonderful B&B next to Hyde Park.
Also, Gigi is doing well. She sleeps a lot, and is aspiring to learn how to sit and stay. If you have bacon the sit part happens really quickly... I want her to be a therapy dog. Does anyone know how hard that would be? She seems to be the type of dog they are looking for from what I've read, but she won't stay.
I hope you all are doing well. Be looking for a great recipe in the next couple of days, because it's coming!!!!
