Life in the UK...

It wouldn't be really fair to say that I am "adjusting" to life in the UK right now, as really, I feel like I'm on vacation right now. Since I gave a rundown of my last 24 hours in the US, I feel like I should mirror that with a rundown of my first 24 hours in the UK. Only, it would be a really boring, short post consisting of:

- Landing at Manchester Airport
- Collecting my baggage and going through immigration and customs
- Getting the kitties and driving home
- Eating something I can't remember for lunch and then falling asleep on the couch for two hours
- Eating something I can't remember for dinner and then falling asleep on the couch for two hours
- Watching something on TV I can't remember and then going to bed and sleeping for 14 hours.

That was my Sunday - 11am Monday morning. Not very exciting. Monday was kind of an easy day. We drove up to the base, got me a badge/id to get one base (my pic was awesome... I was totally prepared for it), bought some sundries like hangers, cat beds, and whatnot, and then went out to dinner at a Spanish tapas restaurant with friends.

Tuesday we went to Ikea - which was a HUGE mistake because apparently the kids all have off school this week, and there is no real downturn in the Brit economy contrary to what they are reporting because the whole of Northern England was at the Ikea, kids in tow. Anyway, we survived the madness, escaping only with a wardrobe and some lamps and chairs and a couple of little things. Then we had dinner, watched some TV, and went to bed.

Wednesday DH went back to work, I slept until 11am (my Circadians haven't adjusted yet - I'm not falling asleep until 1am-ish), built my wardrobe and two chairs, did some dishes and housework, then DH and I had tacos for dinner, watched some TV, and went to bed.

Wow. Life here is really not too different from being in DC thus far. I am sure that as the weeks go on, and I finish all the housework here and start striking out into town my posts will get more interesting. There's enough to be done here at the house to keep me busy for a couple of weeks, I think, though. Just what I wanted to do - more housework!