London Olympics 2012

I think we were the only people to get excited about Olympic "Football" because after entering the lottery for this, and only this, we got the tickets. 18th row at the Men's Quarter Finals ended up being a fantastic match.  Mexico vs Senegal, and it was 2-2 into overtime and ended 4-2 Mexico.

Trafalgar Square

Wembley's arch in the background

A quick lunch with a few beers

Inside the stadium...85,000 people in attendance

 

 After the game, we met up with Jenna, a friend from Dallas.  We took her to the oldest wine bar in London, Gordons on Villier St.

 And then it was to Sophie's for drinks and dinner

 And finally, Josh, at the end of the night with the weird one-eyed Olympics mascot.

Sunday morning we woke up to the women's marathon right outside our hotel

 

The runners followed us to St. Pauls where we were going for lunch.  We took the tube, they ran.

A great weekend in London, and so unbelievably cool that we have been to the Olympics!

Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey

Poor Guernsey seems to fall to the wayside with all the travel we do.  Here are a few highlights over the last few months of our time on our little island.

I participated in a 16 mile Cancer Cliff Walk around the Southern 1/3 of the island.  To say the least, it was June and NOT a very nice day...but it was for a good cause, and the cliffs are quite a workout.

The bluebells in full bloom

 A cold and rainy Sunday in June (shocker), Josh was supposed to be participating in a sprint triathlon.  After a few too many trips and not enough training, he decided to pass.  We went to watch and cheer them on anyway.  There were 40 participants...a little different from the states.

 The kayak rescue if needed

 The run from the swim to the bikes

 The week before the Olympics, Prince Charles and Camilla made an appearance on the island.  I saw them (kind of) from my office window as they spent an afternoon at Castle Cornet.

Sundays, when the weather is nice, Candie Gardens has a concert series.  The sun was shining, so we took advantage...

Nat & Dave's Wedding

We were invited to our first Guernsey wedding and are still recovering.  The ceremony was at 1:00 in the afternoon and the partying didn't stop until 12 hours later.  The church ceremony was in St Martins and the reception was at the Farmhouse.  It was a perfect day and we got to take advantage of the outdoor area during the champagne reception with jazz musician Colin Falla.  This was followed by a "wedding breakfast" around 5:00 and then a lot of time to drink more and dance hard when the DJ started. As an added bonus, Danyelle flew in from Australia for the week.

July in Guernsey

Summer has finally decided to show up, and we've had a busy few weeks since being back.  We entertained two PwC interns from Dallas and Houston for a week and had to get them to every great restaurant, bar, cliff, beach etc etc that Guernsey has to offer.

Tony & Steph's promotion drinks at The Duke of Richmond...I did not wear my leopard print top on purpose!

On our way to Herm

Black Rock Grill

Coasteering- the only way to get me into the Channel!  We spent 3 hours seeing Guernsey from a whole new angle - scaling and jumping off cliffs and exploring caves.

Monday night at the Cobo Beach - playing rounders

The boys took a dip...

The girls were happy staying dry on the sand

Watching the sunset from Crabby Jack's

Scott and Or's last dinner at Christie's