Life in London

Hi everyone!

Well... what can I say? We haven't been gallavanting around Europe at all since the last post! I'm on school holidays so have been doing a lot of job-searching - looking for both casual jobs with an immediate start to earn us some pounds over the hols but also for jobs in mental health that would provide me with great experience. I think I'm at a point now where I've overcome the trauma of the Masters degree overload and am ready to take on a bit more responsibility if needed. I saw a fantastic job advertised the other day for a student counsellor at a college in central London (for 18 to 20 year olds) which I will apply for. Fingers crossed! I've been doing a bit of caring work for a young woman with Cerebral Palsy which has been working out well, and I just heard that I got a telsales job that I applied for (oh the shame!). Well at least it is for a good cause as it is raising money for charities.

Col has been really busy with work as per usual but he is still really enjoying it. The job is demanding with loads of important deadlines etc., but Col takes it all in his stride and manages to stay cool calm and collected. (I need to watch and learn!) This Friday his team are all heading off to the dog races in Birmingham.

While we haven't been abroad lately we've been planning a few trips. Next weekend I am off on a girls-only four-day weekend to Budapest with a new friend Michelle and a couple of her friends. Pretty keen for the thermal baths!! As it happens we will be there for Hungary's national day so there will fireworks and plenty of celebrations going on. For those of you feeling sore and sorry for Col, never fear, he is contemplating a kitesurfing trip to Portugal with one of the guys from work. We have also just booked a weekend trip to Dublin in September, and last but CERTAINLY not least, we have now booked our accomodation for a 2-week ski trip with Leigh and Sarah to Val D'Isere in the French Alps in January!!!!! I cannot tell you how excited we are about this one!

We've been doing quite a bit socially lately. A couple of weeks ago we went out for drinks and a great Lebanese meal with T (Col's cousin) and her partner Chris. Also been catching up with a couple of the young teachers from my school. We went to see a band at the Carling Academy whose lead vocalist is the partner of another random friend I have made over here. It was a fun night out. We've also had a couple of catch-ups with the St Peters crew that are over here, and tomorrow night we're off to Kath's murder mystery party (with a medical theme). Col is a dodgy doctor called Mal Practice and I am a pharmacist called Dee Spence. I hope we make it out alive!

Anyway, hope you guys are all doing well back in Brissy. We miss you all lots! (Really truly!) Keep the emails and blog responses coming, we love getting news from home and hearing about what you guys are up to :)

Lots of love,
Ang and Col, xo.