Hiya! Thought it was about time for an update.
I have stayed in town since my Malta trip. I have a very busy July planned, with trips to Greece and Paris, so figured I should lay low for a while. Paul and I have spent a lot of time together lately.
Paul and I have so much fun together. We are on the same wavelength so much of the time, and like a lot of the same things (like popcorn and U2 and rollercoasters and travelling and...). He makes me feel safe and loved and completely comfortable. There is nothing we can't or won't talk about. Having both come from marriages where communication (or lack thereof) was the downfall, we are committed to keeping the lines of communication open and always being honest with each other. He makes me laugh all the time. Although it may seem that we've just met, we have actually known each other for almost 4 years and when we parted, we had already started planning our future together. So, we have just picked up where we left off, and in so many ways, it seems like we were never apart for all those years. Ok, I'll stop being sappy now! Suffice it to say, things couldn't be better on that front and I hope I will be able to introduce you all to him at Christmas (provided he doesn't ship out to Iraq in November - start praying!!)
The weather has been rubbish lately - lots of rain and changeable weather. I will never again say that Alberta has changeable weather - it's nothing compared to here! We can have rain, overcast, sun, and wind 5 times each in the same day! You never really know what to wear, so I layer a lot now! It's supposed to be sunny this week, so I am going to try to get to the park during lunch for a while (yes, the park that Buckingham Palace is in!). They rent beach chairs there by the hour, so I may part with a couple of quid for one.
Work is going really well. Our new accountant starts tomorrow and we all can hardly wait - especially me!! I am looking forward to handing all the accounting over to him.
One of my trips in July, the one to Paris, is for a board meeting. The meeting is on a Thursday, so I am going to stay in for the weekend. With any luck, Paul will be able to join me - it just depends on his surgery date, which he doesn't have yet. It would be great to explore Paris with him!
My other trip is at the beginning of July to Greece. My Uncle Jac has a couple of conferences down there on two different islands, so he is flying up to London for a couple of days and then we are flying together down to Greece; to Chania for a couple of days, and then to Kos for another couple of days. I am flying back by myself early so I can get ready for the board meeting the next week. I am really looking forward to it - Greece has always been at the top of my list for places I want to travel to. And Jac is a blast to travel with, so it should be lots of fun.
Just before I go to Greece, I have some friends from Alberta coming to visit for a few days. We're going to see The Lion King down in Covent Garden and I'll show them around London. It will be nice to see some people from home! I'm looking forward to taking them to my local and showing them my little community! My July is busy!!!
Anyway, gotta run. Love you all!!
31 May 2006
17 May 2006
Malta
Well, I've been back from Malta for a couple of weeks now. A very eventful couple of weeks!!
Malta was brilliant! The weather was windy, but warm, and my balcony was cement, so it protected me from the wind. I lay in the sun for a couple of hours every morning. I did some sightseeing, mostly just walking about the ancient cities and marvelling at the rich history of the place. It's been "conquered" by almost everyone at one time or another! And the Maltese people just keep on doing their thing. The island is mostly rock, so things don't grow well. Their main source of income seems to be tourism, because I couldn't find anything that they export! In fact, during busy tourist times, they have to import water!
Malta is actually a collection of three islands; Malta, the largest and most settled one, Gozo, smaller and more scenic and untamed, and Comino, a tiny island with only a hotel on it, but a beautiful beach. I stayed on Malta because I only had three days, but I would love to go back and do some more exploring. The Maltese people are very nice, and all the buildings are very old and interesting. There is a bus service that gets you pretty much everywhere you want to go, and a taxi from one corner of the island to the other is only about $30.
On the plane down, my seatmate was from Calgary, believe it or not! Her name is Donna, and she was going down for a month, for a stress break. We spent a day together touring around and whatnot. It was nice to have someone to do some things with.
Pictures from my trip to Malta are here:
http://www.chrisinchiswick.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/Malta
So, I got back from Malta and went straight into the office. There was a phone message waiting for me from a Paul. Paul and I had met almost 4 years ago in Calgary. He is in the British Army and they were on exercises down at CFB Suffield. We had fell in love, but there were complications, and he went back to the UK. We both tried to forget each other, without success. He decided to try to find me a few months ago, and placed some calls that tracked me down here. He was very surprised that I was living in his country! So, we have started seeing each other again, and I am very happy! He is very sweet and we are just as crazy about each other as we ever were! Not to worry, this doesn't mean I will be staying here, it just means I'll be bringing him back to Canada with me! He is currently down near London, but will be rejoining his regiment back up in North Yorkshire in a few months, after he recovers from back surgery.
So, things are going swimmingly! Work is good - spent a day and a half in Toronto last week for some meetings - it was very exhausting flying all that way for such a short time, only to fly back again. Now I'll be able to stay put for a month and a half, until July, which will be busy with visitors and a company meeting in Paris.
The weather has been dismal, but not too cold. Not nearly as nice as in Calgary! Looking forward to some sun, but not sure when or if it's coming!!
Ciao for niao!!
Malta was brilliant! The weather was windy, but warm, and my balcony was cement, so it protected me from the wind. I lay in the sun for a couple of hours every morning. I did some sightseeing, mostly just walking about the ancient cities and marvelling at the rich history of the place. It's been "conquered" by almost everyone at one time or another! And the Maltese people just keep on doing their thing. The island is mostly rock, so things don't grow well. Their main source of income seems to be tourism, because I couldn't find anything that they export! In fact, during busy tourist times, they have to import water!
Malta is actually a collection of three islands; Malta, the largest and most settled one, Gozo, smaller and more scenic and untamed, and Comino, a tiny island with only a hotel on it, but a beautiful beach. I stayed on Malta because I only had three days, but I would love to go back and do some more exploring. The Maltese people are very nice, and all the buildings are very old and interesting. There is a bus service that gets you pretty much everywhere you want to go, and a taxi from one corner of the island to the other is only about $30.
On the plane down, my seatmate was from Calgary, believe it or not! Her name is Donna, and she was going down for a month, for a stress break. We spent a day together touring around and whatnot. It was nice to have someone to do some things with.
Pictures from my trip to Malta are here:
http://www.chrisinchiswick.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/Malta
So, I got back from Malta and went straight into the office. There was a phone message waiting for me from a Paul. Paul and I had met almost 4 years ago in Calgary. He is in the British Army and they were on exercises down at CFB Suffield. We had fell in love, but there were complications, and he went back to the UK. We both tried to forget each other, without success. He decided to try to find me a few months ago, and placed some calls that tracked me down here. He was very surprised that I was living in his country! So, we have started seeing each other again, and I am very happy! He is very sweet and we are just as crazy about each other as we ever were! Not to worry, this doesn't mean I will be staying here, it just means I'll be bringing him back to Canada with me! He is currently down near London, but will be rejoining his regiment back up in North Yorkshire in a few months, after he recovers from back surgery.
So, things are going swimmingly! Work is good - spent a day and a half in Toronto last week for some meetings - it was very exhausting flying all that way for such a short time, only to fly back again. Now I'll be able to stay put for a month and a half, until July, which will be busy with visitors and a company meeting in Paris.
The weather has been dismal, but not too cold. Not nearly as nice as in Calgary! Looking forward to some sun, but not sure when or if it's coming!!
Ciao for niao!!
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