Marie's Web Log

Here we are, back in the U.K. We flew out of Halifax last Saturday night. Amelia confounded my expectations and fell asleep before we even took off. The flight crew were doing the safety routine and I looked over at her and she was slumped in her seat. She slept through that take-off, the landing in St. John's, the half-hour it took them to tidy up the plane and take on more passengers, and the second take-off.

I was dreading the trip home, but it actually felt very short. (Maybe because Amelia was asleep.) The flight from Newfoundland was barely more than four hours!! That has to be the shortest trans-atlantic crossing I've ever done, and I've done a few. As we took off, the captain came on and said, "It's a beautiful night for an airplane ride." And he was right.

Mum and Dad generously gave up their time - not to mention petrol and hotel money - to drive us over to Halifax. We stayed in a Comfort in in Dartmouth, but we were lucky to get anywhere at that time of year. On Sunday we popped in to the nearby Micmac mall to do some last minute shopping at Gap Kids, then headed down to the Historic Properties area of Halifax for a lunch, which turned out to be brunch because that's what the place we went to was serving.

Then on to the Public Gardens park to meet up with Kenda and Mike and the kids. Mike had luckily recovered from stomach flu, and we were able to have an enjoyable few hours with them, though I was still sad as we originally were supposed to have two days together. It was great to see Rachel (who's 3) and Amelia talking to each other. And Owen is a cute little tyke.

I've been a bit depressed since coming back, though the weather has been lovely here. I miss my friends and family. It was wonderful for Amelia to see more of my Mum and Dad - she keeps mentioning Granny and Grandad. I wish we could be closer to my sister and her husband, who are expecting a baby in February. I guess you can't have everything you want.

Everything is still up in the air here. Ian is madly trying to finish his dissertation so he can hand it in next week.

Below are a couple of photos from my Mum. I got my film back today, so will try to post those photos soon. Kenda, don't forget to send yours!

Disco lobster - Historic Properties, Halifax.

Halifax airport, Aug. 27, 2005. They've fixed it up a bit.