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Well. Back in October my wife got her teeth cleaned and the hygentist told her how her and her husband are horrible dancers but took lessons and was so much fun. Then came the we need to take dance lessons. Now. As of November I have agreed to do it but as of today I just haven't had the time. I assure you the I don't have time excuse is reaching its end quickly. I'm not going to be able to avoid this much longer . We don't even know what type of dance lessons were gonna get It's either $30 for 45 minutes or $45 for 30 minutes for a private session.
I can't wait to hear about your dance lessons too, Travis! Even if it doesn't sound like you are excited about them.
To everyone in the northern hemisphere: 
And for those in the southern hemisphere:
Cute! I'm looking forward to some heat. :)
Thanks, Kimey! And me too, Janice. The winters are mild down here, but I'm always happy when spring comes around.
I remember you mentioning the dancing before Travis. I'm looking forward to hearing how you get on!
Kristie wrote: "Thanks, Kimey! And me too, Janice. The winters are mild down here, but I'm always happy when spring comes around."Me too. It has such a huge effect on my mood and energy!
Kristie wrote: "Thanks, Kimey! And me too, Janice. The winters are mild down here, but I'm always happy when spring comes around."Same here! Spring is my favourite season :)
Sounds like fun, Travis! What kind of dancing you guys going to do when you get there?Thanks Kimey! Interesting thing, we've been in autumn since 1 March. For some reason, you guys go off the equinoxes, we go off the calendar months. But as March is really summer here anyway, it makes no difference.
I just booked my European adventure. 5 countries in 5 weeks. I panicked as I couldn't find the deal I found last week, and then once I found it I just booked it. It is now real.
We make a distinction between meteorological spring (or any other season) and astronomical. The first is March 1, the other is March 21. But in practice everyone says Spring starts March 21, though there's always mention on the news of the start of the meteorological Spring on March 1. edit: oh wait, that's basically what you said. Read before you comment, Peggy!
How exciting Rusalka! I want details! Where exactly are you going? When?
Lynn wrote: "One of the best book parodies I've seenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6zcI..."
That was awesome, Lynn! Thanks for sharing.
I can't get volume on my phone for your link, Lynn. I'll have to try on my laptop. Rusalka - That sounds fabulous! Which 5 countries will you be visiting?
Lynn wrote: "One of the best book parodies I've seenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6zcI..."
I did like that one!
The final list is England, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.No idea what we're going to do in Ireland yet besides Dublin. Want to go through the Black Forest in Germany then up to Berlin. So seemed to make sense to fly into Zurich and head north to Konstanz then into the Forest. Then we will go down to Prague and fly home.
Oh and sorry, end of July and August. Fly into London, drive up to the Dales, and then down to Manchester to visit my other cousin and fly to Dublin.
Rusalka wrote: "The final list is England, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.No idea what we're going to do in Ireland yet besides Dublin. Want to go through the Black Forest in Germany then ..."
Your trip sounds amazing, Rusalka! I'm not jealous in the slightest ;)
Hah thanks Lisa. The thing with living so far away is you have to make the 40 hours of travelling to and from Europe worth it! We're going to Adelaide in June as well. I've never been to Adelaide even though it's 2.5 hours away by plane and a capital city and our old housemate, one of Lexx's oldest friends, has lived there for over 12 years. But throw in 40 hours of travelling and I visit all the things!
That does sound like an amazing trip. I look forward to hearing about it when you return. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. I have a list of places to visit in Ireland. When we visited, my hubby kept asking the locals the best places to visit. We didn't get to most of them. If you need ideas, I can give you the list I compiled from their suggestions.
40 hours is a lot of traveling time. Of course, travel time is not a real issue for me, just more time to read. I love audiobooks on long flights.
Thanks Kristie! I may take you up on that. Lexx's sister went there last year and we have a comprehensive spreadsheet from her too, but would be good to mix it up a bit. And asking the locals is always the best thing to do I think. Except when it comes to Lexx and I asking for restaurant recommendations, people always recommend us Nandos... I'm not sure what I should read into that.I have managed to get our flights down to 21 hours this time, which is great. Compared with the 38 hours of travelling to Sint Maarten last year, this will be okay.
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I just remembered that it won't... Last flight to Melb from here arrives at 7pm, and we have to check in for our flight at 3am. That takes us up to 33 hours travelling... Such first world problems.
Rusalka wrote: "Hah thanks Lisa. The thing with living so far away is you have to make the 40 hours of travelling to and from Europe worth it! We're going to Adelaide in June as well. I've never been to Adelaide..."
I agree! That is a long time to be travelling so it's best to make it worth your time. I am already looking forward to hearing all about it :)
It's funny how we often don't visit places that are reasonably close to us. There is so much of the UK that I haven't seen, including many places in England, despite the fact that I have lived here all my life.
Sounds like you have an awesome trip planned, Rusalka. I'm just a bit envious. Five weeks!
I didn't know that about calendar months marking the change in seasons for some places. I've only ever known about the equinox and solstice. @Rusalka, your trip sounds amazing! Like Lisa, I'm not jealous at all either. LOL.
You are all spot on about visiting places that are close by. I swear I saw my family more often when I lived 6 hours away than I do now that they are mostly less than 15 minutes away.
Your trip sounds fab Rusalka. I am happy to admit that I'm jealous. I totally get why you would have a prolonged trip when travelling that far. It seems pointless going all that way for 2 weeks. When we have gone to Thailand, the minimum we've been for is 3 weeks otherwise most of it is taken up recovering from all the travelling. Make the most of it i say! I am desperate for a holiday. I know I went away twice last year for two long weekends but I feel the need for a longer holiday. It's been a while since I've had one of those. Still looking about for something that takes my fancy.
I agree! Take as much time as you can! I could definitely use a vacation right now, but the timing is not good. (I suppose that's half the reason I could use a vacation.) I want to relax on a beach with a book and that's it. No thinking or decision making. Well, maybe a drink. And some good food. Oh, now I'm just daydreaming...
Vacation is always good!I still have to plan our summer trip. I usually love doing that but for some reason I feel daunted this year and I'm postponing.
I need to start planning a trip too. But I have no idea where I want to go this year. I'm really having to watch my vacation days this year since I'm taking some of them to drive back and forth to visit my husband where he is working. Right now I don't even feel any excitement over the possibility of planning a trip, and I normally love planning trips. I figure the vacation planning bug will bite soon enough though.
Well, 4.5 weeks. I have factored in 3.5 days (we'll arrive home in the morning) of sleeping, recovering (it's the bad jetlag way coming home, day 2 your turn into a zombie) and washing. We will not be getting our nephews to housesit this time, so hopefully i will not have to wash every. single. item of my linen cupboard and kitchen cupboards, along with our travelling items, when I arrive home this time.
That sounds like a wise move Rusalka. I remember you mentioning the mess you went back to.
I still haven't replaced the couch they ruined. And I just found one of their socks the other day under the bed. A year later on... bah. Luckily we love them, but not enough to let them back in the house.
Rusalka wrote: "I still haven't replaced the couch they ruined. And I just found one of their socks the other day under the bed. A year later on... bah. Luckily we love them, but not enough to let them back in the..."At least they can't sink your home. I dread having to go away for any length of time and having someone to boat sit. Eek! We have been away and other boater friends have kept an eye on it which has been fine but we've not had anyone boat sit as such.
Sounds smart, Rusalka. You don't need that again!
Oh, I remember you talking about the mess your nephews left you with! Do you have someone more reliable to housesit for you this time? Sink the house! That is a scary thought!
I'll come boat sit, Sarah. It would be a fun adventure. Hopefully you can find someone more responsible to house sit this time Rusalka.
I remember that mess too Rusalka. It's really not what you want to find when you come back home after a holiday. My parents-in-law always do a major house cleaning in our house when we are away. For some reason his mom really likes doing that, and his dad just tags along. I don't think he's given much choice ;-)
That would be so nice to have someone do a major clean while you're away.My mother used to do it when she'd come up for a visit. One day, I found her standing on a 45 gallon drum washing the windows outside. Another time, she was cleaning out the deep freeze, just her backside and legs hanging out. My dad used to say that she didn't know how to sit down.
Peggy wrote: "My parents-in-law always do a major house cleaning in our house when we are away. For some reason his mom really likes doing that, and his dad just tags along. I don't think he's given much choice ;-) "This is the best! I'd love to come home to a freshly cleaned home after being away.
I went to spend the weekend with my husband last month and my sister takes care of my German Shepherd dog while I'm gone. When I got home, she had swept the floors, dusted, and cleaned the shower for me! It was my birthday and she said she knew that would be a better gift than buying me something. And it was!
KimeyDiann wrote: "I went to spend the weekend with my husband last month and my sister takes care of my German Shepherd dog while I'm gone. When I got home, she had swept the floors, dusted, and cleaned the shower f..."How kind and thoughtful of her, Kimey!
Oh, I would like that as a birthday gift too. My bf was actually asking me yesterday what he should get me, maybe I should ask him to thoroughly clean the house ;-)
Peggy wrote: "Oh, I would like that as a birthday gift too. My bf was actually asking me yesterday what he should get me, maybe I should ask him to thoroughly clean the house ;-)"I don't reckon he'll go for it. It could be a way of getting him to buy something really special for you though. Clean the house or treat you to a day at the spa?! I know which one my partner would opt for!
Just heard that there has been what is likely a terror attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Absolutely horrible :( At least one person has been killed and dozens more have been badly injured. My thoughts go out to everyone involved and I hope anyone in this group who either lives in London or knows people that do, are safe.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/...
I hadn't heard about this Lisa. Off to check it out now. Has it just happened?
Sarah wrote: "I hadn't heard about this Lisa. Off to check it out now. Has it just happened?"Yes, it started about 2:40 this afternoon. It's still ongoing as we speak.
Thanks for letting me know Lisa as I had no idea. It's all a bit of a jumble right now from reading that. Looks like a police officer was stabbed inside the gates of Parliament. The attacker was shot. But then a car has been running down pedestrians Mr Mercedes style on westminster bridge. But when I read something about a woman who had died, it said she was found under the wheel of a bus. I think I need to watch some actual news footage.
Sarah wrote: "Thanks for letting me know Lisa as I had no idea. It's all a bit of a jumble right now from reading that. Looks like a police officer was stabbed inside the gates of Parliament. The attacker was sh..."There is a live news broadcast on BBC1 at the moment. It's still unclear as to what exactly happened. They are not even sure if the attack is even over at the moment.
I heard about it too. Horrible :(It's exactly 1 year after the attack in Brussels today, I wonder if that's a coincidence.
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I've always loved the idea of swing dancing! It looks like so much fun! @Sarah - I could never convince my husband to do something like that so you should totally take advantage or your partner's potential willingness so I can live vicariously through your stories of the classes! LOL.