What's the best thing that's happened to you today?

[Sugarlump]

As long as it finishes Rich, thats all that matters!!!!
Sugar always gives her all     

Sitting up in bed, overlooking my now familiar skyscrapers and ordering room service breakfast for the last time..sigh x
Ahhhh pancakes maple syrup bacon coffee juice fruit....

    

[Poppylicious]

... and tomorrow she is leaving when the weather is now getting sunny and hot.

And she's coming home to torrential rain, cool breezes and thunderstorms ... haha.  She missed summer - it happened yesterday.

 

[Sugarlump]

Thanks Pop its 85 here as i write my last postcards....sad to say goodbye to this wonderful place
but I have had a ball
and i feel so alive ... and renewed and happy     

Even English weather can't dampen that sugary smile.....

[Sugarlump]

Great photos !  Chris, you look exactly like your profile picture.

Sugar, I did not know you go to Addenbrooks. Do you live near Cambridge?

Yeah not too far you near then?    
I feel another mini meet coming on

[cariad]

Oh, my! I just love seeing these pickies and following your American adventures, Sugar.

Shame I did not know you would be in the area as I am quite close in Chicago's shy and oft-maligned cousin, Milwaukee. Next time! 

Uh, best thing that's happened to me today? Not exactly a competitive field as it's only 10:30 AM. Perhaps I can report back in a few hours. Ice cream social today at my younger son's summer program, and of course the older one wants in because it's ice cream, so he'll attend as well. Gwyn got to work early so he could be there for the start. I have to nip round the corner for a half gallon of ice cream from the shops. I promised to bring strawberry.

[Chris]

Best thing, made it home from the airport, but what a rough start of a day to get there and home. Scenic route day today to and from airport. Unfortunately I could not spend time with Sugarlump at the airport while she waited for flight.

[willowtreewren]

Oh, my! What a beautiful garden! Your lobelias look very healthy! Mine have kind of withered and I don't know why. This is the first year I've tried lobelia. 

Jbeany....I think fireflies are the essence of summer evenings. 

Love the picture of MM, Chris and SL! 

 

I just had a good day. We are getting ready for our July 4 camping trip. And that...that makes me very happy.

[RichardMEL]

SL totally living the life in her fluffy robe with room service! I've never actually gone the whole hog and ordered room service. Guess I'm a tight ass!  Maybe with someone special in a special place.....

ah yes, Vegas is coming up isn't it?! 

I know not even UK weather nor the poor form of Tony McCoy can get SL down now! She and Sidney are going places and living life. 

[Sugarlump]

RICH you dont want to know HOW much I spent on room service ( ) but it was worth every penny to be decadent
and feel like a movie star!!!!!

So sad to be home but have passport will travel!!!! 

[Sugarlump]

The best thing that happened to me today was surviving the plane ride home...about an hour in we hit really bad storms and turbulence that made me think we were going down... over Canada... but eventually cleared them to come down at Heathrow with a terrific bump that my diving for the brace position!!!! Someone give that pilot 3  out of 10 for that landing!!!
I noticed Rich that the outside temp was -63 is that normal??? Thats very cold.

  

[looneytunes]

Wow...I loved reading the adventures of SL and Chris.  The photos were great! 

[Chris]

Shame I did not know you would be in the area as I am quite close in Chicago's shy and oft-maligned cousin, Milwaukee. Next time! 

Sorry, we talked about it in other threads and I was trying to think who was all in Illinois and forgot you were close, sorry. I should have shot you an email.
 
Well best thing that happen so far is that it's one day till pay day.

[cariad]

Gah, no! Please don't apologise, Chris! I've been on a ride that is only just now slowing down, so I probably would have just seen an invitation to Chicago as more stress last week.

If Sugar had been here this week, however, I would have just invited myself! (Be warned, I do that. Ask Aleta! )

[cariad]

Oh, and I know this is in another thread but I am too lazy to find it - I would join you on your horseback ride adventure, Chris. I love horses and have not been on one since.... hmmmm.... well, I am gong to bet our one-year anniversary, so that would be 10 years. Just promise that we'll go on a tour that lets you do more than walk, because I cannot be bothered with those hyper-vigilant, please-don't-sue-us places that will flip out at a canter.

So, if you decide you'd rather not go it alone, let me know. I'm around, at least for another year....

[gothiclovemonkey]

My son and I went on a "nature walk" *the condensed version?*  we walked around our town, to the park, around the park, collecting random earth dropplings along the way, had a picnic, complete with ants 0o which my son is afraid of! lol and then we went swimming for a little over 2 hours. Great day, excersize, nature, my son, swimming, food... cant get much better can it?

pic is of our random earth droppings...

[Chris]

Oh, and I know this is in another thread but I am too lazy to find it - I would join you on your horseback ride adventure, Chris. I love horses and have not been on one since.... hmmmm.... well, I am gong to bet our one-year anniversary, so that would be 10 years. Just promise that we'll go on a tour that lets you do more than walk, because I cannot be bothered with those hyper-vigilant, please-don't-sue-us places that will flip out at a canter.

So, if you decide you'd rather not go it alone, let me know. I'm around, at least for another year....

Let me know when your back in Chicago and we will. The carriage ride pick up is right next to Northwestern at Michigan and Huron. They start to just wait for people after 5 or 6, but can be scheduled to be there at a certai time if given advanced notice.
 
 
GLM - Not sure what I am looking at, but pretty sure it is not my definition of earth droppings. Mine are more related to birds 

[tyefly]

ITs the simply random earth droppings that we love them most ..... I am a collector of all... Including FRogs...

[gothiclovemonkey]

its flowers that had fallen, leaves that had fallen, old bark, he stole a small peice of red mulch i didnt notice until i was going thru the stuff, those porcupine ball things (anyone know what they are really called? they come from trees?) and pine cones, rocks and sticks... he loves sticks idk why but hes always trying to give me sticks and leaves as presents! hes so cute.

[willowtreewren]

If Sugar had been here this week, however, I would have just invited myself! (Be warned, I do that. Ask Aleta! )

Oh, Cariad! You only invited yourself AFTER I invited you! 

I only wish we had had the pool open. Next year it will open VERY early! I'm looking forward to having a Kiwi in it in May!

 

My best thing today was a lovely hour-long exercise session.....in the pool! 

Aleta

[RichardMEL]

SL -63 is not surprising for high altitudes. I admit usually I've seen between -40 and -50, but -63 is not too out of the ordinary. Sorry you hit turbulence - it's to be expected in the summer over that part of the world) and you got through it just fine so it's all good.

[peleroja]

I just picked up my new glasses and now I can see better!

[Ang]

paid bills

[Chris]

Umm, does that really qualify for a wonderful thing, judges? 

[MooseMom]

I showed up for my monthly blood draw and was chagrined to see that a new phlebotomist was being trained.  Luckily for me, she didn't practice on me.

[Sugarlump]

I showed up for my monthly blood draw and was chagrined to see that a new phlebotomist was being trained.  Luckily for me, she didn't practice on me.

Don't you just hate that Moosey ...
I always refuse now my veins are too difficult and too precious!