Update

I know, I know. No updates makes Megz bad cross-Atlantic bloggers. Sorry.

First, something fun to read today, following on from my last love of science post: How to define a gram.

Quick update: Since our last post, we've been to

• Edinburgh

• Glastonbury Music Festival (pictures still stuck in a different camera)

• Cape Cod for our god-daughter's baptism

• Meg also went to Germany to drive the Nurburgring

Meg's brother Rob and his wife Hilary are here visiting this week.

We're both crazy about/with work so apologies for lack of posts. Love to see you.

Paris photos

Like I said, we went to Paris with our friends Mikaela and Lisa. I put some photos on Flickr, but here's a taste:
We walked around a lot and went to a bakery for some amazing pastries:


We also walked up to Sacre Cour:


Meg has promised to write about what all we did there, so that'll be all from me.

Where we've been

We've had so much fun traveling and having visitors in November that we haven't written about it (or even put up pictures):
First, my parents came. We went to Cornwall with them for a long weekend.
Then, they left and went to France.
My sister came. She met me for lunch, then went to Cambridge to see her James. Then off to Spain with her.
Meanwhile, Meg's mom came. Then we went to Barcelona together, where we met my parents and sister and James for Thanksgiving. It was really fun, though of course without all the American media hoopla it didn't feel much like Thanksgiving. In fact, it felt so little like Thanksgiving that we didn't even all have dinner together. Still, family is (at least to me) the most important part of a holiday, so it was still good.
Next, Meg, her mom, and my parents came back to London. Meg's mom left after one day (had to go back to work) and we had a few more days with my parents.
After they left, my sister came back to London. We had so much fun hanging out. We went for a run and went to a party at a co-worker's house, but really nothing too intense. Then James came down from Cambridge, and we all had kebabs and hung out for a while longer. On Saturday we went to Borough Market and then to one of our favourite pubs - they have an awesome beer selection and an outdoor patio with heat. Monday Lindsay and I did a little (very little!) Christmas shopping in Oxford Circus. While we were out James texted me and said he'd finished his work early and wanted to come back down and surprise Lindsay. She and I went home and made this AWESOME butternut squash lasagne. I heard James put his key in the doorway and talked so Lindsay wouldn't hear it. She was washing dishes and talking to me, and he came up and stood behind her until she turned around. She was very surprised!
So that's what we've been up to...what about you? Hope to see you soon!

Running from thirty

Yes, the rumo(u)rs are true. I'm turning thirty. As a gift to myself, I'm running a marathon. Anyone who's crazy enough to want to (or is in danger of a birthday ending in "0" themselves) is welcome to join me. Anyone who's more sane (or has already passed their own midlife crisis) can join Meg.

Upcoming travel and visitor plans

Megan and I have a busy winter planned. We both have several European work-related trips on the schedule (me to Frankfurt in November for a conference, and Megan to Switzerland and Germany for client meetings through the end of the year). November will see visits from Megan's parents and sister, as well as my mom. December should be action-packed, as we're planning an extended visit to the U.S., and I'm also going to my brother's graduation from Army basic training, followed by a few days of fun in Puerto Rico with my best friends...

However, we don't have much planned for the late winter or early spring at this point. We're always excited to have visitors, and could also meet you someplace besides London for a few days of European fun! Hope to see you soon!