Happy New Years!!

Thursday night, we got a call from Simon, saying that he was in England and was thinking of heading out to Oxford, so we were lucky enough to spend the last few days of 2006 with him. We took him to the Eagle and the Child and Terf Tavern on Saturday and had a great time. The Terf even sells bags of marshmallows to roast in the fire pits outside- great fun!! The flash wasn't working well, but you can use your imagination... the marshmallows were pink and white, by the way, if that helps you at all!!



On the way there, we stopped at a game shop, where Rich and Si decided to entertain the other customers with their juggling.

Here's a pic of them showing off:




On Sunday, we drove to Thornbury, Rich's hometown, to say hello to Si's parents and to pick Si and Lazy John up to go to Ross'. We had a big dinner with Bangers and Mash and then spent the evening playing a children's game on PS2 (I still did miserably, even though it was made for 3-5 year olds...), and making fun of celebrities... or maybe that was just me.



The next morning was great fun- Simon chose Thomas (age 5, Ross' nephew) as his victim for a pillow fight, but I think Simon may have felt more like the victim in the end. Well done, Thomas!!




So that was how we spent our New Years- how did you spend yours?

A few new years resolutions:

1. eat more locally produced food
2. no TV (we're still going strong!! we watched a bit on X-mas in Cyprus and on New Years at Ross', but we are still TV-less and loving it at home)
3. try more new recipes