Back from London and to Normal?

We had lots of fun in London. Here's Big Ben, a still slightly puffy me in front of a bit of the old Roman Wall which is within the walls of the Tower of London. The history at the Tower of London is so interesting, a bit morbid given all the folks who spent their last nights there before losing their heads. That's us and my folks outside the Tower of London. Then, the Tower Bridge as seen from our sunset cruise on the Thames. That was one of the best parts of the trip (Blayne's favorite part)...the commentary was hilarious. You have to love the self-deprecating dry Brit sense of humor. And, finally that's Wesminster Abbey. A church, but more notably a crypt for the Kings & nobles of England. In spite of not feeling that well, and it being bitter cold weather, we managed to have a good time in London. After getting back to Ireland we popped over to Dublin for 2 days. Blayne met with Eamon DeBarra, the subject of his ethnography. That's his big project on a player who he'd like to emulate. He had a great time at Eamon's while we did some shopping on Grafton Street and saw the sights-the book of Kells & Christchurch Cathedral. My parents are on their way home right now and we are getting ready to go to a Thanksgiving dinner with our friend Patrick. We're also celebrating tomorrow evening with some other friends and (if I can find frozen hashbrowns-I've tried 2 stores already) I'm making hashbrown casserole for that. mmmmmmmm. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Watch some American Football for me since I can't get any here. Lots of Love!