Spring Arrives in London!

After a long, cold winter (ok, cold for London!) it appears that spring is finally here!! We have had about 4 days of sun, and are loving it!!

This week was my second week at my new job and I love it so far. I left Northern Trust 26 March and started as the Senior Internal Auditor at Mondrian Investment Partners on the 29 March. So far so good. The people are great and the work is interesting. Fingers crossed!

We've had a busy weekend. Friday after work, Tim and I met Heidi and Scott at St Pancras Champagne Bar (at the train station) to celebrate our new jobs (Tim and I) and Heidi's promo to Project Manager. We enjoyed a lovely bottle of champagne (yes, it was the cheapest on the menu, but so what?). After a lovely glass of champagne we headed to Smithy's Wine Bar (http://www.smithyslondon.com/home.html) for steaks and lamb. My steak was lovely, but Scott wasnt too impressed with his lamb. We dont spend too much time in this area, so it was nice to visit somewhere different. We stopped at another wine bar on the way home and enjoyed the warm evening.

Saturday we woke up to a beautiful sunny day. Scott had his final driving lesson as he takes his manual test on Monday. I cleaned while he was out and then we headed to Greenwich for lunch in the village. We also scoped out a Davy's wine bar by the station and will definitely be trying it out soon!

Last night we headed out to Southfields in SW London (completely opposite where we live) for dinner at our friends, Kelly and Angela. This involved taking the DLR to Canning Town, the Juliblee line to Westminster, and then the dreaded District line to Southfields. Wasnt actually as bad as we thought and we arrived only slightly late. Dinner was mexican with lots of wine and good friends.

Today was another sunny, but cooler day and we had a mission. We decided to cycle out to Green Park for a picnic afternoon with Alexis, Hugo and Kelly. No problem. We trained into town and then cycled to the park. Well Scott cycled, but I attempted to cycle through Trafalgar Square, freaked out, and then walked to The Mall...where the closed road was lovely for cycling. Seriously, people that cycle in central London are crazy. Cars everywhere, tourists everywhere, no way. But the afternoon was great...too bad the sun didnt stay out. Stupid clouds.

Now back at home, relaxing with a gin and tonic, we are getting ready for another exciting week!