Bury St. Edmunds

Yesterday we took our first road trip (just 30 minutes away) to an adorable historic town called Bury St. Edmunds. We visited the market where we bought hats, mittens, homemade doughnuts and lots of fresh produce.

(on our way to the market)

We also visited an old monastery built in the 9th century. It is now comprised of only ruins and inside has been turned into the beautiful "Abbey Gardens".

Welcome to England

We finally made it to England and we are beginning to get settled. We have been staying on base in temporary housing. Although the housing is very comfortable and spacious (for a hotel) we are dying to get into our own house.

Our temporary housing has only 2 bedrooms, which has proven to be difficult for jet lagged children. I had no idea how long it would take us to get adjusted to the 6 hour time difference. The girls, CJ and I would have adjusted more quickly if it wasn't for poor little Isaac. After many sleepless nights we are happy to report that we are finally all back to our normal sleep habits.

Now that we are adjusted to the time, we are trying to tackle the driving, house hunting, and school searching. We found a house and are planning on moving in later this week! It is an adorable little house and I will make sure to post pictures and tell everyone all about it once we move in.

I still have not dared to drive off the base. Besides driving on the wrong side of the road, the streets are incredibly narrow and everyone drives terribly fast. The speed limit for most of the narrow roads is 60 mph. The street signs were a mystery to me when we first got here, but slowly I am starting to decipher them.


My goal for this week is to find a school for the girls! Cheerio!