Its that time of year...

The time of year that all FMIR's look forward to: packing time!

I called Lufthansa and learned, much to my surprise, that we are allowed two checked bags. Now all we need to do is buy some luggage. Since visiting South Africa 15 years ago, we haven't really owned a suitcase larger than a roll-aboard. When returning from Hawaii about 8 years ago, we had to go to Walmart on Maui and buy a cheap bag to get our goodies home in. We have one extra bag, kind of like a roll-on on steroids that will hold quite a lot. We'll fill it and our roll-ons and see where we are. I'm guessing we'll need one more to get the seasonal changes of clothes in.

This week's amazing time-lapse

And now a word from the Program Assistants...

Program Assistants

Program assistants have been selected for the spring. I am happy to announce that Kathleen Riley and  Austin Alley will be filling these positions.  I delighted to have Kathleen and Austin on board. I'm sure that together we can make it a memorable experience for everyone.

Just so no one looses interest

Here's a time-lapse video composed of 18,000 images conveying the hustle and bustle of London. Are you ready for it!

November 18 meeting

At the meeting on November 18th, we are going to do something more than just have a boring old meeting with lots of information. Yes, there'll be the information dense part, but after that, we'll have a little fun.

E and I are planning on having some fun food: British-themed cupcakes and scones among other things.  We are also preparing a London trivia quiz. We want to get the justices flowing about our trip. So everyone needs to be studying hard to learn about all those bits of trivia that we'll ask. It's just like studying for an exam, right? All you need to do is know everything about London and you'll do great! Elizabeth, being a librarian, is going to make it a challenge. 

We also hope that along the way of having a little fun, we begin to get to know each other a bit. Just because we don't leave until January is no reason we can't start having some fun now.

It is going to happen!

Plane tickets have been purchased and we are getting excited!

I have new shoes to handle the walking. Elizabeth has a host of new apps on the iPhone to help navigating London.

The next question is to figure out what we want to do over spring break.