Umm ... hello, summer??

Could you please come to us? Because I'm freezing and wet! Today's weather was horrible. A lovely combination of colder weather, wind, and rain ... lots and lots of rain. I am hoping that we will break the spell and get warmer soon, but I can only keep my fingers crossed.

Also, our freezer is in our shed - so in the process of getting dinner out of the freezer, I got soaked. Blah.

Ice cream tastiness ...

When Katie and I were visiting Scarborough a few weeks ago (and no, we were not there to see the fair - it's later in the year), we stopped at an ice cream parlour to have a Knickerbocker Glory. Sounds interesting doesn't it? Katie remembered reading about them in Harry Potter and I will have to report, they are quite tasty! and tall!

For more information on Knickerbocker Glory sundaes and the recipe for your own, visit here.

New Photos

When I was packing, I completely forgot my camera at home. So while I am waiting for it to clear UK customs ... here are some pics that Katie took when we went to Scarborough two weeks ago. Enjoy!

Early morning light

So I had a terrible night of sleep last night. First off, couldn't get to sleep at all and then kept waking up. Ugh - now I am tired ... again. However, I did find out that the sun rises in York around 4:15 a.m. Wow, that's early! I hope never to see it again.

P.S. Happy Father's Day to dad and grandpa!! Love you!

Surprise - this Sinclair actually is from Scotland!

Well at least from one-fourth of my family (I think the rest is dominated by German genes). I got an email a couple weeks back about annual Sinclair reunion, which when we attend we are the only Sinclairs. Ha. Obviously, I can't make it, but asked them if anyone had any background on the Sinclair history which I have desperately wanted for ages.

Yesterday, I got some emails from family members I've never heard of stating they had traced my line back to Scotland ... from 1630! Hurray! So now I can start looking over here for my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, William Sincler (whew what a spelling)! Should make for a fun summer!

Oh, I forgot ...

I don't have blonde hair anymore ... It's brown! My hair finally caved and decided to go with the rest of the family colorings. Took it long enough. Still getting used to it, but overall, not too bad.

In unrelated news, a marching band came down our street this morning. Yes, our tiny little street. Not sure why but they had drums, brass, and and a xylophone-type instrument. Interesting.

Philips is crap!

Ever since I've been back in the UK, philips (my 'free' internet provider) has been on the fritz, allowing me no updates to the blog! Blast philips ... and izzy! Hopefully things will speed up soon and philips will allow me to view graphics and this site!

In other computer news, a Dell technician came to the house this week to give me a new motherboard and internal speakers. Thanks to Dell for coming to the house, and taking four online chats with US and UK agents to get this problem solved (please note a slight sense of sarcasm in that last sentence). The scariest moment?? When the technician took apart my computer ... literally. Pieces of laptop everywhere!

Back to the other side of the pond ...

Back finally from my tour of the states and my holiday to the Bahamas. I had a quick four days home before getting on another plane to Orlando and onto the Sovereign of the Seas for my first cruise ... which was quite nice, except for the sun poisoning (ouch!).

The rest of the time was spent meeting up with people, travelling around Ohio, and spending time at home with mom and dad and of course with it being the holidays, we drank mai tais. Yum.

I'm sure little bits about the month will come out later, but as a start cruise and Disney photos are posted to Yahoo! One Disney moment, Dad's birthday was while I was home so when we were at Disney I made him wear a badge from guest services that said it was his birthday. Every time we got on a ride or were just walking around the park, every one was wishing him a happy birthday! Hee hee! Oh, and we spent a lot of time in the United Kingdom at Epcot World Pavilion ... had to stop for pint at the Rose and Crown and laugh at the Yorkshire County Fish and Chip Shop. Don't think it would ever make it here in York!