the elephant and the pirate: September 2013

last month my husband tried gliding, also called soaring. i think he's been missing flying since he's been working on his master's degree. have you ever heard of gliding? because i hadn't. i was expecting something more akin to hang gliding. when i arrived at the husband's bosworth airfield i saw what looked more like airplanes, without the engines. how cool is that? i have to admit i have major flying envy, not of my hubby, who can fly commercial planes, but of animals that can take flight. over the years i have had many dreams about soaring. i can't wait to try gliding when i'm not pregnant. a possible meredith family hobby??

tomorrow we're off on our annual pilgrimage to the states - the sunshine state to be exact. excited to spend time with family and friends, including at my baby shower!!!! (hosted by my bestie), relax by the pool and beach with the hubs, eat lots of yummy americano food, and recharge my preggo batteries. see ya in two weeks!

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the wedding

the purpose of our road trip was to attend the wedding of my husband's cousin. the destination was a small town outside of swansea. this was my first wedding in the uk, and i was excited to meet more of my mother-in-law's side of the family that includes irish, english and now some welsh family members.

my husband posing with his two favorite ladies, me and his mum. and lets talk about how handsome he looks in a suit.

the happy couple, helen and kieran!

our adorbs place cards!

barry island

on our way home we stopped by barry island, which regained fame thanks to a popular television series here in the uk, gavin and stacey. think kitschy seaside town past its prime. my husband, also named barry, turned me onto the tv program while we still lived in the states. its available on netflix, and i highly recommend it, the writing and acting are, to use a british phrase, spot on.

okay, so the lighting is poor, but we're BOTH smiling people!

for gavin and stacey fan's you'll remember this as nessa's workplace. if you think this photo-op is cheesy, we spotted an entire tour group dedicated to gavin and stacey, including a cardboard cut out of the couple for photo-ops. we're dedicated fans, but not THAT dedicated.