First, let me set the scene: It’s about 5:50am, still dark, it has been raining all night and as I was warming the car up at 5:20am, it had turned to snow. I have just dropped my wife off in … Continue reading

 

So I passed my Driving Test…

2/12/2009. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

I passed my U.S. driving test today. MUCH easier than the British testing system, but I’m not going to complain!

 

Making Strides for Breast Cancer

10/15/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

My wife and I will be walking again this year in Chicago. If you would be able to help us fund raise, please click the donate ribbon to the left.

 

We’re Moving…

10/2/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

Sheila and I are moving from Chicago, Illinois to Woburn, Massachusetts. It’s a pretty big move, especially for Sheila. Sheila will be a long way from her family and knowing just how close they all are, I think it’s going … Continue reading

 

Being Poor…

8/18/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

Normally if I buy from Amazon, I’ll buy from Amazon themselves. But, the other day, I bought myself a new steering wheel for my computer and as I was going for the cheapest one I could find (I don’t have … Continue reading

 

Congratulations to my Brother!

8/14/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

My brother Matthew got into the University of Glasgow! Rated as one of the 100-best universities in the world, founded in 1451, it’s a wonderful reward for the hard work he has put in over the past few years. Congratulations … Continue reading

 

Building Credit, from Scratch

8/7/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

When I moved from the UK to the United States, I obviously had to go through immigration and when it was all over, I had a Social Security number just like my wife (a U.S. Citizen by birth) given to … Continue reading

 

Yesterday evening we started to get severe storm warnings coming up over the programming on TV. This is quite normal, we get bad storms here (though usually they’re only really bad far away from the city). But when the weather … Continue reading

 

Ever since Sheila and I went to the beach the other week, my skin has been slowly peeling. It’s kind of hard to evade the baking sun here (it’s out all damn day), and I’ve probably had a whole Summer’s … Continue reading

 

I ache so much!

6/27/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.

Yesterday Sheila and I went to the ‘Taste of Chicago’ with her cousin and a friend. We tried a few food items from around the world and then broke up. The two girls went to the Suburbs, Chris and I … Continue reading