LONDON IN A PICTURE:
*Jack *might* be screaming in this picture
LONDON BY THE NUMBERS:
# of visits by family and friends: 23 (I am being a real stickler on this–this is only people that slept here and wrote a blog–a few honorable mentions go to Josh Harris, Elizabeth Bass, Lyn Hutchens and Sandy McArthur
# of flats we lived in: 2, # of flats we lived in with construction: 2
# of trips pre-Jack: 5, # of trips post-Jack 7 (Go Jobes for not letting a little thing like a baby slow us down)
JOHN IS GOING TO MISS: Walking. We have never walked so much in our entire lives but it is so great to be able to pop down to the High Street (John is very British these days in how he speaks) and go to the grocery store, dry cleaners, butcher, etc. He will not miss the tube.
*Jack showing John that the tube can be fun
CAROLINE IS GOING TO MISS: My group of girls! I was so lucky to meet an amazing group of women to go through the having a baby business with: we texted in the middle of the night during late night feeds, we took walks in the park where the babies (or we) cried, and we watched our babies grow and play together. I am going to miss them! I will not miss the mile walk to the gym.
*Jack giving his BFF a kiss goodbye on our last day…sniff, sniff
JACK IS GOING TO MISS: Looking out the front window of our flat. I call Jack the mayor of the street–he monitors the coming and goings of our little street and lucky for him there is quite a bit of action! He will not miss having to wear a hat and snowsuit when he goes outside.
It is hard to believe it is time to come home. We came as a family of 2 and are leaving a family of 3! We smile thinking that in school when the teacher asks Jack where he was born he gets to say London–how cool is that? Much better than Dayton, Ohio. Thank you to our families and friends whose 23 visits made our time here so special–we feel so lucky to have you all in our lives. But, all good things must come to an end and it is time for the Jolly Jobes to come home and the blogging to be left to the experts….for some reason Costco in a Nutshell just don’t have the same ring as Prague in a Nutshell:) Thank you to everyone for reading the blog and following us on this adventure–we have had a blast. See you stateside!
P.S: Sicily was amazing!
PPS: Jack thinks Harris Teeter is pretty amazing too!
Cheerio!
Love, The Jolly Jobes
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Tear, tear! It is sad that you are no longer Londoners. But I can only imagine how thrilled you are to be home. Now that the blog is being retired I insist you need to get on Facebook, instagram or some sort of social media so that I can keep up with you and Michael can see Jack:) European hugs to you, John and Jack- Jen
I know you are going to miss your European adventures, but I, for one, am so excited to have you home! Can’t wait to see you! Must schedule a rendez-vous soon!
xoxo
What a great final blog post! I am going to miss the JollyJobe so much, but thrilled to be able to “pop on over” for a visit just a couple hours up the road any time now!! Know you’ll miss London (and I’ll miss having an excuse to go to London), but YAY for Stateside! Welcome home! Can’t wait to see you guys! xoxo
I’m going to miss your blogs about jack! boo hoo those of us who aren’t in virginia need another outlet to keep up with his comings and goings 🙂