USA in November 2009

In November 2009, we had a couple weeks in the US. We caved in and booked flights for it, although we only flew to and from London and got trains between here and there. There were two reasons we went at that time: my dad’s 70th birthday and our niece’s 2nd birthday (on the same day). We flew to Seattle, where we met up with the rest of the Thompson clan for a few days of hanging out. I was thrilled to meet wee Ian, our nephew, and attend his christening. He’s gorgeous! We celebrated my dad’s and Kirsten’s birthdays a bit early and headed to Houston the day before Thanksgiving.

We spent a few days in Houston, celebrating Thanksgiving with my aunt, visiting Nadine and family, celebrating my dad’s actual birthday and generally making pigs of ourselves (compulsory in the US). Then we hitched a ride to San Antonio with Ross and were completely lazy in his flat for a few days. It was awesome. We watched movies, played Tetris and were complete layabouts. Loved it! I didn’t want to leave, but eventually we got a bus back to Houston. We flew back to London from there and caught a train back home to Aberdeen. Vacations fly by far too quickly!