Summertime

Well this summer has certainly been eventful, which might account for it speeding by so quickly! I had 8 weeks off from school and work...and I can't believe that I start my first proper, actual career-related job tomorrow as a Textiles teacher.

I spent a couple of weeks at the beginning of summer at school, one induction week at my new school which I love so far!, and taught a Summer school on Photoshop designed t-shirts at one of the placement schools I was at during my PGCE.

Then we moved into a bigger flat, just down the road but with a lot more room and it feels much less studenty! Still working on getting things just right but pretty happy so far!



 Best part of the summer - for my birthday Jimmy surprised me with 5 nights in Monaco! Amazing, especially as I thought he was taking me to Harry Potter world! We came home on Friday night, then headed to Yorkshire the next morning for a second holiday with Jimmy's family in a big old house in the middle of the country. More on that later when I get hold of some photos,  but for now here's some visual loveliness from Monaco!

We spent one evening after dinner wandering around the harbour looking at all the MASSIVE yachts. Some even had door mats outside, as well as beds and hot tubs on the deck. Pretty amazing.

In Casino square, just behind the fountain is the Grand Casino. At night this filled up with dozens of supercars, and we spent several evenings joining the throngs of people just standing around watching the Ferraris and Bugattis roll up and their owners to step out and throw their keys at the nearest valet!

Monaco was a great experience. It was wonderful to spend 5 days in the sun, getting thoroughly burnt, and a real eye opener as to how much money some people have to throw around. The yachts and supercars were amazing to look at, but I'm pretty happy with our one-bed in London!