Off The Record With Debbie & Tony
Blog URL http://www.delovesto.com
Located Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom
Tags nature, environment, humour, squidoo, friends, life, garden, relationships, blogging
Life with Debbie and Tony, two people who are in a long distance relationship between Florida and the UK.
Latest Blog Posts
- Our Christmas Trip Is Finally Coming Together on Nov 19, 2009 in Life Tony Travel accomodation car rentals christmas christmas day christmas eve flights florida fort lauderdale holidays hollywood hollywood beach immigration miami motels snowbirds south florida usa passport vacation
If you are a subscriber to our blog or a regular reader, you will know that whan I moved back to the UK from Florida at the end of July, I had to leave my two daughters behind (with their Mom), and since I am missing them terribly, like all Dads do,...
- The Great British Commute on Nov 11, 2009 in Life Tony Travel alternative route commute commuting dark and damp dark nights driving driving home holdups motorways nightmare experience rush hour southampton traffic traffic jams
Winter is fast approaching here in England, the clocks have now gone back, it’s darker at night, and at the end of a long day at work so many of us are now faced with a dark and damp commute home, which can sometimes turn into a nightmare exper...
- Healthy Lunch Options For Work – Any Suggestions? on Nov 4, 2009 in Health Tony applesauce chilly day cooking cooking facilities cup-a-soup food full meals healthy food healthy lunch healthy options honey leftovers low cost lunch low fat low sodium lunch lunch at work muesli nutritious lunch oatmeal office lunch packed lunch porridge snack lunch soggy sandwiches staff canteen stale sandwiches working lunch
While working in the USA for the past few years, the companies I worked for all had microwaves and fridges so employees could bring their own food in to the office and cook/re-heat it if desired. Now that I have a new job in the UK, the company does...
- All Moved In on Oct 26, 2009 in Life Tony backing up bent screw brackets broadband service car window carvery continuous rain cul-de-sac curtain pole dead end road doorbell drizzle freeview freeview box heavy drizzle house move master builder moving day moving house narrow road parking problems phone socket power plug previous tenant rain raining raining continuously relocating relocation removals reversing satellite television sky engineer stripped head the master builder towel rain truck hire truck rental window winder worldly goods worldly posessions
Well finally on Saturday moving day came around, and we are now in our new house as of Saturday night. The weather forecast was as predicted for once - rain all day! Just the day that you really don’t want it to rain, it does! Thursday...
- Withdrawal Symptoms And Moving on Oct 23, 2009 in Life Tony connection speed furniture house move internet connection moving moving house moving van weather forecast webcam weekend weather
As the weekend fast approaches (it’s Friday lunchtime as I write this), the time is drawing close to when we move and I lose my internet connection for possibly up to a week. I wonder if Debbie and I will both cope with not being able to chec...
- Reverse Culture Shock on Oct 22, 2009 in Life Tony alternative options big traffic jam buying sandwiches coffee cold cereal corporate america culture shock cup of tea different customs eat healthy england family owned fifteen years florida hot water indiana indiana and florida leftovers living in england lose weight microwaves missing things moved house oatmeal pub lunch put on weight rambling rules and regulations splash out step backwards tea the real world this weekend traffic jam uk USA water coolers
I have to admit that moving back to the UK after having lived in the USA for the last fifteen years is a bit of a reverse culture shock for me in many ways. Fifteen years is long enough to get past most of the pangs of missing things from where y...
- New Job New House on Oct 19, 2009 in Life Tony cleaning up cozy house job lot of sunshine moving in new computer new home new house new job relaxed traffic jam
I started my new job today, and all went very well. I am hoping this is the right job to see me through until retirement. The day started with my getting up before Debbie, which is unusual since we have been getting up based on when she needed to g...
